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Bhagavad Gita - October 30, 2009
Chapter 4, Verses: 34-37
Swami Yogatmananda

Vedanta Society of Providence

 

 

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IV.34: Know that through prostration, inquiry and service. The wise ones who have realized the Truth will impart the Knowledge to you.

IV.35: Knowing which, O Pandava (Arjuna), you will not come under delusion again in this way, and through which you will see all beings without exception in the Self and also in Me.

IV.36: Even if you be the worst sinner among all sinners, still you will cross over all the wickedness with the raft of Knowledge alone.

IV.37: O Arjuna, as a blazing fire reduces pieces of wood to ashes, similarly the fire of Knowledge reduces all actions to ashes.

 

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Summary of this lecture:


The knowledge that is limited to intellectual understanding of the world may be obtained by attending classes, reading books, doing observations and analysis etc. But the means for the spiritual wisdom are categorically different, because this requires subduing the ego, opening of the heart to the inner divinity and getting intimately connected to the Source of this knowledge through service. Unlike the intellectual worldly knowledge, this spiritual wisdom coming from the Guru, removes all the delusion completely and permanently through the immediate experience of the Truth. This is the unique efficacy of Self-Knowledge. It makes one see all beings included in the Self which is divine. Then Lord Krishna assures Arjuna that no matter what wrong you might have done earlier, this Knowledge will take you to the supreme Goal. All relative acts, so called good or bad, are burnt by the irrepressible fire of this Knowledge of the True Self.

 

 

 

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