BHAGAVAD GEETA: 50 - Swami Advayanandaji.

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BHAGAVAD GEETA 

Chapter - 2

Discourse – 2 (72 Slogas)

“Yoga of the SUPREME SELF”

Sri Veda Vyasaji

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Wednesday, 10 Jan 2024 06:40.

2.6 STANDPOINT OF THE LAYMAN

(Slogas 26-30, 5 No.)

Post - 50.

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Slogam - 28: Life is Like a Bubble

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Avyakta aadeeni bhootaani   =  Beings are unmanifest in their beginning,

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vyakta-madhyaani bhaarata;   =  manifest in their middle state, O Bharata,

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avyakta-nidhanaani eva   =  and are noticed to be unmanifest again in the end.

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tatra kaa pari-devanaa.   =  What is there then to grieve about?

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A bubble of air in water has a very short duration of existence. It arises from 

nowhere, grows in size just like humans do, and then suddenly bursts and becomes nothing. 

So, too, is the life of every living being. It is so ephemeral; the period during which it actually 

exists is negligible – it is just a tiny dot on the macroscopic time scale.

What applies to life also applies to one’s relationships in life. They, too, are just as 

evanescent as bubbles. They come go. People come together, and suddenly break off from 

each other. This is seen daily in the world. “Arjuna, those relatives out there . . . how long 

are they going to remain your relatives? It is just a flashing thought in the mind.

And the same applies to everything else in life – our joys and sorrows, our jobs, our 

pleasures, possessions and status; our bank balance. Everything is evanescent as a bubble! 

Acharyaji then tried to show us that the body is only made up of food. And he made 

the point so real by adding, “It is just a plate of beans, peas and tomatoes!”

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Knowing that, is it still worth grieving over the body?

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Slogam - 29: The Wonder of Wonders!

To be continued

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