In the last 3,421 years of recorded history, only 268 years have passed without war. As noted by 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 —we have acknowledged war, at present, as the ultimate form of competition and natural selection within the human species.

Of course, with the advancement of technology, human beings have become even more savage in war. The advancement of science is not necessarily an advancement of wisdom.

“Science tells us how to heal and how to kill; it reduces the death rate in retail and then kills us wholesale in war. But only wisdom—and desire coordinated in the light of all experience—can tell us when to heal and when to kill.” —𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺

Recent bombings happening all around us simply teach us the power of science, flavoured with leadership ego and ably assisted by hyper-activated citizens. Where wisdom fails, rage prevails—and bombs create pandemonium everywhere.

The sad part is, each country, rather than defending wisdom, blindly defends brutality—some supporting Iran, and some supporting Israel. Of course, there will always be political leanings that compel nations to take sides based on what benefits them most.

But when observation is made through pure common sense, flavoured with a touch of philosophy, we realise that 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴.

The so-called primitive people had conflicts and small fights, but now, with technology, the human spirit kills on a far greater scale—yet still has the audacity to call itself progressive, liberal, and gentlemanly.

It is always seen that human beings are more logical when they are on their own, but in a crowd, they become fierce, conflicting, and violent. The magnitude of such a crowd no longer requires a physical platform—in today’s world, it is driven by social media. The entire world has become a crowd—dangerously divided. Wisdom has been driven away, and aggression now spreads as fast as internet speed across the globalised media platform. The urge to judge—be it individuals, communities, or nations—has intensified. Friendliness and cooperation are reserved for greeting cards, rarely practiced in reality.

Therefore, supporting America or Iran is absolutely immaterial—it adds more damage than the bombs themselves. The narrative builders, social media, politicians, weapon cartels, and the mob are the ones who party and celebrate. Nations fail—some are exploded psychologically, others physically. But an explosion must occur, bringing global suffering to its highest degree. The degree may vary, but the flavours of suffering are many, and the impact remains the same.

Religion and politics are heavily used to mobilise people who, in the process, become desensitised to the reality of existence. Truth hides beneath the rubble of frenzied, concentrated mobs who merely peddle the narratives disseminated by so-called leaders. The division is both destructive and real. 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Pakistan celebrated a victory that never truly existed. Indian political parties, meanwhile, are busy boasting or casting doubt—often at the cost of the very army they rely on. Watching India and Pakistan clash, the arms industry stands ecstatic, as if it has had darshan of God—while in reality, it is orchestrating the haunting of humanity through war.

Therefore, the battle of Kurukshetra represents an eternal reality.𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦; 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺—𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵. First, because we carry prejudice; and second, because we are burdened by weakness—desire. Human desire and weakness erase the deeper truths of life. Selfishness, whether individual or collective, becomes the core. Such people form groups—family, society, race, or nation—each centred around their own interests. And when that selfishness begins to concentrate, it unleashes bombs, missiles, and launchers, while accumulating resources into the hands of a few.

The fusion of greed and technology creates a hyperbolic impact never seen before. The hunting civilisation may have changed its tools, but not its behaviour—yet it calls itself modern. Refined in dress and fluent in so-called global communication, international laws, and human rights activism, it still operates as a hunter-and-hunter civilisation—murdering on a global scale, only under names other than war. It files millions of cases and calls it justice-seeking; but beneath the surface, both humans and societies continue to fight—sophisticated in appearance, yet gross in instinct.

Pro-life matters; it is meant to be the empowerment of a community. But the outcome is that billions of babies are killed. Humankind is like a king who stands naked—yet lacks the honesty to admit being exposed to reality.

Therefore, the Pandavas’ continual forest dwelling made them resilient, but their association with sages made them wise. Their natural disposition as soldiers made them fierce warriors, yet their vision extended far beyond selfish reality—they perceived a larger truth. They fought like any other soldier, but their purpose was to give back to society as much as possible. They had human flaws, but not obsessive selfishness. Śrī Krishna guided them to act for Dharma—and Dharma stands beyond all prejudice: not for family, race, or political nation, but for truth alone, for Dharma alone. They did not use divine revelation to control. They did not rule because they were ordained, but because they were foot soldiers of Dharma—led by the very personification of Dharma Himself.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦—𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

Will we ever have such a glimpse of life, or are we cursed to witness only grand displays and emotional surges, faintly sensing some glimpse of reality—but never fully living it? But the Upanishads do promise us:
𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.”

𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪.

– Govind Das (ISKCON MEMBER)