The Relevance of the Bhagavadgita to Humanity : 8.4. Swami Krishnananda.

 

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Wednesday, December 09, 2020. 09:57. AM.

Chapter 8: The Realism and Idealism of the Bhagavadgita-2.

The First Six Chapters of the Bhagavadgita

(Spoken on Bhagavadgita Jayanti)

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The student has to approach the teacher in this manner. This student should not think he already knows something which the teacher also knows. If that is the case, to that extent he will not be submissive, and he will not be receptive. A deconditioning of the mind is necessary before we try to learn anything. We should not have preconceived notions in our heads and go with some kind of boasted knowledge while we are students. “Empty thyself and I shall fill thee.” But if you have already come filled, what can I give you? One of the conditions of a good student, a studentship or a discipleship, is a total deconditioning of oneself. All preconceived notions should go. It is a clean slate, an empty vessel, a pure mind, a receptive heart, and a submissive attitude.

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Now, when the windows are open, rays of light beam forth through every slit of this opening. The doors and windows have to be kept open if the sun is to enter this room. If you have closed every avenue, it will be pitch dark. When the student is open completely from every pore of his personality, the administration of the proper medicine commences in a medical fashion, gradually, slowly: today this, tomorrow that, and so on, taking its own time, not in a hurry. It was done in the context of a perfect master speaking to a perfect student, and giving a message which comprehended all the aspects of the issue, or the problem on hand.

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How do you tackle a problem? This may be an administrative aspect of life. Tackling a problem is an administrative issue, but it is also an educational system. Even administration is a process of education. You have to move like a good psychologist, as a good doctor administering treatment to a patient. It is a question of understanding things and approaching a thing only to that extent as would be necessary under a given condition, and not more. You should not point out everything at the same moment. So the immediately visible vesture of your personality is to be taken into consideration.

To be continued .....

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