The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita : 9.5 - Swami Krishnananda.

Chinmaya Mission :

Sydney Spiritual Seekers were fortunate to have Swami Swarooopananda's presence in Sydney from 29th May to 8th June 2023. Swamiji conducted a series of captivating talks and workshops that left a profound impact on the attendees.

The tour commenced with a Free Public Jnana Yagna on Chapter 4 of Bhagavad Geeta, titled "Awaken the Inner Avatar." This was followed by an award ceremony to honor the participants and winners of the Australian National Geeta Chanting competition, where Swamiji  awarded the winners and talented children from Sydney. Additionally, a special session titled "Be a Superhero" was organized for children from Kindergarten to Year 6, while two exclusive workshops, "Design Your Destiny" for young adults and "Listen to Your Heart" for teenagers, were held on the weekend.

Chinmaya Mission Sydney sevaks conducted a grand Maha Mrtyunjaya Havan Yagna with the theme "Heal Yourself! Heal the World!" The event witnessed an impressive turnout of over 500 participants, including 31 sponsors and over 108 dedicated sevaks. Several esteemed guests, such as Members of Parliament, Councillors, and senior members of the Hindu community, graced the various programs.

Swamiji conducted another enlightening jnana yagna focused on the powerful Maha Mrtyunjaya Mantra, entitled "Living Fearlessly." His talks during this session were inspiring and left a lasting impression on the audience.

On the final day, Swamiji unveiled the first audiobook by Chinmaya Mission, titled "My Trek through Uttarakhand" by Swami Chinmayananda, which is now available on Audible. Additionally, he released the "Namah Shivay" book and Adi Shankaracharya's "Panchakshara Stotram" book. Visit of Swamiji was truly a blessing for the people in Sydney.

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Sunday,  11  Jun,  2023. 07:30.

Chapter 9: The Divine Incarnation and God-oriented Activity - 5.

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The Incarnations have various degrees of intensity in their workings, and are in that particular shape or form which would be required under the circumstances of the case. Hence it is that we see a diversity among the messages of the prophets and the Incarnations accepted by the various religions of the world. They are not diversified really. They appear to be so on account of the diversity of the needs of the circumstances which necessitated their descent, even as various types of medical prescriptions may be required in different cases presented before a medical practitioner. It does not mean that the prescriptions are all cut off one from the other with no relation among themselves. There is a relation, but they appear to be unconnected on account of difference in the cases.

So, while there is an apparent disparity in the teachings of the leaders of religion and the Incarnations accepted by people, the so-called differences are only on the surface. The intention is the same. They come from the same source for the fulfilment of a common purpose. Finally, we may say that there is only one religion in the whole world, which manifests itself as various religions on account of the vehicles through which it functions, according to the times and climes of the world through the history of the universe. Such is the first message of the Fourth Chapter, a great and wondrous miracle of God working as Incarnation in the various events of the world, at all times, perpetually.

The other message of the chapter is that we have to perform, perforce, action as integrated beings in the structure of the universe, basing it on a knowledge of the wholeness of things and our basic relationship with the environment in which we are, so that Karma Yoga becomes more and more intensive as we rise higher and higher in the level of our comprehension. When we realise God, when we enter into the being of God, when we are established in the wholeness of God's Being, which is called realisation of God, action becomes knowledge in the literal sense, so that the two do not exist even in thought or memory. Action is being, and being is action; God's existence is the same as God's activity, and God's activity is the same as God's existence, as distinguished from what it appears in our own individual level.

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Next

Chapter 10: Forms of Sacrifice and Concentration

To be continued

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