It’s extremely important and difficult to have open conversations where we don’t feel threatened—where ideas can be explored without ego stepping in.
What stands out to me is how Krishna ends his guidance: ponder over this fully, and then do as you wish.
So often, we offer advice with the hope—or expectation—that it will be followed. Krishna doesn’t do that. He offers clarity, not control. The choice remains with the listener.
That, to me, is the clearest sign of selfless guidance—there’s nothing in it for the speaker, only respect for the other person’s free will.
Love these points.
It’s extremely important and difficult to have open conversations where we don’t feel threatened—where ideas can be explored without ego stepping in.
What stands out to me is how Krishna ends his guidance: ponder over this fully, and then do as you wish.
So often, we offer advice with the hope—or expectation—that it will be followed. Krishna doesn’t do that. He offers clarity, not control. The choice remains with the listener.
That, to me, is the clearest sign of selfless guidance—there’s nothing in it for the speaker, only respect for the other person’s free will.
Foreseeing that invitation you laid at last Maharaj. I'm happy to see journals from many years back here while reading