Do you know the Wisdom of “self-Knowledge” - 2

 

Continuation to my previous post… Arjuna’s emotional turmoil was the  preparation step to acquire the eligibility of the ultimate knowledge and Lord 

Lord Krishna says to Arjuna,

“Self Ignorance is the cause of all human problems and attaining self-knowledge is the only solution.”

Wise people do not grieve for the living one nor do they grieve for the dead, you are grieving for those people who do not deserve any grieve because, though they are your relatives they are not following Righteousness (Dharma). So do not speak like a wise man

Lord Krishna emphasizes on to become wise by questioning yourself “Who am I”

Every individual consists of two components which are soul and body, attaining self-knowledge is nothing but mastering the knowledge of “Soul”. But by default, the individuals are in a perception of body, which is the cause of all human emotions and leads to sorrow. Identifying the soul intrinsic to the body is the solution.

“ To understand it better let us take an example of an Actor, An actor plays different roles and it changes from movie to movie but the roles which are played, is different from his real nature” likewise the soul existing in every individual is intrinsic to the roles played, and attaining the capability to recognize the soul is called the self-knowledge.

Lord Krishna further elaborates on the process to gain the capability to recognize the soul intrinsic to the body is through disciplined training which in the Sanskrit language is called Sadhana. Lord Krishna also helps in understanding the nature of the soul.

Nature of the soul:

1.   Eternal – Irrespective of age, place, sleeping, or waking, be in any state is always constant.

2.   Truth – Has its self-existence and self-evident

3.   Space – Always present everywhere

4.   The soul is Based on Subject of Experience

5.   The soul does not do any actions, nor does bear any fruits

6.   It is Changeless

7.   Imperceptible – It cannot be understood through senses.

Gaining this “self” knowledge is a great wonder. Because it is extremely subtle to understand and is a Secret one.

Arjuna was worried about accumulating the bad deeds by killing his teachers and well-wishers in a process to win the war, but Lord Krishna clarifies that :

1.   From the philosophical angle: you are killing the roles which are not following righteousness and their souls are eternal, so there is no question of bad deeds.

2.   Ethical Angle: being a worrier you have to fight for honor and it is righteousness and your soul is free from this act, so there is no question of bad deeds.

3.   Practical Angle: Source of evil is not in actions, but in passion and desires, the intentions behind the action, since your actions are not evil nor do you have such intentions, so there is no question of bad deeds.

What to do as a process of disciplined training, types of training will be discussed in my next post …

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