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by Jayaram V
Arjuna's sorrow in the Bhagavad gita is symbolic of all human suffering. It is out of sorrow and suffering that man becomes interested in philosophical matters and begins his spiritual journey. This may not happen universally, but in most cases it does.
Our experiences repeatedly prove that sorrow is the inseparable companion to man, his eye-opener, his true teacher of philosophical truths, without which perhaps he would remain spiritually ignorant.
Suffering puts the ego in its place and forces it to turn to the divine for help, just as Arjuna, the great warrior turned to Lord Krishna for divine help and guidance. In the following essays this important concept of the Bhagavad gita has been discussed in detail.
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