A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought in Bharatham - Ch - 6 : The Bhagavadgita - Swami Krishnananda

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24/02/2020.

Chapter-6 : The Bhagavadgita Continued on Yogam :

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#As the flame of a lamp in a windless place flickers not, so steady is the mind of the Yogi practising meditation. 

##Where the mind, completely restrained through the practice of meditation, attains quietude, and where seeing the Atman by the Atman, one is satisfied in the Atman; where one feels that infinite bliss, which is super-sensuous and is capable of being comprehended only by the higher understanding; established wherein one does not move even a bit; having obtained which one considers no other gain as superior to that; and wherein established one is not shaken even by heavy sorrow;-

###that state is to be known as yogam, a state of severance from all pain. 

This yogam has to be practised with determination, undisturbed by despondency or depression of spirit. When the mind moves away from the ideal for any reason, let it be brought under subjugation, gradually by bringing it back to the Atman, from whatever object it may be thinking. 

####It is here that the Yogi beholds the Atman in all beings and all beings in the Atman.

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#It is, however, to be reiterated that control of the mind is not so easy as one would imagine in a state of initial enthusiasm. It is turbulent, fickle, powerful and unyielding. It will not listen to threats and cannot be brought round by cajoling. Hard indeed is the task of the Yogi. But by practice (Abhyasa) and dispassion (Vairagya) it is possible to bring it to concentration on the Atman. 

##An undisciplined and unprincipled person cannot hope to achieve success in yoga. One who strives to practise yoga is never a loser, but always a gainer, and even if he dies in his attempt, he will be reborn under conditions suitable for the continuance of the practice left unfinished in the previous life.

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###It is the opinion of Krishna that even a student of yoga is superior to an expert in theoretical knowledge of the performance of outward ritual. Though it may take, at times, several lives for one to reach the Goal of yoga, there is no doubt that it is possible for everyone without distinction.

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To be continued ....

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OPINION : SEMITIC RELIGIONS : 

1. 1.  The term Semitic religions most commonly refers to the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam;

2. THEY ARE MAN MADE, THEY CALL A PROPHET, THEIR TEXTS ARE MOSTLY UN TRUE, AND OPPOSE REALTY.

3. THEY ADVOCATE THAT THEY ARE SEPARATE FROM THE UNIVERSE, THEY ALONE REAL OTHERS NOT;

4. THEY BORN WITH VIOLENCE, CONTINUED TO PROPAGATE BY SWORD AND OTHERS BLOOD;

5. BHARATIYA SANATANA DHARMAM DIFFERS FROM THOSE PRIMITIVE UNDIVINE RELIGIONS EXPLAINED IN OUR SCRIPTURES;

6. AS SAID IN PARA 1, DEAR READERS : THE LAST LINE -

7. ####It is here that the Yogi beholds the Atman in all beings and all beings in the Atman.

*CAN ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY ACCEPT THIS, NO THEY DON'T.

**AS THEIR LOOK NEVER MOVE FROM THEIR NARROW TEACHINGS OF THEIR STUPID TEXTS, THAT IS THEY DECLARE OTHERS NEECH AND THEY PROVE THEY THEMSELVES ARE NEECH. OTHERWISE THEY NEVER SAY JESUS IS THE ONLY SAVIOUR OR ALLAH IS ONLY SAVIOUR IN HEAVEN SHOWING SKY , THERE,  OTHERS THOUGHTS NOT.
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