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CHAPTER 8. HE ALONE WINS WHO DOES NOT WANT TO WIN
of happiness can make us restless. And it was not an ordinary happiness that dawned on Arjuna; it
was an avalanche of bliss. And as it came very suddenly, it had great intensity. So he was scared
and he almost shouted, ”Stop it! withdraw it! I can take no more!” It was natural, very natural. It is
ironic, but it is so.
There are many strong people in the world who can cope with the greatest suffering, but there are
not many who can cope with a great measure of happiness. Although we always pray for happiness,
we will scream with terror if we come upon it suddenly. That is why God grants us happiness
in installments, in small measures, in a very miserly manner. And whenever happiness comes
suddenly and in large measure, it scares us.
Question 4
QUESTIONER: THE LAST PART OF THE FIRST QUESTION REMAINS UNANSWERED BY YOU.
ACCORDING TO YOU, WHEN KRISHNA SAYS HE IS HERE TO DESTROY THE WICKED, HE
REALLY MEANS TO CHANGE THEM, TO TRANSFORM THEM. BUT THE MANY STORIES OF
HIS LIFE CLEARLY SAY HE ACTUALLY DESTROYED THE WICKED.
It would be good to understand this matter.
What seems to us as killing is not really killing in the eyes of Krishna. Those who understand the
GEETA will understand. What we think of as killing is not actually killing. To Krishna nobody is
ever killed; nobody can ever be killed. But then, what is it that Krishna does We find him killing any
number of demons and monsters in the stories of his life.
To understand it you will have to go with me into the very depths of the matter; to understand it we
will have to go into a few things, a few sutras that will even go beyond your understanding.
If you understand it rightly, in terms of the science of religion, then it means only this much: Krishna
uprooted the physical organization of a particular demon or wicked person, destroyed the whole
system of his conditioning, his body and mind together, and released his inner soul from bondage.
In terms of religion it means only this much. If Krishna sees that a particular person cannot be
transformed with his existing body-mind, then it is better to release him from its clutches and send
him in search of a new body which will be helpful in his future growth. If the physical frame of a
person is so dulled and deadened that it rejects all change, then it is necessary to help him find a
new form for himself.
Let us try to understand it with the help of an example. If we want to educate an old person who
is illiterate, from the beginning, from the very abe, we will find it an impossible task. It is really a
hard job to educate a grownup. He is so heavily conditioned, his sensibilities are so dull and dead,
his old habits are so entrenched and strong that it possible to free him from his age-old conditioning
and habits. Even if the person concerned is willing to learn, he cannot. But now science is going
to create conditions in which it will be possible to provide an old person with the body of a child, so
that he can learn everything from the beginning. And it will be great. This is what Krishna is doing
in the case of some hardened wicked people. He releases them from their old bodies so they can
begin their life’s journey anew.
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