The Lord doesn’t insist on all men following one path and accepting one discipline. There are many doors to His mansion. The main entrance is, however, moha-kshaya (overcoming of attachment). This is what Krishna exhorted Arjuna to achieve. Arjuna lost heart and allowed the bow to slip from his hand because he was overwhelmed by a deluding type of attachment. Krishna had to demonstrate to him that kinsmen whom he dreaded to kill, teachers whom he wished they lived, those whom he loved and hated, all were but instruments of His will, puppets pulled by His hand. This destroyed his attachment and Arjuna resumed his task without any attachment to consequences. That made him the recipient of the greatest lesson in history. This lesson is valuable for theists and atheists, for both have an attachment to the consequences of their tasks, an attachment which will colour their eagerness and double the distress when disappointed! Moha-kshaya is necessary for both theists and atheists, to secure lasting joy. Both do not take from here any minute portion of their acquisitions, both can earn the gratitude of people only by sacrifice and love!
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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