Abhavpratyayalambana vrittirnidra. Passivity (sleep) is based upon the quiescent state of the vrittis or upon the non-perception of the senses. ~The Yoga Sutras of Revered Patanjali ~ ***** That which stands on the support of the sense of wants and … Continue reading
Instead of providing skills needed for the sustenance of worldly, mortal life, the Bhagavad Gita instructs it’s votaries in the art and discipline that will surely bring them victory in the battle of life. But the war the Gita portrays … Continue reading
At the beginning of chapter Arjun raised a question about Sri Krishn’s alternate praise of the Way of Selfless Action and the Way of Knowledge through Renunciation. He wished to know that which, according to Sri Krishn’s considered judgement, is … Continue reading
kāmakrodhaviyuktānāmyatīnām yatacetasām,abhito brahmanirvāṇamvartate viditātmanām ||5.26||[5.26]:”Men who are free from passion and wrath, who have conquered their mind, and who have had a direct perception of God, see the all-tranquil Supreme Self wherever they look.”Sri Krishn thus repeatedly stresses the distinctive … Continue reading
bāhyasparśeṣv asaktātmāvindaty ātmani yat sukham,sa brahmayogayuktātmāsukham akṣayam aśnute ||5.21||[5.21]:”That man becomes one with God and enjoys eternal bliss who is single-mindedly dedicated to him and whose heart is free from desire for worldly joys.”*The man who has renounced desire for … Continue reading
jñānena tu tad ajñānamyeṣām nāśitam ātmanaḥ,teṣām ādityavaj jñānamprakāśayati tat param ||5.16||[5.16]:”But the knowledge of one whose ignorance has been dispelled by Self-perception shines like the sun and renders God brilliantly visible.”The mind, whose darkness has been pierced through by knowledge … Continue reading
