Introduction
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is completed in 18 chapters. So we are in the middle of this lesson. Let us reiterate once again the reasons for studying the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and being proficient in its teachings. The first goal has been to understand who we are. That is, what is the purpose of our existence? The second goal is to understand what the world is and the third goal is to understand God. When we understand what is our self, what is the world and what is God, we also understand the relationship between the three. Then we understand that what is the relation of our Self to the world, what is the relation of the world to God and what is our relation to the world and God. When we understand this we can understand how our Self can use this world to attain God.
The Srimad Bhagavad-Gita begins with a description of Arjuna's state of depressed mind. Whenever we run into a problem, our understanding is first affected at that time. Arjuna's nostalgia and his bewilderment and depression are seen in the first chapter, and the teaching of Shri Krishna begins from the second chapter. First of all we understand that a person is not a body but a consciousness which is expressed by his/her Self i.e. soul. After that we understand that our consciousness is the expression of the wider consciousness which we call God. This world is also an extension of the same God's Apara Prakriti, which is material. Para Prakriti is the conscious nature of God. Thus the whole world and the individual are both manifestations of God. One attains that Supreme consciousness of which he belongs only when he has knowledge of the nature of God. He gets this knowledge only by practicing Karma Yoga in this world. In this way the world is of great importance to the individual. If he is able to attain Divine knowledge by practicing Karmayoga in this world, he attains Godhood. If he misses this opportunity, he remains entangled. Now in this chapter we will understand the conscious nature of God further.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 1 & 2
In the absence of knowledge, a person lives in innumerable illusions, due to which he gets various kinds of sorrow and anguish. But if a person can get the right knowledge, such knowledge which he can understand and follow, then all his sorrows go away. This knowledge has been given by Shri Krishna in various verses in the Gita. Actually, this knowledge is secret in the sense that everyone knows it superficially but rarely recognizes its real importance and there are very few who follow this knowledge and adopt it. This knowledge is best from every point of view because firstly this knowledge is correct forever and secondly it is also easy to follow. But unless we know it and follow it knowingly, it is unattainable to us.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 3
We acquire any kind of knowledge only when we have reverence in both the knowledge and the giver of the knowledge. Reverence means having faith and according to that faith, that knowledge should also be followed in life. If there is no reverence, then there will be neither yearning for attainment of knowledge, nor will we be able to follow it after hearing it and knowing it. The same is the case with the knowledge of the Gita. If there is reverence in it, then by understanding this knowledge, we are able to attain God, and if there is no reverence, then we are left entangled in the worldly affair.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 4 & 5
God is the cause of all actions and also the result of all actions. To understand the omnipresence of God, we have to understand three things.
1. God is omnipresent i.e. God is present in every particle of this world.
2. Every particle of this world is present in God i.e. it is dependent on God for its existence.
3. God, being omnipresent, is not dependent on any living or non-living, expressed or latent in this world for His presence, His existence.
4. In fact, according to the true nature of God, the world does not reside in God.
In the first stage, when we become aware of the world, we understand that God is present in the whole world. Thus whatever is in this world is full of divine presence. Everything is with the support of God.
In the second step we understand that the whole world resides in God i.e. depends on the divine grace for its presence.
In the third step we understand that the presence of God is free from the world, that is, God is not there because the world is there. Whether the world is there or not, God has always been there and will remain so. There is no need of the world for the presence of God.
In the fourth step we understand that no world resides in God. At the peak of spirituality we understand that nothing is different but there is only one truth in everything. There is nothing that can be seen as a world apart from this truth. That is why it is necessary to understand that even though God is the cause of the whole world, he maintains it, but he does not reside in it, does not depend on this world for his presence. Rather, this world is just a manifestation of it.
Thus we see that this world is from God, and not God is from the world. God is not even in the world. Neither the senses can understand this fact, neither the intellect nor the conscience. It can be understood only by one and only one who imbibes the divine qualities by having faith.
This can be comprehended in the following way.
God pevades me. I depend on God and God doesn't depend on me. I'm in God. God is independent of me for His existence. God is independent of my Ego. So when Ego gets dissolved God remains .In God there is no I , that means in God there is no Ego. There is no ego, no body, no mind. God is alone.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 6
The relationship between God and the living entity is the same as that of space (Akasha) and air. Space does not come into experience through the senses, but everything happens in space itself. Taking the example of this, we can understand that whatever is in this world is generated in this formless space. God is the conscious space which, despite not coming into the realization, produces all things, yet is separated from them all.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verses 7 & 8
It is thus clear that God is the origin of all in the beginning of creation and ause of dissolution of all of them at the end . All emerge from Him and again merge in the same Supreme God in the end. This process continues continuously.
