by P. V. S. Suryanarayana Raju Raju (Author)
Many feel that Arjuna wanted to be non-violent but Krishna encouraged him to be violent. Having seen relatives on the other side attachment and fear gripped Arjuna and his every fiber started shaking. Arjuna's life is violent oriented. If the other side are not strangers he don't mind hurting them or slaughtering like animals. Arjuna is deeply rooted in violence. In fact Arjuna killed thousands of people in Virat kingdom when war broke between Pandavas and Kauravas and Pandavas won the war because of valor of Arjuna. Non-violence can happen only in a person who does not see separation between his own people and others. Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi treated even animals on par with humans. Had the war happened between Arjuna and the strangers Arjuna would not have been aware that he is violent and war is evil and immoral. The divine interference of Krishna made him to realize all these. That realization is an outcome of self-inquiry in the setting which existence created for Arjuna. Only in extraordinary situation what is hidden deep within us manifests. When some stranger dies we also don't feel much, but if some one who is looking us lovingly suddenly dies because unconsciously we have great so many expectations still from him.
Author Biography
The author is a pediatrician from Narsapur, AP, India working on self-inquiry for the past 30 years.He wrote many books on that subject which include Insights in self-inquiry, The comprehensive book on self-inquiry, The Alpha and Omega of self-inquiry, The theory and practice of self-inquiry, The essence of self-inquiry, The genesis of self-inquiry, Know Thyself.He wrote many books in his native language Telugu which include Nenevadanu?, Nija Vichararana, commented on Ramana Maharshi's Upadesa Saram and Akshara Mana Malai, Vichara Chudamani and Vichara Chandrodayam in which he dealt the practical aspects of self-inquiry and showed self-inquiry is direct path to Self realization because in this method the ego itself is destroyed once and forever unlike other spiritual methods ego is very much kept intact in the name of doing spiritual practice.Many of his books are available in e-book