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Nishkama karma\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA56","page_number":"56","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e in mind, simply and solely \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e, in all things, such a man carries \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e with him into all his works and into all places, and \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e alone does all his works. He seeks nothing but \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e; nothing seems good to him but \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e. He becomes one with\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA57","page_number":"57","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e who rules and guides her, without the mediation of any creature. And the state of this soul is then a feeling of such utter peace and tranquility that it seems to her that her heart, and her bodily being, and all both within and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA58","page_number":"58","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e in his work and hold fast to him there , or he must give up his work altogether . Since , how- ever , man cannot live without activities that are both human and various , we must learn to keep \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e in everything we do , and whatever\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA62","page_number":"62","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e has yoked all human passions to the over- riding desire to give and love and serve ; and in that unification we can see , not the extinction of personality , but its full blos- soming . This is what it means to be fully human ; our\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA65","page_number":"65","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e may be found.” The whole purpose of every experience, every activity, every faculty, is to turn the human being inward and lead each of us back to our divine source . Thus every person seeking satisfaction in the world 65 • The\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA71","page_number":"71","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e who fosters and preserves the uni- verse against the forces constantly working to destroy and corrupt it . Krishna has appeared on earth as a royal prince of the house of the Yadavas ; thus he combines earthly maj- esty with a\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA89","page_number":"89","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e or the wealth of an empire seem empty. sanjaya 9 This is how Arjuna, the great warrior, spoke to Sri Krishna. With the words, “O Krishna, I will not fight,” he fell silent. 10 As they stood between the two armies, Sri Krishna\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA112","page_number":"112","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e . As the Lord , Krishna explains , he dwells in every being , but he is mani- fested with special power in his incarnations or avatars . Ava- tara literally means descent : Vishnu is believed to descend and incarnate himself on\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA113","page_number":"113","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e . Many of Krishna\u0026#39;s words make most sense when we real- ize that when he speaks of himself , he is often not describing a transcendental reality so much as trying to tell Arjuna about the Self in every human being . When he says\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA114","page_number":"114","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e by pouring an oblation into the sacred fire . Here the image is the same : whatever is offered is symbolically thrown into a consuming fire that carries the offering to \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e . The offering may be as obvious as worldly goods , or as\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA117","page_number":"117","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e; through action in the world of mortals, their desires are quickly fulfilled. 13The distinctions of caste, guna, and karma have come from me. I am their cause, but I myself am changeless and beyond all action. 14Actions do not\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA119","page_number":"119","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e. Others offer selfless service as sacrifice in the fire of Brahman. 26Some renounce all enjoyment of the senses, sacrificing them in the fire of sense restraint. Others partake of sense objects but offer them in service through the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA126","page_number":"126","snippet_text":"... this union with Reality or \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e, from the unknown recorders of the Upani- shads through the Buddha, Shankara, and Meera, to Rama- krishna and Ramana Maharshi. – d.m. 5 • Renounce \u0026amp; Rejoice arjuna 1 O Krishna, you • 126 • chapter five."},{"page_id":"PA134","page_number":"134","snippet_text":"... is added . Many spiritual traditions , of course , use this image when speaking of the religious quest . The mountaintop is the place where the holy , like Moses , commune with \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e ; and St. John of the Cross speaks 134 CHAPTER SIX."},{"page_id":"PA135","page_number":"135","snippet_text":"Eknath Easwaran. mune with \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e ; and St. John of the Cross speaks of climbing the mountain of Carmel . In climbing this mountain , willpower , self - help , and intense personal effort , are absolute essentials . The literal translation\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA147","page_number":"147","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e , spiritual wisdom . If we take jnana in this sense , we are not left with an obvious meaning for vijnana , a \u0026quot; more intense kind of jnana . ” Ramakrishna takes vijnana to mean an intimate , practical familiarity with \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e , the abil\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA148","page_number":"148","snippet_text":"... prakriti and Purusha. In this chapter, Krishna is presented as the Creator of the world. His divine nature can be glimpsed in his bewildering and wonderful creation. In much Hindu mythology, it is the \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e Brahma who • 148 • chapter seven."},{"page_id":"PA149","page_number":"149","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e to be wor- shipped, and for the time being all other forms of \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e disap- pear. Krishna alone is. In fact, one verse states that whatever other \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e one seems to worship, one is in reality approaching Krishna himself. Worshipping\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA150","page_number":"150","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egod\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e divine power to put on a disguise , or to fling forth world after world of life . Maya is also the outward look of things , the passing show that conceals immortal being . Maya can be both delightful and dangerous , alluring and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA154","page_number":"154","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, practicing various rites. 21When a person is devoted to something with complete faith, I unify his faith in that. 22Then, when faith is completely unified, one gains the object of devotion. • 154 • chapter seven."