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  Turn your mobile to landscape mode for best view Table of Contents It was King Dhritarashtra who was not only blind outside, he was also mentally blind by his attachment to his own aspirations.  He wanted his son to be the King and hence was full of Lobha (attachment) and Moha (greed).

  For best view on Mobile, switch to landscape  Table of Contents Swami Chinmayanda in his commentary explains this very easily by giving an example of a person who is drunk.

Table of Contents - Chapter 1 That's when we say the mind is Lost

Table of Contents - Chapter 1 Arjuna addresses his rivals as Felons.  At the same time sees them as his cousins.  No matter how much Arjuna and his brothers have suffered on the hands of these cousins, he is full of sorrow.  He is justifying  as to what good will come out in killing these felons? Table of Contents - Chapter 2 References

  Bhagavad Gita Ch 1 V 35 I don't need this For best view in Mobile use landscape mode Link to v33-34 Link to video Ch 1 v 35 Arjuna waited for this moment all his life up to that point.  All the suffering from the childhood to adulthood had prepared him for the war.  But at the moment, he broke inside because of the attachment and delusion.  He went on a downward spiral trying to make his case to Bhagavan Krishna as to why he should not fight this war.

  Table of Contents - Chapter 1 Link to Video Ch 1 v 33-34 Table of Contents - Chapter 2    References

  Table of Contents - Chapter 1 Link to Verse 31 Link to Video Ch 1 v 32 Table of Contents - Chapter 2 References

  Table of Contents - Chapter 1   Onset of the Panic Attac k Link to Video - Ch 1 v 31 The Arjuna Disease as Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda refers to it, had overtaken his thinking power.  He wanted revenge and victory.  But, he lost his mind seeing the enemy as family.  For the 👆 Click 👇 for a short video    To expand on confronting your best friend Imagine the scenario: You have been best friends for many years.  You both have lot in common and have shared many ups and downs in life.  However, in the recent past, you notice some change in your friend's behavior.  The attitude of your friend has changed toward you.  The relationship has become bit formal from the friends side.  You can't put your pulse on it.   Your friend creates a distance from you.  Then, one day outright you are confronted for something you have not done.  The friend does not give you a chance and is very angry at you and stops talk...

  Table of Contents - Chapter 1 Bhagavan Krishna obliged in the  previous verse (25) and  parked the  Chariot in the  center of  both the armies. Link to Video - Ch 1 v 26-v 30 Any situation that causes a mental agony is a Mahabharata War within us where the Mind is Arjuna and Intellect is Bhagavan Krishna. With continuous study and sadhana, one will gain the strength to use the intellect in time of conflict and use the proper judgement.  This will avoid the anxiety and panic attack.  Table of Contents - Chapter 2    References

  Table of Contents - Chapter 1 For best view in Mobile, turn to landscape mode Link to Video Ch 1 v 25 As mentioned earlier, Sanjay is a very intelligent man and a great diplomat!!   He has been narrating the actions from Kurukshetra with subtle messages to the King.   Keeping in line with his job description - since he did not have the authority to tell the King what to do.   One of the subtle message here is Sanjay taking the names of Bhishma and Drona.  He could have simply said that the Chariot was placed in the middle of both armies.   But his thought is by taking the names of these great warriors and the possibility of their death, King Dhritarashtra would call for a ceasefire.  Table of Contents - Chapter 2 References

 Table of Contents - Chapter 1 Link to Video Ch 1 v 20 - v 24 A logical explanation of what prompted Arjuna even to ask Bhagavan Krishna to take the Chariot and place it in the center of both Armies.  King Dhritarashtra was a great strategist!!  The King also knew that  Pandavas were following Dharma and have support of Bhagavan Krishna.  And he knew that his own son Duryodhana was beyond  repair. Therefore, a day before the war, he sent Sanjay with a message to Pandavas that:  You all are followers of Dharma and War is not the answer to Dharma.  The War will come with it's co-lateral damage!!   This seed was planted in Arjuna's conscious that prompted him to do one last check before the war.  Otherwise, Arjuna being the greatest warrior of the time knew who was on which side.  He knew what he needed to do. Table of Contents - Chapter 2 References

  Table of Contents - Chapter 1 Link to Video Ch 1 v 13 - v 19 As Bhishma fueled up his army (Verse 12) , the rest of the warriors started the war cry. Table of Contents - Chapter 2 References

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