Zenbob/Harsha~Pacifism

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Zenbob - I enjoyed reading your response here. I read the Baghavad Gita a

long time ago also. What I got from it was that Krishna was pointing to

the importance of being courageous, of relinquishing the idea that one is a

"doer," to accept and deal with karma in clarity, and not attempt to avoid

any of the "effects" of karma with which one deals. To me, he seemed to be

saying, "enter fully into who you are this moment - in your action, be

complete and not hesistant - be willing to surrender the aspect of

awareness that wants to stand apart and rationalize - realize that you are

in no way separate from Me, from All...

 

With love,

Dan

><< When Arjuna

> finally declared that he would no

> longer fight, surely there was no

> doubt of the boundless courage

> implicit in that surrender >>

>

>Well, not if we read Krishna's response. Krishna was most critical of

>Arjuna's "weakness" and emotional attachment. As he lectured, Arjuna that

>all people are born, die and are born again and that physical existence is

at

>most a sort of temporal illusion. Krishna was not a pacifist and would urge

>that we always fight tyranny for the right purpose, rather than to allow

>greater tragedies to occur.

>

>Now, I am not saying that I take Krishna's side over Arjuna's, but as a

young

>man who had to contemplate military service, the argument, or discussion in

>the Bhagavad-Gita was certainly very thought provoking. Most people think

of

>it as endorsing pacifism, but it in fact endorses the exact opposite. Of

>course, it does not advocate violence where violence can be avoided...but it

>does advocate brave and stalwart defense of liberty and what is right in the

>face of the unavoidable attack by an enemy.

>

>Hey. Remember, I am not responding to comments. So, please ignore my

>remarks if they upset anyone.

>

>Blessings,

>Love,

>

>Zenbob