|
5.
For to him who is born death is indeed certain,
and to him who dies birth is certain. Therefore you
should not grieve for the inevitable.
[ii:27]
6. That is not born, nor does It ever die;
nor, having been, does It ever cease to be. That
Unborn, Eternal, abiding, primeval Being is not
slain when the body is slain.
[ii:20]
7. Invulnerable He is, not to be burnt, not
to be drenched or dried. He is Eternal,
all-pervading, changeless, motionless, enduring.
[ii:24]
8. Know That which pervades all this to be
indestructible. That Immutable none can destroy.
[ii:17]
9. The unreal has no being, the Real no
non-being. These two facts the Truth-seers
perceive. [ii:16]
10. Just as the all pervading ether, being
subtle, is not affected, [tainted or
contaminated by anything], even so, the Self
pervading the whole body is not tainted.
[xiii:33]
11. Neither sun, nor moon, nor fire illumine
this state on attaining which one does not return.
And this is My Supreme abode.
[xv:6]
12. This Supreme state is called the
Unmanifest Imperishable [Avyakto Akshara].
That is My highest abode. For those who attain to
It, there is no return [to this cycle of births
and deaths]. [viii:21]
13. The undeluded, those who are free from
pride and ignorance, who have overcome the evil of
attachment, who are ever devoted to the Self, who
have turned away from desires and are entirely
beyond the dualities of pleasure and pain, attain
that Imperishable state. [xv:5]
14. He who abandons the injunctions of the
scriptures and behaves according to the impulses of
his desires, attains neither Perfection, nor
happiness, nor the Highest state of salvation.
[xvi:23]
15. He who sees the Supreme Lord, residing
equally in all beings – the Imperishable One
among the perishables – sees [truly].
[xiii:28]
16. Only by unswerving devotion can I be
known and truly seen in this form, Arjuna, and even
be entered into, O tormentor of the foe.
[xi:54]
17. The faith of everyone is according to
his nature, O Bharata. Man is essentially endowed
with faith. What his faith is, that indeed is he.
[xvii:3]
18. One who has faith and concentration and
has subdued his senses attains [true]
knowledge. Having gained knowledge he speedily
attains Supreme peace. [iv:39]
19. To them ever steadfast in loving
worship, I give the Yoga of understanding by which
they attain to Me. [x:10]
20. Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling
in their Heart, destroy the darkness born of
ignorance with the effulgent light of knowledge.
[x:11]
21. But in those whose unwisdom is destroyed
by wisdom, that wisdom like the sun, reveals the
Supreme [Param]. [v:16]
22. Mighty, they say, are the senses,
mightier than these, the mind, mightier than that
the intellect, but mightier still is He.
[iii:42]
23. Thus knowing Him who is beyond the
intellect, O mighty in arms, control your self by
the Self and slay the enemy in the form of desire,
hard though it may be. [iii:43]
24. As a well lit fire consumes its fuel,
Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge reduce all
activity to ashes. [iv:37]
25. One whose undertakings are all free from
desire and whose activity has been purified in the
flame of wisdom is termed a sage by those who know.
[iv:19]
26. Brahma Nirvana [Absolute freedom or
Brahmic bliss] lies around those who have freed
themselves from anger and desire, who have subdued
their minds and have known the Self.
[v:26]
27. One should gradually, gradually attain
quietude with the intellect held steadfast and the
mind sunk in the Self, allowing no thought to
arise. [vi:25]
28. To whatever side the restless, unsteady
mind wanders away, one should check it and bring it
back controlled to the Self.
[vi:26]
29. With the senses, mind and intellect
subdued, the saint who devoutly seeks liberation,
without desire, fear or wrath – he is indeed
ever liberated. [v:28]
30. One who is thus integrated in Yoga
[Yoga Yuktatma] sees all with an equal eye,
seeing himself in all beings and all beings in
himself. [vi:29]
31. To those, however, who dwell on Me in
single minded worship, I guarantee fulfilment of
their needs and security.
[ix:22]
32. The foremost of these is the wise one
[jnani] who is ever steadfast and devoted
to the One. Very dear am I to the wise man and he
to Me. [vii:17]
33. At the end of many births the man of
wisdom comes to Me, realising that Vasudeva
[the innermost Self] is all. Such a great
soul is very rare to find.
[vii:19]
34. When a man casts out all desires of the
mind, O son of Pritha, and is content in himself,
he is said to be steadfast in wisdom.
[ii:55]
35. He attains peace who abandons all
desires, acting without attachment, free from "I"
and "mine". [ii:71]
36. He by whom the world is not afflicted
and who is not afflicted by the world, who is free
from pleasure, anger, fear and anxiety – he is
dear to Me. [xii:15]
37. The same in honour and dishonour,
towards friends and foes; he who abandons the
initiative in all undertakings, is called one
beyond qualities. [xiv:25]
38. For him, however, who rejoices only in
the Self, is gratified with the Self and content
with the Self, no action is incumbent.
[iii:17]
39. He has nothing to gain by actions done
or to lose by those undone. He is not dependent on
anyone for the achievement of any object.
[iii:18]
40. Satisfied with what comes to him by
chance, beyond the pairs of opposites, free from
envy, equal in success and failure, he is not bound
by his actions. [iv:22]
41. The Lord resides in the Hearts of all, O
Arjuna, revolving all creatures by prakriti as if
mounted on a machine. [xviii:61]
42. Surrender unto Him with all your heart,
O Bharata. Through His grace you will attain
Supreme peace and the Perennial abode.
[xviii:62]
|
