What are some differences between the war inside Arjuna and the war inside Krishna?

[Alisha Kapoor]

I am doing some reading in Mahabharata but I want to understand the key differences between the internal conflict inside Arjuna and also Lord Krishna. Are either internal wars worth fighting? What do you guys think?

 

[George-ananda]

I think the internal war is only in Arjuna’s mind. Krishna is the universal absolute in peace and bliss guiding the confused Arjuna to the truth.

 

[Terese]

Lord Krishna had no internal conflict. He is the Supreme Brahman, sat chit ananda.

Arjuna’s internal conflict is him performing his duty as a warrior and having to fight his friends and family.

 

[George-ananda]

So it is not possible that Lord Krishna was suffering from an internal conflict? I mean he had experiences as a human so is it not possible to run through some confusion?

In the story Krishna is fully God only taking a human body so that he can guide people through a human example and using human language. He is pure love in sat-cit-Ananda (being-awareness-bliss) at all times.

 

[Aupmanyav]

So it is not possible that Lord Krishna was suffering from an internal conflict? I mean he had experiences as a human so is it not possible to run through some confusion?

The only conflict that Krishna ever had, is illustrated in this song.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Was Arjuna's internal conflict worth fighting???

Yes, he was mixing his 'dharma' with other consideration, namely, love of the family. 'Dharma' is a hard task master.

If you were a law officer, won't you fine your relative for over-speeding? Duty is above all other considerations, that is the message of BhagawadGita.
"Karmanyevadhikaraste, ma faleshu kadachana .."

 

[ajay0]

I am doing some reading in Mahabharata but I want to understand the key differences between the internal conflict inside Arjuna and also Lord Krishna. Are either internal wars worth fighting? What do you guys think?

Krishna, being enlightened, was guided by the intuitions arising from the Self.

On the other hand, Arjuna, being unenlightened, was under the grip of the ego or psychological mind, with its cravings and aversions (raag-dvesh), and hence suffered from a nervous breakdown before the war. Aversion for fighting his relatives and Guru Drona was the issue.

Duryodhana was fighting the war craving for undisputed power, wealth and sovereignty to the exclusion of everyone else , disregarding obstinately the objections of his elders, sages and counsellors.