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य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह । ya evaṁ vetti puruṣaṁ prakṛtiṁ ca guṇaiḥ saha | |
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Knowledge leads to freedom from shackles What Krishna states next is quite wholesome and fulfilling: य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह ।
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते ।।
(Bhagavad Gita 13.23)
Usually the body and its inner framework are considered to constitute one’s individual personality. No further thought or imagination is occasioned in the matter. Animals have their body. The human has his. That is all. But, if the same individuality is adjudged with spiritual vision or insight, it becomes the ground for a complete, comprehensive vision, elevating the mind and intelligence to a transcendental and universal level. Then one finds the whole prakrti manifest in his body, mind and intelligence. What more? He perceives the purusha as manifest in the ‘I’ in him, the paramatma. The usual idea of body and life changes completely. Embodiment becomes more a mirror to reflect the whole prakrti and purusha. The ego, with all its offshoots like possessiveness, passion, prejudice and competition vanishes. A beautiful expansion, an all-embracing attitude, adorns the seeker. He no longer remains a mere individual. His body becomes a vehicle that carries a universal vision. The mind and intelligence become freed of their shackles and begin to think and perceive with a lofty impersonal dimension. The expanse spontaneously brings redemption. Krishna lived and moved with the gifts of such redemption. The seeker too will be able to be alike, assures Krishna in Bhagavad Gita. The subject discussed is kshetra, kshetrajna, jnana, jneya, prakrti and purusha. But the effect of the discussion is freedom of the mind and intelligence from their shackles, leading to expansion and ecstasy. What a beautiful process! How efficiently and well does it work and bestow the outcome, otherwise very hard to conceive and achieve. |
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