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 Table of Contents - Chapter 2 Trees goes through the seasons around the year.  Leaves fall off in autumn, new leaves and flower blooms in the spring.  In summer, the tree is vibrant and at its peak, then the leaves will slowly wither and fall off.   The self within knows exactly when the Karmic package is used up.  It then drops the body and takes off.    Table of Contents - Chapter 1 References

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Table of Contents - Chapter 2 Arjuna being the prince and one of the Commander for his army had a higher duty to fight than thinking of personal relationships.  And when he was confused, he surrendered to his guide and mentor to show him the right path. Hence, this is in NO WAY promotes to commit a crime based on the principle above. We run into these situations everyday and have the Arjuna moment and constant battle.  Some examples: A Police officer stops a speeding car.  Upon checking the officer  realize that the driver is the daughter of her best friend.  What to do?  Follow duty and give her a ticket?  Or just let go as no harm was done to anyone? I am part of an interview panel and I make the final call to hire for the position.  From the two finalist, one is my nephew who scored slightly lower than the other candidate.  But I know that my nephew will be able to do the job, just not best fit at this time.  Who should I hire? Swami ...

 Table of Contents - Chapter 2 Arjuna was totally deluded and full of sorrow.  This was the root cause for Arjuna deciding not to fight.   Everything is temporary and perishable except the Supreme Self.  Therefore, Bhagavan Krishna tells Arjuna to get up and fight. The Lotus example above can be applied to all living and even non-living entities.  Everything we see around us will perish one day.  An Oak tree may live up to 500 human years, a Human may live for 100 years, a Cat or a Dog will live for 15 human years.  Eventually everything will end.  What does not end is the Supreme Self.   Symbolism by Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda:  Table of Contents - Chapter 1 References

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