Chapter 11 :: THE BHAGAVAD-GITA FOR CHILDREN

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Om Shree Gneshaya Namah!!! CHAPTER 11 THE VISION OF GOD Jai:

You said we can know little bit about God. Is it possible for people to

see God, Grandma?

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Yes, Jai. But not with our eyes. God does not have hands and legs like we have

in our world. But when God is pleased by our selfless service (Seva) and

devotion, He may show us in a vision in dream. He can show Himself in any form,

or in the form of one’s personal god (IshtaDeva).

Jai: Is there any other way to see God?

3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">Grandma: The best way to see God

is to feel His presence in everything because, everything is part of God. Yogis

see the whole world as God’s expansion. Everything is just another form of God.

Knowing this, we can see God all around us. The entire universe is God, and we

are His children and tools. (Gita 11.33) God uses us to do His work. He is

within all of

us. Here is a story about God being always with us. 13. God Is with You

11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">A man wanted

to smoke and went to a neighbor’s house to get fire to light his charcoal. It

was in the dead of night and the householder was asleep. After he had knocked

and knocked, the neighbor finally came down to open the door. At the sight of

the man he asked, “Hello! What’s the matter?”

4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">The man replied, “Can’t you guess? You know I am fond

of smoking. I have come here to get fire to light my charcoal.” The neighbor

said, “Ha! Ha! You are a fine neighbor, indeed! You took the trouble to come

and do all this knocking at the door in the dead of the night! Why? You have a

lighted lantern already with you!”

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4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">What we seek is very near and all around us. Everything

is God in different forms. Everything in creation is within His gigantic form!

Another way to see God is to develop good habits. The Lord Krishna said in the

Gita that if we have no selfish desires, hatred, or violence, we can also

reach and see God. Jai: Has anybody seen

10.0pt">Krishna as God? Grandma: Yes, many saints and sages have seen

Lord

mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Krishna in various forms. Mother Yashoda saw

Krishna’s cosmic form. Arjuna also wanted to see Krishna as God. Because Arjuna

was a great soul and a very dear friend of

10.0pt">Krishna, Lord showed him His cosmic form. What Arjuna saw is described

in great detail in Chapter 11 of the Gita. Here is a brief description of the

cosmic form of Krishna that Arjuna saw. He saw the whole world with all gods,

goddesses, sages, Lord Shiva, as well as Lord Brahm|, seated on the lotus in

the body of baby Krishna. Lord had many arms, mouths, stomachs, faces, and

eyes. His body had no beginning or end. Bright light was shining all around

Him. Arjuna also saw all his cousins, along with many other kings and warriors,

quickly entering into Lord’s fearful mouths for destruction. This cosmic form of

 

10.0pt">Krishna was very frightful to see, so Arjuna wished to see Krishna in

the four-armed Vishnu form with a crown, holding a conch, discus, club and

lotus in His hands. Krishna then showed His

four-armed Vishnu form to Arjuna. Afterwards, Krishna showed His beautiful

human form and comforted Arjuna, who was frightened to see the cosmic form.

Then Arjuna became peaceful and normal again. Lord Krishna said that He can be

seen in this four-armed form only through

devotion. (Gita 11.54) Chapter 11 summary: We cannot see God with our human

eyes. We can see Him only in a vision or trance (Samadhi). We can also see Him

all around us. The entire creation is nothing but the body of the creator, and

we are part of the cosmic form of God.

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align="center"> "Gurur Brahma Gurur VishnuGurur Devoh Maheshwar;Gurur

Shakshat ParambramhaTashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba

always shower His grace on us and our families and remove our problems and

anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and happiness with

peace of mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa Hdebu7366