|| Shri Hari ||

Taking Refuge in Gita

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It is man’s weakness to take support of his strength,  intelligence,  abilities etc. for even little things, as taking the support of many is the work of a weak person.   However taking the support of God is not a weakness, rather it is natural to do so, as being an inseparable part (ansh) of God,  “Jeev”  (embodied soul) is innately and naturally reliant on God.   When it becomes disinclined towards it’s source (anshi), i.e.  God,   and depends on body and world that are a part (ansh) of Nature, then it becomes weak,  it becomes dependent, it becomes supportless,  it becomes devoid of God.  Therefore man who takes the support of his own strength is filled with pride, that I will do this and that !  but when he is unable to urinate, then he rushes to the doctor!  He has pride of his strength, but the state is that he does not even have the power to urinate !    In reality, the one who takes support of the world,  can do nothing.   However,   he who takes support of God, he can do everything.  He can even do the impossible;  because all the strength of God, comes in a  person who has taken refuge in God.   By taking refuge in God,  Naradji won over Kamdeva (The god of Passion) -  

Kaam kalaa kuch munihi na byaapi |

Nij bhayam dareu manobhav paapi ||

Seem ki chaapi sakayi kou taasu
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Bad rakhvaar ramaapati jaasu ||

(Manas,  Baal.   126/4)  

The power behind Naradji was that of God,  but Naradji developed pride that with my own power, I have overcome passion -  

“jitaa kaam ahamiti mana maahi”  (Manas,  Baal.   127/3).   

Immediately when pride came in him,  that power to overcome passion did not remain in him, and he became attracted to a girl named Vishwa Mohini -

“karoun jaayi soyi jatan bichaari |  

Jehi prakaar mohi barai kamaari ||”

(Manas.  Baal.  131/4).  

The moment there is pride of one’s strength,  

“he bidhi milayi kawan bidhi baalaa”

-  such became his state.  

Whatever exceptional, extra-ordinary that comes our way,  it is all from God only.  God says -  

yadyadvibhootimatsattvam shrmadurjitmeva va |

tattdevaavagacch tvam mama tejonshasambhavam ||  

(Gita 10/41)

If there was nothing exceptional, extra-ordinary in God, then how could He come in a man?  That which is not in the source,  how can it come in a part, a fraction of the source (ansh) ?  The mistake a man makes is that he regards those exceptional things as his own and becomes proud.   And wherever the exceptional qualities come from, he does not look towards that at all !  He regards the things that he has received as his own,   but he does not consider the one who is giving as his own.

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From book in hindi “Jit Dekhu Titi Tu” by Swami Ramsukhdasji