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Thursday, December 17, 2009

BHAGAVAD GITA. CHAPTER III. 16 - 18.

Gita series - 40. III. 16 -18 “Arjuna! The one who does not follow this long lasting cycle (as discussed in

Gita series 39) lives in vain, impaired by his senses. But no duty subsists for the one who stays attuned

with atman with delectation. Such a man has no use, either by performing his duties or not performing his

duties. He does not depend upon others for anything”. Krishna further enlightens on self-realization. Long

lasting cycle means the interdependency in creation. The one who does not follow the intrinsic principles

of creation simply wastes his life by getting engrossed in sensorial pleasures. Since nothing is achieved

in leading such a life, Krishna says that he lives in vain. He continues to live a routine life to be born

again and again to undergo sufferings and miseries. But the one, who has developed higher level of

consciousness, always stays colligated with the Supreme Self. It should be clearly understood that purest

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form of consciousness is divine. Such a pure form of consciousness can be derived only by forbidding

our thoughts from getting associated with senses. Such an association causes bondage. When one’s

mind is stricken by bondage, he cannot transgress his mundane life. While pursuing the path of

spirituality, one has to necessarily consider making certain sacrifices. The foremost factor is not being

selfish and should learn to live for peaceful and prosperous coexistence. In the case of a self-realised

person, he also performs all his prescribed duties, but remains unconcerned with its fruits. Even if he

does not perform the prescribed duties, nothing alters his situation as his consciousness is always with

the Creator. There is nothing more to achieve beyond this. The ultimate aim of these discussions is to

realize our Creator and to ultimately merge with Him to obviate further births. For such a self-realized

person there is no use of either performing or non-performing actions. Either way, he is not affected by

the fruits of actions, as he always stay attuned with God consciousness and does not identify himself as

different from God. Whatever actions he does, he does it on behalf of God Himself and therefore no

karmas arise out of such actions. Such a man does not have any needs. In the absence of needs,

desires and ego die a natural death in his mind. His mind discovers complete clarity, as it becomes fully

sublimated and unaffiliated by sensory stimulations. Such a man further gets refined and totally purified

to become one with the Brahman. Ultimately his soul gets merged with its Creator. He does not

meditate, he does not perform rituals, and he does nothing except unifying his consciousness with the

Brahman forever. It is extremely difficult to identify such men and it is also equally difficult to say whether

such men exist or not. If found their mere glance will absolve us from our evil karmas. Spi rituality can be

preached only by such men. Any amount of reading materials is of no use when compared to expert

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

BHAGAVAD GITA. CHAPTER III. 13-15.

Gita series 39. III. 13 – 15 “Those who eat the remnants of fire oblations (yajna) are freed from all sin. But

the sinners who make food merely nourish their bodies consume only sin. All the living beings are born

out of food that is grown out of rain. Rain decants out of yajna (the sacrificial fire, as prescribed in

Vedas). The sacrificial fire arises out of karmas. Karmas arise out of Vedas. Further Vedas originated

from the eternal Brahman. Consequently, the omnipresent Brahman populates in yajna.” These verses

convey deeper meaning. Yajna means sacrifice and offerings. We have already dealt with five types of

sacrifices, to be performed by everyman. They are Deva yajna (appeasing gods and goddesses), pitr

yajna (for the souls of departed ancestors), brahma yajna (appeasing those who are well versed in

Vedas), bhuta yajna (feeding animals) and atiti yajna (feeding guests and poor). The subtle meaning that

is conveyed here is that one should first feed those who are needy and hungry. The remnants of yajna

means, the food that is remaining after feeding them. The sacred act of feeding the needy is called

yajna. Preparation and consumption of food in a routine manner without sharing with the needy, is what

Krishna says is the cause of sin. But the meaning of yajna is mostly misunderstood with performing fire

rituals and associated oblations. Not everyone can perform such fire rituals, which involves a lot of

money. As we have discussed earlier, such yajnas are meant for the rulers such as kings and emperors.

Nowadays, such yajnas are being performed for the cause of humanity at the expense of learned and

noble persons. For a common man, performing these five types of yajnas give immense mental

satisfaction and resultant peace. When ones mental status is calm and peaceful, he is not prone to

commit sin. On the contrary, if one makes a living merely for the purpose of eating, his mind gets afflicted

with evil thoughts that get transformed into sinful actions. The concept behind the five types of feedings is

that one should realize that he cannot survive all alone and he has to necessarily depend upon other

beings for his survival, the principle of co-existence. For every living being, there is an inner fire in the

physical body. The flame of the inner fire can be controlled by pranayama or breath control. Pranayama

along with better level of consciousness cause kundalini energy to rise from the base chakra to ascend

to higher chakras. When the kundalini energy reaches the heart chakra, universal brother hood is

realized and the five types of sacrifices that we have discussed above are performed without any

expectation in return. This is the ideal situation, where one performs his duties, unconcerned with the

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consequences of his actions. If one is able to reach this stage, he is not impaired by further karmas.

