{"id":7165,"date":"2013-11-12T03:52:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T03:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoverursupersoul.com\/2013\/11\/are-we-still-spiritually-blind\/"},"modified":"2013-11-12T03:52:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T03:52:00","slug":"are-we-still-spiritually-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minivetsystem.com\/iskcon\/are-we-still-spiritually-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we still spiritually blind?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div align=\"center\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span>The message and the messenger was the same but still two different people interpreted it in different ways. Arjuna heard the message of Gita from Krishna directly and Dhritarashtra<\/span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> <\/span><\/span><span>heard from Sanjay, his assistant. After hearing the wisdom words Arjuna\u2019s life completely got transformed, his all doubts got dispelled and he became ready to face the battle of life. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp;<\/span>But in spite of hearing the astute words of Krishna, Dhritarashtra<\/span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> <\/span><\/span><span>remained spiritually blind. His desire to enjoy the kingdom overpowered his intelligence. Dhritarashtra<\/span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">lost all his 100 sons and was responsible for the death of thousands of warriors.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span>Gita\u2019s message is not just for Arjuna but for entire humanity. We need to introspect and find out if we are following the footsteps of Arjuna or of Dhritarashtra<\/span><span>. Do we want to remain materially diseased like Dhritarashtra<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">and keep on hankering for material positions and possessions at the cost of our spiritual life? The only reason why Arjuna emerged victorious was because he acted as per the wishes of Krishna. Are we listening to Krishna\u2019s words or are we succumbing to our material lust, we need to ask ourselves. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The message and the messenger was the same but still two different people interpreted it in different ways. Arjuna heard the message of Gita from Krishna directly and Dhritarashtra heard from Sanjay, his assistant. 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