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Bhagavad
Gita - June 04, 2010
Chapter
6, Verses: 30-32
Swami
Yogatmananda
Vedanta
Society of Providence
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VI.30:
One who sees Me in everything and sees all things in Me -- I do not
go out of his/her vision, and he/she is also not lost to my vision.
VI.31:
That yogi, who being established in the unity, adores Me as existing
in all things, he/she exists in Me -- in whatever condition he/she may
be.
VI.32:
O Arjuna, that yogi is considered the best who judges what is happiness
and sorrow in all beings by the same standard as he/she would apply
to himself/herself..
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Summary
of this lecture:
The person who has attained the goal of Realization sees God everywhere,
and he never loses sight of God; Lord also said that likewise God does
not lose sight of them. Actually God never loses sight of us but a common
person, troubled by the sufferings in the world, feels sometimes that
God is not is not watching me. This feeing goes away for a Yogi who
feels the continuous presence of God. Before we have reached this goal,
however, we are each the center of our own universe. But when God Realization
is achieved, we extend the same concern that used to be reserved for
ourselves alone, to others. Just like we wouldn't cause harm to ourselves
before this Realization, after it we will not want to injure others.
This non-violence is a trademark of saintliness. The saint is not he
who performs miracles, but who feels the pain of others as if it was
inflicted on himself. After hearing all of this, Arjuna shares a concern
felt by all of us: the mind is as restless as the wind. How can we possibly
bring it under control? Sri Krishna explains that controlling the mind
is very difficult, but not impossible. The aspirant, he says, should
put in the right efforts in the right measure. The person who wants
to see God everywhere must practice continuously with great conviction,
spirit, and dispassion.
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