Acharya Prashant: Arjuna's hell was in his day-to-day activities, your hell too lies in your day-to-day activities. Arjuna could sense the evil in what appeared normal to the others, you must also be able to sense that there is something extremely fishy in what appears normal to others.
Do not get into false equations. Do not say, "Oh, I too will call for Krishna when I am on the battlefield of Kurukshetra!" You will never find yourself in Kurukshetra. Kurukshetra today is a well-developed urban area. Who will allow you to fight there—that too with bows and arrows? They won't even put you in jail; they'll put you in an asylum. That's the reward of those who seek to emulate.
Think of this fellow. From somewhere he has gathered five or seven emaciated horses and tied them to some kind of a chariot from a circus that shut down. I mean, there are all kinds of auctions. Bumba Circus shutting down, and they are auctioning a chariot. This fellow is an avid Arjuna fan. He manages to get it in all of Rs. 56 and then sets off for Kurukshetra carrying a bow and an arrow. The bow and arrow are relics of his ancient past.
When he used to stay in Budaun, then there was the Dussehra Mela (Hindu festival), and from there his uncle bought him a bow and an arrow. And the bugger now digs the old family treasure out—the bow and the arrow—sits on his wanted vehicle, and sets off. He is emulating Arjuna and expecting that Krishna will be waiting there for him over a cup of cappuccino. It will take a lot to get this fellow bailed out, I tell you. No advocate will be prepared to take him as a client. You will never get those conditions again.
