|| Condemnation of men of demoniacal nature and praise of devotees || The whole of this creation is deluded by these objects evolved from the three modes of Prakriti -- Sattva , Rajas and Tamas ; that is why the world fails to recognize Me , standing apart from these the imperishable . But just as the unreal dream seems real under the sway of sleep and makes one forget its unreality , or the cataract which is formed from water in the eye affects ones sight , in the same manner this Maya , consisting of the three Gunas , which is my reflection and shadow , acts as a veil hiding My true nature . Therefore , the beings created by Me do not know Me and are not in Me , just as pearls produced from water do not get dissolved in water . The pot made out of clay mixes into it easily , but does not do so when baked in fire ; so all the creatures are My limbs and have come into being through the play of My Maya . So though they belong to Me , they are not the Self and do not recognize Me and have become blinded by sense - objects and deluded by the notions of I and Mine . For , this most wonderful Maya { veil } of Mine , consisting of the three Gunas { modes of Nature } , is extremely difficult to breakthrough ; those , however , who constantly adore Me alone , are able to cross it . Those whose wisdom has been carried away by Maya , and are of demoniac nature , such foolish and vile men of evil deeds do not adore Me { 7 / 14 - 15 } . A person cannot cross this river of Maya { by his own effort } . But he who surrenders himself to Me easily crosses this river Of Maya , in fact the mirage in the form of Maya vanishes even on this side of the river for him who has girded himself for the experience of Brahm and has found the raft in the form of Self - knowledge and the Guru - preceptor { spiritual guide } as the steersman . Then throwing away the burden of egoism and escaping the gale of doubt and the strong current of passion , he reaches the ford of knowledge , which is the easiest way of gaining the experience of absolute unity . Then taking a leap forward towards the other shore of dispassion and treading the water with powerful strokes of arms in the form of renunciation and floating on the strength of his staunch faith that he himself is the Supreme Brahm , he reaches without effort the other shore of dispassion . Those who worship Me like this , transcend this Maya , but such devotees are rare , not many . Four types of devotees of noble deeds worship Me , Arjuna , the seeker after worldly possessions , the afflicted , the seeker for knowledge , and the man of wisdom , O best of Bharatas . Of these , the best is the man of wisdom , ever established in identity with Me and possessed of exclusive devotion . For , I am extremely dear to the wise man who knows Me in reality , and he is extremely dear to Me . There are four kinds of devotees who have achieved the ends of human life through devotion to Me . The first is known as man in distress , the second is the seeker of knowledge , and third is the seeker of wealth and the fourth is the man of wisdom . Some desire relief from misery , some desire to know the Truth and some desire to amass wealth . But the fourth kind has nothing to achieve in return . He is the man of wisdom , My true devotee , because in the light of knowledge he has gone beyond duality and unity . Though he has become one with Me , he still remains My devotee . Just as a crystal placed in moving water seems moving for a moment , the same is the case of a man of wisdom . When the wind stops it becomes identified with the sky , so when the devotee becomes one with me , he still continues to be a devotee . When the wind blows it appears to have a separate existence from the sky , otherwise it continues to be with it . So when the devotee performs actions , he appears as a devotee , but internally he has attained identity with Me . And in the light of knowledge , he regards Me as his Self ; and so I too , being pleased with him , consider him as My very Self . If a person works in full realization of his true state beyond his present life , can he though in a separate body , remain separate from Me ? Indeed , all these are noble , but the man of wisdom is My very Self ; such is My view . For such a devotee , who has his mind and intellect merged in Me , is firmly established in Me alone as the highest goal . I like even the devotee who worships Me with a selfish motive , but I really love the devotee who has realized Me . O Arjuna , people bind the legs of a cow to milk her , but how does she suckle the calf without being so bound ? Because the calf does not recognize anyone else with its heart and soul and knows the cow to be its mother by mere sight . The calf is solely devoted to the cow and so the cow likes it . Then the Lord said , no doubt , I like the other three kinds of devotees who are also good . Just as the river joins the sea without looking backward , so the devotees who realizes me forgets the worldly existence . When the river of experience , starting from the valley of his mind , meets me , he becomes one with Me . What more can I say of him ? Thus he , who is called a Jnani { one possessing wisdom } , is My very Self . In the very last of all births the enlightened person worships Me by realizing that all this is God . Such a great soul is very rare indeed { 7 / 19 } . Just as the pot sunk in water has water both within and without , so he lives in Me and I abide both inside and outside of him . His state cannot be described in words , so what I have said is enough . The treasure house of knowledge becomes open to him and wherever he goes , he thinks that he has become the whole world . He has the faith born of experience that the world is the manifestation of God and so he is the great devotee and Jnani as well . O Arjuna , he in whose experience this whole world , both animate and inanimate is contained , is a great soul , who is difficult to come across . Then O Arjuna , there are those who , blinded by the darkness born of attachment to the fruits of actions , worship Me with a selfish motive . || OM TAT SAT ||
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:36:10 +0000
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