Bhagwad Gita
Transcribed from Parisamvad at The Yoga Institute.
Chapter 2, Shlokas 53
2.53 - When your mind is no longer disturbed by the flowery language of the Vedas, and when it remains fixed in the trance of self-realization, then you will have attained the divine consciousness.
We read a lot, many ideas are there and in a way we are
confused. Somebody talks of one technique, another talks of another technique.
Someone talks of one Guru, another
talks of another Guru. The layman has
so many options, and possibly he doesn’t take up any. The answer here is a
total faith. If the instructions have been received from a source in which you
have full faith, just follow them. Don’t go on reading, listening to others.
Every mind is different – Matir Bhinna.
If you take to a spiritual path and want to sincerely follow
yoga, then don’t go on fishing about various scriptures and various
authorities. Each one will have a different outlook and you will try to find
out some common link that may not come. There are 10 to 15 commentaries on the Yoga
Sutras. Every commentator has something to say. This is true in other areas
also. Shall we spend time in studying these commentaries and arguing? Which we
do.
If you look at Sankaracharya’s
Bhasya and the comment on that, it’s a thick volume; you can’t carry it.
The statements there are simple. Accept one particular belief and follow. Don’t
go on dabbling into various opinions and arguments. They will never satisfy. In
our culture we have a tremendous belief in the earliest writing, the Vedas and those that followed Vedas, the Upanishads and some later Shastras.
Much of our culture is based on that. We are today, challenging all this and
setting up some new ideas. The new ideas also get challenged and we don’t arrive
at any certainty. It is better that you prefer one particular option which was
common sense and carry it out. That’s the way it has happened in our country.
Today’s Sloka
gives another definition of yoga. When you steady your mind, make it peaceful,
focused – totally undistracted – that is yoga. There are various definitions –
balanced state of mind is yoga, excellence in work is yoga. This is your
consciousness with universal consciousness, Atma
Ka Parmatma Ke Saath Judna – that is yoga. Yoga is a path of self development. The person has to slowly
become steadier, calmer, focused and come to a stage where the object of focus
is the universal self. That would be the ultimate. Various thinking goes on in
our life about anything. What food to eat, what type of work to do, how to do
it? For any action there are various angles of looking at it, various opinions,
various experiences. There is always confusion. Do this or that, is this right
or wrong, etc. There are too many thoughts. So quieten your mind, stop thinking
and focus on something which is superior. That is the answer. It is a simple
formula.
About Parisamvad
On every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, The Yoga Institute, Santacruz holds Parisamvad sessions - Free interactive sessions that are open to all. These session begin at 7:20 am and end around 7:45 am.
The Tuesday Parisamvad is dedicated to explanation of the the Bhagwad Gita by our esteemed Gurus, Dr. Jayadeva and Smt. Hansaji.
All are welcome to attend.
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(Shloka and its English translation taken from http://www.ishwar.com/hinduism/holy_bhagavad_gita).
Click Here to learn more about The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai.
(Shloka and its English translation taken from http://www.ishwar.com/hinduism/holy_bhagavad_gita).
