The Five Arts of “Perfect and Noble” Warfare

The Mahabharata tells of several arts of perfect and noble warfare that every righteous warrior must master. Unfortunately, Vyasa, the author of the Vedas, does not add that learning and refining these techniques usually takes at least several incarnations. All of these “arts” of warfare are heavy burdens intertwined with the karma of a prostitute. All of them are burdens that always bring negative and painful consequences. Once one of these “skills” has been acquired, it is used—as happens in war—to eliminate less well-trained opponents, when in the practical part there is no longer any room for an exchange of courtesies.

Karma—that is, the consequence—may, however, reach a veteran already retired from military service, or catch up with a soldier in a subsequent female incarnation, when someone else wishes to demonstrate technique or extraordinary success in combat against the elderly or against children.

In wartime, everything seems permissible. From this perspective, the ritual behaviors of warriors and the rules of knightly combat appear justified, as they lead to the achievement of the desired goal.

The Mahabharata is not the only source that lists noble arts of close and long-distance combat. These include:

– Fighting with swords, knives, and axes.
– Fighting with spears, lances, and pikes.
– Fighting with fists. In this case, perfection can be achieved in Chinese schools.
– Archery. Today this means rifles, cannons, mortars, torpedoes, and rockets.
– Mounted combat on horseback.
– Fighting from chariots. Today from tanks and armored fighting vehicles.

For about the last 100 years, aerial combat between airplanes has become a new feature of civilization.

There are also ignoble arts of war—of killing:

– From ambush.
– By means of poison.
– By means of a garrote (a cord).
– By arson.

A person fascinated by one of these techniques (even a small boy) may become its master, yet still has all the others left to work through. Omitting something, failing to obtain forgiveness from those who were harmed, only postpones the convenient repayment.

An example of disregarding the karmic consequences of one’s own actions are the flight attendants aboard the aircraft commanded by Lech Kaczyński. The obituaries stated that they loved flying very much, and this is true. Previously (their souls) had incarnated as English-speaking pilots of the RAF and the US Navy, from where they retired after long service. The detached, unreflective act of sending other people down to Earth allowed them, only near Smolensk, to better understand the biblical saying often quoted by Edgar Cayce:

“As you sow, so shall you reap.”

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• s_majda writes:
16/03/2011 at 17:17 (Edit)

Because in general I have problems with scars. When something heals, scars remain and do not disappear for years. Even tiny scratches leave marks. And THE WORST THING IS THAT I LOVE HAVING SCARS, I LOVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. Maybe it is a remnant of an incarnation as a soldier, where the number of scars testified to a man’s experience in combat. For the same reason I like having short hair—probably so that it would not interfere in battle and so that an enemy would have nothing to grab onto and cut my throat with.
From a received letter.

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• s_majda writes:
21/11/2011 at 21:36 (Edit)

Nothing could be more misleading than analyzing the war that took place on the Field of Kurukshetra through the categories of medieval military art. The war at Kurukshetra was based, at least during its initial ten-day phase, on high principles of warfare connected with the duties assigned to the Kshatriyas.

Moreover, the military level far exceeds our imagination and understanding of how warfare was conducted 5,000 years ago. During this sacred war, among other things, celestial weapons called astras were used.

This highly advanced military art was taught at that time by Parashurama and Drona (a great authority in this field). At Kurukshetra these weapons were used by: Arjuna, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Satyaki, Dhrishtadyumna, Bhishma, Drona, Karna, and Ashwatthama.

Astras were transmitted directly by a given demigod to a Kshatriya or Brahmin, or by celestial sages. To obtain such a weapon, one generally had to perform austerities aimed at pleasing the specific demigod to whom the astra belonged.

For example:

• The Agni Astra belongs to the god of fire.
• The Vayu Astra, which creates hurricanes, belongs to the god of wind.

In addition, one had to know the pratismriti mantras, enabling an audience with the demigod in order to receive the celestial weapon.

Astras were always transmitted with restrictions regarding against whom and where they could be used. These restrictions almost always included a prohibition against using them on ordinary people, since they were incapable of defending themselves against such powerful weapons.

