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Dharma is not about fixed loyalties; it is the art of responding freshly to each moment, embracing both friend and foe with the same playful integrity.

Context: What was the incident when Krishna faced Arjuna in battle? Read Original Discourse →

The Mahabharata is not a limitation but a celebration of the human experience, reflecting a totality that honors our past while the wheel of life continues to turn.

Context: Is the claim that whatever is not in the Mahabharata is nowhere correct, and does it limit the vastness of life? Read Original Discourse →

The Mahabharata neither begins nor ends; the real war is within, fueled by human ignorance, and it continues until awareness dissolves that ignorance.

Context: What happens when the eighteenth chapter is completed? Read Original Discourse →

A truly religious person surrenders completely to life, standing where the divine places him, even in darkness and defeat, for in that surrender lies the essence of truth.

Context: Why did religious men like Bhishma and Karna side with Duryodhana in the Mahabharata? Read Original Discourse →