Lord Krishna said: "Arjuna, become a Yogi!"
A Yogi lives like a Lotus leaf. Rain drops falls on a Lotus leaf, but Lotus Leaf is not affected by the rain drops;
Similarly A Yogi lives in the world, but the Yogi is unaffected by the world.
That is the reason why Lord Krishna said: "Arjuna, become a Yogi!"
Lord Krishna said:
“ Just as the ocean is unaffected by the waters of innumerable rivers flowing into it; A yogi is unaffected by the sensual pleasures due to the positive and negative reactions to actions he or she does…”
( Bhagavad Gita 2:70 )
Lord Krishna said:
"A yogi is superior than an ascetic, greater than a Jnani (person who follows Jnana Yoga) and superior than a person who is ritualistic. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances tries to become a yogi.”
( Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6:46)
A Yogi lives like a Lotus leaf. Rain drops falls on a Lotus leaf, but Lotus Leaf is not affected by the rain drops;
Similarly A Yogi lives in the world, but the Yogi is unaffected by the world.
That is the reason why Lord Krishna said: "Arjuna, become a Yogi!"
Lord Krishna said:
“ Just as the ocean is unaffected by the waters of innumerable rivers flowing into it; A yogi is unaffected by the sensual pleasures due to the positive and negative reactions to actions he or she does…”
( Bhagavad Gita 2:70 )
Lord Krishna said:
"A yogi is superior than an ascetic, greater than a Jnani (person who follows Jnana Yoga) and superior than a person who is ritualistic. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances tries to become a yogi.”
( Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6:46)
Long before John 1:1 was written, Hindu Vedas wrote the same:
"Prajapathi Vai Agre Aseet";
In the beginning was Prajapathi, The Brahman, The God;
"Tasya Vag dvitiya Aseet";
With whom was the word:
"Vag Vai Oarama Brahman"
And the word was verily the Supreme Brahman - The God.
John 1:1:
In the beginning was the Word;
And the Word was with God;
And the Word was God.
"Prajapathi Vai Agre Aseet";
In the beginning was Prajapathi, The Brahman, The God;
"Tasya Vag dvitiya Aseet";
With whom was the word:
"Vag Vai Oarama Brahman"
And the word was verily the Supreme Brahman - The God.
John 1:1:
In the beginning was the Word;
And the Word was with God;
And the Word was God.
Nobody is denied Mukti,or MOSKSHA or salvation.
Nobody is going to HELL forever.
No eternal damnation in Hinduism.
Even atheists will finally attain MOSKSHA or salvation.
MOSKSHA or salvation is for everyone.
The BEST among us will attain with ONE LIFE.
The WORST among us will attain salvation through many lives.
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What is salvation according to Hinduism?
SALVATION means realizing one is the IMMORTAL SOUL WITHIN and giving us the FALSE BELIEF one is the perishable body.
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Nobody is going to HELL forever.
No eternal damnation in Hinduism.
Even atheists will finally attain MOSKSHA or salvation.
MOSKSHA or salvation is for everyone.
The BEST among us will attain with ONE LIFE.
The WORST among us will attain salvation through many lives.
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What is salvation according to Hinduism?
SALVATION means realizing one is the IMMORTAL SOUL WITHIN and giving us the FALSE BELIEF one is the perishable body.
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Coping With Death of a loved one is the hardest thing, one can do…..
Lord Krishna said:
“Arjuna, birth and death are part and parcel of life. If one is born, one has to die one day. Nobody can escape from the claws of death. Therefore you should not lament over the inevitable” (BG 2:27)
We do not die. Meaning death is not the final end.
Death is a new beginning.
Death is never considered as the end of journey.
It is only the end of the perishable body.
After that the immortal soul (Atman) takes another body and this cycles of birth and death continues until the person attains Self Realization.
Lord Krishna said:
“Just as a person puts on new garments after giving up old ones, similarly, the soul (Atman) secures new bodies after giving up old bodies.”
Lord Krishna said:
“Arjuna, birth and death are part and parcel of life. If one is born, one has to die one day. Nobody can escape from the claws of death. Therefore you should not lament over the inevitable” (BG 2:27)
We do not die. Meaning death is not the final end.
Death is a new beginning.
Death is never considered as the end of journey.
It is only the end of the perishable body.
After that the immortal soul (Atman) takes another body and this cycles of birth and death continues until the person attains Self Realization.
Lord Krishna said:
“Just as a person puts on new garments after giving up old ones, similarly, the soul (Atman) secures new bodies after giving up old bodies.”
Lord Krishna said: “I am the source of everything, both spiritual as well as material. Everything emanates from me. Realizing this wise always worship me.”
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10:8)
I and ME referred in this statement is indeed Brahman, the one and only God.
I am NOT a member of ISKCON , The Hare Krishna movement . I have a very inquisitive mind. So, I look at things and derive answers from what are written in scriptures. I do not make up things either.
