Bhagavan Krishna - Lord, anyone who has read the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata knows about Lord Krishna. He is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu and one of the most widely worshiped deities in Hinduism. Shri Krishna, more than the Hindu God, is the only true spiritual teacher the universe has ever seen. He improved the spiritual and gradual destiny of mankind. He told the world about devotion and virtue as well as the ultimate reality. Sri Krishna was, in the past, the role model for the people in every aspect of the modern world today and will certainly remain so in the ages to come.
The most popular book in India - the Bhagavad Gita is a 700 verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit. It is a part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, where Lord Krishna enlightened Arjuna with his wisdom during the righteous battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas at the Battle of Kurukshetra. It teaches many life lessons that can be easily applied in our daily lives.
What do you learn from the personality of Shri Krishna?
Shri Krishna is a personality who has influenced thousands of generations with his life and the message he has given. The knowledge given by him through Bhagavad Gita continues to influence people even today. We do not see many such personalities who have left such an impact on mankind, that too deeply.
All dimensions of Shri Krishna are possible in human existence. He lived like any other ordinary person. Who has extraordinary strength, talent, determination, and an ordinary man as an enigma
What are the lessons learned from Lord Krishna's life?
Similarly the story Krishna - was born in an extremely unfavorable condition, his parents were in prison, and he was taken from his original mother (his mother) to a foster mother (to another mother) and spent most of his childhood Spent there He was constantly hunted by people sent by his uncle.
In this whole context, you can see an extremely challenging childhood and completely unusual situations in life. But you still see stability in Krishna. Nothing affected him. His purpose was clear. The establishment of Dharma was his aim and he fulfilled that objective at every moment, at every level, in every situation. Whether he was a lover, a husband to their wives, a ruler, or a statesman, he proved equality in every situation. He was stable. He was balanced and unmoved.
There are so many different stories we can talk about. And every story of Krishna, every aspect of his life is really meaningful. You can see through his life you, your circumstances, the depth of your life. It clarifies. His life gives clarity to our lives. You
Let us have a look at some of the stories that made you think or made you realize some realities.
3 life-changing lessons or teachings from Krishna with the Moral of the Story
Krishna Lesson #1- The Story of Krishna and the Charioteer- Darkness doesn’t come to Light
Lord Krishna was getting ready to go out to meet someone. His chariot was ready, his charioteer was ready, and everyone was waiting. Lord Krishna was usually getting ready very fast. He didn't take much time. He was getting ready in no time. But this time—almost three hours passed—he still wasn't fully dressed. The charioteer was surprised & shocked. Why Lord Krishna is taking so long to get ready?" So, he decided to go and check what was happening. He found Krishna adorning himself, making himself look better.
He asked Lord Krishna, “O Lord, why are you dressing up so well, so much ?"
Shri Krishna said, "I'm going to meet an important person."
Then the charioteer asked, "Who is this important person?"
Shri Krishna said, “It's Duryodhana.”
He was the eldest of the hundred Kauravas who were enemies of the Pandavas, who were supported by Lord Krishna. The charioteer was confused. The Kauravas are considered irreligious; He was doing all kinds of things which were against Dharma, and Krishna is the epitome of Dharma. Why does a person living in religion need to be so prepared to meet one who practices dharma, contrary to religion? It had no meaning.
So, he asked Lord Krishna again, You are going to meet Duryodhan, but why you are dressing up so much? And why are you even going to meet an adharmic? He should come to you.”
Shri Krishna said, Have you ever seen the darkness has ever come to light? Light has always gone to darkness.”
Then the charioteer said, “But why you dressed up so much? You can meet as you are because you are Lord Krishna.”
Shri Krishna said, “You know, he does not have the capacity to see who I am. So, let him at least see me in my costume.”
Moral of Story
Krishna Lesson #2 - Kurushetra - Promise is a Promise, Don't Make Promises if You Can't Keep Them
That was during the Kurukshetra war; There was a war going on between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The Kaurava army was much bigger than the Pandav army, but Krishna was with the Pandavas. He was playing the role of charioteer for Arjuna, one of the Pandavas. One evening, because it is a religious war, they fight only between sunrise and sunset; (After sunset, no one takes up arms. There is no fighting, they stop exactly when the sun sets. But still, there is light, the native light.), Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandavas, and Krishna decided to leave. battlefield to see what happened that day. How many people were injured or killed? People were engaged in the removal of dead bodies and wounded; All those things were going on and they went to see what had happened.
