Bhagavad Gita Study 34 on Desires

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Dear Friends,

 

" ...find out the root of all passions, the source whence they

proceed " .

 

Yes, and the root is the identification with the body/mind as who we

are.

 

Blessings,

Soul

 

 

 

, Alan Jacobs

<alanadamsjacobs wrote:

>

> Dear Mouna,

>  

> Thank you for your reply. I came across this conversation in

Padamalia this morning which is highly relevent to this verse.

>  

> P.241 in Chapter 'Advice on Sadhana'.

>

> Question: How am I to deal with passions? Am I to check them or

satisfy them? If I follow Bhagavan's method and ask 'To whom are

these passions?' they do not seem to die but grow stronger.

>

> Bhagavan: That only shows you are not going about my method

properly. The right way is to find out the root of all passions, the

source whence they proceed, and get rid of that. If you check the

passions, they may get suppressed for the moment, but will appear

again. If you satisfy them, they will only be satisfied for the

moment and wil again crave satisfaction. Satisfying desires and

thereby trying to root them out is like trying to quench fire by

pouring kerosene over it. The only way is to find the root of desire

and thus remove it.

>

> 2nd Jan 1946 Day by Day with Bhagavan.

>

> All love,

>

> Alan

>

> --- On Mon, 29/9/08, upadesa <maunna wrote:

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> upadesa <maunna

> Re: Bhagavad Gita Study 34

>

> Monday, 29 September, 2008, 4:18 AM

Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs@ ...> wrote:

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> > Dear Mouna,

> > Thank you for this precise and exact commentary on this verse. I

> found it most helpful. I inserted the word evil as it was used in

> Padamalai, because in some texts their is reference to the 'desire

for

> liberation' which is a benign desire, to be distinguished from

those 

> other desires which are described as 'enemies'.

>

> Dear Alan,

>

> I agree with you, the choice of " binding " instead of " evil " is

> completely personal due to the emtional charge that word has for me.

> Also, I am sure that in cultures such as India, the word " evil " has

a

> different connotation than catholic or protestant oriented ones like

> many of our western countries. There is less guilt embeded. Even the

> " evil " ones in Ramayana or Mahabharatta get " boons " from the Gods if

> they do sufficient austerities, and they may even attain

Realization.

> Could you imagine Satan going to Heaven after doing intense tapas?

>

> Thanks for the clarification.

>

> All the best, Alan.

> Yours in Bhagavan,

> Mouna

>