Sunday, May 25, 2008
GITA 108 DAYS - Day 105
105. Gita is giving freedom to do as we please
Bhagavad Gita gives us the unlimited freedom to do as we please. Bhagavan tells us that he is going to divulge the secret of all secrets. Then he asks us to analyze and critique his advises and then to follow the path of our choice. He spreads before us all the facts and figures and empower s us to pursue as we feel in the light of knowledge. Thus he encourages us to bring about all the possibilities latent in us.
All the likes and dislikes of the world are within us. We should look at the world as we look at the mirror. The universe is a reflection of our self. Only with the eyes of wisdom can we see this. Only the one who has had seen enough of the sunrises, moon and flowers would be able to say that he doesn’t need another birth. Even Swami Vivekananda said that he would like to take birth again in the holy land of India. We came through this universe and it has been kept ready for us to experience. When we contemplate with reverence the paths we traversed, we get to deserve certain imageries. Through meditation we can travel through the paths we passed. Meditation is like learning to ride a bicycle. While learning, we need to follow the rules without any compromise. No one will ride a bike free hand during the training period. Once mastered the feat, one can ride the cycle anyway he chooses- with or without hands on the handle bar. Once we master the art of meditation, we can try to seek new possibilities. Then we need not sit down at one place to meditate. Those who have attained the wisdom of self knowledge will be always in a state of meditation. This is achieved through knowledge and through tough experiments. Don’t be obstinate about the path and thus forgetting the goal. Also, don’t be repentant about the wrong doings in the past. Don’t foster the thought “I would have done such and such in my time, but now I am incapable”. Whenever we pursue the path of self knowledge, do it with diligence (Sradha). That is of paramount importance. Swami Tapovanam used to say “those who pursue self inquiry sitting at home should not try to imitate the yogi who is meditating sitting in the forest or vice versa”. A house-holder with discriminatory intellect embraces the world without selfish intentions considering it as his dharma and thus he reaches his goal.
Bhagavad Gita gives us the unlimited freedom to do as we please. Bhagavan tells us that he is going to divulge the secret of all secrets. Then he asks us to analyze and critique his advises and then to follow the path of our choice. He spreads before us all the facts and figures and empower s us to pursue as we feel in the light of knowledge. Thus he encourages us to bring about all the possibilities latent in us.
All the likes and dislikes of the world are within us. We should look at the world as we look at the mirror. The universe is a reflection of our self. Only with the eyes of wisdom can we see this. Only the one who has had seen enough of the sunrises, moon and flowers would be able to say that he doesn’t need another birth. Even Swami Vivekananda said that he would like to take birth again in the holy land of India. We came through this universe and it has been kept ready for us to experience. When we contemplate with reverence the paths we traversed, we get to deserve certain imageries. Through meditation we can travel through the paths we passed. Meditation is like learning to ride a bicycle. While learning, we need to follow the rules without any compromise. No one will ride a bike free hand during the training period. Once mastered the feat, one can ride the cycle anyway he chooses- with or without hands on the handle bar. Once we master the art of meditation, we can try to seek new possibilities. Then we need not sit down at one place to meditate. Those who have attained the wisdom of self knowledge will be always in a state of meditation. This is achieved through knowledge and through tough experiments. Don’t be obstinate about the path and thus forgetting the goal. Also, don’t be repentant about the wrong doings in the past. Don’t foster the thought “I would have done such and such in my time, but now I am incapable”. Whenever we pursue the path of self knowledge, do it with diligence (Sradha). That is of paramount importance. Swami Tapovanam used to say “those who pursue self inquiry sitting at home should not try to imitate the yogi who is meditating sitting in the forest or vice versa”. A house-holder with discriminatory intellect embraces the world without selfish intentions considering it as his dharma and thus he reaches his goal.
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 9:21 AM 
