Wednesday, December 05, 2007
GITA 108 DAYS - Day 63
63. Gita refuses all kinds of discriminations.
Gita refuses to discriminate anyone and declares that all are entitled to learn scriptures. Sr Krishna declares that the traditionally discriminated group of people – the ladies, men of commerce (vaisyas), service class (soodras), people of illegitimate birth – all will attain the ultimate goal by approaching ‘me’. All differences cease to exist when we ‘know’ Him.
Even a criminal- who is the epitome of worst behaviour- would be able to become noble if he applies his mind towards that goal. The culture of Bharatha is not keeping anyone at bay based on their behaviour. If one happens to ‘know’ the Lord, he becomes immortal. Meditating upon the Lord with complete concentration, persevering to gain knowledge, devotional service, etc. are different paths to reach the supreme self. Even the people who worship deities of sensory experiences are also ultimately worshiping the Lord only. He has created them too. But as that worship is not well ordained, there could be some descend. We should show our obeisance to the principle behind the image and not to the image itself. In this impermenant and sorrowful world, one should worship the Lord all the time to attain happiness and immortality. This doesn’t mean that one should chant the Lord’s name all the time. All our day to day activities are to be done by remembering the Lord and with out attachments to the fruits of action. That is the incessant ‘bhajan’, or non stop worship.
Lord is the embodiment of equanimity. He has no love or hatred towards anything. He doesn’t have affection for the one who extolls His virtures nor will He be angry with the one who talks ill of Him. He is not giving anything to anyone either. The Lord exists in those who realize the self, the ‘atma chaithanya’; and they exist in Him. Gita teaches us as to how to become God; not how to get something out of Him.
Gita refuses to discriminate anyone and declares that all are entitled to learn scriptures. Sr Krishna declares that the traditionally discriminated group of people – the ladies, men of commerce (vaisyas), service class (soodras), people of illegitimate birth – all will attain the ultimate goal by approaching ‘me’. All differences cease to exist when we ‘know’ Him.
Even a criminal- who is the epitome of worst behaviour- would be able to become noble if he applies his mind towards that goal. The culture of Bharatha is not keeping anyone at bay based on their behaviour. If one happens to ‘know’ the Lord, he becomes immortal. Meditating upon the Lord with complete concentration, persevering to gain knowledge, devotional service, etc. are different paths to reach the supreme self. Even the people who worship deities of sensory experiences are also ultimately worshiping the Lord only. He has created them too. But as that worship is not well ordained, there could be some descend. We should show our obeisance to the principle behind the image and not to the image itself. In this impermenant and sorrowful world, one should worship the Lord all the time to attain happiness and immortality. This doesn’t mean that one should chant the Lord’s name all the time. All our day to day activities are to be done by remembering the Lord and with out attachments to the fruits of action. That is the incessant ‘bhajan’, or non stop worship.
Lord is the embodiment of equanimity. He has no love or hatred towards anything. He doesn’t have affection for the one who extolls His virtures nor will He be angry with the one who talks ill of Him. He is not giving anything to anyone either. The Lord exists in those who realize the self, the ‘atma chaithanya’; and they exist in Him. Gita teaches us as to how to become God; not how to get something out of Him.
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 11:15 PM 