Meditation is a process through which the universal brother hood and principle of co-existence can be

better understood and realised. Otherwise, one continues to incubate under the influence of selfishness.

When selfishness prevails, there is no end to accumulation of evil karmas, resulting in continued

sufferings and miseries. Krishna teaches the basics of happy and peaceful living. The interdependency

in creation is now being elucidated by Krishna with examples. No organism can exist without food.

Crops grow with the help of rain. But, when we eat our food, we think about food alone and not its cause,

the rain. In the same way, when we perform our actions, we get associated only with our actions, and

forget our Creator. Rain pours due to the auspicious effects of yajna. The ritualistic effect of yajna does a

lot of good, causing positive vibrations through chanting of mantras and associated oblations. It should

not be construed that the effect of fire rituals alone is capable of bringing in rain. The vibratory effect of

good deeds on the cosmos is potential enough to cause rain. Therefore, yajna means not merely the

rituals, but also means thoughts and actions of everyone for the prosperity of the universe as a whole. In

the words of Si r James Jeans “The universe can best pictured, though still very imperfectly and

inadequately, as consisting of pure thought…” It is often said and proved that the group prayers have

more healing effect than individual prayers. Krishna says that karmas arise out of Vedas. Here karmas

mean actions as prescribed Vedas. A derivative of Vedas is sastras (rules for ethical living). Sastras

prescribe dos and don’ts as advocated by Vedas. That is why Krishna says karmas arise out of Vedas,

as any action done outside the purview of Vedas is not considered as an approved action. Such actions

are considered as sin. Vedas originated from the Brahman, as Vedas are not manmade. They are

considered as the precepts of the Brahman Himself and perceived by ancient sages and saints who

developed immense abilities to commune with God. Such abilities were obtained by them by powerful

meditations. {Scriptures like Bhagavad Gita can provide necessary thoughts and ideas to realize God,

but it is only through our endeavour to practice proper meditation, their commandments can be realized.

This is the reason why we are dealing simultaneously with the scriptures and the tools that are necessary

for proper meditation. A lot of such articles are available under the label ‘self-realization’ in this site.}

That is why Krishna said the omnipresent Brahman populates in yajna.

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Gita series 38. III. 9-12. “Except for the activities done for the purpose of religious rites (yajna), the

temporal beings, involving in other worldly activities get bound by karmas. Arjuna! Perform well and

without attachment for the sake of yajna. At the time of creation of mankind, Prajapati (Brahma) the lord

of creation, created humans along with yajna and said ‘multiply by this yajna. Let this yajna give you

(humanity) all material prosperity. By this yajna, appease gods and goddesses. Let these gods andgoddesses make you prosper. Without self-centeredness, attain mutual prosperity. The gods and

goddesses, who prosper out of your yajna, will fulfill your materialistic requirements without even asking

for them. The one who enjoys such pleasures without giving these gods and goddesses their due share

is a thief’.” Yajna is a vedic ritual wherein oblations are offered to appease gods and goddesses. Vedas

prescribe various rituals to appease different types of gods and goddesses. These rituals are performed

by Kings in those days for peace and prosperity of their kingdoms and by sages and saints for universal

peace and prosperity. The important aspect of yajna is the sacri fice or renunciation. The mantras are

chanted by saying that the oblation does not belong to the doer and is only for the particular god or

goddess. Lord Vishnu, whose incarnation is Krishna, is the presiding God of all yajnas. It is to be notedthat Vishnu is worshipped as the God who sustains this universe. It is believed that oblations offered in

the fire, where the respective god or goddesses are invoked are carried to the respective gods and

goddesses through the medium of fire. Therefore, fire is said to be the carrier of appeasements to the

respective gods. It is also believed that food is offered to such gods only through such yajnas. But over a

period of time, the sanctity of the rituals has undergone a total makeover towards commercialization.

