INTRODUCTION
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Kṛṣṇa closes his dialogue with Arjuna in this chapter with these words, ‘Be aware that you have a higher intelligence.
Use that intelligence to control your senses.’ Arjuna started the dialogue saying he was confused by Kṛṣṇa’s words about action and inaction.
Kṛṣṇa then told him to carry out his
own responsibility with authenticity
and without worrying about the result
of his actions. He guides Arjuna to lead
a purposeless life, free from obsession
with the final goal and to be detached
from the result of action.
'Authentic action is our nature,'
He says, 'not inaction. Act,
work, but surrender the result
of action to Me. Now, Kṛṣṇa
says clearly, 'Control your
senses, be aware, be complete
living in the present moment
and give up lust.'
Lust, here, refers also to all
desires related to the outer
world. It is our sense of
identity, the sense of possession
that drives us to acquire and
enjoy.
The truth, however, is that acquisition
only leads to the desire for more
acquisition, not to enjoyment and
fulfillment.
To be blissful we need to keep our inner space clean and empty. Only then can bliss fill that space. The outer space can be filled, that is not a contradiction. As long as the outer material space is filled without attachment, the inner space remains empty.
To make this happen, the senses have
to be in control, not suppressed.
Anything suppressed waits for an
opportunity to explode. However,
creating the space of completion can
transform the mind and senses. When
we realize that life has no purpose,
that the meaning of life is to enrich
others and ourselves and to enjoy the
path, we learn to give up attachment
to end results.
We drop expectations. We move into
the present moment and live in the
space of completion.
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This is the whole essence of Karma Yogaḥ. Be complete and drop your attachment to the goal and the fruit of your actions, and live an enriching life with integrity in words, with authenticity in thinking and action, and with responsibility in feeling.
Live life blissfully.
You will achieve the Supreme.
You will achieve the space of Enlightenment.
Kṛṣṇa says, 'You will achieve the Supreme.'You will achieve the eternal consciousness, Nityānanda, eternal bliss.
So let us pray to the ultimate Divine, Parabrahma Kṛṣṇa, to help us understand His message, to help us imbibe Him in our being. May He guide us. May He enrich us to experience the eternal consciousness, the eternal bliss, Nityānanda!
GOALS:
For children to understand
about controlling their senses,
not suppressing them. For the
child to understand to keep the
inner space clean and empty.