MB05-Bhishma – the man the terrible!

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In the previous episode we were discussing the strange behavior of Bhishma. On one hand he was all for the Pandavas. But at the same time, he was hell bent on vanquishing them by siding with their opponent. Why? 

Let us dig a bit into Bhishma’s past. 

MB04-Seeking enemy’s permission before killing him!

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Have you ever heard of anyone seeking the permission of the enemy before killing him? That sounds ridiculous and insane. But Yudhishthira did exactly that.

MB03-Humiliation is impossible to forget!

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Many of us who have undergone humiliation know how difficult it is to forget and forgive. We may be very righteous, endowed with clarity, broad minded. But still, if we are humiliated, that too over and over again, we hardly forgive the person who has humiliated us. 

That is exactly what happened to Dhritarastra. 

MB02-Vyasa – A dark boy born on an island!

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Probably, there is no other author in the entire Indian history who is as revered, as versatile, as multifaceted, and as proficient as Vyasa who also happens to be the author of Mahabharata we are talking about. 

His actual name was Krishna Dvaipayana – literally meaning ‘a dark boy born on an island!’ What a strange name! 

Let me give a bit of his background. 

MB01-Mahabharata: The biggest Epic ever known

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Hi, I am happy to be back once again, after a short break. I hope that during my absence, you enjoyed listening to the Bhagavad Gita verses beautifully sung by Padmini Dinesh. If you have missed them for some reason, please go back to past episodes and do listen to them. I am sure you are going to like them and also have a new experience in Indian musical melody. She has done a great job. Thank you Padmini. 

Today, I am going to start another interesting series. My voice is almost fine now. But occasionally you may find some distortion. Please don’t mind. 

GV13…..Meditation can take you to the ultimate

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Let me continue with more verses from Bhagavad Gita in this episode, taking off from our previous discussion.

GV12…..People follow different paths based on inherent nature

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Let me continue with more verses from Bhagavad Gita in this episode, taking off from our previous discussion.

GV11…..The inherent nature makes people different

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Let me continue with more verses from Bhagavad Gita in this episode, taking off from our previous discussion.

GV10…..How can we move beyond sense driven existence?

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Let me continue with more verses from Bhagavad Gita in this episode, taking off from our previous discussion.

GV4…..How to be a real Yogi while still being in the world

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Let me continue with more verses from Bhagavad Gita in this episode, taking off from our previous discussion.

GV3…..Don’t go after petty things – Aim big

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Let me continue with more verses from Bhagavad Gita in this episode, taking off from our previous discussion.

GV2…..Why we should not worry about death

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Let me continue with more verses from Bhagavad Gita in this episode, taking off from our previous discussion.

GV1…..Verses from Bhagavad Gita

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Starting today, I will be posting some select verses from ancient Indian scripture namely Bhagavad Gita. This holy book is so well known that it needs hardly any introduction. So, I will skip that.

QV20.....Conclusion of ‘Quranic verses’ series

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In the past several episodes, I had a wonderful time sharing my thoughts on some of the verses from Holy Quran. Picking some really illuminating verses from the Holy Quran, I have tried to show how lofty these fundamental ideas are.

QV19.....Faith cannot be forced on others

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There are people who believe that Islam was spread at the point of a sword. There are even some Muslims, who think that their faith should be forced on others.

QV18.....Caught in the jaws of time!

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All of us, however successful or great we think we are, have to exit one day. Time spares none. It is as if we are all trapped in the jaws of time and the time is slowly gnawing us one after the other.

QV17.....Don’t waste your time; surrender to God

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As I said in the very beginning, Islam is a path of complete surrender. In a previous post, I gave reasons why we should surrender to God.

This idea of surrender as a chosen and inevitable path, is not something new to Quran or Islam. Even before prophet Muhammad, many ancient great men talked about the same path.

QV16.....World is but one family

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Today we see some people identifying themselves with specific color, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion and so on. But they forget that all of us belong to one big family, i.e. the family of humans.

QV15.....We are not responsible for our mistakes

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All of us would love to say that. We always want to blame someone else or the circumstances for all our mistakes. Unfortunately, we can’t get away with such excuses all the time!

QV12.....What is the purpose of life?

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Many of us rarely bother to ask this question. Some say that the purpose is to enjoy! And some others say that purpose is to attain ultimate liberation. And some even consider the world to be a play of God!