|| The path of Karmayoga mixed with Devotion - 2 || Arjuna ,God abides in the heart of all creatures , causing them to revolve according to their Karma { deeds } by His illusive power { Maya } as though mounted on a machine { 18 / 61 } .The sun in the form of the Supreme Spirit , with his thousand rays , rises in the great sky in the form of hearts of all beings . He illumines the three states of wakefulness , the dream and deep sleep and inspires the wayfarers , in the form of embodied Selves , with false knowledge . He makes the lotuses in the form of sense-objects blossom , in the lake of knowable objects and feeds them to the bees , in the form of the beings with six feet consisting of the five senses and the mind . this metaphor apart , God abides in the hearts of all beings , taking the form of egoism . He pulls the strings from behind the curtain of Maya and makes the puppets in the form of eighty-four lac’s of species , dance . He invests all beings , from god Brahma to the worm , with body-forms , according to their deserts . Whatever being is invested with a body appropriate to it , rides the body with the notion I am the body . Just as a child should try to catch hold of its reflection in water , so the Self adopts that body-form , though separate from him , with the notion of identity with it . In this way , by mounting the beings on the mechanism of the body , God pulls the strings , in accordance with their past actions . Then the being begins to move , by virtue of the string , which is exclusively earmarked for him , according to his past deeds . Just as the wind makes a blade of grass whirl round and round in the sky , so God moves it about between heaven and earth . Just as iron is set in motion by the magnet , so all the activities of beings , take place under the authority of God . O Dhananjaya , just as in the proximity of the moon , the ocean and others start their activities , viz. the ocean gets into full tide , the moon-stone begins to ooze , the night lotuses bloom , and Chakora birds give up their reserve , in the same way , God goads the beings to act through the Prakriti . The same God , abides in your heart . O son of Pandu , the feeling which rises in your mind , without allowing itself to be identified with Arjuna , is the real aspect of God . Therefore , God will goad your Prakriti , which will then compel you to fight . God is the Lord of all beings and the controller of Prakriti . It is therefore , right , that you should make your sense organs to act freely , in accordance with your nature . The decision whether you should fight or not fight , should be left to the Prakriti . Please keep in mind , that this Prakriti is under the control of God , who dwells in your heart . Take refuge in Him alone with all your being , Arjuna . By His mere grace you will attain supreme peace and the eternal abode { 18 / 62 } . Just as the Ganges surrenders itself to the sea , you should surrender yourself completely to God . Then through his grace , you will become the Lord of the lady in the form of peace , and you will revel in the blissful experience of the Self . You will then , become the eternal Self , from which the creation starts , where rest becomes restful and experience gains experience . So said Shri Krishna , the Lord of the goddess of wealth , to Partha . Thus , has this wisdom , more profound than all profundities , been imparted to you by Me ; deeply pondering over it , now do as you like{ 18 / 63 } . This famous sacred text , known as the Gita is the essence of Vedic literature and one gains the gem of Self , by its means . That which is current as knowledge and by praising whose glory , Vedanta became renowned in this world , of which all the intellectual subjects are a mere shadow , by which knowledge , I that behold all , am known ---that knowledge of Self , is the secret treasure of Mine , who am unmanifest . But how can I hide it from you ? O Arjuna , because I am extremely fond of you , I am entrusting this secret treasure to you . Just as a mother , crazy because of her love for her child , talks to it in a lively mood , will not My affection for you , make Me talk like that ? As though , by straining the sky , so after considering it from all angles , I , who am omniscient , have explained to you , the true knowledge . Now think well for yourself and do what you think proper . Hear , again , My supremely profound words , the most esoteric of all truths ; as you are extremely dear to Me , therefore , I shall give you this salutary advice for your own good{ 18 / 64 } . Now listen once again to My clear talk , with special attention . It is not that I shall speak , because it is worth communicating or that you should hear , because it is worth hearing . In fact , fortune has favoured you , in the form of My talk . O Dhananjaya , the young of a tortoise is fed by the mere glance of its mother , in the same way , it is like securing the fruit , without undertaking any activity . Is there anything in this world , which man cannot secure , when fortune smiles upon him ? This is the esoteric knowledge , in which one gets rid of dualism and enjoys the bliss of unity , in his very home . O dearest , that which is the object of our informal affection , is nothing else but the Self . When we cleanse the mirror , it is not for its sake but for own sake , as we wish to look into it . In that way , O Arjuna , I am speaking for My own sake , making you an excuse . Now is there any duality between us ? So I am telling you the secret of My heart . I am crazy about My single-minded devotees . The salt being enamoured of water surrenders itself completely to it and feels no shame in merging with it . In the same way , you do not keep back anything from Me and so why should I hide anything from you ? Now listen to My great secret , before which all other secrets reveal themselves . || OM TAT SAT ||
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:40:05 +0000
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