Canons of a Perfect Life - 5. Swami Krishnananda.

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Friday, December 23, 2022. 07:00.

Being comprehensive selections from the Bhagavadgita-5.

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The Blessed Lord said:

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41.God Treats All Equally :

*The same am I to all beings: to Me there is none hateful or dear;but those who worship Me with devotion are in Me and I am also in them. (IX.29)

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42.Understanding, Appreciation, Clarity of Thought, Forgiveness, Truthfulness, Self-control, the Instinctive Impulses in Man, Compassion, Equilibrium of Attitude, Contentment, Charitable Feeling, and Such Qualities Are Aspects of God's Being :

*Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain,existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear and also fearlessness, 

Non-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, ill-fame-(these) different kinds

of qualities of beings arise from Me alone. (X.4,5)

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43.As God Is All, Mutual Respect and Service Are the Divine Law :

*I am the Source of all; from Me everything evolves; understanding thus, the wise, endowed with feeling, worship Me. (X.8)

*With their mind and their life wholly absorbed in Me, enlightening each other and ever speaking of Me, they are satisfied and do rejoice. (X.9)

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44.God Is the Soul of Everyone, the Beginning and End of All Things :

*I am the Self, O Gudakesa (Arjuna), seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings. (X.20)

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45.All Excellence in This World Is a Ray of God's Glory :

*Whatever being is glorious, prosperous or powerful, that know thou to be a manifestation of a part of My Splendour. (X.41)

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46.Man Is Only an Instrument in the Hands of God, Since God Does Everything :

*I am the full-grown world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without thee, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies shall live. (XI.32)

*Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemy and enjoy the unrivalled kingdom. Verily, by Me have they been already slain; be thou a mere instrument, O Arjuna. (XI.33)

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47.Ritualism and the Letter of Religion Without the Soul and Spirit of Devotion Is Futile :

*Neither by the Vedas nor by austerity, nor by gifts, nor by sacrifice can I be seen in this (Cosmic) Form as thou hast seen Me. (XI.53)

*But by single-minded devotion can I, of this Form, be known and seen in reality and also entered into, O Arjuna. (XI.54)

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48.The Highest Religion That Makes for Salvation in God :

*He who does all actions for Me, who looks upon Me as the Supreme, who is devoted to Me, who is free from attachment, who bears enmity towards no creature – he comes to Me, O Arjuna. (XI.55)

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49.Unflinching Faith Is the Mark of True Religion :

*Those who, fixing their mind on Me, worship Me, ever steadfast and endowed with supreme faith, are the best in Yoga, is My opinion. (XII.2)

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50.The Great Virtues and Forms of Goodness of Conduct Based on the Unity of Godhead :

*He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate to all, who is free from attachment and egoism, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving,

Ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessed of firm conviction, with the mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to Me.

*He by whom the world is not agitated and who cannot be agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, anger, fear and anxiety – he is dear to Me.

*He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and free from pain, renouncing all undertakings or commencements – he who is (thus) devoted to Me, is dear to Me.

*He who neither rejoices nor hates, nor grieves, nor desires, renouncing good and evil, and who is full of devotion, is dear to Me.

*He who is the same to foe and friend, and also in honour and dishonour, who is the same in cold and heat and in pleasure and pain, who is free from attachment,

*He to whom censure and praise are equal, who is silent, content with anything, homeless, of a steady mind, and full of devotion – such a one is dear to Me. (XII.13-19)

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