Bhagavad Gita - Book 13, Volume 7

POWERFUL COGNITION

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Every being is moving towards the Divine, whether or not the being is aware of it.

13.23

उपद्रष्टानुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः ।
परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः
॥ १३=२३॥

upadraṣṭānumantā ca bhartā bhoktā
maheśvaraḥ paramātmeti cāpyukto
dehe'sminpuruṣaḥ paraḥ

Yet, in this body there is a
transcendental energy. He who is divine,
who exists as a owner or the witness,
supporter, enjoyer and the pure
witnessing consciousness, is known as
the Paramātman

POWERFUL COGNITION

If we put ourselves into the fire of witnessing consciousness, we become purified

य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह ।
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते
॥ १३=२४॥

ya evaṁ vetti puruṣaṁ prakṛtiṁ ca
guṇaiḥ saha sarvathā vartamānopi
na sa bhūyobhijāyate

One who understands this philosophy concerning material nature, the living entity and the interaction of the modes of nature is sure to attain liberation. He will not take birth here again, regardless of his present position

POWERFUL COGNITION

The understanding that we are beyond all petty things like fighting for name, fame, money or power liberates us from them. A cognitive shift happens that transforms and frees us from the bondage of material things. And when it happens, it is a quantum jump in the level of consciousness. It does not happen gradually. It is spontaneous enlightenment. It is like pressing a switch and the whole room is lit up in one shot.

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