Monday, May 05, 2008
GITA 108 DAYS - Day 79
79. Actions do not affect the Self
No action affects the self. All actions- good and bad- affect our mind. Space provides an abode for everything, but it is unaffected by anything. Sun illumines everything; so does self – illumines all bodies. That which is seen as many is essentially one. Gold ear rings, chains, bangles and other ornaments are all gold in various shapes and designs. All actions emanate from nature (prakruthi). Every being undertakes action as directed by its own innate nature, but the self is not ‘doing’ anything. Those who see God in everything and everywhere without any differentiation do not denigrate own self. Some people see death everywhere and are frightened. Others are blissful knowing that everything is god. Swami Vivekananda said “I am not against anything. I enjoy every drop of the sweet juice of an orange”.
In perishable things, one should see ‘Him’ as the eternal energy. Death of a seed results in the birth of a tree. Of course, the seed is not dying. When you see the budding of the seed in to a sapling, see Parameswara, the Lord. Everything – movable and immovable – has been created by the appropriate unification of matter and energy (kshEtra and khsetrajna – object and subject), including thoughts. Those who cannot know this through meditation (dhyana), analytical contemplation (Samkhya) or karma yoga will realize the self (atma chaithanya) by listening to others who have had this experience. Meditation is a mental activity that gives strength to our minds. Samkhya gives intellectual prowess and karma yoga imparts impeccable practice. In the absence surrender in this level, failure occurs. Life ahead – to be noble or ignoble- is determined by the life force’s (jeeva) association and attachment with the various qualities (gunas).
No action affects the self. All actions- good and bad- affect our mind. Space provides an abode for everything, but it is unaffected by anything. Sun illumines everything; so does self – illumines all bodies. That which is seen as many is essentially one. Gold ear rings, chains, bangles and other ornaments are all gold in various shapes and designs. All actions emanate from nature (prakruthi). Every being undertakes action as directed by its own innate nature, but the self is not ‘doing’ anything. Those who see God in everything and everywhere without any differentiation do not denigrate own self. Some people see death everywhere and are frightened. Others are blissful knowing that everything is god. Swami Vivekananda said “I am not against anything. I enjoy every drop of the sweet juice of an orange”.
In perishable things, one should see ‘Him’ as the eternal energy. Death of a seed results in the birth of a tree. Of course, the seed is not dying. When you see the budding of the seed in to a sapling, see Parameswara, the Lord. Everything – movable and immovable – has been created by the appropriate unification of matter and energy (kshEtra and khsetrajna – object and subject), including thoughts. Those who cannot know this through meditation (dhyana), analytical contemplation (Samkhya) or karma yoga will realize the self (atma chaithanya) by listening to others who have had this experience. Meditation is a mental activity that gives strength to our minds. Samkhya gives intellectual prowess and karma yoga imparts impeccable practice. In the absence surrender in this level, failure occurs. Life ahead – to be noble or ignoble- is determined by the life force’s (jeeva) association and attachment with the various qualities (gunas).
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 8:48 PM 
