Gita: The Song of Life – 8
Sri Krishna tells Arjuna to master the mind by dhyana (contemplation or intense concentration) and derive jnana (wisdom and understanding) and bhakti (devotion, adoration and emotional yearning). In chapter nine He tells us that everything is divine. Krishna reveals that He pervades the entire universe not in form but beyond the form—He is formless. He is rooted in all the beings and is the essence of the atom, minerals, or any other matter—living or non-living. He says that He is Sat-Chit-Ananda (being, awareness, bliss).
( Intro | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 )
Sri Krishna:
“All humans die,
But each believes
In everlasting life
For sure.
There is, in all, an ‘I’ that cannot fade;
The body dies; but the Atma is Sat;
It ever is—
It is never no.
How can I neglect you, when you try to be
Better and purer and nearer to Me?
‘I am Yours,’ you say;
‘You are Mine,’ I reply.
With no other thought,
If you live, in Me, I shall be beside you,
Easing the weight—
Here, in your life, and even beyond.
Offer Me a leaf—
Your senses, pure;
A flower—your thought;
A fruit—your deed;
And a tear or two
That drop the right.
I welcome these—
More than gems or gold.”
Arjuna:
“It is so simple
As You advise;
Leaf and flower,
Fruit and tears…
Seem quite easy.
But you require
Senses,
Mind and thought and deed.”
Sri Krishna:
“Why fear when I am here
To help?
When you take one step,
I am nearer you, by ten!
Whatever you give,
Whatever you take,
Give, as you give Me.
Take, as a gift from Me.
You may call on your God,
But I respond, as He;
You may worship any form, but
I am the one adored!”
Arjuna:
“You are here; You are there;
You are everywhere;
You were and are
And will ever Be
But now, You appear
Enmeshed in time and space.
Does Your glory
Envelope all the globes?”
Sri Krishna:
“I am the solar orb, star and satellite,
Planets, comets, and galaxies.
I am the first and last and middle, too!
I am the best and worst, the cosmos and the cell.
My hands and feet, My eyes and ears are everywhere—
Seeing, hearing, in and through—unseen, unheard;
I am the fire, fed by vital airs, which digest the food
The living eat—bite or lick, swallow or chew.”
Arjuna:
“Give me the chance
To see in You.
Your cosmic glory,
I plead with You!
I see, in You,
A brother-in-law;
I pray for vision of Your truest truth!
How long am I to hug untruth?”
Sri Krishna:
“But, Arjuna, those, your eyes
Are frail and feeble,
They cannot see My glory;
They fail!
Come,
I’ll give you the other eye,
The inner one,
The wisdom eye!
Now, see and shudder;
Watch and thrill.
You come and learn;
Fill the heart with bliss!”
( Intro | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 )
