Life Is One – In Gita Verse 16.1-3 The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Fearlessness; purification of one’s existence; cultivation of spiritual knowledge; charity; self-control; performance of sacrifice; study of the Vedas; austerity; simplicity; nonviolence; truthfulness; freedom from anger; renunciation; tranquillity; aversion to faultfinding; compassion for all living entities; freedom from covetousness; gentleness; modesty; steady determination; vigour; forgiveness; fortitude; cleanliness; and freedom from envy and from the passion for honour – these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.
In the sacred dialogue of the Bhagavad Gita Verse 16.1-3, Krishna imparts the virtues that lead to a divine existence. Yet, beyond the cultivation of these qualities lies the realm of transcendence – an existence not bound by qualities but rather defined by a boundless nature, our true self. This is the space of pure consciousness, uncolored by the transient features of individual selfhood.
Meditation is the key. It is here, in the stillness of meditation, that the flower of life blooms within us. As petals of insight unfurl, it reveals the fragrance of compassion. Compassion, therefore, is not a practice but a natural expression of an enlightened state – as natural as the fragrance to the flower.
The mind perplexes, entangling us in webs of misconception. Clarity surfaces not through the storm of thoughts but in the calm that follows their cessation. Understanding is the light that shines forth when the cloud of thoughts dissolves. It is in the absence of mental chatter that we witness existence in its true form, unadulterated and luminous.
This comprehension of the mind requires patience. The mind is a repository of collective memory, an archive that spans the epic of evolution. To understand it is to understand ourselves as part of a grand tapestry extended through time.
And as we journey from the mind to no-mind, we do not seek to destroy the former but to transcend it through a profound understanding. It is not an act of force but an evolutionary leap of consciousness.
In the presence of an awakened one, like the Buddha, we encounter a silence – a silence born of profound comprehension. This silence is not an imposed quietude but a natural byproduct of a mind that has seen through the illusions of disturbance and unease.
Living in harmony with existence is to play the divine game with mindfulness and joy. It is to act with full awareness, to experience the vibrancy of life without getting ensnared in its myriad activities.
Life is eternal dance, and you are the dance, not the dancer. To realise this is to dissolve into the cosmic rhythm where separateness is an illusion.
Understand that happiness and unhappiness are the results of our harmony or disharmony with existence. When you align with the universal flow, the music of existence plays through you, and you become a note in the symphony of the cosmos.
Finally, let your life be a meditation, a constant, non-effortful awareness. This transformation is subtle and profound. It changes not only how you respond to the world but reveals the very essence of being.
Krishna’s teachings in the Bhagavad Gita are a call to the intelligence that is inherent within each of us. It invites those weary of suffering to uncover the self-created patterns that bind us to misery. With discernment, we see the trap of our own making and with that recognition, we have the choice to cease our participation in its perpetuation.
Embrace this understanding, for in it lies the path to freedom – from the trap you know well, into the expanse of consciousness you are meant to be.
Remember, existence is your home, intelligence your light, meditation your journey, and love your companion on this path to the ultimate truth.
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