Song Celestial Gita Study 41

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Song Celestial-Gita Study 41

 

C 18 V 61

 

" The lord resides in the hearts of all, O Arjuna, revolving all creatures by

prakriti as if mounted on a machine. "

 

This is the last but one verses in the Song Celestial and Bhagavan sums up his

message with 2 verses (the last verse is tomorrow)from the magnificent Chapter

18 at the close of the Gita.

 

Comment: God or the Self lives in the Heart. We, as the reader are in place of

Arjuna addressed by Bhagavan-Krishna.

 

All creature are caught up in the dream of samsara and whirled about by

prakritti (the primordial substance out of which all things are created; the

primal nature) as if mounted on a mechanical device or whirligig.

 

Some translators describe this situation like being a puppet doll mounted on a

machine. The Puppet ego is whirled about according to his or her preordained

destiny. But Grace having brought one to this teaching one can escape from the

continual cycle of birth and rebirth by practicing Self Enquiry and Devotion

(Surrender), then with eventual Self Realisation one is liberated and the dream

is over.

 

Further comments warmly invited.

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Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs wrote:

>

> Song Celestial-Gita Study 41

> C 18 V 61

> " The lord resides in the hearts of all, O Arjuna, revolving all

creatures by prakriti as if mounted on a machine. "

 

Dear Alan and Friends,

 

The word Prakriti can also be translated as Maya (and viceversa), the

Power that enables Ishvara/God/the Lord to become many and project the

apparent Universe. In fact, the word used in the original sanskrit of

this verse is " mayaya " . Brahman being All-Pervading, Unchanged and

Non-dual, the only way to understand movement, time and space is by

recognizing this illusory Power in action, which projects the apparent

universe we seem to perceive. At the core of our Ignorance resides Maya.

 

Yours in Bhagavan,

Mouna

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Dear Mouna,

 

Thank you for enlarging the definition of this key word. I used the

definition given in the glossary of Ramana Maharshi's Collected Works

published by the Ashram. It seems somewhat limited.

 

All regards,

 

Alan

 

 

, " upadesa " <maunna wrote:

>

> Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs@> wrote:

> >

> > Song Celestial-Gita Study 41

> > C 18 V 61

> > " The lord resides in the hearts of all, O Arjuna, revolving all

> creatures by prakriti as if mounted on a machine. "

>

> Dear Alan and Friends,

>

> The word Prakriti can also be translated as Maya (and viceversa),

the

> Power that enables Ishvara/God/the Lord to become many and project

the

> apparent Universe. In fact, the word used in the original sanskrit

of

> this verse is " mayaya " . Brahman being All-Pervading, Unchanged and

> Non-dual, the only way to understand movement, time and space is by

> recognizing this illusory Power in action, which projects the

apparent

> universe we seem to perceive. At the core of our Ignorance resides

Maya.

>

> Yours in Bhagavan,

> Mouna

>