Wednesday, June 21, 2006
GITA 108 DAYS - DAY 11
11. Sin is, not knowing oneself
‘Sin’ is basically mis-understanding. That is, assuming ourselves as something else! Likewise, we assume others also as something different. This misunderstanding constitutes the ‘sin’.
According to Vedanta, ignorance is not the state of having no knowledge of anything. It is the state where we know everything, except the 'self', our own true nature! The Lord of the three worlds is none other than the consciousness, ‘I’. The three worlds are the three realms of experiences- waking, dream & deep sleep.
‘Waking’ state is where we experience the sound, touch, taste, form and smell, that is, the Earth. ‘Dream’ state is like heaven and it is the imagination of the mind. ‘Deep sleep’ is the state of the nether world–hell- the state in which we feel “I didn’t know a thing”.
The questions posed by Arjuna to Krishna are the same as the ones that will be arise within the seeker of self- swaroopa (own nature). Arjuna doubts whether or not he will be responsible for the annihilation of his clan. Our clan is Manukula –meaning the dynasty of the people of contemplation and the clan deteriorates when contemplation stops. We can’t even call this state to be that of animals because they do not entertain vulgar thoughts as humans do.
Arjuna says that Kauravas deserve death because they are atha-thayis. Athathayis are those who have been involved in murder, stealing, etc. Everyone commits atrocities such as this atleast in their mind due to the influence of lust, greed, etc.
So they deserve death penalty! To ‘kill’ lust is, to ensure that it won’t rise up again. If lust and greed took birth in our mind, we must ‘kill’ them as soon as possible.
‘Sin’ is basically mis-understanding. That is, assuming ourselves as something else! Likewise, we assume others also as something different. This misunderstanding constitutes the ‘sin’.
According to Vedanta, ignorance is not the state of having no knowledge of anything. It is the state where we know everything, except the 'self', our own true nature! The Lord of the three worlds is none other than the consciousness, ‘I’. The three worlds are the three realms of experiences- waking, dream & deep sleep.
‘Waking’ state is where we experience the sound, touch, taste, form and smell, that is, the Earth. ‘Dream’ state is like heaven and it is the imagination of the mind. ‘Deep sleep’ is the state of the nether world–hell- the state in which we feel “I didn’t know a thing”.
The questions posed by Arjuna to Krishna are the same as the ones that will be arise within the seeker of self- swaroopa (own nature). Arjuna doubts whether or not he will be responsible for the annihilation of his clan. Our clan is Manukula –meaning the dynasty of the people of contemplation and the clan deteriorates when contemplation stops. We can’t even call this state to be that of animals because they do not entertain vulgar thoughts as humans do.
Arjuna says that Kauravas deserve death because they are atha-thayis. Athathayis are those who have been involved in murder, stealing, etc. Everyone commits atrocities such as this atleast in their mind due to the influence of lust, greed, etc.
So they deserve death penalty! To ‘kill’ lust is, to ensure that it won’t rise up again. If lust and greed took birth in our mind, we must ‘kill’ them as soon as possible.
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 10:42 PM 
