Guru Gita verse 176 - Recite the Guru Gita in any limitation

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Here we are again being told to recite this song in all cirmcumstances.

 

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Kalia,

 

For the longest time this verse made no sense whatsoever to me. On the

one hand, it says that by reciting in a confused place, one receives

confused fruit, which seems straightforward until one gets to the rest

of the verse which describes three potentially confusing situations,

and then says to recite in any limitation. The verse seems to

contradict itself.

 

Then I realized, as I discussed in my post on the previous verse, that

the confusion resides only in the reciter. No place is inherently

confusing. Even the confusion of a battle is a fit place for

recitation, without confusion.

 

So, what this verse is really telling us is to cultivate

nonattachment. View the world around you, and your circumstances, with

equanimity, and with a one-pointed mind, recite the Guru Gita. Without

purity of mind and intention, the recitation will not produce pure fruit.

 

Jai Maa!

Chris

 

 

 

 

, Kali Kali

<kaliananda_saraswati> wrote:

> 176. By performing recitation in a confused place, one attains the

fruit of confused actions. Recite the Guru Gita in a journey, in a

battle, in a dilemma, or any limitation.

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> Here we are again being told to recite this song in all cirmcumstances.

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> Kalia

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[Guest guest]

Interesting, because journeys, battles, dilemmas, and

limitations are confused places. THe two lines seem to

almost contradict each other.

 

 

--- Kali Kali <kaliananda_saraswati wrote:

> 176. By performing recitation in a confused place,

> one attains the fruit of confused actions. Recite

> the Guru Gita in a journey, in a battle, in a

> dilemma, or any limitation.

>

> Here we are again being told to recite this song in

> all cirmcumstances.

>

> Kalia

>

>

>

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In a message dated 7/16/05 6:38:49 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, nirmalananda1008 writes:

Interesting, because journeys, battles, dilemmas, andlimitations are

confused places. THe two lines seem toalmost contradict each

other.--- Kali Kali <kaliananda_saraswati > wrote:> 176. By

performing recitation in a confused place,> one attains the fruit of

confused actions. Recite> the Guru Gita in a journey, in a battle, in

a> dilemma, or any limitation.> > Here we are again being told to

recite this song in> all cirmcumstances.> > Kalia

Namaste,

The outcome would resolve the karma and the goal reached.

Om Namah Sivaya

Kanda