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Bhagavad
Gita
- November 12, 2010
Chapter
7, Verses: 16-17
Swami
Yogatmananda
Vedanta
Society
of Providence
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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.
VII.17:
Of
them the man of Knowledge, endowed with constant steadfastness and
one-pointed devotion, excels. For I'm very much dear to the man of
Knowledge, and he is too dear to Me.
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Summary of this lecture:
As
a mother guides her child, Bhagavad-Gita guides human being on the path
of God realization by establishing connection with the divine. The four
categories of devotees as mentioned by God are on a graded course of
God realization. Initially they establish connection with God for
fulfillment of their worldly objectives. Gradually as their desires are
fulfilled, the connection with the divine becomes stronger. Love for
God increases reducing the attraction for the world. In the worldly
‘love’, the love diminishes with time but the attachment and bondage
grows with time; but the love for the God, being the love for the true
source of love, it grows with time and as it grows, the person is freed
from the bondage. Ultimately they reach to the state of loving God with
steadfast devotion. This process of evolution is slow; one needs to
keep on practicing patiently. One attains this state after many births.
God says such persons are supremely dear to Him. In such person God’s
entire love gets manifested. Not that God is partial; people get
according to their capacities to receive.
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