The Journey To Self Awareness Through The Bhagavad Gita

Thursday afternoon!
Happy Raksha bandhan to all 

Bhagavad Geeta Sloka 1.7

asmakam tu visista ye
tan nibodha dvijottama
nayaka mama sainyasya
samjnartham tan bravimi te 1.7

TRANSLATION
O best of the brāhmaṇas, for your information, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force.

Continue conversation with guru Drona about his army and Pandava army.
Which shows that Duryodhana's state of mind was worried that guru Dhrona would be shoft on his disciples( pandavas) and also by when he says 'my army' which indicates his ego 

Now day to day life message is any anxiety, ego, Fear, worry, stress, anger, all this are negative emotion... Which disturb the mind and person never able to focus on right duty towards swadhrama... And stay confuse.

The Journey To Self Awareness Through The Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Geeta Sloka 1.4,  1.5,  1.6

In Bhagavad Gita the most talking or dialogue is within the conversation, so it's helpful to keep follow track... in first two Sloka Sanjaya and Dhritrashtra were talking and third Sloka Duryodhana is talking his guru  Dhrona and this conversation continues as .,.

atra sura mahesv-asa  bhimarjuna-sama yudhi

yuyudhano viratasca   drupadashcha maha-rathah  1.4

Hear in this army are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhima and Arjuna: great fighter like Yuyudhana, Virata and Druapada.

dhrstaketus  cekitanah kasirajas ca viryavan purujit kuntibhojas ca saibyas ca nara-pungavah1.5

There are also great, heroic, powerful fighters like Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, Kāśirāja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Śaibya.

yudhamanyus ca vikranta uttamaujas ca viryavan saubhadro draupadeyas ca sarva eva maha-rathah1.6

There are the mighty Yudhāmanyu, the very powerful Uttamaujā, the son of Subhadrā and the sons of Draupadī. All these warriors are great chariot fighters.

-Bgagavad Geeta

Bhagavad Geeta Sloka 1.4,  1.5,  1.6

Day to day life message!
Following our swadharma, and knowing and managing our attachment, emotion, anger, fear, worry, ahankara, dislike, hatred, favoritism etc.. With in the family and any relationship.. It's about one perspective towards each other.
yes, we can see that in both parties even though they were family and some of them were friends, relatives and still in both parties some became enemies, some who decided to choses sides, some of them supporting and thinking just like guru Drona... who supported both side lovingly, but still decided to stay one side because of duty and dharma, the righteousness.
So it does remind that life is always changing, meaning day to day life never stays the same, which meaning in any relationship or situation in family, friends or society at large, which give us pleasure and fun today may change in any seconds and turn into a painful relationship or situation at any point. or may change to pleasure or joyful either way, does not matter!! So the best is not to get attach with pain and pleasure in any relationship or situation but following our !Swadharma, duty, righteousness and  observing the pain and pleasure is the way to feel at peace. Of course with love and care otherwise it will become burden!

Hello Mrs Shah

I am so tired physically and mentally. I feel there is no one by my side. Even the extended family which is from my husband side. On one hand they support and on another hand they just drop you. Don't they understand that on my own how much can I do. They use to keep in touch via phone even that they don't do anymore. Sometimes I feel that could it be me or what, may be I might have done something wrong. I am just in this four walls alone. My husband also keeps shouting and you know my views towards him. I feel like leaving everyone and run, run and run. Please I don't know what to do. Everything has come together. Even my children are fed up. Why people do this to hurt me. How long will I have to put up with this. I am very sorry to burden you with this but you are the only one who understands. I bless you from bottom of my heart and thank you again for listening. 

-XYZ 

A- Please do realize that everyone has their own issues in their journey that they might don't understand you at this time! Now in order to see why they acting this way, we must know ourselves first!

giving reaction to their action will not help!!

when we hurt we always blame others but in reality it's our own emotions that attaches with expectation! So if things goes wrong we hurt and if things goes well we happy, instead we should try to stay balance in both situation! 

Running away from the situation or people is not the solution because we need to accept the people as they are and break the pattern but not the people ! 

Struggles and challenges in each and every situation will make you a stronger person , only then we learn well! again remember each and every being is instrument for our spiritual growth! 

Eventually we will learn to grow within, where the outside environment will not affect us!

Continue to meditate, breathing technique and mantra.. Trust the power of the God!! 

Blessing!

