The Gist Of Gita

  ||  Shri Hari  ||

 

The Gist of Gita

 

 

continued ......

 

 

Body, senses, mind, intellect, etc.  none of these are mine.   If you accept these as belonging to the world, then it will be Karmayog.  If you understand these to belong to Nature, then it will be Jnanayog, and if you believe these to belong to God, then it will become Bhaktiyog.   If you consider these as your own, then it will be yoga of birth and death, in other words, birth and death will take place, and you will get nothing.   That which is not ours,  how can we get that thing?   How will it stay with us?   Therefore Gita says that whatever work you do with the body, senses, mind, intellect,  do it for the supreme good of all. 

"Yagyaayaacharatah karma samagram pravileeyate" (Gita 4/23). "He, who works for the sake of sacrifice (yajña) alone, all his actions are destroyed (dissolved),"

It has come in Ramayan

परहित बस  जिन्ह के मन  माहीं ।

तिन्ह  कहुँ जग  दुर्लभ कछु  नाहीं ॥

                                                                                   (मानस,  अरण्य॰ ३१/५)

पर हित  सरिस धर्म  नहिं भाई ।

पर पीड़ा  सम नहिं  अधमाई ॥

                                                            (मानस,  उत्तर॰ ४१/१)

By doing things for other`s welfare,  all three yogas - Karmayog, jnanayog, and Bhaktiyog are accomplished.   By doing things for the benefit of others, both God with attributes and without attributes is attained.  For the attainment of God with attributes,  Gita says - 

ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥ (५/२५)

te praanuvanti maameva sarvabhoootahite rataah ॥” (5/25)

He whose body, mind-intellect-senses are in control,  who is busy in seeing to the well-being of all,  whose all doubts are wiped out,  whose all sins are washed away,  that spiritual aspirant who has discrimination attains the “Nirvana” attributeless Brahma. 

Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Parsi, Jew etc.,  whoever it may be, while following his principles, routine practices, and renunciation i.e.  he does not regard the things that are received as his own, then he will attain salvation.   In renunciation, all become one,  there is no differences.  Just as some are worshiping the devatas (demi-gods), some worship their mother and father etc.   But in following the ordinance, even on there being differences,  if selfishness and pride is given up, for the benefit of others, then all become one.   Where there is predominance of renunciation of selfishness and pride,  that opinion, principle, community,  holy text, individual etc,  is very great.   However,  where there is predominance of selfishness and pride,  that opinion, principle, holy text, person etc,  is  extremely mean.   

On doing for the welfare of all,  our supreme good takes place on its own, naturally.   For this we do not have to do any new work,   rather we have to change our sentiments that our wealth is for everyone.   We are only the treasurer and protector of this wealth.   As the need arises,  we will put to use the food, water, clothes, etc.,  in the same way as the need arises,  we will give food, water, clothes, medicines to others.   Just as we ourselves take things as they are needed, in the same way,  we will give to others as the need arises.  

   (to be continued)

From book in Hindi "Jit Dekhu Tit Tu"  by Swami Ramsukhdasji. 

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