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53 JAIN PERCEPTION OF GITA
teachings were conveyed for such a long period of time in the battle field. Vyasa, the author, wanted to convery the message as to how the life should be lived in the midst of the dust and din of the usual conficts of our day to day existence. He has therefore selected a situation in which each one of us is often placed. When a serious problem confronts us in life, we are many a times undergoing a trauma experienced by Arjuna. Through the verses of Gita Vyasa teaches us the importance of mental equilibrium and how to achieve it. It is therefore understood by many learned commentators on Gita that "war” and “Krishna” referred to in Gita are not the same as those involed in the battle field of Kurushetra where thousands of warriors had gathered to kill each other. In other words, these expressions are symbolic and represent the mental struggle, which we experience daily and the spiritual guidance, which we have to receive from the Supreme Soul called Paramatman.
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