Apart from the ritualistic aspect, the yajna requires complete identification of body and mind with the god

invoked in the fire. In the absence of sanctity and perfection in today’s yajna, people are slowly but surely

moving away from such rituals to concentrate more on internal yajnas called meditation, wherein no


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external participation is required. Thus, the external yajna is categorized under five types. They are Deva

yajna (appeasing gods and goddesess), pitr yajna (for the souls of departed ancestors), brahma yajna

(appeasing those who are well versed in Vedas), bhuta yajna (feeding animals) and atiti yajna (feeding

guests and poor). The contemporary thinking has surely undergone a transformation for the better, by

feeding poor and needy, feeding animals, etc thereby deriving true internal happiness, a step closer to

the bliss. These acts are done without expecting material comforts, without desires and attachments and

without ego leading to true experience of happiness. This is what Krishna advocates here. The principle

of Krishna’s teachings is that one should not identify himself with any actions that cause attachments and

desires. The cause and fruits of all such actions should be surrendered unto Him. If this is not done, he is

then bound by karmas leading to further births. Krishna then proceeds to explain the teachings of

Brahma, lord of creation. It is interesting to note that Shiva is called as the father of the universe, Vishnu

as the grandfather and Brahma as the great grandfather. Brahma created universe along with yajna.

Yajna can also be interpreted as light. Brahma says that the universe was created along with light. The

Bible says “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light” (Genesis 1:1.3). This confirms the

theory that all that exists in this universe are only reflection of His creation. This reflection is caused due

to the self-illuminating light of the Brahman. This light is the cause for nourishment and multiplication.

Nourishment means both external and internal. Internal nourishment is nothing but nurturing the atman

within, and this process is called self-realization. External nourishment means material comforts and

prosperi ty. The latter part of Brahma’s statement refers to the level of consciousness. Ones

consciousness can reach the higher levels only if ones thoughts and actions are not self-centered, which

leads to desires and attachments. Level of consciousness is to be understood as gods and goddesses.

The highest form of consciousness, which is known as the cosmic i llumination is the Brahman. Lower

levels of consciousness refer to the various dimensions of the Brahman, indicating the lower levels of

cosmic energy. Lower level of cosmic energy is capable of pulsations and vibrations, which is realized

by deriving super natural powers. One should not become delusory with these powers that ultimately

prove to be annihilating. When one could take his level of consciousness to the purest form of cosmic

energy, where only the pure self-illuminating light alone exists, he gets assistance from gods and

goddesses from the lower planes without asking for it, as described in the Bible “And there appeared an

angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him” (Luke 22:43). Multiplying means multiplication of this

light into various attributes of the Brahman in the form of various gods and goddesses. To cite a few

examples, god of fire, god of beauty, god of water, god of death, etc. One should realize that whatever

stage that he is today is due to the act of God, which operates through His various attributes. The one,

who does not take cognizance of the attributes of the Brahman, remains deluged by ego, the worst

enemy in spirituality. He therefore is called as thief.

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BHAGAVAD GITA. CHAPTER III. 7 - 8.

Gita series 37. III. 7-8 “But the one who controls his senses through the mind and follows the path of

karma yoga without any attachments is considered as great. Perform the mandatory actions, as

performing actions is better than inactivity. Further, inactivity does not even help to nourish your physical

body”. Krishna further explains karma yoga. As discussed in earlier verses, Krishna says that the senses

should be controlled by mind and not by the external factors. A man functions on two types of forces

called internal tools and external tools. Internal tools are known as anthakkaranam that include mind,

intellect, consciousness and ego. The senses can be controlled permanently by using the internal tools.

On the other hand, if senses are curbed by exercising control on objects, then control becomes

impermanent. Intellect, consciousness and ego are the products of mind only and hence mind is

considered as the epicenter of all bodily processes. If this epicenter becomes repeatedly impaired with

external sensory objects, i t could lead to a human volcano as the potency of the mind is extremely

cogent. The human mind is so made that it is easily afflicted by senses and safeguarding the mind from

the sensory influence is very difficult. If mind is made to be controlled easily, probably the karma may not

have an active contribution in human behavior. Controlling the mind is called penance, which can be

effectively achieved through regular practice of medi tation. The mind that is accustomed to regular

meditation gets endowed with a very high level of morality. When the mind functions with a high moral

standard, it remains unattached to the physical body. Therefore, mind needs proper training to

comprehend this reality. Mandatory actions are those actions that are prescribed to maintain a human

body. The human body is considered as a holy place, as the Brahman dwells within. Therefore, the body

is to be properly nourished. Inertia leads to dispirited mind and a dispirited mind is the place for all

diabolic acts. From this angle also, one has to be physically active. Though one has to act, it should

always be remembered that the cause of action and the fruits of action do not belong to the doer. The

Brahman is the cause of action and naturally, the fruits of actions also should be surrendered to him. But

the ego prevents the mind to realize this fact and a deceptive mind dominated by ego, takes credit for

the fruits of actions. If a study of the famous men is made, one can realize that such people do not get

impaired by ego. Ego is one of the stumbling blocks not only for spirituality, but also for materialistically.

