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Bhagavad
Gita - June 19, 2009
Chapter
4, Verses: 20-21
Swami
Yogatmananda
Vedanta
Society of Providence
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IV.20:
Having given up the attachment to the results of action, he/she who
is ever-contended, dependent on nothing, he/she really does not do anything
even though engaged in action.
IV.21:
One who is without solicitation, who has the mind and organs under control,
(and) is totally without possessions, he/she incurs no sin by performing
actions merely for the maintenance of the body.
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Summary
of this lecture:
To make our life right we must first change our awareness and bring
it in synch with the Truth. Sri Krishna has explained to Arjuna that
all suffering springs from the fact that our consciousness does not
conform to the truth; to change it to conform to the truth is spiritual
life.
In Verse 20 Sri Krishna explains that if we work without attachment,
our lives will change: we will perform all actions without effort and
feel truly relaxed because we know we are not actually doing anything
at all. Krishna continues to explain the characteristics of a person
who works without attachment in Verse 21. This person is free from all
desires. Furthermore, because this person doesn't associate "I"
with the body and mind, he/she has control over all bodies and minds.
This person has no care for possessions, because he knows that nothing
truly belongs to him. This person does what is necessary to maintain
his body, but doesn't get identified with it. Because there is no attachment,
this person does not incur any karma. This can be seen in the life of
Swami Vivekananda - who did tremendous work but was not entangled in
it.
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