Chapter 18 verse 60
“O Arjuna, that action which out of delusion you do not wish to do, you will be driven to do it by your own inclination, born of your own material nature.”
This
is a profound statement of Bhagawan. Based on the inherent tendencies of the
current life and previous lives, Arjuna has been born and living as a kshatriya
whose role is to fight for the justice and to uphold dharma for his kingdom. In
this way, he would also be exhausting his inherent vasanas of aggression and
passion in this lifetime itself if possible. Ignorant of this large scheme for
his life, Arjuna is pushing back on fighting the kurushetra war. Bhagawan here
points out that if he doesn’t listen to his ageless advice, he will anyways be
forced to act per his nature. It is better to act with will rather than be
forced to act.
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