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cannot manifest its karmic account which necessitates the soul to manifests again in some other form in

later births. Therefore, the stage of inertial is against the law of divinity. One has to necessarily act, but

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BHAGAVAD GITA. CHAPTER III. 5 - 6

Gita series 36. III. 5-6. “None can remain even for a moment, without working. This is because; everyone

is induced to act by gunas arising out of prakriti. The ignorant, who forcibly controls his sensory organs

but whose mind dwells on the sense objects is a dissembler and known as an imposter” says Krishna. It

is the lineament of the soul in combination with prakriti that makes everyone to act, depending on the

karmas embedded in the soul. The three gunas are fuelling the prakri ti to act. In the creation of God,

none has complete authority to function. For example, soul has to depend upon prakriti to manifest.

Prakriti has to depend upon the gunas for i ts function. Even the Brahman has to depend upon Shakthi to

act; as otherwise, he cannot create, sustain and dissolve. There are a number of such checks and

counter checks in the process of creation. How gunas affect prakri ti? The three gunas are sattva, rajas

and tamas. Sattva guna or principle is a positive quality. Rajo guna is a neutral quality and tamo guna is

a negative quality. Originally, the three gunas dwell in equal proportion and when this proportion

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living being has to consistently perform an action and cannot reach the stage of stillness. The

consistency is decided by the effect of gunas. When prakriti is influenced by the three gunas, soul is

influenced by the internal tool called anthakkaranam. The internal tool in combination with the three

gunas brand the character of a person and further karmas are created based upon how good or how

bad this combination is. Secondly, the absence of mind and body activity makes a person incapable of

forming his own free will. A question may arise here whether free will can independently function without

the influence of karma. Surely, there will be influence of karma on the free will, but mind can certainly

make necessary protection to the free will. This can be compared to a situation on a hot sunny day. But

the heat of the sun can be avoided by using an umbrella. Umbrella only protects the concerned personfrom the heat of the sun and cannot prevent the heat of the sun itself. When there is a coordinated action

between mind and body, free will arises. In the earlier verses, Krishna said that only practice alone

makes a perfect man. By nature, none remain dormant. However, by persistent practice of quality

meditation a person can make his mind inactive. Even in the inactive stage of the mind, mind continues

to function. But it functions with a specified goal of realizing the Brahman and ultimately merging with

Him. A yogi is able to dissociate his mind from the body, so that he can transform the mind into the

higher level of consciousness. A yogi keeps his body and mind active without himself involving (not

involving his consciousness) and an ignorant man also keeps his body and mind active, but identifying

himself with the actions (involving his consciousness with the action). The difference is due to theoperating levels of anthakkaranam. Krishna condemns hypocrisy. He calls them as dissemblers and

imposters. Such a situation arises only if a person could not control his senses by using his mind. He

does not advocate external sense control. For example, you like apples. If you keep apples away from

your sight, still your thoughts are associated with apples the situation is called controlling the senses

externally. You should learn to disassociate apples from your mind for good in spite of apples being

placed before you. If you are able to do that, it means you have controlled your senses internally.

Externally controlling the senses is a useless procedure. The holy Bible underscores this point. “But they

that will be rich fall into temptation and snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in

destruction and predication” (1 Timothy 6:9). Therefore, controlling of senses should be with the solitaryaim of realizing the Supreme and should never be a publicity stunt. A yogi is not recognized by his attire,

but by his qualities. At the same time, we should not forget that only by outwardly actions, internal control

can be qualified.

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BHAGAVAD GITA. CHAPTER III. 3-4.

Gita Series 35. III -3-4 Krishna begins his teachings on Karma Yoga by addressing Arjuna “Oh! The

sinless one! I have already explained at the time of creation, two types of salvation. For those who

pursue the path of sankhya yoga, salvation will be through jnana yoga and for yogis, salvation will be

through karma yoga. Wi thout performing actions, none can reach the stage of inactivity. Without doing

work, none can reach the stage of perfection”. Yoga means spiritual union. Krishna advocates two

different types of paths to unite individual consciousness with universal consciousness. One is Sankhya

yoga and another is karma yoga. Sankhya means enumeration and mental discrimination. The

enumeration refers to tatwas or principles and mental discrimination means understanding the

difference between the reality and illusion, using jnana or wisdom. Sankhya yoga and jnana yoga are

one and the same, where wisdom is considered as important. But the wisdom that Krishna talks about

here is not the ordinary knowledge gained from the study of Vedas, scriptures, etc. It is the supreme

wisdom that is to be explored within, by a process called meditation. Meditation without clarity and

concentration leads nowhere. During proper meditation, the process of dissolving ego begins, leading to

mental clarity. This kind of spiritual knowledge is to be gained and cannot be imparted. But this does not

undermine the role of guru, in one’s spiritual life. It is the guru who initiates the process of self realization

and the techniques of meditation. This is what Krishna does here to Arjuna. One should understand the

difference between spiritual pursuit and spiritual practice. The spiritual pursuit is seeking the Brahman

through mind, by refining one’s consciousness. Spiritual practice is where, one is associated with rituals.