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So, while they were standing and watching what was happening, a beggar came to Yudhishthira and said, "I have not eaten anything, I am hungry. Can you give me some money?" Yudhishthira checked his pocket; It was empty as he did not expect to use any money at the time. He casually told the beggar, “Now I have nothing. Come tomorrow, I will give you something." Hearing this, Krishna started laughing and Yudhishthira did not understand the joke.
After a while, he asked Krishna, "Why are you laughing? I'm not joking anymore. I don't have money. That's why I didn't give. So I told him to come again tomorrow, I will give it." So Krishna said, "Look at the irony. We are standing on the battlefield. We stopped this fight because the sun has set.
Tomorrow when the sun rises again in the morning, we will have to fight. We do not know for sure whether we will be alive tomorrow to give some money to this beggar at this time; Because tomorrow we have to fight a battle. Anything can happen in a fight. So, to me, it doesn't make any sense. You have full faith, you will live and tomorrow you will be at the same place to give money to the beggar; While I am not sure whether I will live to be with you tomorrow or not." Hearing this Yudhishthira realized his grave mistake.
Moral of Story
A word is a promise. You have to deliver If you do not deliver, it will become a pending matter; A matter that needs to be completed at some other time. It can be something very small like making a promise to a beggar where there is no contract, but a word is a word. It equates to a personality or a person's integrity. So you have to give. If tomorrow, you are not able to deliver, you may have to come back to another body to fulfill that promise. In short, if we promise, we have to deliver. Avoid promising things that you are not sure of delivering. This is the moral of the story which Yudhishthira understood.
A great master, a Jagat Guru like Krishna, was unsure whether he would be at this place, at this time tomorrow with Yudhishthira, to see the contract between Yudhishthira and this beggar being executed. But a person who is not as intelligent as Krishna is very confident, "Tomorrow you come, and I will give you money." Are we like this? this is the question. This story is meant to make us introspect; To understand for ourselves how many promises we make on earth in our life that we do not fulfill. Maybe the one who made the promise and the one to whom he promised will not remember, but it is written in the ether. This is a contract.
Think again before making a promise. can you complete it? If you are not able to accomplish it with your life, then someone else should complete it on your behalf. It is important that we remain righteous, truthful, and fully connected with ourselves. Deliver what you can within your capacity at the given time. If there's another time, we don't know. We have no idea. I don't know if I will be available to write a blog tomorrow. So, what do I have to say to you, I'll talk to you now. Tomorrow if I'm available, if I'm alive, I can write more. But there is no guarantee. There is no rehearsal for life, there is no turning back in life. Life is as it is every moment. Krishna gave a very valuable lesson there. That's why we call him Jagat Guru.
Life is as it is every moment. Krishna gave a very valuable lesson there. That's why we called him Jagat-Guru.
Krishna Lesson #3 - God Has Purpose For Everything
The Pandavas won after the Mahabharata war. He defeated the huge army of Kauravas and emerged victoriously. Krishna was Arjuna's charioteer. Arjun was excited. He was excited because he was a successful warrior, playing a vital role in defeating the opponents. So he was very happy and he was fully charged. He was feeling great, like anyone who succeeded, who won the match, would feel.
Krishna took him to his camp. He took the chariot to the camp. Arjuna was in the chariot. And it usually happens that the chariot stops, the chariot descends, and the door opens for the traveler to come out. During this, Krishna was sitting on the seat of the charioteer. He did not get out of the chariot. And Arjuna was waiting, hoping that Krishna would come out and open the door so that Arjuna could come out. But he didn't, he stayed. He told Arjuna. "Please get off!" Arjuna found this a bit strange - because first, he won the battle, and he is victorious and deserves to be out. But Krishna was not moving. And Arjuna waited again. Krishna said, "Please get off!"
Still, Arjuna waited. Maybe Krishna didn't think so. But Krishna said for the third time, "Please get down!" Arjun himself opened the door and came out.
Krishna untied the bridles of the horses and he jumped. The horses went, and he jumped out. When he jumped out, the chariot caught fire at that very moment. Then Arjuna understood: If Krishna had gotten off the chariot before Arjuna came out, Arjuna would have been dead now, because he would have been caught in the fire.
So, what a master does is not really understood at the time when it is happening - people may feel that it is inconsistent with normal social norms.
