|| The glory of Bhaktiyog { path of devotion } - 1 || Arjuna , he who with his mind disciplined through Yoga in the form of practice of meditation and thinking of nothing else , is constantly engaged in contemplation of God attains the supremely effulgent Divine Purus { God } . By practicing Yoga make your mind pure and strong , by adopting proper means even a cripple can climb a mountain . then by this yogic practice direct your mind to the Supreme Self ; then it matters not whether your body remains or departs . If the mind , which runs after different goals , is lost in the Self , then who will remember whether the body has remained or gone ? when the river with its noisy currents joins the sea , does it come back to see what happened after it left ? Never ! It becomes one with the sea . So the mind also becomes one with Brahm , which is of the nature of bliss and which puts a stop to transmigration . He who contemplates on the all - knowing , ageless Being , the Ruler of all , subtler than the subtle , the universal sustain er , possessing a form beyond human conception , effulgent like the sun and far beyond the darkness of ignorance . Having by the power of Yoga firmly held the life - breath in the space between the two eyebrows even at the time of death , and then contemplating on god with a steadfast mind , full of devotion , he reaches verily that supreme divine Purus { God } [ 8 / 9 - 10 ] .The Brahm is formless , and without birth and death , and is whole and the witness of all . It is more ancient than Akasha { ether } and subtler than the atom . The universe starts its activity in its presence . It creates all things and sustains the whole universe , is incomprehensible and beyond the reach of reason . Look , as the white ants cannot enter live coal or darkness cannot enter the sunlight , it is not visible to the physical eye during daylight . It is like a heap of suns rays which looks like dawn to those who know , and the words rising and setting do not apply to it even by way of metaphorical import . He remembers that spotless Brahm at the time of death with a steady mind . He sits in the lotus posture , facing the north , thinking of the joy of Karmyoga in his mind and hasten to attain the true nature of Brahm by collecting his mind and holding it dear . Then he leads his Prawn { breath } through the vein known as sushumana first into the plexus known as Ajnachakra { spiritual eye } and then to the Brahmarandhra { brain } . When the Prawn enters the Chidakasha , he sees the combination of body and mind as an unreal appearance . Then with a steady mind full of devotional love , controlling him through the power of Yoga and keeping his mind steady on the center of the eyebrows , he tries to dissolve his body and mind . Then just as the sound of a bell becomes dissolved in the bell , or the flame of a lamp kept under a vessel is extinguished without anybody coming to know of it , he leaves behind his body in peace . He then attains to the Supreme self also known as the Supreme Person , and My highest light . I shall tell you briefly about that Supreme goal { viz. , God , who is an embodiment of Truth , Knowledge and Bliss } , which the knower of the Veda term as the Indestructible , which striving recluses , free from passion , merge into , and desiring which the celibates practice Brahmacharya . Those who are a mine of wisdom , which is the consummation of all knowledge , call it the imperishable with full understanding . The sky is not blown away by a tempest unlike the cloud . Had it been a cloud , would it have withstood the tempest ? That which is known and measured by the intellect is perishable and that which is beyond comprehension is Imperishable . This which the knower of Vedas call the Imperishable is the Supreme Self and it is beyond the Prakriti . Then those who abandon the sense - objects like poison , purify the senses and remaining unattached in the body and full of dispassion wait for Him , whom even the desire-less wish to attain . In order to attain that state , they do not mind taking the difficult vow of celibacy , restraining the senses with severity . I shall tell you again about that state , which those who depart in this way attain , which is fathomless and difficult to reach and in the shallow waters of which the Vedas could take only a dip . Then Arjuna said : O Lord , I was on the point of asking you this , but you granted me this favour . So please tell me , but make it very simple for me . Then said the Light of the Three Worlds , Don t I know you well ? I shall tell you all this in brief , listen . Therefore , controlling the natural habit of the mind to wander outside , ensure that it remains confined inside your heart . Having controlled all the senses , and firmly holding the mind in the heart , and then drawing the life - breath to the head , and thus remaining steadfast in Yogic concentration on God , he who leaves the body and departs uttering the one Indestructible Brahm , OM , and dwelling on Me in My absolute aspect , reaches the supreme goal { 8 / 12 - 13 } . This will happen only when the doors of the senses are shut with the lock of restraint . When the mind is so confined , it remains stay put in the heart , just as a cripple does not leave the precincts of his home . When the mind comes to rest , then you should control the breath meditating on Om and then take the Prawn gradually to the recess of the heart and hold it through concentration so that it stops short of merging in Akasha { ether } , until the three syllabic feet of Om sink in its half . He should hold the Prawn in the Chidakasha and when the syllable Om unites with it , it remains at peace in the Chidakasha . Then the remembrance of Om stops and the Prawn also become merged in it and then only the blissful Brahm remains at the end of Om . Therefore , Om is My only name - nay it is Brahm in the form of one letter . He , who remembering this Supreme nature of Mine abandons his body , positively attains to Me . Then there remains nothing else beyond Me for him to attain . But , Arjuna , a doubt may arise in your mind , as to how a person could bring himself to remember Me at the time of death . When the senses become sluggish , the pleasure in living is lost and the signs of death become manifest both within and without , then who can assume a posture , restrain his senses and meditate on Om and with whose mind ? You should not entertain this doubt in your mind . If you render service to Me at all times , I shall be your servant at the time of your death . || OM TAT SAT ||
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