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Articles: Devotion | Basket of water!
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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Out of breath, he said, 'See Grandpa, it's useless!' 'So you think it is useless?' The old man said, 'Look at the basket.'
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
'Son, that's what happens when you read the Bhagavad Gita. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives!'
SPIRITUAL COMMENTARY
Why should we read the Bhagavad Gita, even if we can't understand even one Sanskrit word? Why it is that such an ancient book as the Bhagavad Gita has become so popular today?
It only proves the strength of the noble teachings that are involved in it, and that these universal principles endure even though they are expressed in different ways in the various philosophic scriptures of the world. It is an intensely practical book, and in many ways one of the most beautiful. It helps us to understand how we can live in society and still make spiritual values the real motivation of our lives. Because what the Gita enjoins is the importance of the inner life; that this is what motivates us, and what motivates all life in the universe.
Each of us must find his way, each of us his own path in life. So many are asking questions: what is this business of living all about? How can we come to terms with ourselves and add richness and meaning to our daily lives?
One delightful analogy, which actually came from the Mahabharata, from which the Gita is taken, points out the folly of anyone accepting the teachings in blind faith, for we cannot know the true nature of things if we just listen without really reflecting and questioning, any more than the spoon can have any idea of the taste of the soup. This is where the reason must come in, but more than that, the intuition and the power of discrimination. When Arjuna was so despondent, Krishna urged him to 'seek this wisdom by service, by intense searching, by inquiry and by humility.'
May the Bhagavad Gita become an integral part of our lives and clean the charcoal of our inner divine spirit and may Lord Krishna polish our hearts and minds to shine bright like the perfect diamond!
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