Monday, February 15, 2010

Gita Chapter 4 – Knowledge

-Krishna says that the very purpose of his avatar is to destroy the evil devils and stressed the importance of Guru and the knowledge of yoga to know the Truth.

1. Imperishable philosophy and good teachings are propagated and adopted only for the well being.

2. Even inborn qualified persons have to be taught by someone else to make it easy to practice.

3. Supreme advice as a friend, philosopher and guide will free us from all forms of misery and bondage.

4. Proper insight on the secret of statements is necessary, even though it is from a powerful teacher.

5. Doubts arise to persons who have an idea that the world occurrences remain hidden from God's view.

6. Manifestation in many forms of God indicates clearly the different aspect of HIS eternal sport.

7. Truth is always established at the time of decline of virtue, and a preponderance of vice in lead.

8. Protection of virtuous, destruction of evil doers and establishment of Dharma has to be one's goals.

9. Treat everyone with impartiality, righteousness humility and disinterested love.

10. Wisdom develops love and wipe out all sins and afflictions and free the mind from all imperfections.

11. Learn to love everybody, but without any personal interest and behave with all in a friendly manner.

12. The fruits of all actions are sure to be obtained by worshiping, along with proper hardworking.

13. Any prescribed duties such as valour, energy, agriculture, services and education need promptness.

14. Do all duties only for the good of the world, without any expectation on the fruits of its action.

15. Following the guiding principles of the elders in performing the duties is always considered best.

16. Confusions on subjects of truth of every action have to be cleared fully in proper learning.

17. Prohibited actions will cause violence lying, theft, adultery, and hypocrite in the society

18. Do’s and don’ts are to be understood clearly, and not to be interpreted wrongly at all times.

19. Men of wisdom are persons who practice everything without any desires and attachments.

20. Performance of duties with expectations and attachments for the fruits of it, is not good.

21. Charities and sacrifices with an aim for just our bodily needs, is not at all to be encouraged.

22. Success or failure, joy or grief has all to be treated equally by all right thinking persons.

23. Men of wisdom acts for the sake of complete duty, and not with any reference to any self interest.

24. A goal is necessary for all our actions and it should be full and concentrated and dedicated wholly.

25. Sacrifices are to be in the form of sense control, renouncing the feeling of any possessions.

26. Since aspirants with full concentration on truth, always wins, but false aims fail for ever.

27. Self control and continued process of meditation makes the mind pure and improves the wisdom.

28. Study of sacred texts and scriptures discuss mainly on truth, glory and many virtues of God.

29. Use of divine names during the 'Pranayama' should be regarded as indispensable and essential.

30. Everyone must understand the meaning of sacrificial worship in order to wary away their sins.

31. Failure to perform prescribed duties will only result in constantly merging in grief and anxiety.

32. All duties are just the performance of everything through the action of mind, senses and body.

33. He who succeeds in realizing the Truth through attainment of knowledge has achieved everything.

34. Faith, reverence and guileless heart to the teachers result one to get good knowledge.

35. While we see unity anywhere and everywhere, we can easily overcome grief and delusion totally.

36. As true knowledge possesses wonderful potency and efficacy, it will get over any number of sins.

37. Realization causes disappearance of worries, like a kindled fire turns the fuel into ashes.

38. Real knowledge is enough, rather than special practice or leading a life of strict discipline.

39. Man of faith attains knowledge after mastering senses, and thus reaches the attainment of peace.

40. Doubts on everything just keep away from spiritual path and cause loss of happiness in the world.

41. Wise man performs without any binding on him, free from its possession, as approved by scriptures.

42. When ignorance is destroyed completely by one's wisdom ,doubts automatically disappear from him.

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

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