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

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OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

Kalia, thank you for this story of Maa. it made me think that maybe

Her advice is not limited to our external surroundings. but that

maybe keeping our surroundings clean is also a reference to

ourSelves. for example, if our actions and words are the 'places'

seen, then our thoughts would be the 'places' not seen by others.

and their significance is obvious. and while our personal hygiene

is important like Swamiji said, maybe the 'place' not seen is the

inside, the foods we put into our bodies. not eating foods with

preservatives, frozen foods, left-overs, foods imported from great

distances, etc. basically eating according to ayurvedic principles,

to the best of our ability anyway. after all She is THE invited

guest, if you know what i mean. physically and on all other levels.

 

you know like, as you think so you become and you are what you eat.

 

JAI MAA

 

, Kali Kali

<kaliananda_saraswati> wrote:

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> Dear Chris,

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> While I agree with your explanation, I think the verse is also

actually saying that by reciting in a confused place, one receives

confused fruit and in this sense is referring to our surroundings.

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> In observng Gurujis, they always, at all times keep their areas of

worship clean and tidy. After every puja, Maa and Swamiji put away

their asans and all articles used in worship in a very tidy

manner. In many of the stories on Swamiji's journey to That place,

there is always reference to personal hygiene and preparation of the

area and utensils for worship.

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> Once I visited the Mandir and after satsangha, Maa was sitting

talking to Her children and in making the point of keeping your

(generalizing here) surrounding clean for the invited guest, She

said, we all make the areas that can be seen tidy but what about

where we think others would not see? Are your cupboards tidy? The

words echoed in my mind like a bell, I sat up and held my head down

at one go, for I had arrived at the Mandir only the day before and

prior to leaving house, had cleaned from top to bottom of almost the

entire house only the food and bathroom cupboards were left for my

return. Since then I never, visit Maa without ensuring that my

cupboards too are tidy.

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> Journey to me in this sense also signifies the path, constant

repetition.

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> Jai Maa!

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> Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956> wrote:

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> Kalia,

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

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> 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.

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

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> 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.

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> 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.

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> Jai Maa!

> Chris

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> , Kali Kali

> <kaliananda_saraswati> wrote:

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

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> 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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