},{"page_id":"PA155","page_number":"155","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e go to the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e. But my devotees come to me. 24 Through lack of understanding, people believe that I, the Unmanifest, have entered into some form. They fail to realize my true nature, which transcends birth and death. 25Few see\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA157","page_number":"157","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e immanent in all things as well as \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e transcendent . But it is Arjuna\u0026#39;s other question that determines the direc- 157 The Eternal Godhead."},{"page_id":"PA169","page_number":"169","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e- desses of the usual Hindu pantheon, each of which represents a different divine power; here Krishna is seen as containing within himself all such powers. It is Krishna and Krishna alone who is to be worshipped: he is the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA170","page_number":"170","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e, and until this is done, the soul cannot escape creating more karma which has to be worked out, however many lives it might take. The choice to turn toward Self-realization is always open. The Gita does not dwell on the obstacles\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA171","page_number":"171","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e . He demands this so that Arjuna can be released from the bond- age of karma . This is a new emphasis , a new way . If Arjuna can live in complete union with Krishna\u0026#39;s will , doing every- thing for Krishna alone , then by that very\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA176","page_number":"176","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e with faith and devotion also worship me, Arjuna, even if they do not observe the usual forms. 24I am the object of all worship, its enjoyer and Lord. But those who fail to realize my true nature must be reborn. 25Those who worship\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA180","page_number":"180","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e of the Hindu faith. It is Vishnu who cares so much about the sufferings of Mother Earth and her children ... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e. In Vedic religion he is a mighty lord, not to be trifled with, but later on he must admit defeat at the hands\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA183","page_number":"183","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e nor sages know my origin , for I am the source from which the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e and sages come . Whoever knows me as the Lord of all creation , without birth or beginning , knows the truth and frees himself from all evil . Discrimination\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA184","page_number":"184","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, unborn and infinite. 13 The great sages and seers – Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa too – have acclaimed you thus; now you have declared it to me yourself. 14Now, O Krishna, I believe that everything you have told • 184 • CHAPTER\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA185","page_number":"185","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e nor demons know your real nature. 15Indeed, you alone know yourself, O supreme spirit. You are the source of being and the master of every creature, \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, the Lord of the universe. 16Tell me all your divine attributes\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA186","page_number":"186","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e I am Marichi , and in the night sky I am the moon . 22 Among scriptures I am the Sama Veda , and among the lesser \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e I am Indra . Among the senses I am the mind , and in living beings I am consciousness . 23 Among the Rudras I\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA191","page_number":"191","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e himself, Lord of the Universe. It is difficult to see at first why the ultimate spiritual vision should be granted to Arjuna at this point. We must remember that Krishna and Arjuna have been companions for many lives. Yet at the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA192","page_number":"192","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e in a personal manifestation . Then , as he passes into nirvikalpa samadhi , Arjuna sees all forms disap- pearing into \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e , until only a supernatural fire consuming the entire phenomenal world is left . This supreme vision dazzles\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA193","page_number":"193","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e . Krishna grants his desire and returns to his gentle , normal aspect . He tells Arjuna how very difficult it is to see him in his exalted form as the Lord of Yoga , the \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e . Only pure devotion attains this vision . This\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA194","page_number":"194","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e of the natural world, and many more wonders never revealed before. 7 Behold the entire cosmos turning within my body, and the other things you desire to see. 8 But these things cannot be seen with your physical • 194."},{"page_id":"PA195","page_number":"195","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, Arjuna saw all the manifold forms of the universe united as one. 14Filled with amazement, his hair standing on end in ecstasy, he bowed before the Lord with joined palms and spoke these words. arjuna 15O Lord, I see within\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA196","page_number":"196","snippet_text":"Eknath Easwaran. arjuna 15O Lord, I see within your body all the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e and every kind of living creature. I see Brahma, the Creator, seated on a lotus; I see the ancient sages and the celestial serpents. 16 I see infinite mouths and arms\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA197","page_number":"197","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e enter your being, some calling out and greeting you in fear. Great saints sing your glory, praying, “May all be well!” 22The multitudes of \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, demigods, and demons are all overwhelmed by the sight of you. 23O mighty Lord, at the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA199","page_number":"199","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, you are the abode of the universe. Changeless, you are what is and what is not, and beyond the duality of existence and nonexistence. 38 You are the first among the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, the timeless 199 • The Cosmic Vision •"},{"page_id":"PA200","page_number":"200","snippet_text":"Eknath Easwaran. 38 You are the first among the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, the timeless spirit, the resting place of all beings. You are ... \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e of wind; Yama, \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e of death; Agni, \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e of fire; Varuna, \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e of water. You are the moon and the creator\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA201","page_number":"201","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e. 46 Though you are the embodiment of all creation, let me see you again not with a thousand arms but with four, carrying the mace and discus and wearing a crown. krishna 47 Arjuna, through my grace you have been united with\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA202","page_number":"202","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e long always to see me in this aspect. 