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--- balakrishnan Shankar <balakrishnan_sh

 

> I am sorry to sound so harsh, but Krishna asked

> Arjuna to kill the kauravas, not pray for them.

 

Dearest Bala,

 

Yes, but you are forgetting a crucial point in the

story; that every other possible method of resolution

was tried by the Pandavas before it came down to a

battle. It was only when it became completely clear

that the Kauravas had not a speck of integrity and

honor that the noble Pandavas took up arms against

their kinsmen.

 

It's so hard to understand what would motivate one, or

many, to attack a great ambassador of love like Amma,

or Ghandi, or Martin Luther King Jr., but the fact is

that it has happened and it does happen and it will

happen again. Remember Amma's teaching: THERE IS NO

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CREATOR AND CREATION. That means

that not only is that man our brother, he is our Amma

herself. In fact, he is our very own Self.

 

So it's good to express the feelings that are coming

up, the anger, confusion, sadness, the fear. But if we

think that Amma might be sitting in India right now

doing anything less than loving him with all Her heart

and soul then we are sorely missing the point.

 

Lets not lose sight of the Guru's teachings. Before we

go riding out to the battlefield lets keep in mind

what the Gita is really teaching; that there is a

kurukshetra in each of us, and if we choose to fight

on the side of dharma we have to fight with love.

Because this is all maya anyway, it's Ma's leela.

 

"Fearlessness, purity of heart,

persistence in the yoga of knowledge,

generosity, self control,

nonviolence, gentleness, candor,

 

integrity, disengagement,

joy in the study of scriptures,

compassion for all beings, modesty,

patience, a tranquil mind,

 

dignity, kindness, courage,

a benevolent, loving heart-

these are the qualities of men

born with divine traits, Arjuna."

 

-Bhagavad Gita

 

love,

 

Prajna

 

p.s. yeah, I'm mad too....

 

 

 

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