sakshi cheta kevalo nirgunascha Sri Krishna says this to Arjuna himself You are Sakshi swaroopa (the witness) kshetra-gyam chapi mam viddi sarva-kshetreshu bharata This entire world is a kshetra (field) and there is only one kshetragya (knower) in this kshetra And that One is me alone So, this 'I, I, I' that you have built up in your mind This is a reflection of that Chaitanya So, due to ignorance we consider this body to be I, this mind to be I, this intellect to be I We consider Jeeva (individual soul) to be I but we don't know our Real Self Start with having beautiful darshan of Sri Krishna, of the beautiful form of that Murali Manohar His crown adorned with peacock feather His beautiful anklet His girdle, His earrings, His crown His enchanting smile ???? If you start with that darshan Then if the mind catches hold of this beautiful sagun (with attrributes) form of Ishwara with full emotion I always say this There is a saying Hold a finger or grab the entire arm It's just this much We connected this mind just slightly with Ishwara And Ishwara grabs our entire mind Like if a small spark of fire happens If a small spark ignites anywhere in the house even by mistake It can burn the entire house It can destroy the entire factory Just one spark is enough Similarly, this spark of love for Ishwara If this awakens in your mind Then this love can become a volcano and burn the web of attachments and ignorance of all your lives It won't take long OK, someone said that I am a sinner, how can I understand this highest knowledge? So, even for that Gita is the evidence Lord Krishna gives the promise api ched asi papebhyah sarvebhyrah papa-krittamah Even if you are the biggest sinner of all, even if you are the king of all sins Even then if you sit in this boat of knowledge, you can go ashore in a moment This is a promise, this is Krishna's promise So, with this perspective I understand that whether you are the bigger sinner or the biggest virtuous person Anyone who sits in this boat of knowledge That person attains the knowledge of the Ever-liberated form He can know that with certainty Now I will take some questions you have sent Ahh...Jyoti from Pune says - "As soon as I come to you, I feel that I understand this knowledge and your words that the world is an illusion" "But going back in the world, the drama of world seems real" "Please remove this uncertainty of mine" You are from Mumbai so you must watch films And Mumbai is also very famous for it's plays When you go and watch a play Doesn't matter how good the actor is performing You are crying, laughing, getting scared while watching the play But will you forget that it's a play and it will finish in one hour? It's a play You enjoy it And you clap and leave when it ends Why does the world seem real to you again? I will just give a simple solution for that Until you think that 'I am body' and the body seems to be real, the world will also seem real OK, what is the reality of your body? Elemental form which constituted into this body and made this body...are the basic five elements Sperm of father and the egg of the mother when united... These five elements then did it's work The pranic (life force) energy did all the intelligent engineering and the human body got created And in nine months, it got delivered But basically, it's just five elements Food Meaning earth Water Fire Now there is fire in your body, you can check it with a thermometer If it rises slightly, there is fever And if it goes down, it causes weakness There is air in your body...you breathe There is ether (space) in your body This softness inside When a needle is injected, there is space inside the body that's why the needle can go in The hardest thing in our body... There is skull There is our spine But you can get an injection even in the spine And when a brain surgery happens Due to a clot To perform a craniotomy, a hole is made in this skull And a hole means there is space inside that's why drilling can happen So, it's a mixture/combination of five elements And prana is making it function Recently it happened in Delhi that a still baby was born in a Government hospital Still means he is not breathing He is not moving, nothing is happening Doctors saw that and said, "It's a still born baby, it's a dead baby" The baby was given to the family They wrapped him in a piece of cloth and took him and they went to bury him at night It was a Muslim family And when they were digging the ground to bury him Sounds started to come out of that box And when they opened it, the baby was alive They thought how could this happen? The baby was still born And it took us three hours to come here But what happened in those three hours? The child is alive They picked up the child and ran back to the hospital That what is this? It was a big dilemma...how could this happen? Whereas as per the rule, they took the time and checked everything as they should have But the one they thought to be a dead child After a few hours, he was breathing and was full of life, he was alive How come? Without functioning of prana, this body is just soil When prana starts functioning, this piece of earth starts laughing, singing, playing, speaking....he does all those actions Now, how long will this body function? Until there is prana I said this yesterday too that we don't know when will prana leave the body Because our focus is money and the world Our focus is not on our prana as if it has no value And Yog gives us sadhanas (disciplined practices) and techniques to understand our prana When you work on it, when you sit down and do the practice Then slowly you understand the reason behind the breath going in and coming out And then one day the outward breath will remain outside and won't come in...due to what reason? What happens? So, prana, apana, vyana, udana, samana These five sub-divisions of pranic energy If you haven't understood this, then definitely you won't know when prana will leave the body But those who work on it, they are able to know They can know even one