"Hold alike pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat, and get ready for battle; then you will not incur sin.
A person should not be elated by pleasure or depressed by pain, nor should he mind gain or loss. He should not feel anxious about victory in war or about loss of his life on the battlefield. While discharging his duty, he should bear patiently what falls to his lot. When his mind attains to this state, he does not incur sin. So you must carry on the fight without anxiety. "
Source:- Jnaneswari viz Bhagavad Gita
Is Lord Krishna telling Arjuna to take worldly things as a nothing? Is He advicing Arjuna to take worldly matters very lightly? sort of whatever happens, doesn't matter, get on with inherent tastes, strengths with an attitude to reduce affinity for the sensed world's attributes gradually, probably not worried of the end results. What's your stand ?
2006-10-15 14:05:55 · 5 answers · asked by jayakrishnaathmavidya 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
In veda, they all do matter but vedanta says that gain- loss, victory- defeat and likes do not matter. This is the diff. between veda and vedanta.
2006-10-16 00:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by No Saint 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The point of that verse is to do your duty to the best of your ability and take what comes with it. Emotions have no place when it comes from doing your duty. If you choose to do something you must carry it out regardless of the consequences. Hatred, love, pleasure, pain and all those feelings and emotions has nothing to do with it.
Arjuna is a warrior and as a warrior he must fight whoever his enemy is. Krishna is just reminding him that fighting is his duty. Arjuna is upset and confused when he sees the likes of Bhishma and Dronacharya (his teacher) fighting against him. Krishna is telling Arjuna that those grandsires understand the consequences and they are doing their duty without any hatred or attachment. To them Arjuna is the enemy and Krishna is reminding Arjuna that he has to do the same.
2006-10-15 21:20:41 · answer #2 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the relative sense worldly matters may be "something" , or in the ultimate sense "nothing" - but either way - Arjuna is bigger than his fleeting experiences. Also, he'll have better luck in battle with a cooler head. Also - he was worried about the suffering he would cause to the other side, wasn't he? So Krishna's tellling him - it's your karma, fulfiill it with honor - while seeing that the larger picture is - well.....larger. something like that anyway.
2006-10-15 22:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by augoeides 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you have something and you give it to someone,is that a loss? if you are in a game and you let the other person win,is that defeat? And if the pleasure out weighs the pain,is that such a bad thing?
2006-10-15 21:16:59 · answer #4 · answered by krusty_blue_spaz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
find your zen
2006-10-16 00:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by shatzy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