Stabilising the Mind in God -9. Swami Krishnananda.

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22/02/2020.

The Twelfth Chapter of the Bhagavadgita.

(Spoken on June 26, 1983)

Post-9.

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Also, we have what are called attitudes of devotion, bhavas. There is the attitude of a father. Mostly religions consider God as a Father in heaven, as a Parent Supreme. Sometimes in India we have the concept of considering God as Mother. Or, as I mentioned, there are other ways such as sakhya and other things, which are not usually practised these days. The predominant concept is the concept of a parent – God, the Supreme Father – though other ways are also there. 

However, all these are mentioned in connection with the understanding of this third way, which is prescribed when it is felt that the first two ways are too difficult. And even this third way is difficult, we may say.

 #“Foolish man, you say everything is difficult, so I give you the final, easiest way. 

*You are doing so many things. Why are you doing all these things? 

*Who told you to do anything? 

*What for are you doing these things? 

##Anyhow, you are doing it for some purpose. Let the fruit of whatever you do be dedicated to Me. Abandon craving for the fruit of your actions. Don’t ask something in return for what you do.”

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#This is something hard indeed for us. 

##Even this is difficult. 

*Who can do anything without expecting some reward? 

**What for is anything if nothing is going to come out of it? 

#We are business people, root and branch. We cannot think in any other way. The business attitude is the expectation of something from something. 

*Something has to follow from something; otherwise, why should we do something? 

##This attitude is not applicable to God Almighty, as He is not a commercial magnate. 

###He is a different thing altogether.

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#So while it is made out here that this is perhaps the easiest way in comparison with the other three methods already stated, one will find that this is more difficult than the other three. 

##This refers to what is generally known as the practice of karma yoga. People think that karma yoga is the cheapest and the easiest and the least. 

###But if you try to practise it, you will find that it is the most difficult thing because it is ordinarily not possible for us to find an incentive for work unless something is to follow.

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To be continued ...

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