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Bhagavad
Gita - June 25, 2010
Chapter
6, Verses 45-47
Swami
Yogatmananda
Vedanta
Society of Providence
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VI.45:
However,
the yogi, applying himself/herself assiduously, becoming purified from
sin and attaining perfection through many births, thereby achieves the
Highest goal.
VI.46:
A yogi is higher than men of austerity; he is considered highere
even than men of knowledge. The yogi is also higher than men of action.
Therefore, O Arjuna, do you become a yogi.
VI.47:
Even among all the yogis, he who adores Me with his/her mind fixed on
Me and with faith, he/she is considered by Me to be the best of yogis.
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Summary
of this lecture:
The Lord is answering the question by Arjuna that if the aspirant dies
before achieving the progress he has made gets carried over to the next
life. Now he underlines the truth that he has told earlier also: Yoga
=the conversion of theory into practical experience is the essence of
spiritual life. Without this, all so-called religious/spiritual practices
become lifeless. It is not sufficient only to read Scriptures; this
alone will not bring Realization. Once the Scriptures have been read,
they must be acted upon. Sri Krishna says this person is to be revered
more than those people who look religious but who may not "practice
what they understand." Therefore, Lord says, Arjuna--and all of
us--must become Yogis. The final verse of Chapter 6 sets the stage for
the coming chapter, which introduces Bhakti Yoga. Lord Krishna tells
Arjuna that the aspirants whose hearts and souls are absorbed in their
struggle for God Realization are dearest to Him. Karma yoga was the
dominant theme of the first six chapters, but starting with the seventh,
Sri Krishna will outline the path of controlling and training the mind
through devotion.
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