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THE DIFFICULTY
OF BEING
GOOD
SEARCH OF DHARMA
‘What man of mettle will stand to see his neighbor prosper and
himself decline?’
Why should one like you envy Yudhisthira?.....Be content with what you have,
stay with your own dharma-that is the way to happiness.
-Dhritarashtra to Duryodhana
DURYODHANA’S ENVY
DRAUPADI’S COURAGE
What is left of the dharma of kings?....This ancient eternal dharma is lost
among the Kauravas….For this foul man, disgrace of the Kauravas,is molesting
me,and I cannot bear it.
-Draupadi,as Duhshasana tries to
disrobe her in the assembly
‘Whom did you lose first, yourself or me ‘
The Difficulty of Being Good
YUDHISHTHIRA’S DUTY
I act because I must.Whether it bears fruits or not,Buxom Draupadi,I do my
duty like an householder.
- Yudhisthira in exile, to Draupadi
‘I act because I must’
The Difficulty of Being Good
ARJUNA’S DESPAIR
‘I shall not fight; he fell silent
-Arjuna to Krishna
‘There are no victors in war’
The Difficulty of Being Good
KARNA’S STATUS ANXIETY
How could a doe give birth to a tiger who resembles the sun,with his earrings
and armour and celestial birthmarks?This lordly man deserves to rule the
world!
-Duryodhana leaping up like ‘a rutting
elephant from a lotus pond’
‘How could a doe give birth to a tiger?’
The Difficulty of Being Good
‘This is the way it is!’
Aren’t you ashamed…..of striking me down so unfairly
-Duryodhana,as he lies dying at
Kurukshetra
KRISHNA’S GUILE
DHARMA IS SUBTILE

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The Difficulty of Being Good

  • 2. ‘What man of mettle will stand to see his neighbor prosper and himself decline?’ Why should one like you envy Yudhisthira?.....Be content with what you have, stay with your own dharma-that is the way to happiness. -Dhritarashtra to Duryodhana DURYODHANA’S ENVY
  • 3. DRAUPADI’S COURAGE What is left of the dharma of kings?....This ancient eternal dharma is lost among the Kauravas….For this foul man, disgrace of the Kauravas,is molesting me,and I cannot bear it. -Draupadi,as Duhshasana tries to disrobe her in the assembly ‘Whom did you lose first, yourself or me ‘
  • 5. YUDHISHTHIRA’S DUTY I act because I must.Whether it bears fruits or not,Buxom Draupadi,I do my duty like an householder. - Yudhisthira in exile, to Draupadi ‘I act because I must’
  • 7. ARJUNA’S DESPAIR ‘I shall not fight; he fell silent -Arjuna to Krishna ‘There are no victors in war’
  • 9. KARNA’S STATUS ANXIETY How could a doe give birth to a tiger who resembles the sun,with his earrings and armour and celestial birthmarks?This lordly man deserves to rule the world! -Duryodhana leaping up like ‘a rutting elephant from a lotus pond’ ‘How could a doe give birth to a tiger?’
  • 11. ‘This is the way it is!’ Aren’t you ashamed…..of striking me down so unfairly -Duryodhana,as he lies dying at Kurukshetra KRISHNA’S GUILE