A person who neither rejoices upon achieving something pleasant nor laments upon obtaining something unpleasant, who is self-intelligent, unbewildered, and who knows the science of God, is to be understood as already situated in Transcendence........5:20
जो पुरुष प्रिय को प्राप्त हो कर हर्षित नहीं
और अप्रि य को प्राप्त हो कर उद्वि ग्न न हो,
वह स्तिर बुद्धि संश य रहित ब्र ह्मा वेत्ता पुरुष परब्रह्म परमा त्मा में एकीभाव से नि त्य स्तित है।
Ramanuja's Commentary
Agreeable and disagreeable situations occur in accordance to the physical body one happens to dwell in and the karma or reactions to past life actions an embodied being is subjected to which both exemplify the grave risks of material existence. A person who would seek to scale the heights of spiritual knowledge should remain equiposed at all times and not feel elation at receiving something agreeable nor feel dejection at receiving something disagreeable. How is this possible? It is possible for one who is sthira-buddhir(स्थिर बुद्धि ) meaning steadfast intelligence. Such a person plants his mind and will in the stability of the atma or soul. The word asammudho(सं मूढो ) means not subject to delusion. If one is sammudho they are inflicted with delusion in the form of confusing the stable eternal atma with the unstable temporary body. How can one escape this delusion? If a person is brahma- vid or a knower of the spiritual substratum pervading all existence from instruction and brahmani sthitah or perceiving and experiencing the spiritual substratum pervading all existence every moment. The meaning Lord Krishna is conveying is that those who receive instructions from the bonafide spiritual preceptor shall learn the exact nature and means of attainment of the eternal atma. This is brahma-vid. Such a one through diligent and sincere application of this spiritual knowledge always remembering and honouring the spiritual preceptor who mercifully gave such knowledge. In due course of time one will achieve atma tattva or realisation of the soul and in such an elevated position one will blissfully commune internally with the eternal atma and the eternal spiritual preceptor as well and from thenceforth nothing in the external world will ever again be perceived as being agreeable or being disagreeable.
Conclusion learning: Equanimity( समवृत्ति) is essential ingredient of life, learn to be steadfast head and practice it.
जो पुरुष प्रिय को प्राप्त हो कर हर्षित नहीं
और अप्रि य को प्राप्त हो कर उद्वि ग्न न हो,
वह स्तिर बुद्धि संश य रहित ब्र ह्मा वेत्ता पुरुष परब्रह्म परमा त्मा में एकीभाव से नि त्य स्तित है।
Ramanuja's Commentary
Agreeable and disagreeable situations occur in accordance to the physical body one happens to dwell in and the karma or reactions to past life actions an embodied being is subjected to which both exemplify the grave risks of material existence. A person who would seek to scale the heights of spiritual knowledge should remain equiposed at all times and not feel elation at receiving something agreeable nor feel dejection at receiving something disagreeable. How is this possible? It is possible for one who is sthira-buddhir(स्थिर बुद्धि ) meaning steadfast intelligence. Such a person plants his mind and will in the stability of the atma or soul. The word asammudho(सं मूढो ) means not subject to delusion. If one is sammudho they are inflicted with delusion in the form of confusing the stable eternal atma with the unstable temporary body. How can one escape this delusion? If a person is brahma- vid or a knower of the spiritual substratum pervading all existence from instruction and brahmani sthitah or perceiving and experiencing the spiritual substratum pervading all existence every moment. The meaning Lord Krishna is conveying is that those who receive instructions from the bonafide spiritual preceptor shall learn the exact nature and means of attainment of the eternal atma. This is brahma-vid. Such a one through diligent and sincere application of this spiritual knowledge always remembering and honouring the spiritual preceptor who mercifully gave such knowledge. In due course of time one will achieve atma tattva or realisation of the soul and in such an elevated position one will blissfully commune internally with the eternal atma and the eternal spiritual preceptor as well and from thenceforth nothing in the external world will ever again be perceived as being agreeable or being disagreeable.
Conclusion learning: Equanimity( समवृत्ति) is essential ingredient of life, learn to be steadfast head and practice it.
True.one shud always remember equanimity..but some times it feels hard to remember during tough times..
ReplyDeleteWonderfully explained abt the same and yaad - daya.practising to offer both success and failure, joy and sorrow to the lord whole heartedly wud lead to attain the quality of equanimity kada..
It is not for rememberance it to practice all times, what is the use of practice when some overlook at the time of exam? and reacted according to the situation..!!! its the animal life..than there is no difference between a animal and man at spiritual level..
ReplyDeleteEvery thing originates from the root cause of illusion that I am the body..After practice if one can able to know that he is not the body but a living Soul, Why would he indulge in reactions?!!!!
neither it is easy nor tough its only Understanding of self..we understand we are body ..hence we react...it become natural..once we know the reality of self..We will not..To know the reality of self we need understanding.. to have understanding we need to leave old habits of thinking and judging things to leave old habits we need rehab..mm mm...
ReplyDeletecontinuance practice of Rewriting within the deep mind may bring Total transformation ..or else we keep on trying..like me..mm mm...HOPE for sadguru blessings..
True kada..Whts the use of knowledge n practise when we overlook during exam times..it strikes..
ReplyDeleteHmm like " u"?...mm mm :) .
So rehab - change of old habits - understanding - know the reality of self.
" continuous " practice to walk on the path...
Thank u ji...for u always spot the things that we need to knw,rectify n respond promptly n aptly.