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Sunday, September 26, 2021

"He" can take any form - सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया - Bhagavad Gita - 4.6

I had been to a spiritual Camp a couple of years ago. In the Camp, at one point all the participants were asked to sit facing each other. This was a session about Where is GOD and How does 'He' appear to us?  In a very impactful way, the Teacher said that GOD  might have come to you in the form of the person sitting next to you. It made us realize that GOD can come in any form. Since he is so powerful, he can take any form!

This verse from Chapter 4 reminded me of the activity that was done in the spiritual Course. One of my friends used to say that the Help or message can come from anywhere and in any form. She believes that when she was in conflict, GOD can send his message through a street vendor, a dialogue in a TV series, or something an RJ says on the radio! 

अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् |

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया || 6||

ಅಜೋSಪಿ ಸನ್ನವ್ಯಯಾತ್ಮಾ ಭೂತಾನಾಮೀಶ್ವರೋSಪಿ ಸನ್ ।

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಂ ಸ್ವಾಮಧಿಷ್ಠಾಯ ಸಂಭವಾಮ್ಯಾತ್ಮಮಾಯಯಾ ॥೬॥

Meaning: Although I am unborn, the Lord of all living entities, and have an imperishable nature, yet I appear in this world by virtue of Yogmaya, my divine power.

Saturday, September 18, 2021

A Profound Question by Arjuna - चञ्चलं हि मन: कृष्ण - 6.34

In Gita there are several times when Arjuna asks questions that even comes to our mind. In many ways, Arjuna extracts a lot of life lessons from Lord Sri Krishna with his very valuable questions. In 6.34 Arjuna again asks a profound question about how to control the mind.

In this verse, Arjuna asks that the mind is so turbulent and stubborn and it is so difficult to control it. It churns the same thoughts, so how to control it which is like holding the wind.

For which Lord Krishna agrees completely and says, definitely Mind is in reality very turbulent and difficult to handle. But you can do it with practice and detachment. It is possible by perseverance and practice.


चञ्चलं हि मन: कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम् |

तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् || 6-34||

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् |

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते || 6-35||

Artistic Rendition - DP to Portrait

Two of my friends did my portrait at the same time without my knowledge from my Whatsapp DP! That was a pleasant surprise! I felt terrific! ...