Guest guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 HARI AUM On track, off track or right track?? Once alive not a moment of respite possible, says Bhagavan in Gita-3/5. Predominantly it is one's responsibility to choose the track. This essentially depends upon one's 'gunas' says Bhagavan in Gita-3/27. Use Gita to identify the right track (swadharma), and once on track check the progress and stop not till the GOAL (aum) is reached. Any misstep, says Bhagavan will trigger the process mentioned in Gita-2/63. Give priority in understanding and applying these Gita verses , as 'anger' is becoming the default emotion to many, these days. Let us not put every blame on 'kali yuga'. Regards Balagopal NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos./groups/citygroups/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Could you please explain more about " Swadharma " . Thanks, Dasan guruvayur , balagopal ramakrishnan <rbalpal wrote: > > HARI AUM > > On track, off track or right track?? Once alive not a moment of respite possible, says Bhagavan in Gita-3/5. Predominantly it is one's responsibility to choose the track. This essentially depends upon one's 'gunas' says Bhagavan in Gita-3/27. Use Gita to identify the right track (swadharma), and once on track check the progress and stop not till the GOAL (aum) is reached. > > Any misstep, says Bhagavan will trigger the process mentioned in Gita-2/63. > > Give priority in understanding and applying these Gita verses , as 'anger' is becoming the default emotion to many, these days. Let us not put every blame on 'kali yuga'. > > Regards > > Balagopal > > NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA > > > From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos./groups/citygroups/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 om namo bhagavate vasudevaya ! ---------------------------- Swadharma ========= Doing our own duty first is Swardharma . " It is better to do your own duty, however imperfectly, than to assume the duties of another person, however successfully. " 1 Relative existence–and we who find ourselves evolving within it–is dual in nature, comprised of Consciousness and Energy. Krishna has just explained to us that our actions must match our energy-nature, our prakriti. Now he says that our actions, including our livelihood, must be consistent with our state of conscious, our swabhava. Our swabhava is our inherent psychic disposition, our psychological nature. It is not just the ebb and flow of our mental and emotional tides on the surface of the mind, but its bedrock condition that prevails throughout any momentary fluctuations. That mode of external life which is consistent with our swabhava is our swadharma, the mode of life and duty that is natural to us, being based on our karma and samskara. Our swadharma is consistent with our natural current of evolution. Swabhava and swadharma are the natural consequences of our present evolutionary status. They both match our prakriti. Just as external restraint is worthless, so action not according to swadharma is wasted action and hinders our progress, sometimes even harming us. Therefore Krishna continues: " Prefer to die doing your own duty: the duty of another will bring you into great spiritual danger. " 2 This is no small thing. How do we determine our swadharma? Not by letting others tell us what it is or letting society impose it on us. (This is the great evil of the degenerate " caste system " of India which is far from Krishna's concept when he speaks of caste.) The only way to intelligently perceive our swadharma is to engage in swadhyaya, self-analysis, as recommended by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras, thus underlining the fact that yoga is inseparable from an ordered and meaningful life. This self-analysis is both intellectual and intuitive, and our intellect and intuition must be developed through meditation if our endeavor is to succeed. We must discover and live out our swabhava through our swadharma. This is the only way to peace and harmony within ourself. Commentary by Swami Nirmalananda: jai shree krishna ! guruvayur , dasa1313 <no_reply wrote: > > Could you please explain more about " Swadharma " . > > Thanks, > > Dasan > > > > guruvayur , balagopal ramakrishnan > <rbalpal@> wrote: > > > > HARI AUM > > > > On track, off track or right track?? Once alive not a moment of > respite possible, says Bhagavan in Gita-3/5. Predominantly it is > one's responsibility to choose the track. This essentially depends > upon one's 'gunas' says Bhagavan in Gita-3/27. Use Gita to identify > the right track (swadharma), and once on track check the progress > and stop not till the GOAL (aum) is reached. > > > > Any misstep, says Bhagavan will trigger the process mentioned in > Gita-2/63. > > > > Give priority in understanding and applying these Gita verses , > as 'anger' is becoming the default emotion to many, these days. Let > us not put every blame on 'kali yuga'. > > > > Regards > > > > Balagopal > > > > NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA > > > > > > From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go > to http://in.promos./groups/citygroups/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Dear Shri Nairji , Thank you very much for this beautiful clarification . May Guruvayoorappan's grace be on You to continue the enlightenment of His Devotees . Love, Dasan guruvayur , " chirattapuram " <anair1101 wrote: > > om namo bhagavate vasudevaya ! > ---------------------------- > > Swadharma > ========= > Doing our own duty first is Swardharma . > > " It is better to do your own duty, however imperfectly, than to > assume the duties of another person, however successfully. " 1 > > Relative existence–and we who find ourselves evolving within it–is > dual in nature, comprised of Consciousness and Energy. Krishna has > just explained to us that our actions must match our energy- nature, > our prakriti. Now he says that our actions, including our livelihood, > must be consistent with our state of conscious, our swabhava. > > Our swabhava is our inherent psychic disposition, our psychological > nature. It is not just the ebb and flow of our mental and emotional > tides on the surface of the mind, but its bedrock condition that > prevails throughout any momentary fluctuations. > > That mode of external life which is consistent with our swabhava is > our swadharma, the mode of life and duty that is natural to us, being > based on our karma and samskara. Our swadharma is consistent with our > natural current of evolution. Swabhava and swadharma are the natural > consequences of our present evolutionary status. They both match our > prakriti. > > Just as external restraint is worthless, so action not according to > swadharma is wasted action and hinders our progress, sometimes even > harming us. Therefore Krishna continues: " Prefer to die doing your > own duty: the duty of another will bring you into great spiritual > danger. " 2 This is no small thing. > > How do we determine our swadharma? Not by letting others tell us what > it is or letting society impose it on us. (This is the great evil of > the degenerate " caste system " of India which is far from Krishna's > concept when he speaks of caste.) The only way to intelligently > perceive our swadharma is to engage in swadhyaya, self-analysis, as > recommended by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras, thus underlining the > fact that yoga is inseparable from an ordered and meaningful life. > > This self-analysis is both intellectual and intuitive, and our > intellect and intuition must be developed through meditation if our > endeavor is to succeed. We must discover and live out our swabhava > through our swadharma. This is the only way to peace and harmony > within ourself. > > Commentary by > Swami Nirmalananda: > > jai shree krishna ! > > > > guruvayur , dasa1313 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Could you please explain more about " Swadharma " . > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dasan > > > > > > > > guruvayur , balagopal ramakrishnan > > <rbalpal@> wrote: > > > > > > HARI AUM > > > > > > On track, off track or right track?? Once alive not a moment of > > respite possible, says Bhagavan in Gita-3/5. Predominantly it is > > one's responsibility to choose the track. This essentially depends > > upon one's 'gunas' says Bhagavan in Gita-3/27. Use Gita to identify > > the right track (swadharma), and once on track check the progress > > and stop not till the GOAL (aum) is reached. > > > > > > Any misstep, says Bhagavan will trigger the process mentioned in > > Gita-2/63. > > > > > > Give priority in understanding and applying these Gita verses , > > as 'anger' is becoming the default emotion to many, these days. Let > > us not put every blame on 'kali yuga'. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Balagopal > > > > > > NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA > > > > > > > > > From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. > Go > > to http://in.promos./groups/citygroups/ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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