Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Self realization will not come from mere vigilance. How then it will come? Will it come through exercise? No. There is only one way, and that way is to be devoted to the Lord, to yearn for Him with all one's heart. We may overcome rajas and tamas, we may become steadfast in sattva and give up attachment to its fruit, but this is not enough. The task is not complete till Self-realization is attained. In the end, therefore, the grace of the Lord is essential. And through real devotion of the heart, we should qualify for the grace of the Lord. I know no other means for this. At the end of this Chapter, Arjuna puts the same question, and the Lord answers, "With mind absolutely one-pointed and without desiring the fruit, be devoted to Me and serve Me, He who serves Me thus crosses maya, illusion and reaches the other shore. It is not easy by any other means to cross this dense maya." This is bhakti's easy method. And this is the only way. Loaned without permission from this site: In other words purloined. LOL. http://www.hindubooks.org/vinoba/gita/the_gunas_building_up/page24.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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