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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 111
भजतां प्रीति पूर्वकम ... (अध्याय १० - श्लोक १०)
பஜதாம் ப்ரீதி பூர்வகம் ... (அத்யாயம் 10 - ஶ்லோகம் 10)
Bhajataam Preeti Poorvakam ... (Chapter 10 - Shlokam 10)
Meaning : Totally immersed in Joyous Worship ...
Immersed in Joy ... If one is Unaware of self ... Unaware of people around ... Unaware of surroundings ... then it is Bliss . One can not say , "I am experiencing Joy / Bliss" in present tense while in a state of Bliss .. (Yes . he may say in past tense , "I had a Joyous or Blissful experience after he comes out of the state") .Only the fortunate and blessed person with a pure heart can experience this Divine state . One who has expectations , desires , blemishes and vices in the heart can never ever plunge in Joy , however talented and intelligent he may be .
In our Hindu tradition , we do not have what is called , 'publicity' . Those who have masterpieces in fields of Arts , those who have composed great Epics , those who have erected huge temples , those who have contributed to Vedas and Upanishads , those who have discovered wonders in Science and those who have in some way or other contributed to such great creations have never tagged their respective names to these creations . They just plunged Joyfully in their respective fields . The creations which stood tests of time manifested .
If urge to be appreciated , desire for fame , wish to collect more numerous followers , temptation to win claps and cheers rises , focus will be more on efforts to broadcast 'me' than on Creation , Experience of Bliss is impossible with such desirous heart .
Publicity has absolutely no place in Worship of the Divine . In fact , our Shastras forbid us to divulge such Blissful , Divine experiences . Publicity in this field of Religion and Spiritualism will give rise to competition . jealousy , conspiracies , vicious efforts to convert others to own way and spiteful and violent efforts to eliminate those who refuse to change or dare to oppose . Experience of Blissful Joy will become non-entity . Why have Christian and Muslim societies not produced Great Divine personalities in last many centuries ? The followers indulged more in publicity than in efforts to plunge in Divine Joy . Similarly , organizations built to tread the Path suggested by a Great Soul , indulge in lot of publicity so as to build the organization . These distribute tonnes of printed materials , raise a lot of dust and noise and raise the hights of mounds of garbage with their posters and banners . But ,these organizations never produce persons of equal greatness as the ones who initiated these Organizatons .
The devotee plunges in Joy . He experiences glimpses of Blissful Divinity as he plunges in worship of the Divine .
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