The Spiritual Import of the Mahabharata and the Bhagavadgita : Ch-9. Part-1.

9: The Unity of the Lover and the Beloved :


Part-1.


The seventh chapter of the Bhagavadgita introduces us into the great doctrine of God and creation—something very stimulating and thrilling as the subject develops through the chapters that follow, one after another.

The cosmology of the Gita has been stated in a very few succinct verses at the very beginning of the seventh chapter, to which we made reference in the previous chapter.

The relationship between God and the world is the crucial point in cosmological doctrines and theological principles.

In fact, the explanation behind the existence of many religions in the world is here, namely, the relationship between God and the world, and consequently the relationship between the world and humanity.

There are systems which have taken a stand that emphasises one aspect or the other—the transcendent aspect of God, the immanent aspect of God, or the total difference between God and the world.




There has been another difficulty in coming to a conclusion as to the actual state of affairs.

God’s relationship to the world includes His relationship with everything, because all things are contained in what we call the world or creation.

The points of the different theologies are taken into consideration in the various chapters of the Bhagavadgita, right from the seventh chapter onwards.

In the analogy of the thread passing through the numerous beads in a garland, it was told to us that God exists as a connecting link amidst all the particulars and diversities.

This is the first answer to the question of the relationship among things.

Is there any vital or immanent connection between one thing and another in this world—between a tree and a stone, or a man and a beast?

In this analogy of the thread passing through the beads of a garland, the initial answer is given.

Swami Krishnananda

To be continued  ....