3.30 Am I seeking justice or revenge? How do I know?

When someone hurts you and you start planning your response—pause.

Ask yourself: Am I seeking justice or revenge?

And does it really matter?

Yes, it does—because one restores balance, the other feeds bitterness.

In the Bhagavad Gita (3.30), Krishna tells Arjuna to fight, but without possessiveness or pettiness—without letting anger decide what’s right.

Justice seeks to restore what’s fair. It’s principle-driven.

Revenge seeks to soothe what’s hurt. It’s pain-driven.

The actions they impel may look similar, but the fire that fuels them burns very differently.

Internally, revenge makes us hateful and restless—it gives no closure.

Justice, on the other hand, brings closure within and helps restore order without.

Krishna’s counsel in the Gita was clear—let purpose, not passion, pull the trigger.

Justice restores the world; revenge only scorches it.