WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015
Q: Why was Arjuna petrified seeing Krishna’s viraat roop? Is it because he wasn’t ready? Why would God’s form invoke fear?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Anything new or unfamiliar causes fear. When children see a new person, or face a new situation, they are afraid. After the age of three, a child does not want to go to a new person, it takes a couple of days to adjust to a new person.
Our nervous system also takes a little time to adjust, to hold the knowledge; that is why a teacher is essential, and a Guru is absolutely essential. It is like jumping into a swimming pool without a coach or a lifeguard, you feel more fearful. Even if a lifeguard is there, people are scared to jump into a swimming pool, because it can take your life away. Similarly, when a huge bolt of energy shakes the small mind, it shakes the ego, then fear comes up; it is but natural.
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