Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah
Chapter 3, Text 9
yajnarthat karmano 'nyatraloko 'yam karma‑bandhanah
tad‑artham karma kaunteya
mukta‑sangah samacara
TRANSLATION
Work done as a sacrifice for Visnu has to be performed, otherwise work causes
bondage in this material world. Therefore, O son of Kunti, perform your
prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain
free from bondage.
Dhyana : Any work has to be done with ‘Sakshi bhava’ (witness consciousness), the feeling that ‘I am not
the doer. Things are happening through my body. Lord is the doer’ . This sakshi
bhava can be developed in oneself, by looking at the body objectively, as
if the body is not mine, the body is that of a third person. Once a person
detaches from body-consciousness, then the person has to look at the thoughts
and feelings as if they belong to a different person. This brings about a
perception of detachedness. With that feeling,
one has to perform actions.
No comments:
Post a Comment