Arjuna is faced
with an internal dilemma during the Second Discourse of the
Bhagavad Gita, and although the God Krishna seeks to help guide him
towards an understanding of the meaning of his life, Arjuna is
still wary of making the wrong decision. This decision concerns
itself with either fighting in a civil war against family
relatives, having to kill those
Arjunacares most
about, or abandoning his dharma as a warrior and jeopardizing
fulfilling his duty the greater Self that plays such a pivotal role
in his peoples culture and beliefs. While advocating for the
battle and fulfilling ones dharma,
Krishnautilizes
the point that the Self an overarching force in life is a
formless, eternal entity that cannot die and is more than the mere
vessels that encompass the human beings across the battlefield. It
is more important to the greater vitality of ones existence to
complete a duty to the Self rather than live with the temporary
benefits of living in what may appear to be a more pleasurable
life, but one with no fulfillment.
Life is plagued with pleasures and wants that hinder the mind
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After all, why
would anyone deliberately increase their own suffering for an
ambiguous entity that has unlimited time to develop and advance to
the higher good? As is the case in the
Bhagavad
Gita, Arjuna must learn to understand that the Self would
benefit from his involvement in the battle even if it led to the
death of some of his family members due to Arjuna having completed
his all-important dharma. For someone who was keen to living with
desires, and only looked at having the greatest life one could
muster, it would be difficult to justify the actions that would
expand ones influence after they were gone. But with the Self no
one is ever gone because everything is
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