GOD PUTS DOWN HIS FOOT

Thursday, November 27th, 2025

Ramsden Park, Toronto

My philosophical injection for today after a catch up on rest from an air flight endurance test was over our Gita Zoom call.  Those early verses from Chapter Two of the Bhagavad-gita which translates as The Song of God, do somewhat rock the boat for Krishna’s dear friend, Arjuna.  Krishna exerts His might, asserting action and setting aside “impotence,” “impurity,” and “weakness of heart.”  Arjuna was declining to support true dharma, to fight and to contribute to a moral good.  Krishna had enough of this squeamishness.  It was time to wake up.  Verses 2 and 3 are Krishna’s saying, “Man up!”

When we look at the entire picture as expressed in the larger text, Mahabharat, we hear the narrative of the atrocities against the pious work of the Pandavas.  Their adversaries, the Kauravas, were aggressors and the last straw, the one that broke the camel’s back, was the attempt to publicly expose the nudity of Princess Draupadi.

The mood of Krishna was enough is enough.  And we need real men like you, Arjuna, to defend.  So, in the mood of God, Himself, I felt that in our hour-long discussion that Krishna’s assertiveness is highly relevant to what is happening today.  Like Arjuna at this portion of the great book, the world is confused.  When in confusion, one seeks to end it by wisdom based on depth.

It was indeed beautiful to hear the responses from our Zoomers on the call.  The shake-up, the boat rocking is what we all need.  We’ve been too relaxed, and our complacency is our own worst enemy.

MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU

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