FROM THE SONG CELESTIAL

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FROM THE SONG CELESTIAL

 

BHAGAVAN selected the forty two verses that he considered the most important in

the Bhagavad Gita, and then arranged them in an order for spiritual guidance,

which can be regarded as a series of suggestions for sadhana.

 

The translation is by Arthur Osborne and Prof. Kulkarni

Published by Ramanasramam

 

The first verse is introductory

 

1.Despondent, overwhelmed with compassion, as he sat, his troubled eyes filled

with tears, Krishna, the slayer of Madhu, spoke to Arjuna. (ii:1)

 

2.This body, O Son of Kunti (Arjuna) is known as the field; and he who is aware

of it is called the Knower of the Field by the wise. (xiii:1)

 

An interpretation of V. 2 is that one should be aware of all that goes on in the

mind and body, by impartial observation, of the non self and the Self, which

includes a knowledge of the five sheaths or kosas, 1, food or physical, 2, prana

or life, 3, manas, mind or instictive and perceptual consciousness, 4, vijnana

or intelligence, 5, ananda or bliss; and anyone aware of that is known by the

wise as 'A Knower Of the Field'.

 

There may be other interpretations and it would be appreciated it if anyone has

a view on further meanings or observations on v.2

 

I will continue with this selection of Bhagavan's daily.

 

Alan

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, Alan Jacobs

<alanadamsjacobs wrote:

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> FROM THE SONG CELESTIAL

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> 2.This body, O Son of Kunti (Arjuna) is known as the field; and he

who is aware of it is called the Knower of the Field by the wise.

(xiii:1)

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Dear Alan and Friends,

 

What always makes me marvel about The Gita is that the actual teaching

happens " IN the field " (Kurukshetra) of the battle to come. It's not

at a Holy place in the Himalayas, or in a Temple, or at the banks of

the Ganges... It's right there, and from my point of view, this " right

there " is our own inner world, as Alan said composed of all these

apparent layers surimposed on the Real.

That battlefield, those warriors and brothers divided, The Teacher

Bhagavan and its disciple, all THAT is Us.

Us in the everyday " battle " of inquiring, Us turning the attention to

the Self instead of its reflection, Us relaxing and letting go...

We are both Arjuna and Krishna, Pandavas and Kuravas, and in the

middle of the " field " (every moment), the teaching takes place if we

are willing to be open to receive it.

Bhagavan (Krishna or Ramana) is pointing the direction and giving us

the tools that were always there...

 

Yours in Bhagavan,

Mouna