A Person’s Thoughts Can Change At Any Moment of Time Unless They Are Regulated
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 26
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान् पार्थ: पितृ नथ पितामहान् |
आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृ न्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा || 26||
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि |
tatrāpaśhyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝīn atha pitāmahān
āchāryān mātulān bhrātṝīn putrān pautrān sakhīṁs tathā|| 26||
śhvaśhurān suhṛidaśh chaiva senayor ubhayor api
Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 26: There In both armies, Arjuna saw his fatherly and grandfatherly elders, teachers, uncles, brothers, sons, and grandsons, as well as friends, in-laws, and well-wishers.
Explanation
Arjuna may observe a diverse variety of relatives on the battlefield. He could see people like Bhurisrava, who lived during his father’s time, as well as his father’s contemporaries the grandfathers Bhishma and Somadatta, the teachers Dronacharya and Krupacharya, the maternal uncles Salya and Sakuni, the brothers Duryodhana and Laksmana, the friends Ashvatthama and Kritavarma, and others. He could also make out the troops that were made up largely of his friends.
Reflection
Arjuna thought of the Kaurava army as a vast sea of evil that was waiting to be sunk before Shri Krishna spoke. However, as soon as Arjuna heard those words, he started to recognize familiar faces among the Kaurava army. He recognized Drona, Bheeshma, and everyone else. He soon noticed that both the Kaurava and Paandava forces contained recognizable faces.
Learning to regulate thoughts is the very foundation to a peaceful life & meditation is the best way to accomplish this.
To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.
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In the next verse, we will see how the attitude of Arjuna changes totally.
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