Jahnu
2020-08-11 05:14:29 UTC
The spiritual lesson one can learn from Bhagavad Gita begins with the
understanding that I am not the body and its culture, but rather, I am
the eternal soul within.
Bhagavad Gita has been called the ABC in spiritual knowledge.
The first lesson in spiritual knowledge is to know the the difference
between matter and spirit, the difference between the body and the
mind, as opposed to consciousness, the soul.
As soon as we know that we are not the or the mind, but the soul
within, we can begin to taste the bliss of our real selves. In fact,
as long as we identity with the body and the mind, we shall be
subjected to the suffering of the body and mind, so the lesson we can
learn from spiritual knowledge is that that real happiness comes from
the soul, and not from bodily or mental gratification.
In fact, the body and the mind are the root cause of all suffering. By
understanding the spiritual knowledge taught by God in Bhagavad Gita,
we can free ourselves from all misery.
Krishna says:
My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to
you this most confidential knowledge and realization, knowing which
you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence. (Bg. 9.1)
An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery,
which are due to contact with the material senses. O son of Kunti,
such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise man does
not delight in them. --Bg 5.22
Srila Prabhupada explains:
Material sense pleasures are due to the contact of the material
senses, which are all temporary because the body itself is temporary.
A liberated soul is not interested in anything which is temporary.
Knowing well the joys of transcendental pleasures, how can a liberated
soul agree to enjoy false pleasure? In the Padma Purana it is said:
"The mystics derive unlimited transcendental pleasures from the
Absolute Truth, and therefore the Supreme Absolute Truth, the
Personality of Godhead, is also known as Rama."
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam also it is said:
"My dear sons, there is no reason to labor very hard for sense
pleasure while in this human form of life; such pleasures are
available to the stool-eaters [hogs]. Rather, you should undergo
penances in this life by which your existence will be purified, and,
as a result, you will be able to enjoy unlimited transcendental
bliss." (Bhag. 5.5.1)
Therefore, those who are true yogis or learned transcendentalists are
not attracted by sense pleasures, which are the causes of continuous
material existence. The more one is addicted to material pleasures,
the more he is entrapped by material miseries.
understanding that I am not the body and its culture, but rather, I am
the eternal soul within.
Bhagavad Gita has been called the ABC in spiritual knowledge.
The first lesson in spiritual knowledge is to know the the difference
between matter and spirit, the difference between the body and the
mind, as opposed to consciousness, the soul.
As soon as we know that we are not the or the mind, but the soul
within, we can begin to taste the bliss of our real selves. In fact,
as long as we identity with the body and the mind, we shall be
subjected to the suffering of the body and mind, so the lesson we can
learn from spiritual knowledge is that that real happiness comes from
the soul, and not from bodily or mental gratification.
In fact, the body and the mind are the root cause of all suffering. By
understanding the spiritual knowledge taught by God in Bhagavad Gita,
we can free ourselves from all misery.
Krishna says:
My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to
you this most confidential knowledge and realization, knowing which
you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence. (Bg. 9.1)
An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery,
which are due to contact with the material senses. O son of Kunti,
such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise man does
not delight in them. --Bg 5.22
Srila Prabhupada explains:
Material sense pleasures are due to the contact of the material
senses, which are all temporary because the body itself is temporary.
A liberated soul is not interested in anything which is temporary.
Knowing well the joys of transcendental pleasures, how can a liberated
soul agree to enjoy false pleasure? In the Padma Purana it is said:
"The mystics derive unlimited transcendental pleasures from the
Absolute Truth, and therefore the Supreme Absolute Truth, the
Personality of Godhead, is also known as Rama."
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam also it is said:
"My dear sons, there is no reason to labor very hard for sense
pleasure while in this human form of life; such pleasures are
available to the stool-eaters [hogs]. Rather, you should undergo
penances in this life by which your existence will be purified, and,
as a result, you will be able to enjoy unlimited transcendental
bliss." (Bhag. 5.5.1)
Therefore, those who are true yogis or learned transcendentalists are
not attracted by sense pleasures, which are the causes of continuous
material existence. The more one is addicted to material pleasures,
the more he is entrapped by material miseries.