The Bhagavad
Gita is the ultimate book of knowledge and is duly recognized as such
throughout the world. Its wisdom transcends the limits of time and space. I
publish daily one message from the book which can be related to our daily life
titled: Thought4TheDay
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Thought4TheDay
(27.09.2017)
“The
'yogabhrasht' person, who has lost his way, is propelled by previous practices,
in his next birth. He is instinctively attracted towards the Almighty. Such a
seeker of the yoga of constant attitude, and stable mind, transcends the
ill-effects of 'sakam purush' (man with some desire for the fruit of his deeds
or those done with selfish motives).
“But the yogi,
who is an unattached practitioner, and is making the best of efforts, is
empowered with the force and direction of the previous births. He becomes free
from sins during the current birth. He, soon, achieves salvation.”
“A yogi is
superior to a tapasvi (hermit). He is also superior to the wise persons who
have Knowledge of the shastras (sacred books). He is undoubtedly better than
those knowledgeable persons who perform their deeds with selfish ends in mind.
Therefore, Arjuna, you must become a yogi.”
Accordingly, a
unattached person engaged with his work wholeheartedly, is at peace with
himself. Even with better productivity, he remains without stress. But when we
look for profit in every small thing that we may do, in fact, we become losers,
under stress. We are anxious to ensure that our selfish interests are achieved.
But life does not offer 'poetic justice'.
Thought4TheDay
(26.09.2017)
Arjuna said:
" Shree Krishna, what happens to the person who has devotion towards yoga,
but is not disciplined enough and whose mind drifts away from yoga, and, who is
not in a position to achieve the state of self-realisation? What is his
state?"
"A seeker
who is lost from the path of the Almighty; what happens to him? Defeated from
both the sides, does he end up in disaster?"
The Lord
Almighty said, "Arjuna, such a person is neither ruined in this world nor
after his death. He who follows the path of salvation of the soul, of realising
the Almighty is never degraded."
" The
unfulfilled person reaches the abode of the noble and the virtuous, and after
residing there for many long years, is born again in the families of
respectable people who follow the path of purity."
Thus, efforts
with good intentions and earnest efforts are never wasted. The enterprise may
not achieve the planned goals, but it will result in making the entrepreneur
realise that each failure is a step towards the final success. So he never
gives up!
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