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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 156

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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 156


क्लेशोSधिकतरस्तेषां अव्यक्तासक्त चेतसाम्  ...  (अध्याय १२ - श्लोक ५)
Klesho(a)dhikatarasteshaam Avyaktaasakta Chetasaam  ... (Chapter 12 - Shlokam 5)
க்லேஶோSதிகதரஸ்தேஷாம் அவ்யக்தாஸக்த சேதஸாம்  ... (அத்யாயம் 12 - ஶ்லோகம் 5)

Meaning :  It is very difficult to attain the Paramaatman , for the one devoted to Formless , Unmanifest Paramaatman ..

Very difficult .. says Shri Krishna .. This subject has already been discussed in previous write-ups .  We are here in this physical world with a physical body and five senses ..  Our body and the senses can perceive only the manifested objects ..  Our eyes can see objects ..  Our ears can know objects through sound .. the nose through smell , tongue through taste and body through touch ..  Yes .. It is true that the mind knows imaginations and emotions and the Buddhi or Intellect knows thoughts ..  These are not objects , but subtler manifestations of objects in the world ..  and the experiences of senses in their interactions with the world ..  Relating with the outside world is essential in all these ..

The Paramaatman is Unmanifest ..  He Is in every particle in Creation , yet He is not Manifested ..  He is the cause for every action in the world .. Yet , He remains unconnected with everything ..He exists in every single Atom ..  Yet , He exists even when the whole creation ceases to exist ..  In fact , we address Him as He because of limitations of our languages ..  But , He is beyond genders .. He , She or It .  Imagining Him or thinking about Him is not sufficient ..  He is to be known ..  He has to be realized ..  We need to disconnect with the outer world , peep inwards and 'see' and know the Paramaatman seated within ..  We do not have right instruments for this ..  In fact , disconnecting from the world even while being in the world is very difficult ..  That is why according to Shri Krishna , devotion to Formless Paramaatman , knowing Him and becoming One with Him is very difficult ..

That does not mean , Devotion to a Form is very easy ..  Shri Krishna does not mean that ..  Nor does He call this better way of devotion and worship ..  Devotion to and worship of Form too has many tough hurdles ..  The physical experiences through the senses may stagnate the devotee at physical level ..  He may never raise beyond the perceivable physical level ..  The thought of worshipping  an Idol or a physical form should disappear and that of worshipping the Paramaatman (thriugh the Idol) should persist ..  That is the challenge in this path ..  This path too is difficult , but is easier when compared with the other path of devotion to Formless , the Nirguna Niraakaar Paramaatman ..

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