53 Neither knowledge of the Vedas, nor austerity, nor charity, nor sacrifice can bring the vision you have seen. 54But through unfailing devotion, Arjuna, you can know me, see me, and attain\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA204","page_number":"204","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e is loved in personal aspect , the way is vastly easier . According to the Hindu scriptures , \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e can be loved as a merciful father , a divine mother , a wise friend , a passionate beloved , or even as a mischievous child . We might\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA230","page_number":"230","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e: May I go to his blessed world Where those who love the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e rejoice; For there, truly, is the company of the far-stepping \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e, A fountain of honey in the highest step of Vishnu. The Gita describes Krishna\u0026#39;s home as a realm of light\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA235","page_number":"235","snippet_text":"... originate in \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e or a divine reality but is grounded in biology , in sexual desire . Taking a low view of human nature , such people cause suffering to themselves as well as others. They are arrogant and have many 235 Two Paths."},{"page_id":"PA237","page_number":"237","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e , and asura , demon , are not to be taken too literally here . The Hindu scriptures often tell stories of the battles between the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e and the demons ; thus they dramatize the struggle between good and evil in the world . No divine\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA239","page_number":"239","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e,” they say, “no truth, no spiritual law, no moral order. The basis of life is sex; what else can it be?” 9 Holding such distorted views, possessing scant discrimination, they become enemies of the world, causing suffering and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA240","page_number":"240","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e? I enjoy what I want. I am successful. I am powerful. I am happy. 15I am rich and well-born. Who is equal to me? I will perform sacrifices and give gifts, and rejoice in my own generosity.” This is how they go on, deluded by\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA248","page_number":"248","snippet_text":"Eknath Easwaran. 14To offer service to the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e, to the good, to the wise, and to your spiritual teacher; purity, honesty, continence, and nonviolence: these are the disciplines of the body. 15 To offer soothing words, to speak truly\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA254","page_number":"254","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e. If he wholeheart- edly takes refuge in the Lord within, then through Krishna\u0026#39;s grace he will find peace. As his all but final word, Krishna reminds Arjuna that he holds him very dear. Through devotion, Arjuna will be able to find\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA260","page_number":"260","snippet_text":"... who are tamasic draw their pleasures from sleep, indolence, and intoxication. Both in the beginning and in the end, this happiness is a delusion. 40No creature, whether born on earth or among the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e • 260 • chapter eighteen."},{"page_id":"PA261","page_number":"261","snippet_text":"Eknath Easwaran. 40No creature, whether born on earth or among the \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e in heaven, is free from the conditioning of the three gunas. 41 The different responsibilities found in the social order – distinguishing brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA267","page_number":"267","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e law \u0026quot; or \u0026quot; eternal truth . ” Dharma is divinely given ; it is the force that holds things together in a unity , the center that must hold if all is to go well . The oppo- site of dharma is adharma : evil , injustice , chaos . In\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA268","page_number":"268","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e. Nirvana is a Buddhist term as well. Some misconceptions are unfortunately current about this rather esoteric concept. Nirvana is wrongly presented as a kind of empty nothingness, even a spiritual death. We get exactly the opposite\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA271","page_number":"271","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e \u0026quot; here are the devas , the lower , celestial deities such as Indra . 30 These obscure terms ( adhibhuta , adhidaiva , and adhiyajna ) are taken up in the next chapter . CHAPTER EIGHT 6 Whatever is the content of the mind at the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA274","page_number":"274","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e in the Vedas . CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 27-28 Sat means that which is real or true and that which is good ; it derives from the Sanskrit verb as , to be , and is directly related to our English word is . It is noteworthy that this word sat\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA275","page_number":"275","snippet_text":"Eknath Easwaran. the word deva , “ \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e . ” Daivam is sometimes translated as \u0026quot; fate , ” but this is inappropriate in the Gita , which is not at all fatalistic . The Gita does , however , allow a place for \u003cb\u003eGod\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e will or Provi- dence in\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA278","page_number":"278","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e , revered as an ancestor of mankind . asat [ a \u0026quot; not \u0026quot; ; sat “ truth , goodness \u0026quot; ] Untruth ; anything unreal , untrue , or lacking in goodness . ashvattha The pipal tree , a kind of fig ; it is regarded as holy and often grows in\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA279","page_number":"279","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e as creator , one of the Hindu Trinity ; the others are Vishnu , the Preserver , and Shiva , the Destroyer ... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e . Buddha [ from budh “ to wake up \u0026quot; ] \u0026quot; The Awakened one , ” the title given to the sage Siddhārtha Gautama\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA283","page_number":"283","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e . Meerā A woman saint of medieval India remembered for her songs to her beloved Krishna . Meru A mythical mountain said to stand at the center of the world or cosmos . The \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e dwell on Meru in beautiful cities , amidst flowering\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA285","page_number":"285","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e associated with storm and destruction . Sometimes the Rudras are mentioned as a group ; at other times they are thought of as a single \u003cb\u003egod\u003c/b\u003e , Rudra . In later Hinduism , Shiva is called Rudra . sādhana A body of disciplines or way\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA286","page_number":"286","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c/b\u003e. Shakti Power; \u003cb\u003eGod\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e feminine aspect; the Divine Mother. shama Peace; the peace of deep meditation. Shankara ... \u003cb\u003egods\u003c/b\u003e. 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