Guest guest Posted June 30, 2001 Report Share Posted June 30, 2001 namaste. Some thoughts on chapter 7 of the bhagavadgItA. While the middle six chapters of the bhagavadgitA are usually said to elucidate tat of tat tvam asi, they also deal with bhakti. The humankind is dominated by the rajas of the three guNA-s, (sattva, rajas and tamas). The main characteristic of rajas is passion. We may say this translates into attraction towards worldly matters and materials and also love towards people. This leads to joy and sorrow. This passion transferred toward Ishwara is called bhakti. This bhakti is of two types: apara and para. aparabhakti is when we consciously and with due practice keep our mind on Ishwara and consciously develop bhakti. If unconsciously, and on its own, the mind turns toward Ishwara and gets immersed in that blissful union, it is called parabhakti. For bhakti to be an integral part of us, there have to be two essential ingredients: (i) to recognize the littleness of the human and the greatness of Ishwara, and that anything will take place only at Ishwara's command, and hence surrender fully to Ishwara, (ii) by continually chanting Ishwara's names and cognizant of Ishwara's immense pervasiveness, to develop bhakti by continually confirming these experiences by shraddha. This chapter of the bhagavadgItA deals with the all-encompassing greatness of the Lord, classification of the bhaktA-s and other related topics. Regards Gummuluru Murthy - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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