Meritorious Actions

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Jaya Guru Datta,

 

Here is today's saying:

 

"Question. Very well. You have used the word 'doers' in plural. Which are the

different Indriyas? What are their functions?

 

It was shown that the doership of actions was that of the Indriyas and not that

of the Atma. We had stopped at the question 'What are Indriyas? What are their

functions?' Let us now continue that discussion.

 

Indriyas

 

There is a method of classifying the Indriyas depending upon the nature of

action. Such a classification is not relevant to our present discussion. It is

enough if we classify them as Manas-Vak-Kaya (the triad of Mind-Speech-Body).

Each one of these can perform actions of merit as well as actions of sin. They

can also perform mixed actions. Among the actions of the mind, Dhyana (both

Saguna type and Nirguna type), thinking about the other world, thinking about

topics such as Bhakti, Jnana and Vairagya - all these are considered as

meritorious actions."

 

 

Sri Swamiji

Lessons in Vedanta - 35 part VIII

Bhakti Mala, November 1998

 

&

 

Lessons in Vedanta - 36 part I

Bhakti Mala, January 1999

 

Sri Guru Datta,

Swamiji Says

 

 

 

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