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Bhagavad
Gita - February 27, 2009
Chapter
3, Verses: 36-37
Swami
Yogatmananda
Vedanta
Society of Providence
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III.36:
Arjuna
asks: Now then, O scion of the Vrsni
dynasty (Krishna), impelled by what does this person commit sin even
against one's own wish, being constrained by force as it were?.
III.37:
The Blessed Lord said: This desire, this anger, born of the quality
of rajas is a great devourer, a great sinner. Know this to be the enemy
here.
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Summary
of this lecture:
Last week we saw that we must beware of the temptation of imitating
someone else's path. It naturally looks charming (because you are not
treading on that), but is not for you. All have an equal chance of realizing
the goal of Self realization if they follow their path with determination.
In Verse 36, Arjuna asks Sri Krishna that, although he (and we) wants
to lead a righteous and virtuous life, there seems to be some unseen
force pulling us in the opposite direction. What is that force? Krishna,
the great psychologist, knows that Arjuna does not want an intellectual
answer to this question, but rather he desires to know how to defeat
whatever tendencies are responsible unspiritual actions. We should take
his question on as our own, because seeking, and ultimately understanding,
its answer will help us in reaching our goal. Krishna begins to answer
Arjuna's question in Verse 37 and states that desire/anger cause us
to sin, it is insatiable, and is our enemy on the spiritual path.
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