Performing rituals certainly lays the foundation for spiritual pursuit, but over a period of time, practice

should pave way for the pursuit. This is an example where karma yoga paves way for jnana yoga.

Krishna also emphasizes the above point. He says one cannot attain perfection without actually getting

involved in actions. Only the actions make a man perfect. In fact, these actions purify the mind and heart

of a person. Only by repeated actions, one can realize the eternal truth that the fruits of actions do not

belong to the person who performs such actions. This reality remains veiled by the effects of maya. Only

through meditation, the consciousness is refined to unveil the effects of maya. Refraining from actions

normally belong to those who have obtained sanyasa or renunciation. Krishna says that refraining from

actions, without performing karma yoga do not make a person as renounced. Purification of mind and

thought is more important than externally appearing like a renounced person. Such internal purity is

attained only by wisdom. By pursuing such paths the practitioner is able realize that his soul and the

Brahman are one and the same. It is easier for a person to realize the above fact by performing his

prescribed actions and at the same time realizing that he is not responsible for the cause and result of all

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the actions. By explaining this to Arjuna, Krishna asks Arjuna to take on the battle.

Monday, November 30, 2009

BHAGAVAD GITA. CHAPTER III.1-2.

Gita series – part 34. We now begin our discussion on Chapter III of Bhagavad Gita consisting of 43

verses. This chapter is called “karma yoga” or the path of action. In this chapter, Krishna underlines the

importance of performing prescribed actions. He also analyses the effects of performing and non-

performing karmas. Karmas are classified into two groups, the first causing bondage and another

leading to liberation. In spite of Krishna’s holy sermons, Arjuna remains as a perplexed man and seeks

further clarifications from the Lord. Arjuna asks Krishna “Oh! Janardana! When you consider wisdom is

superior to action, Oh! Keshava! Why do you want to engage me in doing awful actions? By your

ambiguous speeches, you are confusing my intelligence. Please advise me decisively, the one thing by

which I will achieve the highest good” (verses 1 and 2). Krishna told Arjuna in II.48 “take refuge inbalanced wisdom” and this apparently appears to be the cause for Arjuna seeking clarifications from

Krishna. Arjuna’s mind remains confused in spite of Krishna’s preaching. Krishna said that those who

perform actions for the sake of benefit of its fruits are in miserable condition. Fruits of actions mostly

accrue to the body. The point that Krishna drives home is that one should not attach importance to the

body that is susceptible to decay, degeneration and death. Instead, Krishna advises to pursue the

Supreme knowledge by developing the highest level of consciousness to realise the Brahman within.

There could be another reason for Arjuna’s confusion. Knowledge cannot be attained without engaging

body in actions. But one should not get engrossed in such bodily actions, as that would lead to addiction

and subsequent miseries. This is what Arjuna refers to as ambiguity in the speech of the Lord. This is anoccasion to explain the importance of the mind. Unless, the mind of the disciple is attentive to the

teachings of his master, the substance of the teachings cannot be grasped properly. What Krishna said

in chapter II was “live, but do not live in it”. Live means live to perform one’s karmas and do not live in it

means do not get attached to the actions looking for fruits of the karmas. In other words, Krishna said

that do your duty and leave the rest to Him. It is probably due to the inertia of the mind that Arjuna could

not grasp the subtle teachings of Krishna. Arjuna is well known for his intelligence and quick actions. The

circumstances in which he was placed (the battle ground) could be one of the reasons for his inattentive

mind. Arjuna’s mind was full of compassion for his masters and relatives who are bound to perish in the

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battle as Arjuna was so confident of his abilities. Now Arjuna asks Krishna one final advise from Him to

act decisively.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

THE ETERNAL PEACEGita series – part 33. Chapter II. Verses – 71 and 72. Krishna now concludes Chapter II called ‘sankhya

yoga’. “That person who relinquishes all his desires, devoid of self-concern and ego and without smallest

wants, he alone can realise peace. Arjuna! This is the stage of ‘Self-realization’. After reaching this

stage, that person never gets bewildered. Even at the time of his death, he is steadfast in this stage and

attains eternal bliss” (verses 71 and 72). Krishna concludes this chapter by high spotting the end result of

pursing the path of sankhya yoga. The first thing that Krishna advocates is to get rid of desires. Desire is

caused by mind when it is in an unsatisfied state. Desi re can be countered by faith, positive thoughts

and affirmations. Most of our desi res are caused by longing for objects that are beyond our reach. Whenwe are unable to attain what we long for, it leads to frustration and anger. Therefore, desi re is the root

cause for all mental afflictions. Once the desire is relinquished, the other elements like anger, frustration,

attachments, etc do not manifest. This is the ideal condition for mental peace. Another factor is ego.

Krishna distinguishes between ego and self-concern. Ego is related to conscious mind, when it is

devoid of forgiveness and compassion and operates only internally. Ego is the by-product of intelligence

and forms a veil around the Supreme Self. Unless ego is abstracted, the Self can never be realised.

Therefore, ego becomes the potential enemy to self-realization that is to be destroyed at i ts infancy. But

self-concern is a process of attempting to get personal recognition leading to unreasonable self-esteem.

Self-concern is generally achieved through unacceptable means and actions. Self concern always worksexternally. Apart from desire, ego and self concern are also to be relinquished to realize the Supreme

Spiri t or the Brahman within. The self-realized person never descends from this level. He has reached

this stage after persistent practice by pursuing a rigorous path. By now, he would have realized the

difference between this stage and all other lower stages of consciousness. He would have realized the

eternal happiness of his present stage. His mind would have got fused to this stage of eternal bliss. As

his mind gets fixed on the Supreme Self, it does not get afflicted by material and objective pleasures.

There is no cause for any bewilderment due to the fixate stage of his mind. He clearly understands that

gross body is susceptible to decaying and merely acts as a sheath or cover to the Brahman within. The

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process of this covering is called maya or delusion. Therefore, he does not attach importance to his

physical body. His entire thought is fixed only on the internal self- illuminating Atman or Brahman. Even at

the time of his death, he continues to fix his concentration only on the Brahman. His soul peacefully

leaves his body and merges with the Brahman not to be born again. The merger of this soul with the

Creator is called as ‘eternal bliss’ . This concludes Chapter II of Bhagavad Gita called Sankhya Yoga.

Friday, November 27, 2009

SPIRITUAL IGNORANCE

Gita series – part 32. Chapter II. Verses – 69-70. “What appears as darkness (night) to all the creatures,

the realized person is awake in that darkness. While all other creatures are awake, for the realised

person, it is like darkness wherein he introspects. All material comforts flow towards the self-realized

person without causing any changes in him like waters flowing into the ocean without causing any impact

on the ocean. He only gets peace and not the one who desires worldly pleasures” says Krishna. Thedarkness referred here is the darkness of spiritual ignorance. Spiritual ignorance is different from the

regular ignorance. The latter is obtained by education and the former is attained by self-control and will

power. Spiritual ignorance is also known as ‘avidya’. A person may be highly qualified but if he lacks

spiri tual wisdom, then he is said to be engulfed by the influence of maya or i llusion. It is to be understood

that pursuing spiritual path enables a person to concentrate more on his job resulting in better output.

This happens on account of developing higher level of awareness. Maya plays a very significant role in

retaining a person as spiritual nescient. One has to transcend the effects of maya to evolve spiritual

wisdom which is possible only by sincerely practicing internal exploration. This is a slow and gradual

process that could take many births. But a beginning is to be made at some point, as one cannotcontinue to suffer from miseries birth after birth. Krishna says that darkness of maya does not and in fact

cannot cast its influence on a self-realized person. Even if we interpret on the literary sense, a self

realized person does not distinguish between day and night as he always stay connected with the

Supreme Spirit. Introspection by a self realized person is happening perpetually as he has established a

firm commune with God and he stays with Him. Therefore, whatever action he does, he does not take

credit for the fruits of such actions as he is incapable of differentiating him with the Supreme Self.

Whether it is light or darkness, be it day or night he does not attach importance to such materialistic

changes. Since such self-realized person does not have desires, he always remains peaceful. When

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mental stability is attained, whatever the material comforts one gets without asking for them, will not

modify his steadfast mind. He remains contended and either pain or pleasure does not change his

attitude. In the absence of desire and attachment, he stays calm resulting in mental peace. Peace is

nothing but mental modification without desire, attachment and ego. But the peace is initially disturbed

and finally destroyed if the mind gets transmuted to its original mundane form. Though the mind is

untransmutable in nature, by practicing meditation, it can be refined and retained.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

