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Gita is a repository of thoughtful
reflections on mind. Treatment of the physical
disorders is available with the doctors and
hospitals, but the same for mental afflictions
is not available with them. Diseases of mind
are very unusual and normally defy treatment.
Only a truly learned person and an ascetic
can understand and treat them. Arjuna's
problem was a mental, rather physical, one.
Lord Shri Krishna was an efficient therapist.
He made Arjuna aware of his social obligation
when he became victim of illusion and
ignorance in the battlefield. Lord Krishna lifted
the sagging morale of Arjuna by injecting well-
reasoned thought in his mind and turned a
dejected man into a fighting warrior. The mind
has immense power. It wins success wherever
it is applied. A man is able to achieve
greatness by consolidating the power of mind
and applying the same to the desired aim.
Says Gita: