Happiness and Misery are expressions of The Self

The Bhagavad Gita is a book of Sadhana, says Swamiji. The Gita gives us tips and the process of doing the sadhāna. The message of the Bhagavad Gita became indispensable for Arjuna, as Sri Krishna spoke and Arjuna listened, thus overcoming the constrictions of his mind and imbuing it with a Universal Perception.

Just as we see God in an Idol or picture – we have to perceive him in His full range and glory, everywhere. Bhagavad Gita says that this Universal vision is well within reach, as the Sukha and Duhkha experiences which are the resultants of all interactions through all sense organs. These Sukha Duhkha twins, which the mind undergoes, represent the wholesome, total aggregate of world experiences and reactions. Though they arise due to the outside factors, experiences are internal and, in the mind, therefore whenever Sukha Duhkha arises – they are equally expressions of the Self.

When we are happy, we say: “I am happy”, and we are sad, we say: “I am sad.” So, in both Sukha and duhkha, the ‘I’ is present. ‘I’ is the spiritual entity and that ‘I’ is present in sukha and duhkha, which means that it is present throughout the world and the universe.

Shlokas Chanted in the Track:
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन ।
सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगी परमो मतः ।।
Bhagavad Gita 6.32

PR 26 Jun 2015