Friday, September 21, 2018

Cosmic Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3

3. Karma Yoga


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
 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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