Gita Satsang: Message of Gita on Devotion

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namaste,

 

Reflecting along these lines, Gita in fact traces Arjuna's progress:

Arta 1:29-30-31,45; 2:7

 

jij~naasu 2:54

 

arthaarthii 5:1

 

j~naanii 10:12

 

The universal appeal of the Gita lies in the mere 20 questios Arjuna asks

about in the whole Gita! The context of the war is only a pretext for the

inculcation of the teaching of jiivana-mukti, a life truly lived in freedom.

 

While Arjuna is overwhelmed by the sense of sin in the act of commission,

Sri Krishna not only gives the remedy for it, but states emphatically that

the act of omission (filure to follow the svadharma)

is the real root of sin (2:33).

 

Regards,

 

Sunder

 

 

 

 

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"Ram Chandran" <chandran

advaitin

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Gita Satsang: Message of Gita on Devotion

Wed, 5 Jan 100 10:08:11 -0500

 

The message on Devotion is beautifully summarized by the two verses: 16 and

17 of Chapter 7.

 

catur-vidhA bhajante mAm janAh sukrtino 'rjuna

Arto jijnasur arthArthii jnanii ca bharatarsabha

The virtuous ones who worship Me are of four types: those in distress,

seekers of knowledge, seekers of wealth and seekers of SELF.

 

tesam jnani nitta-yukta eka-bhaktir visisyate

priyo hi jnanino 'tyartham aham sa ca mama priyah

The best among them are those who is ever in constant union with the Divine

and whose devotion is single minded (ekabhakti). For I am supremely dear to

him and he is dear to Me.

 

All seekers always live in the world of Duality until they unites with the

SELF for ever.

 

Devotion is necessary for worldly life and is quite important while

gathering knowledge and also during Gita Satsang. Here is a beautiful

quotation from Benjamin Franklin on the Golden Rule for success in life:

"Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and

frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be

healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least you will,

by such conduct, stand the best chance for such consequences."

Benjamin Franklin (1706–90), U.S. statesman, writer. Letter, 9 Aug. 1768

(published in Complete Works, vol. 4, ed. by John Bigelow, 1887–88).

 

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The message on Devotion is beautifully summarized by the two verses: 16 and 17

of Chapter 7.

 

catur-vidhA bhajante mAm janAh sukrtino 'rjuna

Arto jijnasur arthArthii jnanii ca bharatarsabha

The virtuous ones who worship Me are of four types: those in distress, seekers

of knowledge, seekers of wealth and seekers of SELF.

 

tesam jnani nitta-yukta eka-bhaktir visisyate

priyo hi jnanino 'tyartham aham sa ca mama priyah

The best among them are those who is ever in constant union with the Divine and

whose devotion is single minded (ekabhakti). For I am supremely dear to him and

he is dear to Me.

 

All seekers always live in the world of Duality until they unites with the SELF

for ever.

 

Devotion is necessary for worldly life and is quite important while gathering

knowledge and also during Gita Satsang. Here is a beautiful quotation from

Benjamin Franklin on the Golden Rule for success in life: "Be studious in your

profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be

rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous,

and you will be happy. At least you will, by such conduct, stand the best chance

for such consequences."

Benjamin Franklin (1706–90), U.S. statesman, writer. Letter, 9 Aug. 1768

(published in Complete Works, vol. 4, ed. by John Bigelow, 1887–88).