Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - Extinction of Delusion

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today

 

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Extinction of Delusion

 

Have a clear understanding of the Gita in your heart. What is the

essence of the Gita teachings? Some say that it is the path of

service and action, and others say that it is the path of love and

devotion. Still others say that it is the path of knowledge and

wisdom. But these are all partial truths. The Gita starts with a

verse whose first word is dharma, which means duty or right action.

The concluding verse of the Gita ends with the word 'my'. When these

words are taken together they become 'my duty' or 'my work'. That

summarizes the whole teaching of the Gita. It means you should

perform your prescribed duty to the very limits of the human

capacity for excellence and perfection, doing the work that is

appropriate to your stage of life.

 

When you are a student study your lessons well. When you are a

householder perform your work and family responsibilities properly.

When you are retired perform the duties appropriate to that stage,

and if you have renounced the world to engage yourself in

contemplation of the reality, then stick to that path. When you

follow your prescribed duty in the very best way possible,

discharging your duty sincerely and conscientiously, then there will

be no confusion or misery.

 

Arjuna had to perform his duty on the battlefield. His calling was

to be a warrior and to combat evil and protect the good. But, when

he saw his friends and relations arrayed on both sides of the

battlefield, he forgot his strong resolve to fight for right, the

fight for which he had been preparing for so long. He became full of

attachments and delusion, and threw down his bow. He abandoned his

duty and became miserable. Krishna taught Arjuna how to free himself

from despair by adhering to his prescribed duty. Krishna taught

Arjuna the truth of the immortal self, and showed him that his duty

was to follow the inner promptings of the Lord, who was enshrined in

his heart. When Krishna finished his teachings, he asked

Arjuna, "Have your attachments and delusions disappeared?" Arjuna

picked up his bow and answered, "My despair has completely vanished.

All my delusion is now gone. I will do as you command!"

 

As long as you have delusion you will be in a state of bondage. When

you suffer from delusion and infatuation, liberation is impossible.

Liberation has nothing to do with worldly pleasures. It is not an

air-conditioned car or a comfortable life. It is the complete

destruction of delusion. It is the extinction of all worldly

attachments, the incineration of all selfish desires.

 

>From now on, do your duty to perfection and become ideals for

mankind. Apply the teachings of the Gita in your daily life and be

blessed with grace. Many of you are just wasting your time. Start

today to reform yourself. Don't waste time. Time is God. Every day

spend some time on these holy teachings and contemplate their inner

meaning. Once they are understood, put them into practice. Only in

this way will you be able to attain a sacred life, a life of purity

and perfection, which is the mark of a true human being.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Source:

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita007.html

 

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Sai Baba Gita

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