Chapter three
explains the "art of work," karma-yoga. Krishna is an authority who
mastered fourteen types of sciences (vidyas) https://meandmydharma.blogspot.com/2018/09/14-vidyas-techniques.html
and
Sixty-four
arts (kalas). https://meandmydharma.blogspot.com/2018/09/arts-recommended-in-vedic-system-of.html
The master logically takes a singular ideology
and brings in duality to identify your actions to satisfy your prescribed work
(duty). An open invitation is given by the master to be his disciple
The life on
earth was created with the matter, energy and intelligence, converting energy
in useful work, Or the five elements- earth,
water, fire, air, and Akash (ether), according to most philosophical systems of
India, these combine to constitute the Phenomenal Universe. Each life on earth
has a prescribed duty to perform for the harmonious existence of each other, if
not that life forms are eliminated. Work is an activity involving mental or physical
effort done in order to achieve a result. Science describes work as the energy
required to move an object against a force. Therefore action is a must. All
beings are driven to action. This is the substance of intelligent life.
- Karma is then the destiny that you earn through your actions and behavior.
- Science describes Karma as a genetic trend you carry with every birth you take. Or the sum total of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
- Karma is activated with “constant intellectual awareness” in a stimulated logical mind.Hence it is only identified with reason in the most advanced life forms, the Homo sapiens or Humans who then can awaken its sleepy consciousness.
- Karma needs a reminder at all stages, in the life span of human existence so that right actions are taken at the right time to fill full a designated birth. Karma Yoga is a grim reminder of the Bhagavad Gita to discipline the human mind to get work done.
- Theosophy describes Karma as the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation according to that person's deeds in the previous incarnation. Karma then is known as voluntary or involuntary action being performed knowingly or unknowingly. This is the Vedic theory of “moral law of cause and effect”.
In this
chapter the singularity of Karma is further described in terms of duality,
action, and inaction. Many educated knowledge gathers are victims of only
satisfying their desires of the senses when Karma gets lost in the social rut,
turning actions into inaction, while experiencing pain and pleasure. Karma Yoga
is an ugly reminder for a confused persona. A remedy to all actions is to be
trained to be a Karma Yogi with constant logical awareness to perform duties
without returns or rewards or the fruit of action finding a place with the
cosmic consciousness.
Chapter 3. Me
and My Gita
Arjuna
considers Krishna as a friend and does not dilly-dally in querying his doubts.
Krishna is a yogi and knows the uncertainties, acceptance, doubts, and delusions
with contradictions of a confused intellectual mind. It is in such a situation
Krishna conveys the most important message of the Gita.
“Know the
thoughts behind your action.”
Krishna
creates lots of confusion in the third chapter for self-realization. A true yogi
will be the self-realized person who would stand in a category of his own.
Krishna clearly makes a theme by telling Arjuna that if you do not want to
follow me then follow other great people but follow someone for the realization of the senses, the mind, the intellect and the Atman (soul).
Live for a
purpose and your intellect will guide your Atman
- Have you ever practiced your thoughts with an honest
consciousness or purpose?
- Have you been
questioning religious customs and rituals with decisive action?
- Did you ever disobey your thoughts and took action
to please your senses or desires?
- It’s said, the best decisions are made for own
benefits or rewards: Are you a victim of this vice?
- Have you imitated or followed successful people by studying their actions with respect to a SWOT analysis?
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