But by showing the VISWAROOPA ( cosmic form) to Arjuna, Lord Krishna proved to Arjuna and to the entire world that he is indeed the personification of BRAHMAN, the one and only God.
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10:8)
I and ME referred in this statement is indeed Brahman, the one and only God.
I am NOT a member of ISKCON , The Hare Krishna movement . I have a very inquisitive mind. So, I look at things and derive answers from what are written in scriptures. I do not make up things either.
But by showing the VISWAROOPA ( cosmic form) to Arjuna, Lord Krishna proved to Arjuna and to the entire world that he is indeed the personification of BRAHMAN, the one and only God.
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।
लभते च तत: कामान्मयैव विहितान्हि तान्॥ २२॥
उस (मेरे द्वारा दृढ़ की हुई) श्रद्धासे युक्त होकर वह मनुष्य उस देवताकी (सकाम-भावपूर्वक) उपासना करता है और उसकी वह कामना पूरी भी होती है; परन्तु वह कामना-पूर्ति मेरे द्वारा ही विहित की हुई होती है।
Endowed with such faith he worships that particular deity and obtains through that deity without doubt his desired enjoyments as ordained by Me. (7:22)
लभते च तत: कामान्मयैव विहितान्हि तान्॥ २२॥
उस (मेरे द्वारा दृढ़ की हुई) श्रद्धासे युक्त होकर वह मनुष्य उस देवताकी (सकाम-भावपूर्वक) उपासना करता है और उसकी वह कामना पूरी भी होती है; परन्तु वह कामना-पूर्ति मेरे द्वारा ही विहित की हुई होती है।
Endowed with such faith he worships that particular deity and obtains through that deity without doubt his desired enjoyments as ordained by Me. (7:22)
अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम्।
देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि॥ २३॥
परन्तु उन तुच्छ बुद्धिवाले मनुष्यों को उन देवताओं की आराधना का फल अन्तवाला (नाशवान्) ही मिलता है। देवताओं का पूजन करनेवाले देवताओं को प्राप्त होते हैं (और) मेरे भक्त मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
The fruit gained by these people of small understanding, however, is perishable. The worshippers of gods attain the gods; whereas My devotees, howsoever they worship Me, eventually come to Me and Me alone. (7:23)
देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि॥ २३॥
परन्तु उन तुच्छ बुद्धिवाले मनुष्यों को उन देवताओं की आराधना का फल अन्तवाला (नाशवान्) ही मिलता है। देवताओं का पूजन करनेवाले देवताओं को प्राप्त होते हैं (और) मेरे भक्त मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
The fruit gained by these people of small understanding, however, is perishable. The worshippers of gods attain the gods; whereas My devotees, howsoever they worship Me, eventually come to Me and Me alone. (7:23)
Lord Krishna said: “Arjuna, My devotee will never perish.” “na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati’
(Bhagavad Gita 9.31)
Anyone who surrenders himself or herself to God has nothing to fear.
(Bhagavad Gita 9.31)
Anyone who surrenders himself or herself to God has nothing to fear.
Who or What is God? God is NOT a man . God is NOT a woman.
In fact, nobody knows what God is.
Hindus believe in one and only God Brahman which expresses itself in trillions of forms and trillions of names.
God or Brahman is described as “it” and is the infinite, eternal , indescribable, omniscient, pervasive, genderless, eternal truth, and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes.
Brahman is not without any beginning nor any end. Upanishads describe Brahman as One and indivisible, eternal universal self, who is present in all.
Brahman is described in two ways.
Saguna Brahman ----God with attributes
Nirguna Brahman --- God without attributes
In Vivekachudamani, Adi Sankara wrote
“ Brahman or God alone is Truth, the world is unreal, and ultimately there NO difference between Brahman and individual self (Atman)."
In fact, nobody knows what God is.
Hindus believe in one and only God Brahman which expresses itself in trillions of forms and trillions of names.
God or Brahman is described as “it” and is the infinite, eternal , indescribable, omniscient, pervasive, genderless, eternal truth, and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes.
Brahman is not without any beginning nor any end. Upanishads describe Brahman as One and indivisible, eternal universal self, who is present in all.
Brahman is described in two ways.
Saguna Brahman ----God with attributes
Nirguna Brahman --- God without attributes
In Vivekachudamani, Adi Sankara wrote
“ Brahman or God alone is Truth, the world is unreal, and ultimately there NO difference between Brahman and individual self (Atman)."
What makes Bhagavad Gita the most important scripture in the world?
Because of the variety of subjects UNIVERSAL IN NATURE, discussed in its seven hundred couplets.
Albert Einstein said: “When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.”
• Bhagavad Gita gives everyone of us absolute freedom to do whatever we want.
• In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna never judged or ordered;
He only explained to Arjuna the pros and cons of every issue and was left to Arjuna whether to follow his teachings or not.
