[kisalipa]

Q) Why there is variation in intelligence of human beings?
Swami Replied:
The least intelligence is due to lack of study of logic, which can be today called as science. As far as the intelligence in materialistic life is concerned, most of the human beings have good intelligence irrespective of education. As far as this spiritual field is concerned, the lack of intelligence is due to lack of study of logic through scriptures or through scientific logic and especially due to lack of association with spiritual people (satsanga). Even if the intelligence does analysis and takes a right decision in spiritual matters like doing a sin, the previous psychological setup or subconscious state influences it and changes the decision. Arjuna told that he will not fight in the war. Krishna laughed at this decision and told that Arjuna will certainly fight the war due to his subconscious state called as prakruti (prakrutistvaam niyokshyati). What is the nature of Arjuna or nara in the previous births? Nara was fighting with a demon sahasrakavacha along with Narayana for the past 999 births. In one birth nara is doing penance during which Narayana fights with demon. In the next birth Narayana does penance and Nara fights. That demon is born as Karna in this birth, in which nara has to fight. Hence, the previous subconscious state was full of fighting nature only and even if Arjuna takes a decision not to fight, his strong subconscious state will certainly provoke him to fight. Hence Krishna did not preach Gita to Arjuna to make him fight the war. Krishna only replied the doubts of Arjuna in the spiritual knowledge. Krishna gave the spiritual knowledge to the entire humanity keeping Arjuna as a representative of humanity. This is a clear example that the decision taken by the intelligence will be always vetoed by the previous psychological setup or nature of the human soul. In the case of Arjuna the previous nature was correct, which is nothing but fighting against a demon to destroy the injustice. Arjuna rejected the war not because he is not fascinated to the kingdom or his share of property. He refused to fight the war because he has to kill his grandfather for the sake of the kingdom. Hence, the withdrawal from the war is not due to lack of fascination to kingdom and not due to non-violence of the war. Arjuna fought several battle fields and did not mind the non-violence in those wars. Here, the main reason is the fascination of Arjuna to his grandfather. This is the case of violating the pravrutti or supporting injustice due to fascination to the worldly (family) bond. A sin like corruption is due to the fascination to worldly (family) bonds only. Hence, pravrutti is always violated due to the worldly bonds. This was very strong worldly(family) bond of Arjuna. Hence, fighting the war was justified in all the angles and withdrawal from the war was not justified in any angle.