Showing posts with label The Gita. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Gita. Show all posts

Saturday, December 16, 2006

The Supreme Knowledge

The Supreme Lord Said:
"Those who worship gods go to gods. Those who worship ancestors go their ancestors. Those who worship the elements go to the elements. But those who worship Me come to Me only."[Chapter 9 Verse 25]
"Whatever that is offered to me with great devotion whether it is a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, that offering of the pure soul I accept."[Chapter 9 Verse 26]
"O Kaunteya, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, whatever penances you perform, O Kaunteya, offer all that to Me."[Chapter 9 Verse 27]
"Thus established in the yoga of renunciation you will become free from the bondage of karma caused by the fruits of good and bad actions and, being liberated, you will come to Me."[Chapter 9 Verse 28]
"I am equally situated in all beings. There is none who is particularly hateful to me or dearer to Me. But those who worship Me with devotion I am in them and they are in Me."[Chapter 9 Verse 29]
"Even if a man of sinful conduct worships Me with undisturbed devotion, he should be regarded as a saintly person because he is has made the right resolve."[Chapter 9 Verse 30]
"Such a person promptly becomes a righteous soul and attains eternal peace. O Kaunteya, know for sure that My devotees shall never perish."[Chapter 9 Verse 31]
"O Partha, by taking refuge in Me, even those born of sinful wombs, women, vaishyas, sudras also attain the highest state."[Chapter 9 Verse 32]

Friday, December 8, 2006

The Path of Karma

Said the Supreme Lord:
"O Sinless one(Arjuna), I declared two kinds of worship in the world before. One is the path of knowledge pursued by the Sankhyas and the other, the path of action meant for men of action."[Chapter 3 Verse 3]
"But O Arjuna, he is better who, regulating his senses by his mind, unattached, begins karma yoga with his organs of action."[Chapter 3 Verse 7]
"Therefore do your prescribed work, for doing some work is better than doing no work at all. Without work it is not possible to even maintain the physical body."[Chapter 3 Verse 8]
"Works in this world can cause bondage unless done with a sense of sacrifice. Therefore, O son of Kunti, perform your actions for the sake of sacrifice only, free from attachment."[Chapter 3 Verse 9]
"In the beginning, at the time of creation, Brahma created people along with sacrifice and declared that by performing sacrifices they would become more prosperous and also that sacrifice would be their wish fulfilling Kamadhenu"[Chapter 3 Verse 10]

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