| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| INTRODUCTION : THE YOGA OF DESPONDENCY |
| Who qualifies - the Pure of Heart 16. The introduction, which tells us about Arjuna's stand, has helped us greatly in understanding the rest of the Gita. We should, of course, feel grateful for this. But it helps us in another way too. In this introducing Arjuna, the Gita reveals to us the innocence and straightforwardness of his mind. The word "Arjuna" itself means one who is candid, straight and simple by nature. He opened out his heart and laid bare before the Lord all that he felt and thought. He kept nothing hidden and, in the end, he surrendered himself to Sri Krishna. But to tell the truth, he had surrendered himself even at the beginning. When he mad Krishna his charioteer and entrusted His hands the reins of his horses, even then, he had got ready to give into His hands the control of his mind and heart. Come, let us also do it. Let us not say, "Arjuna had Krishna. Where are we to find our Krishna?" Let us not get caught in the fallacy of historicity, that there was an individual called "Krishna". Krishna shines in the heart of each of us, the Inner Ruler. He is nearer to us than the nearest. So then, let us place all the flaws and falsehoods of our heart before Him and say, "Oh Lord, I take refuge in you. You are my sole master, my guru. Show me the right way. I shall tread only the path you show." If we do so, He who drove Arjuna's chariot will drive ours too, we ourselves shall hear the Gita in His own voice, and He will lead us to victory . |
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