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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 148

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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 148


संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिम गतः  ...  (अध्याय ११ - श्लोक ५१)
ஸம்வ்ருத்தஹ ஸசேதாஹ ப்ரக்ருதிம் கதஹ ... (அத்யாயம் 11 - ஶ்லோகம் 51)
Samvruttah Sachetaah Prakrutim Gatah ...  (Chapter 11 - Shlokam 51)

Meaning :   ...  I have regained my Conscious Mind and my Natural state of mind ..
"I have regained my Conscious Mind ..  I have regained my normal state of Mind ..  I have returned to my Natural state of mind after seeing your gentle human form .." says Arjuna ..  Where had he been to ??  Where from has he returned ??

He had been to nowhere ..  He was very well in the battlefield ..  In an extra-ordinary situation , his mind was in a state not previously known to him ;  it was in state new to him ;  His mind returned to a state well known to him . its normal state . That is what he refers to as "returned to my normal state.."

 Normal state is what we find in our normal routine days ..  We are well introsduced to this state of our mind ..  We regard it our own natural state  ..  The state exhibited by our mind at normal times is not the real state ..  It is not our real Nature ..  Our real state is revealed in an extra-ordinary situation ..

 "I do not normally get angry ..  I am known to be a quiet , peaceful person ..  But , I be come an irrtable , angry person in testing times .."  The real nature reveals itself during harsh situations ..  "He is normally very helpful ..  I do not know why he refused ..  He has been running a bad patch in his life for the past few months .."  "My wife Akhila was timid ..  I presumed timidity is her nature ..  But , she bore all the pains , extreme in my view , during a severe illness she faced ..  She bore those peacefully , without a murmur , without irritation , without tears and without fear .. It was a pleasant surprise for me ..  On the other hand , a popular speaker on spiritual subjects , a Sannyaasi , one who had studied and elaborated on mind , its attributes , how to create equilibrium in mind and related topics .. broke down and wept when his doctor told him that his kidneys has failed and he will henceforth be put on dialysis ..

 Normal mind set during normal routine times is different ..  The mind set during extra-ordinary times is different ..  Our real Nature hidden deep within explodes and reveals itself during extra-ordinary times ..  It makes others wonder , "Is he the same person ??"  It makes ourselves wonder , "Why did I behave this way ??"

 Arjuna talks about one more aspect of mind  ..  Sachetas .. a conscious mind was regained , he says ..  When emotions like fear , grief , anxiety , worry , anger , excitement dominate in the mind , the mind loses its conscious state ..  The state of mind and the resutant behaviour change when conscious state of mind is lost ..  A conscious mind is an asset ..  To retain consciousness , deep Gyaana (knowledge) , firm conviction , unwavering inner self , truthfulness and self -introspection or what is termed "Swaadhyaya" are essential ..  To walk on a foot wide plate placed on ground is an easy task ..  But , to walk on the same one foot wide plate placed connecting two ten storeyed buildings requires greater wakefulness of the mind ..  an absolutely conscious mind ..

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