Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Sri Krishna. The essence of Hindu spirituality has been elaborated in three scriptures. The Upanishads present the absolute wisdom revealed to seers. Reasoned wisdom has been elaborated in the Brahma-sutras. The Bhagavad-Gita elaborates on how to live in a way that is conducive to attaining salvation through wisdom. Krishna’s advice to Arjuna at Kurukshetra – on the battlefield – encapsulates the essence of wise living that will enable one to remain balanced and peaceful while executing one’s responsibilities in this world and eventually help one to attain great spiritual heights. The miraculous life of Sri Krishna, the incarnation of the Absolute, embodies the joyful manifestation of the omnipotence and omniscience in human form. This significant dualism of the divine drama with human undertones creates a multilevel appeal and a grand spiritual metaphor of Krishna Leela, conveying spiritual truth with poetic beauty. In the life of Krishna we find the consummation of our ideal for worldly life. He neither followed nor advocated life-negating renunciation. At the same time he did not show any attachment to mundane life. The dialectics of worldly life with happiness and sorrow was on his fingertips; so clinging to anything worldly was absolutely alien to his nature. He played perfectly the role of a naughty child, a playful youth, statesman par excellence, a benevolent king, an intimate friend, a beloved husband and above all an embodiment of wisdom with utmost objectivity – despite being anchored in his true being as an incarnation of the Absolute. That is why his prescription for the malady called life is to maintain non-attachment to anything and everything under all circumstances. He exemplified the practice of the same through his own life. The birth and childhood stories of Krishna are prodigious. Knowing that the eighth son of his sister Devaki will vanquish him, King Kansa imprisons Krishna’s parents. Yet his sister (Krishna’s mother) Devaki conceives and when she delivers the child Kansa is unable to kill Baby Krishna. Through divine intervention, the baby is taken away and another is sent in its place, the Goddess Maya. The Rive Yamuna parts its waters and makes way for Vasudeva to carry Baby Krishna out to safety. The dance of the interplay of spirit and nature manifested in annihilation of Putana, Vatsasura or Bakasura by child Krishna heralds the victory of good over evil. In the same way mother Yashoda was shown the entire cosmos in the small mouth of the child. Yet the naughty playfulness of the child added an eternal human element to the manifestation of divine incarnation. This dualism has made Krishna so human and lovable and yet so divine and mysterious. The irresistible attraction of the melody of his enchanting flute and the divine magnetism of cosmic vibration like centripetal power had maddening impact on all. Consciousness at the root of creation is all-pervading and it attracts the diffused states of mind for ultimate peace and solace from the pangs of delusion. That is precisely why in the Gita, Krishna advises Arjuna to do his duty – knowing full well that the result will be in the hands of the Almighty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Dear all, Radhe Krishna! An exposition of the real Hindu spirituality in crisp expressive language from Dr. Sastry. Reflects true spiritualism our scriptures stand for. On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Dr.B.G.Y Sastry<drbgysastry wrote: > > > Sri Krishna. > > The essence of Hindu spirituality has been elaborated in three scriptures. > The Upanishads present the absolute wisdom revealed to seers. Reasoned > wisdom has been elaborated in the Brahma-sutras. The Bhagavad-Gita > elaborates on how to live in a way that is conducive to attaining salvation > through wisdom. > > Krishna’s advice to Arjuna at Kurukshetra – on the battlefield – > encapsulates the essence of wise living that will enable one to remain > balanced and peaceful while executing one’s responsibilities in this world > and eventually help one to attain great spiritual heights. The miraculous > life of Sri Krishna, the incarnation of the Absolute, embodies the joyful > manifestation of the omnipotence and omniscience in human form. This > significant dualism of the divine drama with human undertones creates a > multilevel appeal and a grand spiritual metaphor of Krishna Leela, conveying > spiritual truth with poetic beauty. > > In the life of Krishna we find the consummation of our ideal for worldly > life. He neither followed nor advocated life-negating renunciation. At the > same time he did not show any attachment to mundane life. The dialectics of > worldly life with happiness and sorrow was on his fingertips; so clinging to > anything worldly was absolutely alien to his nature. He played perfectly the > role of a naughty child, a playful youth, statesman par excellence, a > benevolent king, an intimate friend, a beloved husband and above all an > embodiment of wisdom with utmost objectivity – despite being anchored in his > true being as an incarnation of the Absolute. That is why his prescription > for the malady called life is to maintain non-attachment to anything and > everything under all circumstances. He exemplified the practice of the same > through his own life. > > The birth and childhood stories of Krishna are prodigious. Knowing that the > eighth son of his sister Devaki will vanquish him, King Kansa imprisons > Krishna’s parents. Yet his sister (Krishna’s mother) Devaki conceives and > when she delivers the child Kansa is unable to kill Baby Krishna. Through > divine intervention, the baby is taken away and another is sent in its > place, the Goddess Maya. The Rive Yamuna parts its waters and makes way for > Vasudeva to carry Baby Krishna out to safety. > > The dance of the interplay of spirit and nature manifested in annihilation > of Putana, Vatsasura or Bakasura by child Krishna heralds the victory of > good over evil. In the same way mother Yashoda was shown the entire cosmos > in the small mouth of the child. Yet the naughty playfulness of the child > added an eternal human element to the manifestation of divine incarnation. > This dualism has made Krishna so human and lovable and yet so divine and > mysterious. > > The irresistible attraction of the melody of his enchanting flute and the > divine magnetism of cosmic vibration like centripetal power had maddening > impact on all. Consciousness at the root of creation is all-pervading and it > attracts the diffused states of mind for ultimate peace and solace from the > pangs of delusion. > > That is precisely why in the Gita, Krishna advises Arjuna to do his duty – > knowing full well that the result will be in the hands of the Almighty. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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