Author: Yojana Yadav

Saturday morning is synonymous with our Srimad Bhagavad Gita class. It’s a day to listen intently to Lord Krishna’s divine song and take a guided tour to the depths of the serene ocean of knowledge to pick up pearls of wisdom and emerge wiser and even more inspired for days to come. 

Returning to the shore, it’s time to walk the talk as we get back to the material world, rejuvenated with a sense of equanimity and energy to take on the week’s battles.

If there’s one shloka that comes to the mind instantly from Chapter 2 or Sankhya Yoga, it is:

तमुवाच हृषीकेश: प्रहसन्निव भारत |
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वच: ||2.10||

tam-uvācha hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ prahasanniva bhārata
senayorubhayor-madhye viṣhīdantam-idaṁ vachaḥ || 2.10 ||

The key expression being senayorubhayormadhye or coming to the centre. Lord Krishna deliberately positioned the chariot between the armies of the Kauravas and Pandavas at the battlefield in Kurukshetra so that Arjuna could take an objective view of the situation without getting attached.

Lord Krishna says that if we are attached to one side, we won’t see reality. If truth has to dawn, declutch/detach yourself and come to the centre. Then you will get a better vision. From the foot of a mountain, it is impossible to see the horizon. To climb up, detach yourself from the mundane. As one goes higher, the vision gets better. By associating with one side, we can’t get the real picture. Coming to the centre is similar to going up for a better vision.

We all have a different army/enemy to fight. Everyone’s situation is different. So, don’t get daunted. Assess the situation by coming to the centre and boldly fight the battle of life.