In the previous episode, we had witnessed the continuation of the discussion wherein Bhagawan Krishna is stressing upon having Him in our mind at all times, all the way until our last breath. If at all we have something else in our mind during our last breath in this birth, we would again take birth as the same thing in our next birth. To this effect, we’ve witnessed the concerned shloka from the seventh “Adhyaaya”, and in due course, we also connected the dots to see how important it is to have Bhagawan in our focus always whenever we perform our “Yogam”. Only if we start practising this habit of keeping Bhagawan in our thoughts now, we would be able to continue this till our last days. As we keep saying always, repeated practice is very essential for a sustained spiritual “Saadhana”.
Moving on further, Bhagawan explains the next important point here thus,
“Maam upedhya punar janma duhkaalayam asaashvatham!
Naapnuvanti mahaatmaanah tam siddhim paramaangataaha!!”
Bhagawan says thus, “Oh Arjuna! Please understand one thing – Whoever reaches me through the way that I’ve prescribed just now, is going to be in permanent bliss and happiness at all times! This person is going to be freed away from the clutches of this “Samsaara” and this world, which is full of sorrow and temporary nature! Those who reach me are never going to take birth in this world again, which is full of sorrow!” This is a very important point that Bhagawan is stressing here. He clearly explains how this world is something that is engrossed into sorrow in all ways and means! We might wonder how this is true, isn’t it? In this world, there are so many things that are pleasurable in nature and can give us immense happiness at all times, yet, how is Bhagawan terming this world as something which is full of sorrow?
The answer is very simple – The way we look at this world makes a lot of difference. We look at the world with a lot of attachment and expectations. If the attachments start leaving us one after the other, we get into a sorrow mode, won’t we? Similarly, if our expectations are not fulfilled for some reason or the other, we again get dejected, won’t we? Hence, if we ask a question whether we can live in this world without attachment and expectations towards anyone or anything, very few people can live this way. Especially for people like us who are part of a “Samsaara” (Family-oriented life), it is virtually not possible to lead a life sans expectations and attachments. Every passing day, we are attached to our parents, to our spouse, to our children, to our friends, etc. Our entire lifetime goes only in serving these people, because of the attachment that we’ve got towards them! As we still know that life is something that is impermanent in nature, when our close people start leaving this world, it gives us a lot of sorrow, doesn’t it? We sink into a world of sorrow if our close family members leave us and some people get completely heart-broken too! So, who gave us that happiness once upon a time – When they disappear from our life, we get into the world of sorrow completely!
This is exactly what Bhagawan Krishna says here – We might keep thinking that we’re enjoying our life a lot in this world, but is this enjoyment permanent in nature? The answer is definitely a “No”! Life in this world is like a wheel – Every time the wheel goes up, we enjoy and every time when the wheel comes down and hits the road, we suffer! Hence, this world is a mixed bag! We never know when our today’s so-called happiness might turn into sorrow! However, if we’re steadfast in our spiritual practice and if we’re able to attain Bhagawan’s proximity at Vaikunta, this is a place of permanent happiness and bliss! There are no worldly attachments or expectations at Vaikunta. So for today, let us understand this message very clearly and we shall wait till the next episode to continue this discussion further, along with Bhagawan’s next important message as part of the seventh “Adhyaaya”! Stay tuned! 🙂
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