Krishna said - This is not the time to show signs of weakness.
Arjuna said - How will I slay warriors like Bhishma and Drona? Its better to beg and live on alms. If I win, I will be enjoying after having killed people. Tell me what is good for me.
Krishna said You are worried when you should not be. The wise do not mourn for the dead or the living. Birth, youth and old age are part of the body. The wise one is not moved by that. The soul is the primal object. Everything is linked to the soul. Learn to ensure this, Arjuna. For the wise one, pain and pleasure is the same. The soul is immortal. One that cannot be destroyed, is indestructable. One who talks about I and considers himself away from the soul is yet to learn. Soul is not born nor does it die. Like a man changes clothes, the soul changes bodies. Weapons cannot destroy it, fire cannot burn it, water can not wet it and sun cannot dry it. Wind cannot blow it away.
Even if this is too much for you, know that one who is born has to die. One has to follow one's duty and who should know what you should be doing. If you do not fight now, you will be incurring a sin of not following your actions. Your enemy and family will look upon you as the one who left the battle.
Let me talk about action (Karma Yoga). Follow your actions. Be devoted to your actions. Know what you have to do. Ignore the flowery words and accept the harsh truth. Vedas talk of religion, profit and pleasure. Be concerned with your work only. Do not bother about the fruits of the action. The fruit of the action should not be your motive. Be devoted to work. Consider that your religion. The wise one, who are devoted, do not bother about results.
When the mind begings to understand the difference between reality and illusion, you will not bother what one says about you. You will not get destructed.
Arjuna said - How do I keep my mind steady?
Krishna said - Cast off desire. Then you will be free from attachment. When you are calm and not anxious and agitated, desire will be gone. Withdraw yourself like the tortoise withdraws itself into its shell.
From attachment comes anger. From anger comes discrimination. Understanding goes away. Then one gets ruined. The one who is in control, is free from attachment. He has peace of mind. How can one be happy when one is not at peace. One who is steady in thought is the one who will have pure understanding. If desire enters the mind of such a person, it is like water entering the ocean, where the waters do not make any change in the level of the ocean. This is the divine state of mind.
Arjuna said - How will I slay warriors like Bhishma and Drona? Its better to beg and live on alms. If I win, I will be enjoying after having killed people. Tell me what is good for me.
Krishna said You are worried when you should not be. The wise do not mourn for the dead or the living. Birth, youth and old age are part of the body. The wise one is not moved by that. The soul is the primal object. Everything is linked to the soul. Learn to ensure this, Arjuna. For the wise one, pain and pleasure is the same. The soul is immortal. One that cannot be destroyed, is indestructable. One who talks about I and considers himself away from the soul is yet to learn. Soul is not born nor does it die. Like a man changes clothes, the soul changes bodies. Weapons cannot destroy it, fire cannot burn it, water can not wet it and sun cannot dry it. Wind cannot blow it away.
Even if this is too much for you, know that one who is born has to die. One has to follow one's duty and who should know what you should be doing. If you do not fight now, you will be incurring a sin of not following your actions. Your enemy and family will look upon you as the one who left the battle.
Let me talk about action (Karma Yoga). Follow your actions. Be devoted to your actions. Know what you have to do. Ignore the flowery words and accept the harsh truth. Vedas talk of religion, profit and pleasure. Be concerned with your work only. Do not bother about the fruits of the action. The fruit of the action should not be your motive. Be devoted to work. Consider that your religion. The wise one, who are devoted, do not bother about results.
When the mind begings to understand the difference between reality and illusion, you will not bother what one says about you. You will not get destructed.
Arjuna said - How do I keep my mind steady?
Krishna said - Cast off desire. Then you will be free from attachment. When you are calm and not anxious and agitated, desire will be gone. Withdraw yourself like the tortoise withdraws itself into its shell.
From attachment comes anger. From anger comes discrimination. Understanding goes away. Then one gets ruined. The one who is in control, is free from attachment. He has peace of mind. How can one be happy when one is not at peace. One who is steady in thought is the one who will have pure understanding. If desire enters the mind of such a person, it is like water entering the ocean, where the waters do not make any change in the level of the ocean. This is the divine state of mind.
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