---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote :
The 5 Pandus were meant to represent the 5 lower chakras under the power of the soul and the 100 evil minded sons of Dhritarashtra were meant to represent all the vices man is subject to in life, Duryodana chief among them as Material Desire. Which came first? the war? or the allegory of man's spiritual quest? I think the later! Vyasa's Bhagavad Gita came first, the so-called war was added to tell the story!, get it? "The BG is the highest expression of devine intelligence understood by man. Dealing with the unseen aspects of life, it also touches on the past and present of the world of our daily life. Furthermore, the BG, while expounding universal Truth, is itself a historical record and relates incidents that took place five thousand years ago... "The BG forms the central core of Indian History, the Mahabharata... "It is regrettable that some modern commentators on the BG have followed in the footsteps of modern historians, and refused to admit its historic authenticity. It is hoped that the light will dawn and truth will be recognized as truth." MMY Commentary on BG The field of the body (kurushetra) is where the battle is fought between the evil and good tendencies (there's that duality again, God and the Devil). Hence the BG is as Religious as any Christian scripture. It's really a beautiful story that MMY really hasn't addressed, that wasn't his intention after all, but that's another story. Better get past 'the body' if you want spiritual progress.