We have seen this in the lives of various Gurus. So here you can see a master, a Jagat-guru, a master of the universe like Krishna - very clear in his mind. And he knows very well that once the objective is accomplished, the chariot will disappear. He knew very well. Arjuna, a man, a common man - whose mind gets excited when he is victorious and becomes depressed when he loses a battle. A normal human being, of the human mind, did not understand that situation or the reality of that situation at that time. So he expected that the master would come and open the door.
At that time, he did not even think of Krishna as a guru. He considered Krishna as his charioteer, so he expected him to respect him. But Krishna knew very well that if he came out of the chariot, the whole chariot including the horses would burn. So everyone will be affected by his coming out.
So what He did was - He did everything properly, and He asked Arjuna to come out. Everything is released, only the chariot is remaining, and from there He came out and the chariot got burnt.
That was a big lesson and it's a big lesson for us too - that what a master does can have many more dimensions, many different dimensions than what we understand. So if we criticize, judge, or get angry (like Arjuna was angry with Krishna for not opening the door), we will eventually understand that the guru did something for too higher a purpose, for too many reasons. This is again a clear indication of which is the master is working from, and at what frequency. And a warning to all of us: Don't judge a guru.
Moral of Story
What the Guru does is for a greater, higher purpose.
We cannot understand. So we must know that in every detail of Krishna's story we will see some pearls and gems, great truths that can transform us. Every moment is precious in the life of a great Guru. This is a lesson for the world.
What can we learn from Lord Krishna?
The biggest truth is that no one can understand Krishna except Krishna. To understand Krishna one has to reach the heights of Krishna. So far no one was able to reach us, which is not strange
Let me tell you what I learned myself.
1. Knowledge of strength
When Lord Krishna said that he would not use any weapons in the battle of Kurukshetra, Duryodhana made a mistake in choosing a large army that Krishna could join. Pandavas. The story would have been different if Krishna had been on the side of the Kauravas.
2. Always respect your teacher
Even if you do not agree with your teachers on some points. Always respect your teacher. We can see how Lord Krishna respects Guru Dronacharya.
3. Always seek advice
When Bhishma was in his last moments, Lord Krishna took Arjuna, Yudhisthira to him and requested Bhishma to give some advice to the visiting rulers. For that Bhishma always control your pride, do not underestimate the power of your enemy.
Bhishma said, "I thought I am supreme and powerful, but I have forgotten that one day a brave man like Arjuna will be born."
4. Be aggressive when needed
The moment Ashwatthama launched the Brahma Astra to harm Arjuna's children, it was Lord Krishna who launched the Sudarshan Chakra and then cursed Ashwatthama.
4. Adhere to righteousness no matter what
Krishna has always stood by Dharma and made every effort to protect and balance Dharma. He did everything necessary for the victory of the Pandavas.
10 Teaching of Lord Krishna
(1) Love is not an attachment, it is freedom.
(2) Smile, you too are standing on the battlefield.
(3) Receive what life blesses you with.
(4) Do not oppose the nature of God, God is wiser than you.
(5) How to be a savior to your loved ones.
(6) Isolation (Detach).
(7) If the dispute can be resolved through discussion, try to avoid war.
(8) Take action without expecting results.
(9) If the standard for religious protection is an impediment, violate the standard.
(10) Learn to laugh and connect with the universe.
Apart from the above lessons, here are the most practical Lord Krishna quotes that will give you the inspiration you need in difficult times.
Positive Krishna Quotes on Life
1. There are three gates to self-destruction, Lust, anger, and greed. "~ Lord Krishna
2. "Man was created by his beliefs. He is as he believes. He becomes." ~ Lord Krishna
3. "Anyone who does a good deed will not have a terrible end." ~ Sri Krishna
4. "Performing one's own duties imperfectly is far better than learning the responsibilities of another." ~ Lord Krishna
5. "Whatever you want to do, but not with ego, not with lust, not with jealousy but with love, compassion, humility, and devotion." Lord Krishna about love
6. "The only way you can conquer me is through love, and there I am happily conquered." Sri Krishna Quotes
7. "Change is the law of the world. In one moment you will be the head of the crores. In another moment you will be the poor." ~ Lord Krishna
8. "The key to happiness is the lack of desires." ~ Lord Krishna
9. "Sensual pleasures may at first seem like nectar but eventually turn into poison." ~ Lord Krishna
10. "Happiness is a state of mind that has nothing to do with the outside world." ~ Lord Krishna
