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Bhagavad Gita - November 26, 2010 Chapter 7, Verses 22-24 Swami Yogatmananda Vedanta Society of Providence     Please click the 'Play' button to start. It may take a minute.   Launch in external player   To download the lecture, please right-click here and then click "Save Target As..."     VII.22: Being imbued with that faith, that person engages in worshipping that form, and he gets those very desired results there from as they are dispensed by Me alone. VII.23: That result of theirs who are of poor intellect is indeed limited. The worhsippers of gods go to the gods. My devotees go to Me alone. VII.24: The unintelligent unaware of My supreme state which is immutable and unsurpassable, think of Me as the unmanifest that has become manifest.   The above image is from Gita Darshan by courtesy of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad.   To Order Audio/Video CDs : bookstore@vedantaprov.org   List of Audio/Video CDs, DVDs		Summary of this lecture: Faith is the very basis of human life even for those feel that they follow logic or rationality; they have to believe the cause-effect relationship and the ‘maker’ of it. God says, that HE has given this faith to everyone. Cause-effect relationship is manifestation of intrinsic oneness which is God alone. We get desired results from our actions and that is how the faith is strengthened. Gradually a few people realize that the fruits of their desires are transitory but the bondage that comes along with it, remains. People continue to go after fulfilling countless desires in the vain hope that some day they will get real happiness. God calls them ‘of limited intellect’ as they are unable to utilize their intellect to analyze this truth. God appears as a human being, as an incarnation to teach us. All pervading Divine, without undergoing any transformation appears before us tounveil the knowledge. Ignorant people regard HIM as coming into being, but in fact He is changeless. This idea will further be discussed in next two verses.