Why is the Bhagavad-Gita, the most popular Hindu text, structured as a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna?
Here is what I think:
Easier to connect. When there is a dialogue between someone who has knowledge and someone who seeks it, it is easier to connect with the seeker. For example, though it is unlikely that any of [...]
In his post yesterday, Saketh mentioned that for him, “the most valuable friendships are between those who are alike in virtue.”
Thinking about this, I came to the question: What really defines a good friend? Is it simply that virtues are alike? While I partly agree with what Saketh said, I also very much agree with [...]
What does the Mahabharata say about friendship?
In Bhishma’s encyclopedic discourse to Yudishthira after the Kurukshetra battle (source), describes qualities of a good friend.
“Listen now to me as I indicate the persons with whom alliances (of friendship) may be formed. They that are well-born, they that are possessed of eloquence and politeness of speech, they that [...]
