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Bhagavad
Gita - May 23, 2008
Chapter
2, Verses: 64-65
Swami
Yogatmananda
Vedanta
Society of Providence
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II.64:
But by perceiving objects with the organs that are free from attraction
and repulsion, and are under his own control, the self-controlled man
attains serenity.
II.65:
When there is serenity, there follows eradication of all his/her sorrows,
because the wisdom of one who has a serene mind soon becomes firmly
established.
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Summary
of this lecture:
The Gita tells us how to be perfected and fulfilled. It's like processing
machinery: In goes man the animal, out comes man the divine. But we
must do the work. After showing, how by letting the mind dwell on seemingly
harmless sense-pleasures, a person gets attached to them, and soon loses
all moral and spiritual values, now Lord Krishna tells us that this
does not mean running away from the world. We should be in the world,
moving with control on the senses & mind. Attraction and aversion
(raga & dvesha) to sense objects should not rule our life. Then
we will be purposefully using the powerful but fully controlled organs
and will attain an actively serene state (prasada)
a state of happiness without turbulence or excitement. It's a gradual
process, but through practice we all can do it.
With this sense of serenity, suffering ceases and one sees the Goal.
It hasn't been reached yet, but it is within the grasp of the seeker.
One gets a feeling of assurance.
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