--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "suziezuzie" <msilver1951@> > wrote: > > > > I just got done reading a condensed version of the Mahabharata which > > contains a short version of all the stories from the full version. > > What's striking about every story is how aggressive Krishna is in > > demanding that that the five Pandava brothers including Arjuna kill > > their relatives even though they all protested. Krishna never even > > hinted at negotiations, reconciliations or truces. He insisted that > > they be killed. Many of the stories describe Krishna killing, > > beheading bad guys, demons, rakshasas. > > > The last remark I recall that Maharishi made about the killing in the > BG is that it is all internal, meant to be seen as an internal war vs > a literal one. It was during the past year or so during a press > conference. >
The Gita can be seen as allegory. The allegory of the Mahabharata may be too grand for us to grasp as easily, or it may have started out as simple history-turned-legend with the Gita tacked on later to give it a more spiritual interpretation. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