AMALGAMATION OF MIND AND THOUGHT

Gita series – part 31. Chapter II - Verses–66-68. Krishna continues his sermons. “The one who could not

control his mind and senses will never have preternatural intelligence. The person with such intangible

intellect shall never have professed mind that never leads to peace. A man without mental peace can

never have happiness (comforts).” Krishna himself ci tes an example in the next verse. “As a boat inwaters sweeps away by the wind, so a man’s mind succumbs to one of the drifting senses, that particular

sense sweeps away that man’s intellect. Therefore, mighty armed (Arjuna), whose senses are

subjugated from the sensory objects, his intellect becomes steadfast”. Krishna repeatedly stresses the

importance of sense control. If senses are controlled, mind automatically gets controlled. Mind functions

on the basis of sensory perceptions. Influence of senses on the mind normally is very strong. The mind

becomes happier when it gets influenced by the senses. Mind acts through the organs of actions

(karmendriyas) when it gets its necessary inputs through the organs of perception (jnanendriyas). When

the mind functions under its refined form called ‘intellect’, mind decouples itself from both karmendriyas

and jnanendriyas. Preternatural intelligence is the more refined form of intellect. Only this type of intellectis capable of associating with consciousness in higher planes. When the consciousness ascends to

higher levels, the preliminary impact is the mental stability. When the mind is stabilized, i t does not

wander and at the same time tries to explore internally to focus on the Self. When the mind is allowed to

wander externally, it never recognizes its Creator. This happens on two counts. First, that the mind is so

created, that it always wants to get itself entangled with materialistic pleasures primarily to unfold the

effects of karmas of the soul. Secondly, the mind does not have genetic mutation to look within.

Therefore, it is imperative that the practice alone can smother the mind to get rid of its afflictions by the

materialistic pleasures. That is why meditation is prescribed as a tool to tune and refine the mind to

transform itself into intellect by destroying ego Intellect is nothing but the superior knowledge whose

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transform itself into intellect, by destroying ego. Intellect is nothing but the superior knowledge whose

sole aim is to pursue the path of knowing the Brahman or the Creator. Intellect is not something new that

we create and it is only the primordial mind that modifies itself into intellect by proper taming. As long as

the mind continues to exist in its original form, it never realises peace and always remain agitated. An

agitated mind can never focus as its concentration is diffused like light passing through a glass pyramid.

Such a situation never leads to happiness. The happiness that Krishna talks about here is not the

happiness derived from the carnal pleasures that are temporary in nature. But He refers to the eternal joy

that transforms into bliss. Even forgetting for a moment about the eternal happiness that Krishna talks

about, for attaining materialistic happiness we always need amalgamated mind and thought to earn thematerialistic wealth. The concentration on the job we perform becomes paramount for proper execution.

You cannot find a successful professional who does not possess such amalgamated mind with its by-

product thought. In the next verse (67) Krishna further explains this phenomenon by citing an example.

When a boat is sailing, a strong wind sways the boat in the direction in which it blows. The other factors

being conducive for sailing, the boat gets swayed by only factor called the wind. In the same way, if any

one of the senses is not controlled, that sense manifests and afflicts the mind and keeps the peace at

bay. Therefore, it is important to control all the senses without exception. When we talk about senses, i t

always refers to jnanendriyas (ear, skin, eye, tongue and nose) and its products called tanmatras or

perceptions. Only the jnanendriyas make karmendriyas to function, as the former is only capable of perception and the latter executes the perceived actions. For example if ear alone functions, the mind

gets addicted to the melody of music. If the music is not made available to the mind, it starts wandering

looking for the music from all sources, which leads to desperation, anger, etc one after another finally

leading to imbalanced mind affecting his intellect. Krishna also says that senses should be decoupled

from the sensory objects. For example, if the ear is disconnected from the music itself, then there is no

question of the mind wandering elsewhere searching for the music. The senses can be brought under

control, only by delinking the source of perception (tanmatras) from the sensory objects. If this is

achieved, one’s intellect becomes steadfast and incapable of intrusion by any sensory influence.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

SUBJUGATED SENSES

Gita series – part 30. Chapter II - Verses–64-65. Krishna continues. “The man with self-control, without

desires and aversions with subjugated senses and still associated with material objects attains internal

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desires and aversions with subjugated senses and still associated with material objects attains internal

calmness. If internal clarity is attained, all his grief will be annihilated. His knowledge soon becomes well

established in the Supreme Self” (verses 64 and 65). Senses can be controlled through different routes,

but these routes do not keep the senses under check always. The only way to eternally control the

senses is to calm the mind. There is no point in leading a saintly life, internally associating our thoughts

with material pleasures. In spite of the pleasure objects being recognized by the eyes, the information

provided by the eyes to the mind should not alter the firm attitude of the mind. If one develops such a firm

mental attitude, irrespective of what is around him, he is not influenced by any sensual objects. Self-

control is the stage beyond desires and aversions. Plenty and paucity do not make difference to him, ashis senses are totally under his control. A person is said to have reached the stage of self-control only

when his consciousness does not fall from higher planes to get associated with material world. When we

say subjugated senses, we have to know the authority to which they are subjugated. Obviously, they have

to be submitted to the Supreme Self. If they are subjugated to the mind, then there is every possibility of

falling from the higher level of consciousness to the lower level of consciousness. When a person so fond

of chocolates is not tempted, when boxes of chocolates are around him, he can be known as the person

who has subjugated his senses to the Self. This is called self-control without desires and aversions. Most

of the times, it is possible to control the desires, but controlling aversions could be a difficult task.

