Iced

When I feel confused and giving up:


The Sojourn Of Arjuna
Victor Wooten

So Arjuna and Krishna you know they're hanging out on the battlefield
Arjuna is like tired of war, he's trying to get out of this battle
so Krishna drops a little science on him,
he says you know it's the way ofspiritual growth
a man must go forth from where he stands
he cannot jump to the absolute, he must evolve toward it

Krishna says at any given moment in time we are what we are
Arjuna we have to accept the consequences of being ourselves
and only through this acceptance can we begin to evolve further
we may select the battleground but we cannot avoid the battle

so Krishna tells Arjuna it follows therefore that every action under certain circumstances
and for certain people may actually be a stepping stone to spiritual growth
Arjuna is to do the best he knows in order to pass beyond that best to better how can we prescribe our neighbors to be perfectwhen it is so hard to know our own heart
the pacifist must respect ArjunaArjuna must respect the pacifist.

both are going toward the same goal if they are really sincere
there's an underlying solidarity between them which can be expressed
each one follows without compromise the path upon which he finds himself for we can only help others to do their dutyby doing what we ourselves believe to be right
it is the one supremely social act.

so Kirshna's reply to Arjuna occupies the rest of the storyit deals not only with Arjuna's immediate personal problem
but the whole nature of action the meaning of life and the aims for which man must struggle here on earth
at the end of the conversation Arjuna has changed his mindhe's ready to fight, he's ready to go ahead on it is the way of spiritual growt
ha man must go forward from where he stands
he cannot jump to the absolute and the battle begins...