Prime time.........our epics
The other day as i was wading thru the morning traffic, i couldnt help but notice the new big billboard on MG road opposite HSBC bank. The vibrant dashing colors attracted my attention. The bangalore metro in construction slows down the speed after one crosses the Raheja tower circle on MG road. This makes it easy for one to catch glimpse of huge billboards on both sides of the road. The billboard read -'Kahani Hamare Mahabharath ki' with a very attractive huge cutout of the Pandavas. A new serial during everyday prime time 9PM on 9X channel.
I became very excited due to my new found resurgent interest in knowing Mahabharatha in detail. My old college pal rekindled this interest in me after he showed a very authentic translation by Kisori Ganguli hosted for free on the internet. Also i became happy for my kids that they can sleep off the day by remembering the woderfully divine characters of Mahabharath rather than the Rajiv Sharmas of 'Minchu'. We wanted to come out of 'Minchu' addiction and what can be more better than replacing it with Mahabharartha. I called my other half and sought approval for this TV prime time proposition.
Last 2 weeks prime time in our house in spiritualised. 9X's Mahabharatha and NDTV Imagine Ramayana occupy the prime slot from 9-10PM. Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, cheating - prime time news headlines in any prominent news channel on any typical day is occupied by such things- but experiencing them through these epics becomes relaxing and soothes the soul. After the serial, my children ask lot of clarification questions on the episode. With this they sleep contemplating on these divine characters. At the present time following things occupy the news headlines on television. I have tried to present a equivalent correlation in Mahabharatha of the day to day incidents
Fight among Ambani Brothers - Fight between Pandavas and Kauravas
Rape in any metro - Draupadi's vastrapaharana
Politics - Political strategies of Sakuni
Iran war and attack - Krukshetra was which has so many strategies
Nuclear weapons - Brahmastra used by Aswathama
Child foeticide - Aswathama releasing the Brahmaseer weapon to kill King Parikshit in Uttara's womb
Day to day incidents can be used as a trigger to invoke and meditate on an equivalent incident in the Mahabharatha.
It is said in Gita that mind can be ones friend or foe depending on the degree of control. When we think of controlling any thing, we think of focussing, scoping. One has to constantly monitor the subject matter and quality of ones thoughts. Without yoga practice, our minds are occupied in thoughts related to gratifying the senses. The mind concieves of the pleasure involved if a sense object is procured and the intellect starts the planning process for the same. Sri Krishna advises to replace sense gratificatory thoughts with discussions on the holy epics like Mahabharatha and Ramayana which is nothing but the narration of the activities of the Supreme being. Through this mechanism, one can reach the pleasure of the soul and achieve perfection. Rediscovering our natural attraction for the Supreme being is the goal of Human life.
The essence is to continously have Sri Krishna related thoughts in the mind. For that one has to first know the various lilas in detail. Then one can recall and contemplate on the divine incidents. This will make our life successfull. Meditation is not on light and other bogus things, meditation means single mind focus on Sri Krishna related things.
I became very excited due to my new found resurgent interest in knowing Mahabharatha in detail. My old college pal rekindled this interest in me after he showed a very authentic translation by Kisori Ganguli hosted for free on the internet. Also i became happy for my kids that they can sleep off the day by remembering the woderfully divine characters of Mahabharath rather than the Rajiv Sharmas of 'Minchu'. We wanted to come out of 'Minchu' addiction and what can be more better than replacing it with Mahabharartha. I called my other half and sought approval for this TV prime time proposition.
Last 2 weeks prime time in our house in spiritualised. 9X's Mahabharatha and NDTV Imagine Ramayana occupy the prime slot from 9-10PM. Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, cheating - prime time news headlines in any prominent news channel on any typical day is occupied by such things- but experiencing them through these epics becomes relaxing and soothes the soul. After the serial, my children ask lot of clarification questions on the episode. With this they sleep contemplating on these divine characters. At the present time following things occupy the news headlines on television. I have tried to present a equivalent correlation in Mahabharatha of the day to day incidents
Fight among Ambani Brothers - Fight between Pandavas and Kauravas
Rape in any metro - Draupadi's vastrapaharana
Politics - Political strategies of Sakuni
Iran war and attack - Krukshetra was which has so many strategies
Nuclear weapons - Brahmastra used by Aswathama
Child foeticide - Aswathama releasing the Brahmaseer weapon to kill King Parikshit in Uttara's womb
Day to day incidents can be used as a trigger to invoke and meditate on an equivalent incident in the Mahabharatha.
It is said in Gita that mind can be ones friend or foe depending on the degree of control. When we think of controlling any thing, we think of focussing, scoping. One has to constantly monitor the subject matter and quality of ones thoughts. Without yoga practice, our minds are occupied in thoughts related to gratifying the senses. The mind concieves of the pleasure involved if a sense object is procured and the intellect starts the planning process for the same. Sri Krishna advises to replace sense gratificatory thoughts with discussions on the holy epics like Mahabharatha and Ramayana which is nothing but the narration of the activities of the Supreme being. Through this mechanism, one can reach the pleasure of the soul and achieve perfection. Rediscovering our natural attraction for the Supreme being is the goal of Human life.
The essence is to continously have Sri Krishna related thoughts in the mind. For that one has to first know the various lilas in detail. Then one can recall and contemplate on the divine incidents. This will make our life successfull. Meditation is not on light and other bogus things, meditation means single mind focus on Sri Krishna related things.
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