Thought, word, and deed in a fractured age
“Karmaṇā manasā vāpi vācā vāpi parantapa, yan me kṛtaṁ brāhmaṇeṣu tenādya na tapāmyaham” “In consequence of what I have done in thought, word, and deed, I do not feel any pain now—even as I lie upon this bed of arrows.” These words from the Mahabharata, spoken in a moment of intense physical suffering, carry an extraordinary philosophical calm. Here is a man pierced by arrows, yet untouched…