Aversion, anger and hatred are the most difficult qualities to control. However, it is important to controlnegative thoughts, as they cause serious damage to the mental equilibrium. If you look at those negative

thoughts, you may observe that any one among them could lead to other negativities, heading to

annihilation. The inner calmness refers to the un-afflicted mind. When the mind is not influenced by

senses, the mind is calm. On the contrary, if influenced by senses, the mind gets agitated with all

negativities and in the process, influences the organs of action. When organs of action function under the

influence of an afflicted mind, it enslaves him to habits. It is like drunken driving, which could cause

unexpected accident. In order to avert such accidents, Krishna advocates a calm mind. The organs of

actions are the main reason for accruing sins which in turn influence karmic account. When mental clarity

is attained, the mind never gets adversely influenced under any circumstances. Such clarity can beattained only through single pointed internal focus on the Self and this process is called medi tation.

When the mind is calmed by meditation, the bliss is realized, making him to be with that bliss forever. In

such a stage, he has neither inclination nor time to think about extraneous objects. When he does get

himself associated with actions that he performs, naturally the fruits of such actions are not realised by

him. He knows that cause of such actions is not gross body, but the internal Self, with whom he has

identified himself steadfastly.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

MIND CONTROL

Gita series – part 29. Chapter II - Verses–61-63 Krishna continues to address Arjuna. “One who

represses all his senses and fixes his consciousness on me and surrenders unto me, his senses are

under his control and his intellect becomes steadfast. Dwelling on sense objects causes attachment to

them. Attachment leads to craving, craving leads to anger, anger leads to delusion, delusion leads to

loss of memory, loss of memory leads to loss of intelligence, loss of intelligence leads to disintegration”

(verses 61 to 63). Repressing senses and fixing consciousness in the higher planes are two different

issues, the former leading to the latter. Repressing or controlling the senses is associated with the mind.

When our mind is not under our control, it always looks up to the sensory organs to keep itself busy. But if

the mind is trained to function under our control, the situation differs. Mind can be controlled only by

higher level of knowledge called intellect and higher level of consciousness. When the mind is well

trained and brought under our control, it is able to distinguish the difference between the impermanent

happiness and permanent joy. The impermanent nature of happiness is associated with the body and

the permanent joy known as bliss in advanced stages is derived by the refinement of mind, intellect,

consciousness and ego called anthakkaranam or the internal tools. When the mind gets rid of the

afflictions of senses, it becomes loyal to its master called consciousness. This is what is termed as

keeping the mind under our control. You cannot approach the mind through any other sources, except

consciousness. When consciousness is able to penetrate and transgress the lower levels of activities

that are associated with senses, it gets associated with higher level of wisdom called intellect. Intellect

does not understand the lower level of intelligence that stands attached to the senses, as it guides the

mind only on issues that are not associated with senses. This is what Krishna means by saying ‘his

intellect becomes steadfast’. This is a stage where the mind totally gets dissolved into the intellect. If the

intellect alone prevails, sense organs have no role to play as the intellect cannot be influenced by the

tentacles of sense organs. What happens if one is not able to control his senses and not able to make

his intellect steadfast? Krishna addresses this issue. There are serious implications; one affliction

leading to another and at the end, his mind becomes infested with afflictions and adversities. If one

continues to dwell on the influence of senses, the end result is annihilation. For annihilation, there has to

be a beginning somewhere and the beginning is made by the mind by associating with sensory objects.

Let us take a sweet as an example. You derive happiness i f you consume a particular sweet daily. Over

a period of time your mind develops attachment to that sweet If the sweet is not available on a particular

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a period of time, your mind develops attachment to that sweet. If the sweet is not available on a particular

day, your mind craves for it. You go to all the stores to find out the availabili ty of that sweet. Unfortunately

it is not available anywhere. You get wild and your mind goes out of your control. You develop

hallucination about the sweet, as you are so attached to it. Attraction is the cause for this attachment.

Hallucination leads to imbalance of memory. Imbalanced state of mind leads to strange acts that lead to

loss of self esteem. When you are not in a normal state of mind, your consciousness level is either

negative or very low. In the absence of good consciousness level

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