• Lord Krishna did not even influence the free will of Arjuna. Arjuna had the right to ACCEPT everything Lord Krishna taught or REJECT everything Lord Krishna taught.
• In fact at the end of Mahabharata, Rishi Veda Vyasa has to teach a very disheartened Arjuna, the whole of Bhagavad Gita again.
Because of the variety of subjects UNIVERSAL IN NATURE, discussed in its seven hundred couplets.
Albert Einstein said: “When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.”
• Bhagavad Gita gives everyone of us absolute freedom to do whatever we want.
• In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna never judged or ordered;
He only explained to Arjuna the pros and cons of every issue and was left to Arjuna whether to follow his teachings or not.
• Lord Krishna did not even influence the free will of Arjuna. Arjuna had the right to ACCEPT everything Lord Krishna taught or REJECT everything Lord Krishna taught.
• In fact at the end of Mahabharata, Rishi Veda Vyasa has to teach a very disheartened Arjuna, the whole of Bhagavad Gita again.
Arjuna said: “Oh Krishna, since mind is unsteady, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, controlling the mind is more difficult than controlling the wind.”
Lord Krishna answered:
“ Undoubtedly Arjuna, the mind is restless and very difficult to control, but mind can be controlled by constant practice and by detachment.”
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6:33,34 & 35 )
Lord Krishna answered:
“ Undoubtedly Arjuna, the mind is restless and very difficult to control, but mind can be controlled by constant practice and by detachment.”
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6:33,34 & 35 )
Lord Krishna said: “This self or soul known as Atman is eternal. Body is transitory, and it undergoes changes. Those who are seers of the truth concluded that we are not this perishable material body, but the Atman, the immortal soul. ”
( Bhagavad Gita 2:16)
• Hindu salvation concepts are based on the immortality of the soul.
• NAMASTE is based on the IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.
• According to Hindu scriptures, man's problem is the FALSE EGO that he is the body and when he/she realizes that he/she is the IMMORTAL SOUL (Atman) within the body, he or she will attain salvation.
• That is the reason why Hindu salvation is known as Self-Realization. (REALIZING one is the SELF)
( Bhagavad Gita 2:16)
• Hindu salvation concepts are based on the immortality of the soul.
• NAMASTE is based on the IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.
• According to Hindu scriptures, man's problem is the FALSE EGO that he is the body and when he/she realizes that he/she is the IMMORTAL SOUL (Atman) within the body, he or she will attain salvation.
• That is the reason why Hindu salvation is known as Self-Realization. (REALIZING one is the SELF)
Heaven and Hell are not permanent as far as Hinduism is concerned. Nobody goes to HELL forever in Hinduism.
Nobody is denied salvation.
Heaven and hell are temporary abodes where the immortal soul resides for a very short period and comes back to earth again to take another body in order to exhaust all karmic debt and attain salvation.
Arjuna asks:
"Oh! Krishna, A man of faith who could not control his mind, who deviated from spiritual path and failed to attain self-realization, and died.
What will happen to him?"
Lord Krishna said:
“A man of faith who could not control his mind, who deviated from spiritual path and failed to attain self-realization, and died, will never perish.
He will reborn into a family of pure, pious people after living many years in heaven and continue his spiritual quest, where he left off in his last life.”
Nobody is denied salvation.
Heaven and hell are temporary abodes where the immortal soul resides for a very short period and comes back to earth again to take another body in order to exhaust all karmic debt and attain salvation.
Arjuna asks:
"Oh! Krishna, A man of faith who could not control his mind, who deviated from spiritual path and failed to attain self-realization, and died.
What will happen to him?"
Lord Krishna said:
“A man of faith who could not control his mind, who deviated from spiritual path and failed to attain self-realization, and died, will never perish.
He will reborn into a family of pure, pious people after living many years in heaven and continue his spiritual quest, where he left off in his last life.”
No Hindu will say "I am a sinner" since sin in Hinduism means “Ignorance of the truth that one is the immortal soul within the body (Atman) and not the perishable material body.” SIN MEANS KARMIC DEBT.
PLEASE READ WHAT LORD KRISHNA SAID ABOUT SIN.
Lord Krishna said:
“Even if you are the worst sinner in the world; You can still cross the ocean of Sin; By a bark of (JNANA) wisdom.
As the blazing fire burns wood to ashes, Arjuna, so does the fire of true knowledge (JNANA) which will burn all SIN “karmic debt” to ashes.”
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4:36, 37)
PLEASE READ WHAT LORD KRISHNA SAID ABOUT SIN.
Lord Krishna said:
“Even if you are the worst sinner in the world; You can still cross the ocean of Sin; By a bark of (JNANA) wisdom.
As the blazing fire burns wood to ashes, Arjuna, so does the fire of true knowledge (JNANA) which will burn all SIN “karmic debt” to ashes.”
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4:36, 37)