Mind And Consciousness – In Gita Verse 2.15 O best among men [Arjuna], the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation.
In the tranquil heart of the battlefield, where chaos commands attention, Krishna reminds Arjuna, a paragon of warriors, of his innate equilibrium. Through life’s whirlwinds, he has stood undisturbed by joy and suffering. Heed the subtlety in Krishna’s gesture; it is not adulation but a gentle awakening.
Reminding, not praising. Why does Krishna evoke Arjuna’s self-awareness? It is as tender as a mother’s whisper to her slumbering child, arousing him to the promise of a new dawn. Krishna is the eternal presence stirring Arjuna from his inertia.
The one who rests in the eye of life’s storm, Krishna asserts, is ripe for liberation. This liberation is not a post-mortem promise; it is the unfettering from unconsciousness. Liberation is the profound acceptance of self-awareness, of self-illumination.
Eligibility for liberation implies potentiality, not attainment. Arjuna has lived in the balance, undisturbed by oscillating circumstances – therein, he tasted freedom. But now, he stands at the crossroads of bondage.
Consider a moment in your life shrouded in haze, where your intelligence, not merely intellect, lay dormant. Intellect is the machinery of the mind, parsing information, producing bondage. Intelligence, on the other hand, is the living dance of wisdom, swaying with self-alertness – it is liberation in motion.
When caught in difficulty, the intellect tends to zero in on problems, while intelligence searches for solutions, perceiving each challenge not as an impasse but as a spectrum of potentialities. Scientists epitomise this expansive mindset: their exploration is not limited by existing data, but propelled by the vast possibilities yet to be uncovered.
In their realm, every observation is a launchpad into the unknown. They regard each query not as a fixed point but as an open door to new avenues of discovery. This approach elevates their work beyond the search for definitive answers to an ongoing quest for deeper understanding.
By harmonising intellect with imagination, scientists navigate the boundless ocean of inquiry, where each discovery signals not the end but the beginning of the next voyage into the heart of possibility. In this journey lies the essence of freedom – each step a movement towards the liberation of knowledge.
In daily life, circumstances are our laboratory. If we succumb to the intellect, we drown in the data sea, encaged by emotions. Yet, should we invoke the scientist’s spirit, viewing each moment as a crucible of opportunity, tranquillity ensues.
Traffic, the bane of urban existence, presents such a test. Condemn it as a tribulation or transform it into time – time for meditation, for reflection, for learning. Here, the shift from problem to possibility expands the mind, and the vastness of consciousness emerges. In this shift, emotions metamorphize to sensitivity.
Arjuna once perceived the war as a cosmic assignment, a role sans animosity, a service to humanity. Aligned with his expansive consciousness, he was unshackled. Yet, consciousness eclipsed, he floundered in misery, ensnared by intellect, a discourse that beckons the mind but eludes the soul. Here, only a living presence – like Krishna – can steer us from narrow unconsciousness to the boundlessness of awareness.
The master is this presence – a silent ode to existence. Without intent, he teaches; his love resonates as his most profound sermon. Each movement, a signpost to the beyond. Unforced, the master reveals life’s greatest secret: surrender.
Submerged in the dissolution of ego, the master becomes a transparent medium. Through him, the grand tapestry of the universe is on display – his being, just a void, an immense clarity.
Krishna, through this verse extends an invitation into this void. In this sacred emptiness, Arjuna, and all seekers of truth, are welcomed to transit from the shadows of unawareness to the sanctuary of awakening.
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