YOU AND YOUR’S

The Mahabharata sometimes presents certain subtle clashes between the loving and the loved by consciously or subconsciously defying his need or avoiding the systems that he may have established to live a harmonious life.

These subtle clashes arouse war-like situations. Bhishma had great love for Krishna; Even the Mahabharata very clearly states his devotion to Lord Vishnu or Lord Krishna. But he was one of the main hurdles in establishing Krishna’s desire on planet Earth - ‘Dharma governance’ led by Yudhishthira Maharaj. Unfortunately, Bhishma’s personal dharma, which certainly had no personal benefits but was for the kuru kula, was clashing with the cause of overall Dharma and Krishna. He just wasn’t able to give up his personal dharma that was based on the body, and the collective dharma wouldn’t allow him to fulfill that. He made his choice and it was his personal dharma over Krishna’s. Loving God is good but what about respecting Him? Rituals of loving are, in a sense, simple, but executing the lifestyle that is friendly and coherent with God’s system is not so easy. When one worships God but disrespects His own system, he falls into the same predicament as Bhishma or Drona. He loved God but they chose to be the biggest obstacles in re-establishing hHis system. So the very person they loved had to eliminate them in a rather painful way. So bad, but so real.

This dilemma exists in our lives too. One may love his master, parents, husband, wife, institution, or a teacher and so on, but how do we know if he or she is really loyal? Loyalty is not emotional; rather it is reasonable and logical. Such loyalty is the real test of one’s love, not only love for the figure but also love for the system, which of course has to be reasonable and logical. Can we follow that sign of substance?

In this world, we see many of us showing flashy love towards God but does it serve as a flashlight for God’s system?