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 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3  Verse 1 (Elucidation of the excellence of performing prescribed duties with non-attachment according to Jnana Yoga and Karma Yoga) Arjuna said: jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśavaArjuna spoke- O Janardana! If knowledge is considered superior to action by You, then O Keshava! Why do You engage me in this terrible action? ॥1॥From the above background, it is clear that when we learn and know something, we do not easily accept it in the same form in which that thing, art, or knowledge comes to us. Rather, we take it and understand it according to our prejudices. We have some pre-existing thoughts in our mind and brain, and we mold the knowledge we receive according to those same thoughts. The result is that we cannot learn all that we could learn, and we accept the learned knowledge only according to our prejudices.Arjuna becomes a victim of despondency as soon as he arrives on the battlefield and dec...

PRESENTATION OF THE THIRD CHAPTER OF THE SHRIMADBHAGAVAT GEETA Before the war of Mahabharata, the Pandavas had lost their empire to the Kauravas. One could say that under Duryodhana's leadership, the Kauravas, with Dhritarashtra's tacit approval, had deceitfully snatched away the Pandavas' empire and their legal rights according to the prevalent laws of that time. They had gravely insulted the Pandavas' wife in the full assembly and had also attempted to kill the Pandavas through deceit. All of Sri Krishna's peace proposals had failed. Then the Pandavas were left with only the option of war. But upon reaching the battlefield, the Pandavas' foremost warrior Arjuna became despondent. The reason? When Arjuna saw his grandfather, his teacher, his family guru, his brothers and other relatives, and his friends standing on the battlefield, he became disturbed. It's not that Arjuna was learning for the first time who were the causes of his troubles or who would figh...