God creates this world over and over again. Creatures are born again and again. Due to the Apara Prakriti of Brahman i.e. Maya, or material nature the frequency of the world is maintained. Nature is inert, Brahma is consciousness which gives it movement, so God repeatedly creates the living entity under this nature. The creature has no choice. He has to come again and again in this world and to experience happiness and sorrow according to its nature. But when the soul is identified with the Divine Consciousness, then he becomes independent of his intellect, his conscience and becomes free from the experience of these various pleasures and pains by being subject to Brahman consciousness. The creation of a living being is according to its actions and freedom from actions paves the way for the attainment of Brahma consciousness.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 9
All are illuminated by sunlight. With the rise of the sun, whatever comes in the way of the sun is illuminated. Thus we see that the illumination of others by the Sun is not an act done with the Sun's effort but it is the natural nature of the Sun. From this one example we can understand that the regular operation of the world, continuing the cycle of birth, upbringing and death, these are not any purposeful, selfish actions by God, but it is part of the nature of God. . And for this reason, in spite of performing these deeds, neither the actions nor the fruits of the actions are able to bind God. The same teaching of Karmayoga also explains to us that when you do actions, you should not be bound by the results of your actions, but your actions should happen naturally.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 10
Prakriti is made up of three gunas, tamongun, rajoguna and sattvaguna. Tamoguna is the symbol of cover and Rajoguna is the symbol of illusion. Sattvaguna removes these veils and illusions and gives knowledge of truth. All these three qualities are included in the nature of God, from which all the variables and constants of this world are generated, nourished and then destroyed. And again this cycle continues. God Himself does not do anything, but His transcendental nature does all this and God, being a mere witness, sees these changes happening. But His presence is essential for their existence. You can easily understand this with the help of example of computer . Computer performs its functions through its hardware and software. But all these work only as long as the presence of electricity is maintained. All these functions stop when the power supply is turned off. Electricity itself does not do anything but its presence is essential for the computer to do anything. Similarly, God Himself does nothing, but His existence is sufficient for the operation of the world. God is the Supreme Consciousness. There is no difference between man and God. As long as a man is under the mode of tamoguna and rajoguna, he feels that he is doing everything. But as the effect of these two gunas diminishes on him and he comes closer to the Sattva guna, he becomes aware that it is his consciousness which is the seer. In fact, the doer is his nature through which he has to overcome. Therefore, he gets the proximity of God only through the proximity of the Supreme Consciousness, which can be attained only by being subject to the mode of Sattvaguna
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 11
God is the creator, maintainer and destroyer of the world and the world is governed by His Para and Apara Prakriti i.e. material nature and the Supreme Consciousness. But there are many people in the world who do not know about this truth. Such people live by taking material nature as the ultimate truth, so always take the fulfillment of petty benefits, greed, hunger, jealousy, etc. as the goal of their life and hence always stay away from the realization of the Supreme Consciousness. In fact, that consciousness in every person is in a dormant state covered by the veil of ignorance. Those who are not able to remove this veil, depriving themselves of the divinity of themselves, remain immersed in incest, untruth, violence, greed, greed, jealousy etc.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 12
Those who do not have the knowledge of the real consciousness of God and thus of the supreme consciousness of themselves, they spend life in vain efforts. Every person has two options, first to adopt demonic qualities and second to adopt divine qualities. A person devoid of divine consciousness takes refuge in demonic qualities. In this state he is tyrannical, arrogant, untruthful and gets entangled in the web of illusion and delusion. Whatever knowledge such people acquire becomes useless because their knowledge is not for the good of anyone. All their actions are also in vain by being driven in this direction. And such people who keep hope, those hopes are also meaningless. Without knowing the divine consciousness and without knowing the Supreme Consciousness of oneself, a person is engaged in futile endeavors throughout his life, imbued with demonic qualities, constantly engaged in illusion, lust, anger, jealousy, jealousy, tyranny, incest, untruth, Indulging in violence. He lives on in mere illusions.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 13
There are two types of people in the world. The first type of person, depending on the demonic qualities, expresses the wrong tendency and is in bondage of karma throughout his life. On the other hand there are those persons in whom divine qualities are more powerful. Such people are constantly engaged in the worship of God. They see the spread of their own soul in all living beings and knowing God as the supreme consciousness of all beings, they believe that only one God is the creator of all, He is equally pervasive in all. The hearts of such people are always engaged in remembering and bowing to God.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 14
A man full of divine wealth, repeatedly bowing down to God, repeatedly renouncing his ego before Him, before His greatness, dedicates himself to Him. He is aware of the sovereignty of God in everything. In this way, in front of the greatness of God, he sacrifices his importance in his worship and gets absorbed in them. For him God is present everywhere, in every person.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 15
There are many ways to worship God. The best way is to know God, that is, to experience God with your understanding, your intellect, your feeling. In this way a person sacrifices his stupidity, his ignorance and understands the true nature of God. This is the sacrifice of knowledge.
There are many other persons who worship God in the form of Gods and Goddesses in different forms, but they also have the understanding that all forms are images of God, there is no difference.
There are others who find God in everything in the whole world. Their understanding is of such a level that they do not make any distinction from anyone, considering everyone as the image of God.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 16
Understand the nature of God. Whatever we do, just as we worship, there is God in them too. Worship, Yagya, Yagya material, Havan material, Yagya mantra, Ghee, Agni and the entire action of Yagya are nothing but the manifestation of God. This understanding inspires us to maintain purity in whatever and whenever we do, God resides in our thinking, our behavior, our actions, so it is our responsibility to maintain His purity.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 17
Understand the nature of God that God has no cause but God is the cause of this world. God is both Purush and Prakriti. Behind the existence of this entire world, all fathers and all mothers are only one God, who has no mother or father. So the Father of the world is also one God. Thus God is the cause of everything.
God is also the creator, that is, God is not only due to the existence of this world, but is also responsible for its maintenance and is also the giver of the fruits of actions. There is also the need of each and the fruit of each one's actions.
What is worth knowing in this world, that is, the Vedas, he is also the Supreme God and the knowledge required to know those Vedas, ie Om, is also the same.
In summary, let us understand that God is the cause of himself, he is also the originator of this world, its sustenance, its knowledge and sanskar, and he is also the only one to know and the way of knowing i.e. Om.
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