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UNDERSTANDING KRISHNA - THE COMPLETE
AVATAR
It is certainly not easy to figure out Krishna.
It is easy to understand Buddha's life journey.
He renounced his kingdom, luxuries, family and
his beautiful protected life to find real eternal
peace.
Krishna's life journey was in the reverse
direction. He left his idyllic cowherd life, the
innocent people who adored him, his beloved,
and his world of peace - to the corrupt world of
politics, riches and kings.
Buddha left the city to the forests to find
eternal peace, while Krishna retained that same
inner peace in the thick of the city.
It is easy to understand Shiva sitting alone in the
Himalayan peaks, plunged in meditation, bliss,
stillness and inner silence. But it is hard to see
the same bliss, stillness and inner silence in
Krishna even while living in the raging storms
and hurricanes of human drama.
It is easy to see the love of Jesus, who allowed
others to destroy his body, took on all our sins
and forgave his offenders. But it is hard to see
Krishna's love when he destroyed others' bodies,
forgave them by taking on their negative
karmas, and freed their souls
It is easy to understand Ram, who showed us
how to live by rules and principles. But Krishna
showed that while rules are important, there is
more to life than rules. It it is hard to
understand his subtler message, that rules
should not contain life, but life should contain
rules.
It is easy to respect the neutrality of Balram
who walked away from the war. But it is
difficult to see Krishna's acceptance of war as
wholeheartedly as he accepted the failure of his
peace mission. His neutrality came from equal
acceptance of every life situation, and from
treating everyone equally at soul level, rather
than body level.
It is easy to admire Bhishma who stuck to his
oath to save his word. But it is hard to
understand one who was willing to throw away
his reputation and promises to save dharma.
It is easy to understand one who avoids fighting
for the love of peace. But it is not easy to
understand one who fought with love for peace .
Krishna taught how, if war becomes inevitable,
one can fight with love for justice, and not with
anger for revenge.
It is easy to understand a recluse who attains
purity of mind by breaking away from his
attachments. It is hard to see Krishna's purity of
mind and ability to stay unattached and innocent
even in the midst of multiple relationships.
It is easy to understand one who overcomes
desire by giving up everything. It is hard to see
the renunciate in Krishna who remained desire-
less even when surrounded with luxuries and
riches.
It is easy to respect a celibate who rejects his
body to reach his soul. But it is almost
impossible to understand Krishna's complete
acceptance of the body, and absence of conflict
between flesh and spirit.
It is easy to understand Ram who saw none
other than Sita as his beloved. It is not easy to
understand Krishna's choice-less acceptance of
any woman who longed to love him the only way
she knew. We see Ram's rejection as right but
Krishna's acceptance as wrong.
We see Ram's boundaries with women as the
virtue of a principled man. But we cannot see
Krishna's unquestioning responding to women as
the compassionate, non-judging and all including
acceptance of the Almighty. Rejection did not
exist in his life. Be it a dazzling princess like
Rukmini or a physically unattractive hunchback
like Kubja, his response to their love was the
same and unconditional.
Women could be near him in whichever way
they wanted, not just as nuns, ascetics, mothers
and sisters. They could freely sing and dance
with him. They could be natural, drop all social
conditioning and masks and find themselves in
him.
It is easy to understand messiahs who accepted
devotees only as disciples. One can revere these
masters, touch their feet, and worship them
from a respectful and polite, formal distance.
One has to raise oneself to a level of maturity to
associate with the mater.
It is hard to understand a Krishna who accepted
love of any form. He came down to the devotees
and met them on their grounds, at their level.
With Krishna, a playmate could climb on his
back and picnic with him; a mother could tie
him up and scold him; a sister could fuss and
complain to him; a lover could fight, play and
be intimate with him; an elder could curse him;
a friend could gossip and laugh with him; and
anyone could imbibe the most profound and
abstract wisdom from him.
He accepts them all, as long as the source is
pure love.
It is easy to accept a saint who is serious, aloof,
quiet, and who extols misery and hardship as
virtues. It is not easy to accept a Krishna who
laughed, danced, sang, celebrated and played
through life. Krishna showed how one can go
through suffering without a sense of misery. He
showed that life is meant to be a celebration,
not a dreary schedule of duties.
Indeed, in a long line of avatars and prophets,
Krishna alone stands with the title of the
complete Avatar.
He was the Purna Avatar because he accepted all
of existence unconditionally. His response to life
was an absolute "Yes!"
If we could remove the preconceived notions of
how a God should be, we can see the most
simple, natural, authentic and innocent person
ever - a man whose life was an open invitation
to love, celebrations, friendship and intimacy.
I need to make it very clear here that I am not
saying he was better than all other prophets and
Gods. All I am saying is that he is harder to
understand.
