The Secret of Bhagavad Gita

by Vishwanath

The word “unbecoming” is the seed on which the entire teaching of Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita is based. Krishna then delivers even more truths to Arjuna, dispelling all the myths and false beliefs that keep him from realizing his true nature. With his confusion dispelled and memory of truth regained Arjuna goes on achieve victory in the historic war.

No 1: Agent of error (Tamasic) – This agent forces you to view the part as the whole. Here’s an example. One who enjoys eating apples will talk about it as if it was the only fruit existing on earth. No 2: Agent of equal opportunity (Rajasic) – This agent forces you to respect and accept the individual existence of everything. One who enjoys eating an apple will also accept that a mango, banana, orange and every other fruit existing on earth has a justified existence. No 3: Agent of oneness (Sattvic) – This agent forces you to discover unity in diversity. All fruits apple, mango, banana orange and every other fruit comes from the seed which is created by God.

Similarly, you have to train yourself to observe your past experiences and not rush to relate yourself to them.

If relating to a previous experience makes you feel happy and increases your self worth , by all means do it.

The reference to yoga here is something else. It’s about transcending your association with the three agents of change which we discussed earlier.

When you increase the level of vibration of your mind the mind loses its identification towards those objects which existed earlier at the lower level of vibration. It then positions its identification towards those objects which exist now at the higher level of vibration.

When you die there are two paths which open up for you. Through the first you merge with the supreme. Through the second you enter into the lunar sphere (the world of heaven) and return back.

However, Krishna maintains that if you apply yourself to the yoga of transcendence and train yourself to step up the vibration of your mind all the laws of the spiritual world would be revealed to you in total.

When your mind is at a lower vibration you only perceive the earth world; when you step it up further you go beyond the earth world into the lunar sphere and communicate with the gods of heaven. If you firm it up a little more you gain access to the world of electric sphere , and if you desire to move even farther up you end up in Brahma lok.

“He who believes not believes not even after seeing.”

Although we’ve seen that it isn’t necessary that there shall be the memory of past lives.Yet at the same time, we’re in a position to assert that there are instances which show that this memory does come, and that each one of us will get back this memory in that life in which he will become free. Then alone you’ll find that this world is a dream; then alone you’ll realize in your soul that we’re but actors and the world is a stage. Then alone will this idea of non-attachment come to you like thunder. Thirst for enjoyment, clinging on to life and this world, will vanish for ever . The mind will see clearly as daylight how many times all these factors existed for you, how many millions of time you had fathers and mothers, sons and daughters , husbands and wives, relatives and friends, wealth and power. They came and went. How many times you were on the topmost crest of the wave, and how many times you were down at the bottom of despair. When memory will bring all these to you, then alone will you stand as a hero and smile when the world frowns upon you. Then alone will you stand up and say “I care not for thee even, O Death.What terrors hast thou for me?’ This will come to all.

When the body falls, the soul moves out of the body along with the subtle impressions and intentions and travels to the lunar sphere. Subsequently it returns back to earth into another new body. The deluded don’t see these fine movements. The wise knows it all, says Krishna.

In the earth world you’ll come across many powerful beings who can look at your face and predict your past and your future in seconds. There are those who can heal you by touch, who can create anything out of thin air, who can become invisible at will, who can predict the exact time of your death, and walk on water. All these seem supernatural to human beings and many rush to worship these entities as gods and to seek advice from them. But on close observation you’ll discover that most of these supernatural beings

Time therefore begins with human breathing, the act of inhalation and exhalation which makes us aware of all existence.

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This center of the spinal cord contains a very fine brilliant thread called “sushumna” which is luminous and which can be felt and seen through constant practice and concentration.

The best time in a day is the 29th muhurta (the second to last muhurta before sunrise). This time begins 96 minutes before sunrise and lasts for 48 minutes.

The first period is called “Satya Yuga” -- the golden age where virtue, knowledge, honesty and love abounds. Every living being is blessed with abundance and there is peace and happiness. This period lasts for 1,728,000 solar years. The second period is called “Treta yuga” where there is a slight decline in virtue and wicked activities slowly creeps in. This age is marked by 75 per cent virtue and 25 per cent vice activities. This period lasts for 1,296,000 solar years. The third period is called “Dwapara yuga” where there is a marked decline in virtue. This age is characterized by 50 percent virtue and 50 percent vice activities. This period lasts for 864,000 solar years.

Now close your eyes and meditate on that one reality- the Purusha from which everything else manifests and into which everything returns back.

Aum is the first sound which manifested out of Prakarti. Sound is the beginning of creation. Sounds become words, words become thoughts, and thoughts manifest into external objects. The sound Aum which requires the pronunciation of letters A, U and M represents the whole phenomena of sound producing and is considered the matrix of all sounds.

Those who think their religion is the best need to know that all the principles and tenets that they take pride in has in some form or another been discovered and preached millions of years before. Truth has always existed before religion. Swami Vivekananda

Krishna was born 2000 years before Buddha who was born 500 years before Christ. The first holy scripture of the Vedas which highlighted all the higher laws was written 4000 years before Krishna was born. So what does this mean? Love always existed. Purity always existed. Sacrifice always existed. Knowledge always existed. These are the qualities of God.