My Wanderings - 96
ShrimadBhagwathgita as I understand it to rediscover my Late Father Dr. Sham Lal Kaul, who was an ardent follower and personification of its ideals
Part- 6
Krishna says, The vedas describe this world as a Peepal tree. The tree is indestructible with its roots upwards and branches downwards. The roots of the tree are upwards, because the source of creation for all beings is Bramha , who is residing above. The branches of world tree are downwards , because it ends with those living on the earth , like human beings animals and trees etc. This tree of world can not be destroyed easily because it is in the nature of a continuous stream of creation , the cycle of repeated births and deaths , till the soul attains liberation.
The world tree grows i.e people grow with the help of rituals , as prescribed in the Vedas for achieving desired fruits . So vedas are called leaves of the tree, since tree grows with the help of leaves. He who knows this world tree , knows the Vedas. The Vedas describe the method of cutting off this tree of world. Knowledge about the nature of tree is useful to know the method of cutting the tree.
The branches of the tree spread below , first in the shape of Devas and then humans, animals, birds and trees and so on as per their past karmas . These branches are nourished and grow because of the activities of three Gunas Sattava, Rajas and Tamas. The sense objects like scenes and music are like the tender leaves of the tree, pleasing to look at.
The above form of the world tree is not understood properly by ordinary human beings in world , devoid of proper knowledge. Similarly , ordinary persons do not understand that non attachment to pleasurable things results in the end of world tree. It is not also understood that attachment to the three Gunas and the pleasure objects causes the origin and beginning of this world tree. Ignorance , mistaking body for the soul forms support for this world tree. Because of such ignorance people do all actions by which they are repeatedly born and thus nourishing this world tree.
For destroying ignorance , delusion and attachment one should take refuge in Me , the lord who is the beginning of all things. This soul is an eternal part of myself but it remains in this world because of past karmas for which soul takes on the bodies of Devas, men and other beings.
Thus I am well established in the hearts of all beings . I exercise complete control over everything, by my will. The memory of all beings, comes from me only, since I am the inner soul of all. Similarly , knowledge of all beings arises from Me. Knowledge is understanding something truly. I am also responsible for the loss of knowledge and loss of memory in beings. I alone am to be known from all the vedas . I am the ruler and inner soul of Agni, moon, air, sun, Indra and other Devas .
The following qualities will be found in godly persons ,who are born to carry the commands of lord.
1. Fearless ness
2. Purity of mind when Sattva guna is present free from Rajas and Tamas.
3.Firmly established in the knowledge of Soul , as different from Prakrati and body.
4. Giving honestly earned wealth , as gift to deserving people.
5. Controlling the mind from wandering towards sense objects.
6. Performing actions without desire for fruits.
7. Studying the Vedas
8. Straightforwardness i.e oneness of thought , word and deed in dealing with others. Not like praising some body outwardly and hating him inwardly .
9. Ahamsa i.e not injuring others .
10. Freedom from anger, i.e not hurting others.
11. Giving up possession of things.
12.controlling senses from attachment to the sense objects.
13. Compassion towards all other beings .
14. Sense of shame in doing wrong things.
15. Not having pride about one's birth, learning or wealth.
16. Not desiring enjoyments of pleasure objects.
17.Fitness for company of good people , being of gentle manners.
18. Great mental power , not being overcome by wicked people.
19. Forgiving others , even while undergoing suffering caused by them.
20. Not preventing others from doing their normal work.
Actually there are two types of people, who perform good and bad deeds, the godly people and the devilish people.
Desire , anger and greed are the three bad qualities which lead a person to devilish nature . They ruin the soul i.e make a person unfit to realise his soul. Therefore, one must give up these three bad qualities to avoid getting into devilish nature which can be like hell.
One who has escaped from these three i.e desire, anger and greed , which are the ways to darkness and produce perverse knowledge about myself, such a person works for the good of his soul. Having gained knowledge about myself , he makes efforts to worship me and reaches finally the Supreme goal, which is Myself.
So Arjuna, you should understand the truth , explained in the shastras , as mentioned above. You should not have any doubt or confusion about this. You should do here only such things , which are prescribed in the Shastras.
My late Father Dr. Sham Lal Kaul was also bestowed ,in abundance, with the qualities of godly people , as discussed above by Shrikrishna. I beleive that he might have achieved such qualities due to the constant attachment with knowlege and practice of Shrimad Bhagwathgita for decades together.
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To be concluded
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