QS: Gita 9:27 - Surrender Self to God. Nothing is ours. Only God is ours.

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Dear Friends,

I am new to this group. Please excuse any improper answers but my

answer to the question posed is as follows.

 

Here i think the distinction to be made is that when an action is

done in a detached manner unselfishly without any desire of loss or

gain, victory or defeat or selfishly for gain of any kind. Only

detached action belongs to the Lord and leaves no taint of

attachment. In such a case to believe that one owns the action or

performs it is itself a myth. An unselfish action performed without

attachment or selfish desire may appear at different times and

circumstances to be right or wrong but will not leave behind any

negative vasana.

 

Sincerely,

Dr. Vispi Jokhi

vhjokhi

 

IN RESPONSE TO:

 

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:14:45 -0800 (PST)

Madhvi Doshi <mdoshi2

QS: Gita 9:27 - Surrender Self to God. Nothing is

ours. Only God is ours.

 

Shree Hari

 

Ram Ram

 

Swamiji's comments in Gita Prabodhani for 9:27 indicate " By

surrendering the Self (swayam) to God, all activities and happening

whether worldly or of spiritual nature ,all are naturally and

automatically surrendered to God. "

 

Next Swamiji's response to a question for the same shloka

indicates the following:

 

Question: If one performs wrongful actions and then offers these

to God, then what ?

Swamiji's response: Only those things and activities can be

offered to God, that are in conformance to Lord's teachings, that

are favorable and acceptable offerings according to God. That

devotee whose sentiments are one of offering his actions to God, he

will be unable to perform wrongful actions nor will he be able to

make an offering of wrongful actions. It is customary that

whatever is offered to God, it comes back ten folds to the

devotee. If one offers these wrongful actions to God, then the

punishment for this will also comeback to him ten fold.

 

My question is:

Once the Self is surrendered to God, and nothing is ours anymore,

absolutely nothing, then why are the actions being assumed as being

performed by the individual Self? Why is a distinction being made

between rightful and wrongful actions? Why is conformance to His

teachings being raised? Who is conforming? When there is nothing

that is ours, (i.e. not this body, not this mind, not this

intellect nor this Ego) and Everything is only God's, then why

does Swamiji's response to the question seem to automatically create

an association (mineness) between the Self and the actions and

inturn the related consequences ?

 

Even though parts of this question have been answered by others in

previous responses, it is still somewhat unclear to me . Please

kindly help clarify.

 

A sadhak

 

Ram Ram