Some astras cannot be used on Earth because they disturb material elements so profoundly that their use could lead to unimaginable destruction.

Such weapons were almost always employed against individuals familiar with them.

How were these weapons used?

Astras are always transmitted with two mantras:

• an activating mantra,
• and a withdrawing mantra.

An astra is a weapon that combines subtle knowledge with gross knowledge. It is guided toward its target by the mind rather than by the imperfect sense of sight or a deductive system.

For example, the target may be matter the size of a square micron, or 10,000 soldiers designated for destruction. Distance plays no role.

Astras may be released in four ways:

a) by means of an arrow shot from a bow,
b) by means of a mantra,
c) by thought,
d) by a glance.

An example of an astra activated in all four ways is the extremely powerful Pasupata Astra, belonging to Lord Shiva. Even Indra does not possess it.

Arjuna received this astra after performing severe austerities on Mount Indrakila.

Astras are persons; they preside over assemblies of various demigods. Demigods are responsible for specific sectors of material existence and may manifest in the world as fire, wind, rain, and so on.

This is how an astra functions—manifesting itself through a material aspect of reality.

Usually, however, the weapon is invoked through an arrow or simply through a mantra. Before releasing an arrow, a Kshatriya or Brahmin recites the activating mantra. The image of the demigod then appears, and during flight the arrow transforms into fire, wind, a stream of ten thousand arrows, and so forth.

Modern archery is merely an imitation of true archery, which was taught under the guidance of great spiritual acharyas. Today’s archer relies only on imperfect eyesight, making the outcome uncertain.

Only the construction of bows has changed; the principle remains the same, based upon imperfect senses.

Below is a list of astras used during the War of Kurukshetra and their effects upon opponents. Arjuna possessed all of the following astras:

1. Pramohana Astra — causes immediate numbness of the opponent’s body.
2. Aindra Astra — fills the sky with thousands of arrows and neutralizes the illusions of the Rakshasas.
3. Surya Astra — produces a great radiance around the person who releases it.
4. Vayu Astra — creates an unimaginably powerful hurricane capable of uprooting the mightiest trees.
5. Shaila Astra — neutralizes the Vayu Astra and restores calm conditions.
6. Twastra Astra — creates duplicates of the enemy, causing warriors to see copies of their foes around them. This astra multiplied Arjuna’s image many times, resulting in massive losses among the Kauravas.
7. Brahmashira Astra — capable of destroying the entire world; generates heat greater than that of the Brahmastra; also called Agastia.
8. Pasupata Astra — Lord Shiva’s personal weapon, extremely powerful.
9. Agni Astra — produces a tremendous fire and darkens the sky, from which countless arrows descend. The temperature becomes so high that within moments an entire Pandava division, together with its chariots, was reduced to ashes.
10. Bhargava Astra — unleashes a torrent of millions of arrows.
11. Jyotishka Astra — disperses darkness, especially that produced by Rakshasas.
12. Narayana Astra — the irresistible weapon of Narayana. Countless arrows and discs fall from the sky upon the enemy. Thanks to Krishna’s personal instructions regarding this astra, the Pandava army survived. It destroys every armed person.
13. Pravasa Astra — instantly puts the enemy to sleep; also called Samvodhana.
14. Sabda-Veda Astra — neutralizes the power of invisibility.
15. Sanmohana Astra — renders the opponent unconscious.
16. Brahma Astra — fills all directions with a continuous stream of arrows. Extremely dangerous and existing in various forms.
17. Naga Astra — entangles enemies’ legs with countless serpents, paralyzing the opposing army.
18. Suparna Astra — instantly manifests a vast number of mighty birds that feed upon snakes; an antidote to the Naga Astra.
19. Varuna Astra — creates a tremendous rainfall and neutralizes the Agni Astra.

Some astras could be invoked only once. When Ashwatthama released the Narayana Astra or the Agni Astra, he did not dare to do so again, knowing it would mean the annihilation of the entire Kaurava army.

Naturally, during the war at Kurukshetra many other equally powerful weapons were used, weapons worshipped by Kshatriyas through powerful mantras.

