One man's perception of certain of an event may differ to another's. Just like that his understanding of a part of scriptures may vary. He may cherry pick what he wants to see and the part that is favourable to his agenda.
I recently heard yet another interpretation of the iconic event of Bhagavad-Gita. The discourse between Arjuna, the warrior who got cold feet on the eve of a deathly duel and his confidante, Krishna, to most people, is an intelligent dialogue on the purpose of life and existence. Looking at it from another angle, it is psychotherapy.
Imagine a student pinning all his hopes to sit for an important public examination. This examination is so significant to him as it is the only way for him to escape the shackles of poverty and hopelessness. His family has put all their faith in him to succeed. The student has been doing well all through his life but somehow, this time it feels different. The pressure is too over-bearing. The thought of his whole life being decided on a single examination seem ludicrous. He grows cold feet.
Imagine a senior person who has seen it all comes to the rescue. He literally tells him to snap out of it only to realise that that method does not work. He starts counselling him on purpose of his path in life and ways to make sense of it all as well as the correct method to take things at a stride as they come.
As in Bhagavad-Gita, the opening of the content of your heart is therapeutic. Our fears, sometimes arise from the same mind that is supposed to protect us from external dangers. It is akin to the fences that were erected to guard our crops which start feeding on the produce.
I recently heard yet another interpretation of the iconic event of Bhagavad-Gita. The discourse between Arjuna, the warrior who got cold feet on the eve of a deathly duel and his confidante, Krishna, to most people, is an intelligent dialogue on the purpose of life and existence. Looking at it from another angle, it is psychotherapy.Imagine a student pinning all his hopes to sit for an important public examination. This examination is so significant to him as it is the only way for him to escape the shackles of poverty and hopelessness. His family has put all their faith in him to succeed. The student has been doing well all through his life but somehow, this time it feels different. The pressure is too over-bearing. The thought of his whole life being decided on a single examination seem ludicrous. He grows cold feet.
Imagine a senior person who has seen it all comes to the rescue. He literally tells him to snap out of it only to realise that that method does not work. He starts counselling him on purpose of his path in life and ways to make sense of it all as well as the correct method to take things at a stride as they come.
As in Bhagavad-Gita, the opening of the content of your heart is therapeutic. Our fears, sometimes arise from the same mind that is supposed to protect us from external dangers. It is akin to the fences that were erected to guard our crops which start feeding on the produce.
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