Monday,
June 1st, 2015
Calgary,
Alberta
Calm
Through Conflict
Most
people enter a period of conflict in their life when governed by dark
influence, even dark planets. The Vedas of India identify two
such planets - Rahu and Ketu. It is a time when self-reflection
is of optimum importance and comes in handy when entering a storm in
consciousness. We get emotional and defensive.
It
reminds me of Arjuna going through his emotional intensity. And
then Krishna offers him a sense of balance.
I've
found that during internal storms I would be compelled to
self-reflect. In a recent article in "The Globe and Mail"
newspaper article by Harvey Schachter, a quoted Cinnie Noble says,
"reflection moves our brains from the emotional part, the
amygdala, to the thinking part, the prefrontal cortex."
This
technique of shifting from emotion to logic and reasoning is the
technique used by Sri Krishna in steering Arjuna to a more grounded
position. Arjuna had been puzzled upon seeing to the difficult
task of fighting kinsmen and friends. Arjuna found himself
confused, grieving, trembling, crying - being emotional.
Krishna
put some loving pressure on Arjuna and addressed him saying that his
reaction was one of "petty weakness of heart."
Arjuna's head and heart were at war.
Somehow
- because the relationship between Krishna and Arjuna was valued
between the two persons - Krishna's pressure and Arjuna's letting up
was able to transpire, and Arjuna was able to come to some resolve.
He weathered the storm and became peaceful within. He listened
then to Krishna's logic and was able to transcend.
May
the Source be with you!
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