One example was an extraordinary spear worshipped for years by the Pandavas and used to kill Shalya.

These weapons produced a blinding brilliance as they cut through the air and, most importantly, never missed their target.

There are astras capable of creating not only rain, clouds, or land, but even mountains.

Arjuna demonstrated the art of using these astras during one of the tournaments held to evaluate archery skill.

An important advantage of astras was that they destroyed only a precisely designated target without causing collateral damage—something that cannot be said about modern military technology.

Article from: http://www.harekryszna.pl/news.php?id=300&category=2

A very rich description of astral powers used for destruction. The attacks are described as energetic, yet their effects were physical. A large portion of the astras described here is pure fantasy. Even today, attacks on the heart are carried out using various sharp objects. Eventually, they return to the attacker.

• Sławomir M. writes:
30/06/2013 at 20:57 (Edit)

Fear – Weapons

[3:11:43 PM] Bartek:
Yesterday, before going to sleep, I also had a vision that my soul was lurking behind me with an axe, wanting to kill me. I made intentions about it as well.

My brother-in-law asked yesterday where the axe was, and I said I didn’t know, haha.

Because I don’t use it.

I also made intentions regarding complaining and dissatisfaction with the results of my work.

You know, since childhood I have had a fear of axes and sharp objects.

I remember that when I was a small boy, there were some painters staying at my aunt’s house, a married couple, and I sat on an axe that was lying by the entrance to her house. They came out and said that I was a naughty or bad boy, and somehow it stayed in my memory.

[3:19:21 PM] Mirka:
Why did one of the previous incarnations of your soul give the order to behead them?

[3:19:49 PM] Bartek:
Whom?

[3:19:58 PM] Mirka:
The painters. That is why it stayed in your memory—“you naughty boy.”

Now I laugh about it, but it was no laughing matter when I was mourning the karma of my own soul, and in some areas I still do.

[3:31:40 PM] Mirka:
That’s how it is with souls.

I’m surprised you interpreted the axe that way.

[3:32:09 PM] Bartek:
You know, I wasn’t frightened.

I immediately thought that before going to sleep I would do a decoding of it in a bow.

There was a stabbing sensation in my heart during it.

I also surrendered all axes to the Creator.

I have something like this, that various thought-forms of different objects appear in my mind, in a kind of gray color, as if they were located on the plane of some spheres, possibly auric bodies,

which I had already surrendered recently.

[3:36:30 PM] Mirka:
You see, that explanation had to be added.

[3:38:03 PM] Bartek:
Even before the awakening, the soul used to say various foolish things. When I woke up, during prayer I would ask for protection and cancellation of it, or I would correct the words because they also took the form of prayers.

I remember there was also the issue of Jews and hatred toward them, hostility toward them.

For now I’m writing briefly, as things come up.

Whatever appears, because there is a great deal of it.

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• Małgorzata Krata writes:
02/02/2016 at 07:58 (Edit)

Henryk Sienkiewicz wrote in With Fire and Sword:

“If, sir, you do not understand why Poland has the finest cavalry while the Germans have the finest infantry, I shall explain it to you.

‘Well then, why? Why?’ several voices asked.

‘When God created the horse, He brought it before people so that they might praise His work. Standing nearby was a German, for they always manage to squeeze themselves in everywhere.

God showed him the horse and asked: “What is this?”

And the German replied: “Pferd!”

“What?” said the Creator. “So you say ‘pfe’ about My creation? Then you, poor fellow, shall not ride this creature—and if you do, you shall do so poorly.”

Having said that, He gifted the horse to the Pole.

That is why Polish cavalry is the finest, while the Germans, after trudging on foot behind God and asking forgiveness, eventually became the finest infantry.”

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• s_majda writes:
04/10/2018 at 15:48 (Edit)

A certain chronicler complained that all European armies, except the Turks, drank alcohol. The latter fought sober.

In Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy, many of our drunkards and troublemakers are mentioned, and not only those belonging to the military profession.

Opublikowano: 05/06/2026
Autor: Sławomir Majda
Kateogrie: The Prostitute and the Soldier [PTSD, Combat Shock]

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