The real revolution is the evolution of consciousness...

 

The real revolution is the evolution of consciousness....

During the Mahabharata, Arjuna was heading to a yudh, into a difficult situation fighting with his own people. He had a lot of fear in his mind, body, and soul. He felt the need to have a discussion with Lord Krishna about his fear. Lord Krishna smiled and said, “Dear Arjuna, your fear lies within you. It's not fear; it’s your own perception. Your fear is telling you that you are alone against your enemies who are your own family members. But just ask your soul, how can your soul be lonely when I am within?” Oh my God!!! What a wonderful learning. Like Arjuna, we all humans are always worried about how to fight day-to-day life situations in this fast-paced world. Just read the narration by Lord Krishna like for Arjuna, He is there within us. How can we be lonely? How can our soul be lonely? What I feel the problem is, we humans, flowing in a technology-driven world, moving with science, are missing our own inner consciousness. How will we be able to create real revolution? Are we really looking for an overall revolution of love, peace, and kindness? Or do we just want to go with the flow?

Sometimes in our day-to-day life, we face so many problems, finances are not there, we need to pay someone, the child has troubled us the whole day, parents are not cooperating with us, we are unsure of what we want to do, friends are not around, no one is there to listen, no one understands us, no path is visible, everything is beyond control, we are going through difficult times, there seems to be no way out, and many more. Such ups and downs and innumerable questions come into our minds, and we go through many difficult physical and mental challenges that affect the naturality of our soul. A time comes when we even forget who we originally are.

Recently, I met a lady. She is living with profound difficulties—house issues, family issues, financial issues, health issues, and maybe more. She came to me and started narrating all her issues. She said, “I have had all these issues for the last 3 years, and now I don't have the capacity to fight. I have lost hope. If nothing works out, I will commit suicide.” I said, “Oh my God, it’s so easy to say that? What will happen to all your family members will they suffer after you or not?” She replied, “That’s their problem.” I said, “How many more people like you will be created? You are a role model for them. They will also learn the same thing in life: just give up if you can’t achieve. You pray to God, and while praying, will you say: ‘God, I give up. Your teaching hasn’t taught me to fight, so I will give up’?” She said, “How can I say that to God?” I also asked, “You have seen so many specially challenged kids come here. Should we teach them the same, that they should give up because they have so many difficulties and no solutions?”

She had so many questions in her mind after listening to me. I said, “I know many people and their stories people who have gone through a lot and have never given up.” I also asked, “When a soldier goes to fight in a war, knowing he may lose his life and there are very few chances of survival, will he still fight or commit suicide?” She said, “Of course, he will fight till his last breath.” “Then what do you have to do?” I asked. “Oh, I never gave a thought to this,” she said. That’s what we do, we don’t give thought to our inner consciousness or learn from others. We only want to learn through the technology-driven, materialistic, and superficial world we see on social media. We spend time in jealousy, competition, comparison, and self-promotion, but we don’t spend time discovering the potential of our own selves. We should spend time understanding our strengths rather than focusing on our weaknesses.

The other day, one of our domestic helpers came to me and was complaining, “Ma’am, my child is in 10th standard and he is not studying. The school has suggested checking if he has a learning disability. If needed, we have to get all the reports done and submit them so that they can help him.” I said, “Reports can be done, but did you find out why he doesn’t feel like studying?” “No, no,” she said, “he is very intelligent. He knows how to fool me and trouble me. He just chooses not to respond to my anger. I have thought a lot, and I feel it has happened because I pampered him too much. Though I don’t have much earning, I have always given him whatever he needed. So now he feels, why should I work?”

Wow!!! This is the answer many parents give, those who have one or two kids and don’t feel the need to work on it. Parents only feed the kids, carry them all the time till 2 or 3 years, don’t let them walk or eat on their own. They talk for them, don’t allow them to talk. They do homework or projects for them or send them to tuition classes for revisions. They don’t think about what the child really needs, a sense of warmth, your good influence, your personal teachings of what is good and bad, how to eat, how to learn, how to socialize. Just going with the flow or working under peer pressure is not going to make a revolution. We need to make a change now.

When hopelessness deepens and tension remains unresolved, it starts affecting relationships both personal and professional. One may become easily irritated, withdraw from others, or respond impulsively to minor triggers. This emotional instability not only harms one’s own well-being but also disrupts the harmony around them. Like a ripple in water, one person's disturbed state silently spreads discomfort to those nearby, causing a breakdown in mutual understanding and emotional safety.

In such a state, returning to inner consciousness becomes the most powerful tool. Recognizing that silence, prayer, or a deep conversation with oneself can initiate healing is the first step. Just as Arjuna found courage through Krishna's guidance, we too must learn to reconnect with our inner guide. When the mind is calm, decisions become clear. When the heart is at peace, even external storms feel manageable. The real revolution begins not in the world outside, but within.