Dropped bow - Bhagavad Gita chapter one

The Dropped Bow – Bhagavad Gita Chapter One 

Most teachers rush past Bhagavad Gita Chapter One as if it were a prologue — a necessary setup before the real philosophy arrives in Chapter Two. Shankaracharya did the opposite. He read it as the most important chapter in the entire text. Because if you do not understand what broke Arjuna — you cannot understand what healed him.

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Stories Of The Remarkable Heroes Who Didn’t Participate In Mahabharat War

The Mahabharata War was the largest in ancient India. It involved almost all the kingdoms from the present-day region of India and kingdoms from Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Tibet, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. 

The estimated total number of warriors who participated in the war was around 4.8 million. Despite such massive participation, there were exceptions. Many important warriors chose not to fight or join in the war. Here are their stories

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