or two years in advance that this date, this time, this moment.... This body Will be without prana And This is not something surprising but this is a science Those who work on this science are able to understand And this body of our's which is full of prana, this body is not me And the mind and intellect in this body is also not me The mind that thinks is not me While feelings arise, that mind is also not me The intellect that thinks, reflects and makes decisions is also not me So body, mind, intellect...I am not these three And when I am not this body....understand this very carefully When I am not this body Then this name is not mine Age is not mine Race is not mine Caste is not mine Parents are not mine They are of the body And let me say this again...temporary...we are not new in this world Even before this, you have had several births Because of bondages of desires and karmas, there will be several births in the future I was talking to a very good astrologer the other day I said, "One who left his body, where will he be born in the next life - can you know this?" So he said, "Definitely it can be known" "We have certain such scriptures, if we study them deeply..." "So, we can find out even to the extent that where, north, east, south - where....which longitude, latitude" "Where will he take birth...it can be known" It can definitely be known This is not just here-say Our Rishis have investigated this In Srimad Bhagvad Purana... Jad Bharat ji himself describes his three previous birth In one birth, he was a king In one birth, he was a deer In this birth, he was born in a Brahmin family And he remembers the previous two births When he was a king He loved his wife a lot...it was the height of attachment Then one day, he found out that his wife was not honest Her mind was connected somewhere else too in addition to him His mind was so hurt that he left everything, became dispassionate and a renunciate and went into the forest That what is there in this world? Nothing, it's all useless! Sometimes, knowledge awakens only when you are hurt not before that That's why do you know, devotees have a very beautiful verse Devotees say - ????? When happiness comes, the person becomes foolish He forgets in excitement He forgets his standing and also forgets the existence of Ishwara But when suffering comes One who has never been to any temple When suffering comes, he goes and rings the bell at every temple He goes and bows down at the door of every temple That "O Lord! Save me...save me from this trouble" One who used to say that there is no Lord, now he keeps asking around for Lord That "who can remove the unhappiness and suffering from my life?" The question arises That you will remember Lord only in suffering and you will forget in happiness Then Sants have said a very dangerous thing That I bow down to suffering Because when suffering comes, I remember Ishwara When happiness comes, I forget Ishwara I am recalling that respected Akhandananda Ji Maharaj used to come to Mumbai and did satsang in Prem Kutir And he said this at that place He said, "When I came here for the first time, I met a man" "And he had little money" "When he came to listen, he prostrated to show his respect" "Then when I came the next time, he had more money so he didn't prostrate but just bowed his head" "Then when I came after 5 years, he had become a rich businessman" "He was rich man so he didn't even bow down" "Now he just nodded his head standing up acknowledging that Swami ji is there" Swami Ji said, "This time when he met me, he was a billionaire" "So, this time he called from his house that Swami ji since you are in Mumbai, please come to my bungalow and give darshan" "This time he didn't even come to meet" Swami ji, "Look at the progression, from prostrating on the floor and then just bowing down and then just a nod" "And then he said, come to my bungalow since I am very busy" "I have meetings, I have businesses" "I can't come" So, what's the use of such wealth that distances you from your Guru What will you do with such wealth that distances you from the path of knowledge? What will you do with such wealth attaining which you forget Ishwara and your humanity? And you become a walking example of ego and greed Question is that until your I-ness is attached with this body There will be greed, anger, etc. in the mind Because 'I am this body' so 'I will enjoy if I eat something nice' 'I will enjoy if I see something nice' 'I will be happy if I have a lot of gold and jewelry' 'I will be happy if I travel in a big plane' So, this means that sensory pleasures becomes your ultimate happiness Then a person becomes crazy after that But if the person is intelligent and he understands that 'I am not this body' 'I am not this body made of five elements' 'These sense organs...these eyes, ears, tongue and skin is not me' 'I am not this mind that experiences happiness and unhappiness' 'I am Atman' On having this realization, will the desire for sensory pleasures be there? Or will it reduce or disappear completely? Reflect on this Similarly When you have realized the Self Then if you sit in satsang, the world will seem unreal and an illusion And when you will go outside, it will still seem unreal and an illusion It won't become real Because if know your reality, your Real Self... Then with this realization of the Self, this knowledge of the Self...you can never be mistaken Understand one thing Sri Krishna is Bhagwan He is a king He is the king of Dwarka and He is giving the teachings of Gita Arjun is a warrior and a prince He is married And becoming a disciple, he is listening to the teaching of Gita Pay attention, neither is Krishna a renunciate nor Arjun Both are householders, both are married They have several wives They are kings They have the royal attire They have crowns, they are wearing gold and silver as well as weapons One who is giving the teaching is a king and the one listening to the teaching is a prince and a warrior
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