Posted by Eternal Muser on September 8, 2009 at 8:30pm
There and yet...Not there!
A friend and I were discussing about the Bhagavad Gita the other day. We were wondering, what is the most amazing thing about that Book. Now I know, everything about it is amazing, but one aspect about it never fails to astound me whenever I think about it.Srila Prabhupada writes in his introduction in the Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Lord Krishna is mentioned on every page as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. On almost every page, He declares Himself to be God. THE God whom every person on any kind of spiritual path is talking about, and wanting to attain.Then WHY is it so, that this fact cannot be understood and accepted by one and all?! Especially those who consider themselves to be ‘Hindu’ or following Sanatana Dharma. Why is it that these people who I know can discuss for hours on the finer nuances of ‘Knowledge’ and ‘Wisdom’ miss a point like this, which stares in the face of anyone who reads the Bhagavad Gita!This is the ONLY religious ‘Hindu’ text we know in which this one Man is standing up and saying, “I am the Supreme God; the Origin of all other demi-gods!” Why not just accept what He’s saying and get on with trying to listen to what He’s trying to tell us.Why do they have to say ridiculous things like we should try and understand the ‘deeper’ meaning of the Bhagavad Gita and Krishna, like all of us and the other Gods emerged from the ‘Infinite Brahman’ and ultimately got absorbed back into It. And that in the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna spoke of Himself as the Supreme Truth, on behalf of that Brahman. Ptooooeeeyyy! I don’t know how it is with you guys, but this kind of talk propels me into a ‘Rajasic’ mode (anger)! :-DFact: To my known (and meagre) knowledge, NO OTHER ‘GOD’ does that in any other vedic/ religious text; at best there may be OTHER people, followers and devotees of those Demi-gods who ‘uvacha’ and praise the latter to be the Supreme Truth.Now this interests me strangely. Is it that these Demi-gods don’t have the GUTS to proclaim themselves to be the Supreme God?’OR more plausibly, these Demi-gods, great Devotees themselves, are aware of the Truth and do not consider it ‘politically correct’ to lay claim to that title.Perhaps these Demi-gods bestow Their grace upon their followers so that by serving Them, who themselves are great Vaishnavas, their followers may ultimately come to the position of learning about the Truth.And this is the beauty of the Bhagavad Gita. The fact that the Truth about the Supreme is in a book, thrown open to anyone who can read (or hear). And yet it is also concealed from those whom He wishes to conceal it!There and yet not there.Talk about Divine Deception… :-)Haribol!Eternal Muser
Yes, you see this is exactly what I'm cribbing about in my article. Why can't unfortunate people like this lady understand and accept that Krishna is the SUPREME LORD, the Controller of everyone and everything! He has the RIGHT to tell us to pay homage unto Him and worship Him. There is no question of pride...
It is like a low-ranking employee complaining why the Proprietor of the company where he works expects him to greet or salute him everyday!
Unlike us in this material world, Krishna does not get any cheap thrills when someone pays homage to Him!
In fact Krishna's doing US a favor by telling us to worship Him; surrendering to Him is for our own good!
It is this very forgetfulness of our relationship with Krishna, that continues to cause our downfall...
And having said all the above I wish to also add that I can't really afford to talk... I am the biggest forgetter (I know the word doesn't exist, but it describes me anyway!) of Lord Krishna...
Again, thank you for your comments. I request other readers to express their views as well.
Haribol.
Your eternal servant,
eternal muser
yes just yesterday at one preaching prog one lady asked me...why is krishna saying all over the bg become my devotee..offer homage into me.....he sounds so proud of himself......and on one hand we are told we should be humble ....i told her we tend to judge according to our human perspective.....or judge him by our standards which is completley absurd as he is transcendental and inconceivable to our mundane vision and thought.
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Yes, you see this is exactly what I'm cribbing about in my article. Why can't unfortunate people like this lady understand and accept that Krishna is the SUPREME LORD, the Controller of everyone and everything! He has the RIGHT to tell us to pay homage unto Him and worship Him. There is no question of pride...
It is like a low-ranking employee complaining why the Proprietor of the company where he works expects him to greet or salute him everyday!
Unlike us in this material world, Krishna does not get any cheap thrills when someone pays homage to Him!
In fact Krishna's doing US a favor by telling us to worship Him; surrendering to Him is for our own good!
It is this very forgetfulness of our relationship with Krishna, that continues to cause our downfall...
And having said all the above I wish to also add that I can't really afford to talk... I am the biggest forgetter (I know the word doesn't exist, but it describes me anyway!) of Lord Krishna...
Again, thank you for your comments. I request other readers to express their views as well.
Haribol.
Your eternal servant,
eternal muser