Parul Shah 

Hello Mrs Shah

I am so tired physically and mentally. I feel there is no one by my side. Even the extended family which is from my husband side. On one hand they support and on another hand they just drop you. Don't they understand that on my own how much can I do. They use to keep in touch via phone even that they don't do anymore. Sometimes I feel that could it be me or what, may be I might have done something wrong. I am just in this four walls alone. My husband also keeps shouting and you know my views towards him. I feel like leaving everyone and run, run and run. Please I don't know what to do. Everything has come together. Even my children are fed up. Why people do this to hurt me. How long will I have to put up with this. I am very sorry to burden you with this but you are the only one who understands. I bless you from bottom of my heart and thank you again for listening. 

-XYZ 

A- Please do realize that everyone has their own issues in their journey that they might don't understand you at this time! Now in order to see why they acting this way, we must know ourselves first!

giving reaction to their action will not help!!

when we hurt we always blame others but in reality it's our own emotions that attaches with expectation! So if things goes wrong we hurt and if things goes well we happy, instead we should try to stay balance in both situation! 

Running away from the situation or people is not the solution because we need to accept the people as they are and break the pattern but not the people ! 

Struggles and challenges in each and every situation will make you a stronger person , only then we learn well! again remember each and every being is instrument for our spiritual growth! 

Eventually we will learn to grow within, where the outside environment will not affect us!

Continue to meditate, breathing technique and mantra.. Trust the power of the God!! 

Blessing!

Parul

The Journey To Self Awareness Through The Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad-Gita Sloka 1.3
pashyaitaam  paanduputraanaam aacharya mahateem chamoom
vyoodhaam  drupadaputrena tava shishyena dheemataa |1.3
Behold, O Teacher, this mighty army of the sons of  Pandu, arrayed by the son of Drupada, your wise disciple.
-Bhagavad Gita

In first two Slokas Sanjaya and Dhritrashtra were talking ( conversation),
now in this Gita Sloka 1.3
Duryodhana is talking to his Guru Drona.
What exactly he is saying to guru Drona ?
Duryodhana was reminding him that Drupada's son is standing the opposite side of war and he wanted to make sure that Drona was enough motivated to fight against his student the Pandava or is he become weak for favoring his students because of soft caring towards them.

Meaning... Duryodhana himself was emotionally agitated because of his own fear.
so he tried to disturb dronas's mental calmness and emotion.

So the practical message for day to day life..
1)for any decision in life.. we can only provide the best decision if we balance our emotion.
2) when we feel our emotion calm, then it's best way to help ourself and practical way out of any situation.
3) understanding the favoritism in our life either for people or any situation makes our thinking power more clearer and easy.

The Journey To Self Awareness Through The Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad-Gita Sloka 1.2

sañjaya uvāca
dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaḿ
vyūḍhaḿ duryodhanas tadā
ācāryam upasańgamya
rājā vacanam abravīt|
सञ्जय उवाच
दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।
आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
Sanjaya said
Having seen the army of Pandavas drawn up in battle array, King Duryodhana then approached his teacher, Drona, and spoke these words.

Duryodhana was thinking all along that it might not be possible for the Pandavas to mobilize forces strong enough to face his own huge army. But what he saw on the battlefield unnerved his position and hence he rushed to his teacher and exclaimed:
-Bhagavad Gita

So practical message hear is
1) perspective is very important ( the point of view) meaning the way one conduct oneself, thing do changes!

It's about dislike or hatred or aversion which is opposite to attachment, this dislike causes because when we feel a person, situation, or object, or position as an obstacle between us and the attachment with it.
Duryodhana begin to get scared feeling, seeing huge army forces with Pandava side even knowing that they had less people with them, and he went to his teacher Drona (because of fear) for counseling even though he was the strongest and skilled with his side of people.

The Journey To Self Awareness Through The Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita begin with selfless action, moving towards self knowledge( meditation) with love. It offers something for everyone for any kind of spiritual seeker..... by any path. It is practical and guide for daily life and make more sense when it is study regularly and practiced. 

I am sure we may have some questions and that many will ask too.. how can we approach the right person to answer the question?

well, every one whose reading this please do understand that one has to make the search by oneself. whatever the way one choose, the important thing is that one should try to understand this supreme knowledge by reading a holy book or any other resources whichever work best, where one can feel satisfied. all of us will have different understanding and different thoughts to express ourself! as long as at the end clouds are gone and new awareness and clarity comes our way of learning and we feel at peace to do God work.  

Guru Blessing!

Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnuhu 

Guru Devo Maheswaraha

Guru Saakshaat Parabhrahma

Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha

with this prayer let's start our Journey to Bhagvad Gita

The knowledge of the absolute reality, dharma, righteousness, and the knowledge about right way of living.

before the war 
At the formal presentation of the peace proposal by Krishna in the Kuru Mahasabha, at the court of Hastinapur, Krishna asked Duryodhana to return Indraprastha to the Pandavas & restore the status quo ante bellum, or, if not, give at least five villages, one for each of the Pandavas, but Duryodhana said he would not give land even as much as tip of a needle to the Pandavas. Krishna's peace proposals were ignored & dismissed, and Duryodhana publicly ordered his soldiers, even after the warnings from all the elders, to arrest Krishna. Krishna laughed and displayed his divine form, radiating intense light.Lord Krishna cursed Duryodhana that his downfall was certain at the hands of the one who was sworn to tear off his thigh, to the shock of the blind king, who tried to pacify the Lord with as words to calm as he could find. His peace mission utterly insulted by Duryodhana, Krishna returned to the Pandava camp at Upaplavya to inform the Pandavas that the only course left to uphold the principles of virtue and righteousness was inevitable - war. 
- from other resources 


Bhagavadgita Chapter 1, Sloka 1

Dhritaraashtra uvaacha

Dharmakshetre  kuruksetre samaveta  yuyutsavah|

mamakah panavascaiva kimakurvata 

sanjaya1||

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।

Dhritrashtra, the father of kauravas asked his advisor Sanjaya, who was given divine vision, of past, present and future. the knowledge of supreme. O sanjaya, what do my sons and the sons of Pandu do gathered for war at the holy ground of kurukshetra? ( please do study Bhagvad Gita for more detail explanation, or translation, or meaning)

Now question is..

in short ...When Dhritrashtra says to Sanjaya" what did they do? thus, this question of Dhritrashtra took place because of a sense of anxiety in him for two sided of thinking.

One, what if pandavas decide not to do the war and two, what if his own sons decide not to go for war, either way he felt that they will lose the kingdom, because of the past action and the battlefield of  kurukshetra-Dharmakshetre has been known as the field of spiritual righteousness.

1) attachment- worry for only oneself, one-children but not thinking beyond!

2)past action- (knew the past action or not remembering) but not knowing what will be the result and feel anxiety for the result!
3)swadharma- not following one duty (which can't be related to one proffessions but releted to atama duty meaning righteousness or dharma!
4) our body is kurukshetra and Dharmakshetra too- managing our mind. ahankara, I-ness

now can we relet to above question as a attachment?

yes, what is call the attachment?
he was only worry about his own children which is called attachment to the person or place, Since the one is standing for justice and righteousness and the other one is for injustice and power. But this injustice is the result of ego and expectation, which is call attachment. When we do karma or any action that had happen in past or earlier, which we don't remember that what would be the result in future that moment, but when result comes in present or in future which is not expected the way wanted, then we ask why this happen to me....?? and we feel anxiety and may feel lost too.

Our body itself  is kurukshetra and is also Dharmakshetre too, says in Bhagavad Gita. but we don't know when is our mind will go in next moment, meaning what will be the direction or action that mind will look for it... Our body only become Dharmakshetre when we manage our ahankara and buddhi by doing mantra, japa, dhayan, yoga, meditation and use our body for God work.

Of Course every individual human nature is that they want to go close to God and feel God presence, but they also wish that all the worries, pain, health problems they have should not come to them or there family, obviously this is also call attachment too!

hear Arjuna doesn't want to fight and does not want to perform his  Swadharma and worried about his friends, family and relatives because of the attachment. Swadharma really means atma dharma or duty.

the one who wants to know the truth or do right action for others then observing one own thought and action by their effect for oneself first..

-by asking few questions..like

1) is any action one do that will give peace to others? 

2) is any action taken by one does helps in one environment or others with care?

3) is any action taken by one produce disharmony then what are the options?

4) is any action helps one to understand one duty or dharma?

5) is any action consider for one is as a giver without any expectations?

In our day to day life if we understand above question in depth then whatever the result come we will able to manage it without feeling anxiety or pain!

So the practical message hear is to see what are the one attachment in life? What should one do about it. Remember It's not about good or bad attachment, as we move on to continue study in Bhagavad Gita, we will able to understand more in depth.

(everyone understanding can be different as long as one feel satisfied with their own study)

So many different teacher and different path but truth is one! they all pointing in one direction! God is one and God is in everyone!!

Pranam

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