Showing posts with label Verse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Verse. Show all posts

How to start living in Satyug from today

The last part of Verse 6th of 8th Chpater is "sada tad bhaw Bhawitah"
One of the interpretation of the above is that man will think only about what he has done or thought throughout his life.It is not possible to alter thought to God/surrender etc if he is away from such thoughts through out his life.
Thoughts move through association and attracts similar thoughts.If one is in Bhog and Yog both ,chances are thoughts about bhog will become stronger and overpower thoughts about Yog,Mind is strong,stubborn and is very difficult to control but is controlled by practice and detachment(verse 34 of 6th chapter).
But we have a choice.We have to make that choice now about our end time and whatever choice we make we have to pay attention to that with strong commitment.Dristdyu mna (Dridh Man) or strong mind is the leader of all good traits of man.So,ultimately it is our decision to have strong mind or weak mind.
Kaliyug or Satyug is the state of mind (Chitta) of a person and not the classification of period or ages.Persons aspiring for Sat(permanent, indestructible) are living today in Satyug and People aspiring for Kali(Dark/Black/ Tamas) are living today in Kaliyug.We have a choice to live today or tomorrow of this lifetime in kaliyug or satyug.
How to start living in Satyug from today:-
1)Start reading Gita from today.Three readings in quick succession is required in shortest possible time.If can be done in 3 months ,well and good.This will provide grounding or anchoring of your soul.
2)Mental Jap of OM all the time.
3)Change company of people from Bhog interested to yog interested.
Lastly,God says 'Tathatsu' (So Be It) to our every thought.

extremely significant verse in Bhagavad Gita

An excellent explanation and commentary of what I consider to be an extremely significant verse in Bhagavad Gita, one that points out the subtle but unambiguous distinction between Sanyasa and Tyaga. between Renunciation and Non-attachment, which is essentially that it is the content of action that counts, not with the pattern of action. Gita emphasizes the motive of action, not so much the manner of activity. Renunciation deals with the outer pattern of behavior while Non-attachment is an inner, a condition of mind.

Bhagavan is alerting us to the occurrences of superficial displays of piousness and devotion while harboring thoughts and desires of a worldly nature. Swami Chinmayananda had some strong words in his commentary on this verse:
" To give physically a show of morality and ethics, while mentally living a shameless life of low motives and foul sentiments, is the occupation of a man who is not a seeker of spiritual fulfillment, but, as is termed here, a self-deluded hypocrite! Certainly we all know that, even if we can physically discipline ourselves, it is not easy for an average man to control the sensuous tendencies at his mental level."

Man's spiritual nature is to be judged from the condition of his mind and not from his demonstrable code of behavior. In fact, a really spiritual man is unostentatious; there can never be a display or demonstration in a life that is truly spiritual. Any display, whether of material possessions or of spiritual accomplishments is essentially vulgar. Surely there is nothing more crude and vulgar than the display of one's so-called virtue. Sadly, we observe so many who are well-intentioned but engage in ostentatious displays and self-righteous proclamations of perceived religious and spiritual superiority of themselves, their families and those in the congregation.

The more one displays one's spiritual conduct, the less spiritual content is there in the inner make-up of such an individual. Bhagavad Gita calls such a man a hypocrite, a man of false conduct. Swami Prakashananda once described it as religious arrogance.

We are humans, we err, we may not be doing this intentionally but it becomes habitual and if not checked becomes a permanent part our character and lifestyle. Bhagavan is telling us in this Gita 3-6 that in spirituality, it is the condition of mind that matters, not the colour of one's robe.