In chapter 11 of the Gita, Lord Krishna shows his vishwaroopa darshanam (divine form) to Arjuna.
Arjuna of course is simultaneously flabbergasted, amazed and horrified.
Krishna says he grants ‘divine eyes’ to Arjuna for just a brief period, so that he may see the Truth.
This leads anyone who reads this chapter to wish they too could get such divine eyes. “How lucky Arjuna was!”
Yes he was indeed lucky, but having such temporary vision hardly did much lasting good.
In fact, Arjuna forgot all about the Gita in no time.
What is this temporary vision? Nothing more than internal purification.
We can chant and meditate all we like, but if the mind is still attached to sense objects and continues to have desires, no amount of ‘divine vision’ will help.
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