Summarized by Indrajeet Harer:
We began the class with pranayama followed by the recap of the previous class. We re-visited the first Shloka. Here is the summary of what we discussed :
1st Shloka :
Objective meaning:
The first shloka depicts Dhritarashra’s favoritism towards his son, Duryodhan. Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya to describe what is happening at the holy place of Kurukhetra between his people & the Pandavas. Dhritarashtra is secretly hoping that the unjust war will be avoided at the holy place of Kurukshetra.
Subjective meaning :
Dhritarashtra is representing the blind mind that is attached to the body.
Sanjaya is considered to be the introspection.
Kurukshetra is the plain body
Dharmakshetra is the body guarded by intellect.
Tip : Introspect Daily.
We discussed in detail what is meant by introspection & how it is different from reflection.
Introspection is getting in witness mode & watching the parade of the activities that happened during the day without getting judgmental & letting the mind take us for a ride.
Reflection is focused on a specific project / activity to understand the lessons learned with the aim to learn from the past mistakes.
We also discussed in brief the roles of Vyasa, Sanjaya and Ganesha in the creation of Bhagwad Geeta.
2nd Shloka :
Objective meaning:
In the second shloka, Sanjaya responds to the question posed by Dhritarashtra. Sanjaya describes that the Pandava army is organized in a military formation which shows their readiness for the war and having seen this, Duryodhana is in a confused state and runs to his Guru, Drona, for comfort.
Subjective meaning :
Duryodhana is representing the strong materialistic desire, which is difficult to be defeated.
Drona is considered to be the habits/vasanas.
The strong materialistic desires have a high dependency on vasanas.
Tip : Identify your habits.
We discussed why Drona has a negative depiction in the subjective analysis. Drona was attached to his son just like Dhritarashtra. Being a teacher, Drona could have opted to not participate in the war, but he had selfish motives in assisting Duryodhana.
3rd Shloka :
Objective meaning:
In the third shloka, Duryodhana says to his teacher, Drona, to take a look at the mighty army of the Pandavas led by Drupada’s son, Dhrustadyun. Even at the height of tensions, Duryodhana taunts his teacher, Drona, that it was mistake to impart knowledge to Dhrustadyun.
Subjective meaning :
Drupada is representing dispassion towards sense enjoyment.
Dhrustadyun is considered as intuition.
Tip : Seek intuition.
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Submitted by Sunil Jyothi:
This is a good article about Reflection and Introspection.
Reflection is about outcome (action, thought, behaviour) while Introspection is self analysis, soul searching, the real you...
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