35 Quotes About Mahabharata

He who has given up all desires, and moves free from attachment, egoism and thirst for enjoyment attains peace. (Chapter- II, Shloka- 71)

History Depicts the Events Happened; the way we Perceive makes the difference

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Widespread criticisms of jihad in Islam and the so-called sword verses in the Quran have unearthed for fair-minded Christians difficult questions about Christianity's own traditions of holy war and 'texts of terror.' Like Hinduism's Mahabharata epic, the Bible devotes entire books to war and rumors thereof. Unlike the Quran, however, it contains hardly any rules for how to conduct a just war.

No text, being human creation, is free from flaws – it is the human mind that should be conscientious enough to accept their good elements and discard the bad ones.

कर्ण म्हणाला,"अर्जुनाने पक्ष्याचा एक डोळा दिसतोय ह्या लक्ष्य केंद्रित उत्तराने गुरु द्रोण प्रभावित झाले. पण अश्वत्थामा! जर मला विचारशील तर मी पक्षाचे दोन्ही डोळे एकाच बाणात साधण्याची उपासना केली आहे."त्यावर अश्वत्थामा म्हणाला," कर्ण!असेलही अर्जुन जगासाठी उत्तम धनुर्धर! पण मी आजपर्यंत भुंकणाऱ्या कुत्र्यांच्या पलीकडचा मंजुळ कोकिळेचा आवाज ऐकून लक्ष्य साधणारा धनुर्धर कधीच पहिला नाही. ज्या गुरूने तुला विद्यादान करण्यास नकार दिला त्या गुरुचाच अभेद्य अंश आज तुझा अजन्म मित्र राहील.

There are many Arjunas in Kalyuga; they are focused, bright, hard-working, loving, righteous young men who want to change the world. Their patience and connectivity to Krishna tests the longevity of their characters; some of them give up and transform into Shakunis and Kauravas.

Were the stories we told each other true? Who knows? At the best of times, a story is a slippery thing. Perhaps that was why it changed with each telling. Or is that the nature of all stories, the reason for their power?

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