Part 5: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9🔗

Anyone Can Reach God

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THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM

samo'haṁ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyo'sti na priyaḥ ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cā'pyaham

I am equal to all beings. No one to Me is hateful or dear. But, whoever worships, offers enriching service onto Me in devotion, is in Me and I am also indeed in him.

A river flows continuously, happily, without bothering about who comes in contact with it. The same is the case with an enlightened master.

api cet sudurācāro bhajate māmananyabhāk sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ

Even if the most sinful person engages himself in devotional service, He is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated in his determination.

When we understand that the Whole is our friend, we will relax and enjoy the whole of Existence.

kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvacchāntiṁ nigacchati kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati

He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O Kaunteya (son of Kuntī), declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.

When we understand the whole cosmos is intelligence, our whole life will be blessed with what we want.

An enlightened master wants nothing from this world. After realizing the supreme knowledge, he is beyond material pursuits, what can he want from anybody? He is here out of his compassion to awaken mankind into this reality. A true master is never envious of anybody. Envy enters us when we think that somebody else has something we do not have and something that we want. There is nothing wrong with desiring something because we need it.

See, each one of us is born with a certain set of desires and we bring with us the energy to fulfill them, also.Mahatma Gandhi says beautifully, 'The universe has enough to satisfy each man's needs, however, it does not have enough to satisfy a single man's wants.' Our needs become wants when we look at others and accumulate their desires into our own list.

If you notice in life, most of our actions are governed by comparing our lives with others. Buddha says, 'Nothing exists but in relationship.' See, all adjectives of good, bad, tall, thin, ugly, beautiful, come when you compare with others, right? Imagine you are alone on an island and there are no other human beings. You are by yourself. Would these adjectives make sense or have relevance to you? Something is good, because something else is bad in comparison to that. So, our lives are run by constant comparison with those around us.

Naturally, when someone has something that we like, and which we do not have, emotions like envy and jealousy are bound to come. They have to.

When we have a clear view about what we really want, then we will spend all our energies in fulfilling those needs, without worrying about what others want or think.In this verse, Krsna says that he does not dislike anybody. He also says that He is not partial to anyone. Normally, in our lives we are partial to those who are helpful to us. From childhood, we are taught to love those who are potentially useful in our lives. We make friends based on whatwe get back in return. An enlightened master wants nothing. He gives constantly. He radiates love, because that is his true nature. A river flows happily from one region to the other all the way from the hills to the ocean. It meets various kinds of stones and grass along the way. All kinds of people bathe in it: even buffaloes bathe in it. Does the river differentiate? Does the river say, 'No, I will give water only to such and such a person?' No! A river flows continuously, happily, without bothering about who comes in contact with it. The same is the case with an enlightened master.

Now Krsna says, 'If one is engaged in devotional service, then even if he commits the most abominable actions, he is considered saintly. He quickly becomes eternal and attains eternal consciousness. O Kaunteya, son of Kunti, declare it boldly, that My devotee never perishes.'

He goes on to say that His devotee never perishes. He says, 'Not only I am declaring to you, you declare to the wholeworld, My devotee never perishes.' He says, 'He who quickly becomes righteous and understands this truth enters into eternal bliss, eternal consciousness, O son of Kunti, Kaunteya: declare it boldly, pratijanihi means 'declare it boldly', that my devotee never perishes.'

Decide, 'From today I will live in a blissful mood, in a blissful way, in utterly relaxed consciousness.' You will attract wealth.

To help the child cognize the truth that "Existence is intelligence"

• 1. What does an enlightened master want from his disciples?
• 2. What is meant by "Existence is intelligence?"
• 3. Explain one cognitive shift to help attract wealth in one's life.

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• 1. Paper
• 2. Pencils

• 3. Sketch pens
• 4. Eraser