Guest guest Posted May 2, 2001 Report Share Posted May 2, 2001 A third coomon mistake in interpreting the first chapter is to criticize Arjuna's concern for the kith and kin,uncles,grandfathers,sons and grandsons as--- "attachment".Many interpretations take pride in condemning such attachment.Spouses were encouraged not to have attachment for spouses,parents were told not to have attachment for their own children and so on thus encouraging cutting of bonds and running away from families and responsibilities in the name of vairagya or sannyasa..This is completely against Hindu Dharma.To think--this is my,repeat my,- son,my daughter,my relative is certainly mamakara and is attachment.It may lead to child beating,spousal abuse in one extreme or--too much attachment and pampering on the other extreme.But to love and cherish all family members as God given gifts and see God in their faces and in every one of them is real vairagya.The love of one's God given family meembers can be the seed that expands into love of the Universe or Viswa Prema.Arjuna exactly felt this in the first chapter of Geetha.To say- I donot care for my family but I have viswa prema(Love for All)is hypocracy.Husband must see Goddess in the wife.Wife must see God in the husband.Parents must see Sri Krishna in children.Slowly learn to expand that love into loving friends,neighbours and all with Divine Bhava. Ananda Sagar , Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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