Look Within – Talks on the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Venkatesananda.

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Right in the beginning of the teaching of Krishna, there is completely a

new approach to philosophy. In the beginning, he directly takes us to a

direct inquiry into the self.

 

It is not God who is a problem to any of us – if god exists; he is

the quietest thing in the world, most silent, most peaceful. He

doesn't worry us at all; and I don't think the world as such

causes any worry or any bother to anybody.

 

If you don't disturb the world, the world doesn't disturb you at

all!

 

You are the disturbance – if you don't create the disturbance

from within yourself, there is no disturbance.

 

Birth is there, and living progresses, and then there is death;

 

I come into this world, I live, there is plenty of food to eat, and

there is no food to eat, there is plenty of space to serve as my grave.

There is no problem – I can live as long as there is need to live.

 

If I am not dissatisfied or I am not unhappy about the body growing, and

become bigger, there is no reason why I should be upset when the body

grows down, instead of growing up;

 

If I am not terribly worried about dark hair growing on my head, I

shouldn't be upset about white hair growing on my head;

 

If I am not bothered about hair growing on my head, I shouldn't be

bothered about hair not growing on my head.

 

It's all the same – coming into being, and going out of being.

 

Why any of these things should affect me at all – unless I create

them as my problem.

 

Arjuna himself very beautifully brought out this one fact when he was

reviewing the armies of both sides: he said " they are not enemies,

they are my people " , my people – my.

To be continued..