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Bhagavad
Gita
- November 05, 2010
Recapitulation
& Chapter 7, Verses: 15-16
Swami
Yogatmananda
Vedanta
Society
of Providence
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VII.15:
The
foolish evil-doers, who are the most depraved among men, who are
deprived of their wisdom by Maya, and who resort to demoniacal ways, do
not take refuge in Me.
VII.16:
O
Arjuna, foremost of the Bharata dynasty, four classes of people of
virtuous deeds adore Me: the afflicted, the seeker of Knowledge, the
seeker of wealth and the man of Knowledge.
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Summary of this lecture:
God has strongly criticized those who do not take refuge in Him. These
people take refuge in their ego which leads them to evil-doing through
selfishness. Their identification with this body as 'I', gives rise to
insatiable desires, greed and anger. The identification with the
divinity within, as 'I' brings radical shift in the realization. To
have faith in God one needs to have faith in himself, as the same
divine being. In the next verse God has categorized His devotees in
four types depending upon their motives. Afflicted people pray to God
to remove their afflictions. The second category people take recourse
to God to obtain more and more knowledge. The seekers of prosperity go
to God to achieve success and well-being. These three kinds of people
go to God to achieve worldly objectives. God fulfills their worldly
objectives but at the same time a connection is established between God
and His devotees. Gradually these devotees travel from lower objectives
to higher objectives as this connection becomes stronger. There are
very few who go to God for the sake of God. They don't have any other
motive. They go to God for God and not for getting something from God.
This discussion will be continued.
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