Learn from the Vedas___part 5

Get out of the tunnel quickly and Embrace the world[/b]

After Krishna completed his tutorial to Arjuna vide the Bhagvada Gita ; Arjuna was able to see the bigger picture. He realized that he had been vastly self centered and selfish to point out a few.

Krishna helped him to come to terms with the triviality of the fact that , he wasn’t alone and his actions bore the weight of many on his shoulders. The fists that once felt light on contact , now became as morbid as ten Mike Tysons put together. (Go figure!!)

There was this old song my father used to hum every now and then :

oh Re ! Taal mile Nadii ke jall me ,

Nadii mile saaagar meee ;

Saagar mile konse jall me ,

Koi jaaaaane naaaaa……..

# Mukesh

The point is everything is dynamic and interwoven. The whole world is like a single being, breathing in and out. There is a cycle to everything we see. Linear systems never flourish. Feedback should never be put aside. But that is another issue altogether.

Coming back to our point; we are sure to wonder about the time when we acquire this Macro-scope that enables us to see the bigger picture up close.

Bhagvada Gita’s answers this potently as the time when one comes to terms with his importance in life; gathers virtue, poise, and courage to do the needful when the time calls for it.

Many Cultures sprung up over the course of time , shone for a bit and then faded away to oblivion. Let us pause to think where these once glorious cultures are today :

· Greek

· Roman

· Egyptian

· Macedonian

· & Spartan ( don’t answer 300 )

The answer is simple – buried within the sands of time. Only some termite-ridden books have remnants of their existence.

On the other hand our rich Hindu Philosophy has been at large from the time Rig-Veda [/b]was passed on by word-of-mouth and so are the Samhitas.[/b]

 

[Simran Rai]

The message is clear—step out of the narrow tunnel of self-interest and embrace a broader perspective. Like Arjuna, who stood paralyzed by personal doubt until Krishna revealed the grander cosmic purpose, each individual must realize that personal choices ripple far beyond the self. This awakening—the shift from micro to macro—marks true maturity. The Mukesh song subtly reinforces this interconnection: rivers flowing into oceans, oceans merging with the infinite. Everything is fluid, cyclic, and deeply intertwined. Cultures like the Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Macedonian, and Spartan once stood tall but were washed away by time due to their rigid structures and linear thinking. Their grandeur was no defense against stagnation. In contrast, the endurance of Hindu philosophy, passed orally through the Rig-Veda and preserved in the Samhitas, lies in its capacity for adaptation and relevance. Its strength comes not from monuments but from a living, breathing worldview that understands the need to see beyond the self. The call is to develop a macro-vision—to act with awareness that every step, word, and thought contributes to a larger design. Real growth begins not with ambition, but with alignment to this vast, vibrant rhythm of life. Only then can one truly lead, live, and leave something lasting behind.​