Since last few days I am reading “Bhagvad-Gita As It Is” by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Lets just ponder upon and devote few of our minutes on This Spiritual Book. Frankly saying its every verse has Divinity embodied in it. Below is the “Shloka” I’m presently reading:
“Yoga-stath kuru karmani sangam tyaktva dhananjaya siddhy-asiddhyoh samo bhutva samatvam yoga ucyate”
It means: Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called Yoga.
Life is in itself a laboratory that helps us observe and learn if only we keep our eyes and ears open. To learn from life and one’s experiences one must be open, receptive & flexible. Learning is a state of consciousness that enables one to learn from all situations if only one retains the innocence of a child. Even a humble servant can teach us qualities of generosity, forgiveness, unselfishness and the strength to bear burdens.
The road sign “U Turn” could be taken as an indicator that we ought to turn the direction of our life towards spirituality instead of trying to change others. Ordinarily when we listen to Saints, read scriptures and attend Satsangs we examine and dissect the speech and actions of the Saint, Even if he is One’s Guru. Thus we shift from Guru to Guru, looking through the prism of ego. We are unable to understand the essence of teachings because we fail to become a Disciple. So, even when Krishna Himself asks us to accept success & failure with equanimity once our job is done, we still get extremely miserable at failures and are elated at success.
To understand wisdom one need not listen to moralistic lectures, or intellectual sermons. All one needs is a child like mind, a mind free of concepts and rigid ideas. With such a flexible mentality, wisdom flows from every side; from road signs, servants, spiders, snakes, courtesans, children etc. Then all of existence becomes one’s Guru because one is a Disciple. One would be able to face all kind s of situations and there would be no reason to run to Sages for practical advice on how to manage one’s daily Life.
“Better a Diamond with a flaw than a pebble without”…
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Taarif karoon kya uski jisne is blog ko banaya ya uski jisne ye blog banane wali ko banaya......well, it was another gem of hers; i hope that she will continue writing throughout this year.....and ofcourse u r a diamond and that too, without a flaw :)
@ Peyush Ji
Thanks for appreciating... rather over-appreciating... :P
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