25th Dec is celebrated the planet more than as Christmas. However, this year 25th Dec 2020 has an added glory. It is also Gita Jayanti according to the lunar calendar. It is the day, about 3000 BC, Gita was revealed to Arjuna by Sri Krishna. Apart from the profundity and beauty of the Gita in its which means, 1 has to also pause and see the beauty of the setting.
Very normally spirituality is related with a calm and serene atmosphere – stunning mountains, valleys and rivers. The setting of the Gita is hugely distinct. It is at the heart of the battlefield exactly where the dialogue is amongst Krishna the teacher and Arjuna the disciple. In the midst of battle when the martial music is on, the drums and bugles are blaring amidst the challenge to the opposing forces, Arjuna discovers existential difficulties and seeks a spiritual answer to it from Lord Krishna.
Krishna decides to teach him ideal then and there amidst the trumpeting elephants and the neighing of horses. Can you think about the concentrate it took for the teacher and the student to be in a position to talk about and realize the highest truth of the Vedic wisdom? When we teach today, the honking of a passing auto or the sound of youngsters playing in the developing compound is viewed as a disturbance. We attempt to retain the sounds out.
Whereas in the battlefield, 1 of the greatest teachers of the land and 1 of the greatest students in history, a warrior prince, discussed and understood the highest Vedantic truth. The topic matter of the Gita is also lengthy to be discussed right here but just the setting itself shows us that the truth can be accessed and understood even on a battlefield. If it can be carried out there it can be carried out anyplace in the planet.
To know the truth, it does not matter what the atmosphere is. You carry your atmosphere inside you. The more centred you are the less difficult it is to concentrate on what is definitely essential. This is applicable not only for the truth but every thing else in life as effectively.
(The writer is the founder of Aarsha Vidya Foundation. You can create to him at [email protected])