Too Many Hands to Handle

It is so impressive that after all this time Krishna claims to have lived; it is the first time he shows his true form to a mortal. "I revealed through self discipline my higher form, which no one but you has ever beheld..." (part 47). He has so many forms that seem to be the whole universe. He does seem to be what the world is made of, “You are the gods of wind, death, fire and water; the moon; the lord of life; the great ancestor..." (pg. 105 part 39). (Although no one should forget the other gods which are just as important as he is, no matter how many hands he can pull out of himself).

Now I understand why Krishna doesn't care for all the people who are going to die in the war. He is going to kill them later on, so why not save some time and let Arjuna do it. "Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha and Karna, and all other battle heroes are killed by me. Kill them without wavering; fight and you will conquer your foes in battle!" (pg. 104, part 34). Everyone and everything is under his power of living or dying. Even he is the one who decides who stops reincarnating and lives in the realm of no change. "Then search to find the realm that one enters without returning...reach that realm without change." (pg 124, part 4 and 5). He has decided that detached people who have cut the tree of senses can find this realm and forever dwell in it. "...cut this tree that has such deep roots with the sharp ax of detachment." (pg 123, part 3). (That's curious, no one had ever asked me to cut a tree before, like if it were a harmful parasite or weed).

Based on what I have read in this book, life and death isn't very important to the Hindu culture. That's alright I guess, and every culture has its own ways to view life and existence. Still, I don't think it's a good message that a god is asking a person to kill his family and friends. Like my teacher quoted once from one of her college professors," Sure we can be open minded, but not to the point that our brains fall out!"