Champa
UNDERSTANDING KRISHNA - THE COMPLETE
AVATAR
It is certainly not easy to figure out Krishna.
It is easy to understand Buddha's life journey.
He renounced his kingdom, luxuries, family and
his beautiful protected life to find real eternal
peace.
Krishna's life journey was in the reverse
direction. He left his idyllic cowherd life, the
innocent people who adored him, his beloved,
and his world of peace - to the corrupt world of
politics, riches and kings.
Buddha left the city to the forests to find
eternal peace, while Krishna retained that same
inner peace in the thick of the city.
It is easy to understand Shiva sitting alone in the
Himalayan peaks, plunged in meditation, bliss,
stillness and inner silence. But it is hard to see
the same bliss, stillness and inner silence in
Krishna even while living in the raging storms
and hurricanes of human drama.
It is easy to see the love of Jesus, who allowed
others to destroy his body, took on all our sins
and forgave his offenders. But it is hard to see
Krishna's love when he destroyed others' bodies,
forgave them by taking on their negative
karmas, and freed their souls
It is easy to understand Ram, who showed us
how to live by rules and principles. But Krishna
showed that while rules are important, there is
more to life than rules. It it is hard to
understand his subtler message, that rules
should not contain life, but life should contain
rules.
It is easy to respect the neutrality of Balram
who walked away from the war. But it is
difficult to see Krishna's acceptance of war as
wholeheartedly as he accepted the failure of his
peace mission. His neutrality came from equal
acceptance of every life situation, and from
treating everyone equally at soul level, rather
than body level.
It is easy to admire Bhishma who stuck to his
oath to save his word. But it is hard to
understand one who was willing to throw away
his reputation and promises to save dharma.
It is easy to understand one who avoids fighting
for the love of peace. But it is not easy to
understand one who fought with love for peace .
Krishna taught how, if war becomes inevitable,
one can fight with love for justice, and not with
anger for revenge.
It is easy to understand a recluse who attains
purity of mind by breaking away from his
attachments. It is hard to see Krishna's purity of
mind and ability to stay unattached and innocent
even in the midst of multiple relationships.
It is easy to understand one who overcomes
desire by giving up everything. It is hard to see
the renunciate in Krishna who remained desire-
less even when surrounded with luxuries and
riches.
It is easy to respect a celibate who rejects his
body to reach his soul. But it is almost
impossible to understand Krishna's complete
acceptance of the body, and absence of conflict
between flesh and spirit.
It is easy to understand Ram who saw none
other than Sita as his beloved. It is not easy to
understand Krishna's choice-less acceptance of
any woman who longed to love him the only way
she knew. We see Ram's rejection as right but
Krishna's acceptance as wrong.
We see Ram's boundaries with women as the
virtue of a principled man. But we cannot see
Krishna's unquestioning responding to women as
the compassionate, non-judging and all including
acceptance of the Almighty. Rejection did not
exist in his life. Be it a dazzling princess like
Rukmini or a physically unattractive hunchback
like Kubja, his response to their love was the
same and unconditional.
Women could be near him in whichever way
they wanted, not just as nuns, ascetics, mothers
and sisters. They could freely sing and dance
with him. They could be natural, drop all social
conditioning and masks and find themselves in
him.
It is easy to understand messiahs who accepted
devotees only as disciples. One can revere these
masters, touch their feet, and worship them
from a respectful and polite, formal distance.
One has to raise oneself to a level of maturity to
associate with the mater.
It is hard to understand a Krishna who accepted
love of any form. He came down to the devotees
and met them on their grounds, at their level.
With Krishna, a playmate could climb on his
back and picnic with him; a mother could tie
him up and scold him; a sister could fuss and
complain to him; a lover could fight, play and
be intimate with him; an elder could curse him;
a friend could gossip and laugh with him; and
anyone could imbibe the most profound and
abstract wisdom from him.
He accepts them all, as long as the source is
pure love.
It is easy to accept a saint who is serious, aloof,
quiet, and who extols misery and hardship as
virtues. It is not easy to accept a Krishna who
laughed, danced, sang, celebrated and played
through life. Krishna showed how one can go
through suffering without a sense of misery. He
showed that life is meant to be a celebration,
not a dreary schedule of duties.
Indeed, in a long line of avatars and prophets,
Krishna alone stands with the title of the
complete Avatar.
He was the Purna Avatar because he accepted all
of existence unconditionally. His response to life
was an absolute "Yes!"
If we could remove the preconceived notions of
how a God should be, we can see the most
simple, natural, authentic and innocent person
ever - a man whose life was an open invitation
to love, celebrations, friendship and intimacy.
I need to make it very clear here that I am not
saying he was better than all other prophets and
Gods. All I am saying is that he is harder to
understand.
Champa
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