Be a Champion of Love
In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna is depicted as a skilled hero and a devoted follower of Lord Krishna. However, at the beginning of the Gita, Arjuna is shown as being emotionally vulnerable and confused about his duties as a hero. In addition, he is faced with the dilemma of fighting against his own relatives and teachers in a battle for the throne of Hastinapura.
Arjuna’s vulnerability is in his mental and emotional state. He struggles with doubts, fear, and confusion, making him question his path.
Through Lord Krishna’s teachings, Arjuna gains clarity and understanding of his duties and ultimately regains his confidence to fulfill his dharma.
So, while Arjuna may have been vulnerable in terms of his emotional state at the beginning of the Bhagavad Gita, he is not portrayed as being physically weak or vulnerable.
Imagine yourself as a champion of love in this epic adventure that is your life. As you continue along your path of self-realization, living out your purpose and becoming more of who you are and who you came here to be, you face obstacles.
I recently started a new workout program called XGT fitness, and the routines are very challenging. Twelve people are in each class, and each person must wear a heart monitor. During the workout, one can look at the big tv screen mounted on the wall to monitor their activity. One can also see the stats of others. At first, it seemed very competitive to have this data visible. However, the great realization was the opportunity presented for personal improvement. If I go outside of my comfort zone, my performance improves. If I push a little more, my performance improves.
Isn’t that also true for our lives? We can become so comfortable in the structures we build up to protect our hearts, creating comfort for ourselves and our lives. But what if we pushed ourselves a tiny little bit? What if we made ourselves slightly uncomfortable, exerting our boundaries and becoming more of who we came here to be? Just do it!
After you work out, your body repairs or replaces damaged muscle fibers through cellular processes, fusing them together to form new muscle protein strands or myofibrils. These repaired myofibrils increase in thickness and number to create muscle hypertrophy (growth). The muscle fibers are damaged when met with resistance. As a result, some discomfort occurs when moving from the 5-pound weights up to the 10-pound weights, for example.
To be a champion of love, one must build up the fibers of heavenly fervor, meaning bring love to every situation, experience, condition, and circumstance in your life, even when you don’t want to. Being a champion of love is a skill that requires vulnerability, commitment, practice, and persistence. Are you up for the challenge? Like Arjuna, you can jump through the portal of emotional vulnerability to shine your radiant magnificence to all. You can do it. The world needs your love.
And so it is.
