Sunday, May 25, 2008
GITA 108 DAYS - Day 102
102. Questions arise, meditation begins.
It is necessary to have the inquiry in to what is happening in my own inner mind. In human minds the dharma-adharma conflicts (virtuous vs. non-virtuous) are occurring incessantly. We are fighting against ourselves in these conflicts. When a question arises in the mind, meditation begins. There is no point in dwelling on what happened in the past. What is the purpose of me undertaking this now? In my mind what are the noble (Pandawas) and ignoble (Duryodhanas) aspects of my actions that are at odds with each other? When emotions lead our actions, Duryodhanas are in control. When our thoughts are in control of our actions, Pandawas are in charge. Brahman is the aim for a sadhaka where Universe is the bow and the self is the arrow. Gita is the lesson of this archery that a guru teaches to his disciple. Entering of Krishna and Arjuna in to the chariot is akin to birth of a child. White horses symbolize the pure self, the consciousness. The glory of the body is that in it resides the power of discrimination and the Lord himself.
Panchajanyam (born out of five), the official conch used by Sri Krishna in the battle field represents the people who consider the world of five senses (sound, touch, taste, form and smell) to be real. The Lord uses their bodies to extol the virtue of dharma by rescuing them from the ignoble tendencies. Once He plays through us, everything that comes out of us will be virtuous. We should just allow Him to use us as his flute. In order to make melodious music, there shouldn’t be anything inside the bamboo piece. When we say that the sound of panchajanyam trembles the world and the sky, it means that voice of dharma will remain beyond time and space. Arjuna asks the Lord- who is making me do sinful deeds even though I don’t want to. Desires of various kinds are the reason behind these deeds. World becomes prosperous with the help of people with no selfish desires. People with selfish desires annihilate the world. Those who have no desires attain peace easily. “All our actions undertaken for our contentment must enable others to be happy” so said Sri Narayana Guru. Let this be our motto.
It is necessary to have the inquiry in to what is happening in my own inner mind. In human minds the dharma-adharma conflicts (virtuous vs. non-virtuous) are occurring incessantly. We are fighting against ourselves in these conflicts. When a question arises in the mind, meditation begins. There is no point in dwelling on what happened in the past. What is the purpose of me undertaking this now? In my mind what are the noble (Pandawas) and ignoble (Duryodhanas) aspects of my actions that are at odds with each other? When emotions lead our actions, Duryodhanas are in control. When our thoughts are in control of our actions, Pandawas are in charge. Brahman is the aim for a sadhaka where Universe is the bow and the self is the arrow. Gita is the lesson of this archery that a guru teaches to his disciple. Entering of Krishna and Arjuna in to the chariot is akin to birth of a child. White horses symbolize the pure self, the consciousness. The glory of the body is that in it resides the power of discrimination and the Lord himself.
Panchajanyam (born out of five), the official conch used by Sri Krishna in the battle field represents the people who consider the world of five senses (sound, touch, taste, form and smell) to be real. The Lord uses their bodies to extol the virtue of dharma by rescuing them from the ignoble tendencies. Once He plays through us, everything that comes out of us will be virtuous. We should just allow Him to use us as his flute. In order to make melodious music, there shouldn’t be anything inside the bamboo piece. When we say that the sound of panchajanyam trembles the world and the sky, it means that voice of dharma will remain beyond time and space. Arjuna asks the Lord- who is making me do sinful deeds even though I don’t want to. Desires of various kinds are the reason behind these deeds. World becomes prosperous with the help of people with no selfish desires. People with selfish desires annihilate the world. Those who have no desires attain peace easily. “All our actions undertaken for our contentment must enable others to be happy” so said Sri Narayana Guru. Let this be our motto.
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 9:17 AM 
