THE HOLY GITA , CHAPTER 5, SANYASA YOGA OR THE RENUNCIATION, VERSE NUMBER 19

THE HOLY GITA

CHAPTER 5

SANYASA YOGA OR THE RENUNCIATION:

VERSE NUMBER 19

Text in Transliteration:

ihai ‘va tair jitah sargo yesham saamye sthitam manah

nirdosham hi samam brahma tasmaad brahmani te sthitaah

Text in English:

Transitary existence is overcome even here by them whose mind rests on equality. Brahman is flawless and the same in all; therefore they are established in Brahman.

COMMENTARY BY SWAMI SIDBHAVANANDA:

Objects appear distorted when seen through a heterogeneous glass; but they present themselves just as they are when seen through a homogenous glass. A clean and even glass causes no hindrance to right apperception. Mind in man occupies the position of the spectacles. A vibrant mind cognizes phenomenon outside; a mind in equilibrium cognizes noumenon or the Thing-in-Itself which is Brahman. As there is no vibration in Brahman It is the same in all. It is Pure Consciousness and therefore there is no modification in It. Changes such as increase, decrease and transformation do not take place in It; and for this reason It is said to be flawless. Those who have gained equanimity of mind are able to cognize Brahman. Once obtained, this intuition becomes permanent. No interruption whatsoever takes place in it. They that remain in Brahmaavastha or Cosmic Consciousness transcend transitory existence. They are not therefore bound by the limitations of this world even while living in it.

SRI RAMAKRISHNA AS QUOTED BY SWAMI SIDBHAVANANDA:

Maya is compared to the snake in motion and to the same snake at rest. Kinetic energy is Maya and potential energy Brahman.

COMMENTARY BY DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN:

See Chaandogya Upanishad., II, 23.I.

The state of liberation is the one which we can attain here on earth.

COMMENTARY BY SWAMI SIVANANDA:

When the mind gets rooted in equanimity or evenness or equality, when it is always in a balanced state, one conquers birth and death. Bondage is annihilated and freedom is attainted by him. when the mind is in a perfectly balanced state he overcomes Brahman Himself, i.e., realises Brahman.

Brahman is ever pure and attributeless and so He is not affected even though He dwells in an outcaste, dog, etc. So He is spotless. He is homogenous and one, as He dwells equally in all beings.

Comments by the blogger:

The Hinduism holds out this promise that one can attain the transitory existence and attain Moksha or Salvation while still living on the earth’s plane. There are several promises made by the Lord to the entire world and the totality of Humanity. For example, that celebrated Stanza which goes like this: Paritranaya sadhoonam/ vinashaya cha dushkrutam/ dharmasamsthaarpanaarthaaya/ sambavami yuge yuge which means, to save the faithful and to slay the wicked I come to the world Age after. That was how the avatar of Sri Krishna happened and the war at kurukshetra to save the good and slay the bad and wicked.

The Christian Religion and Mohammedanism do not accept the reincarnation of the souls, while the Holy Bible speaks about the second coming of the Lord alone and not the people. The Hinduism not only envisages reincarnation of ordinary people for umpteenth number of time but holds out the promise that even an ordinary Man and Woman can obtain salvation while still living here on earth.

For the two other religions the Judgment day is important. It occurs immediately after a faithful dies. And the Lord asks the soul why he or she did this and that and refrained from this and that. And then, after giving this chance to explain, the Lord accords Heaven for the good and tosses into Hell’s fire the bad. ONLY ONE CHANCE TO GET OVER SUCH AN INSURMOUNTABLE MAYA OR ILLUSION WHICH IS THIS WORLD IS! HOW MANY PULLS AND PRESSURES ARE BROUGHT UPON THE GUILELESS SOULS ON THE EARTH’S PLANE! GOD GIVES JUST ONE CHOICE AND THEREAFTER THE HEAVEN AND HELL IS A PERMANENT PLACE! CAN YOU EXPECT THE LORD THE ALMIGHTY TO BE SO NEEDLESSLY HARSH ON THE DEFENCELESS ORDINARY HUMAN BEINGS?

BUT HINDUISM NOT ONLY RECOGNISES THE TRUTH OF REINCARNATION BUT HOLDS OUT THIS SINGULAR PROMISE THAT THE ORDINARY SOULS, THE LOWEST OF THE LOW, CAN ATTAIN AND OBTAIN SALVATION WHILE STILL LIVING ON THE EARTH! AND THIS IS  ONE OF THE RELIGIONS THAT DOES NOT RECOGNISE THE COMPULSORY PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH! WHILE MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS DIED AND PUT TO THE SWARD BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE NEW FAITH WHICH WAS CHRISTIANITY AND MOHAMMEDANISM!