The Spiritual Import of the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad gita : Ch-9. Part-11.

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9: The Unity of the Lover and the Beloved :


Part-11.


Well, this is an opinion; the word by itself can be interpreted either way.

Anyway, there seems to be, in the opinion of the great Master of the Bhagavadgita, degrees in devotion and levels of approach to God.
Jigjnasu, as I mentioned, is one who seeks knowledge of reality.

He is a devotee of the Supreme Being with the intention of seeking omniscience ultimately, and there are such devotees who ask nothing from God.



They request the blessing or the grace of enlightenment, and nothing else.

That should be regarded as the highest type of devotion where one prays to God, not for anything that is temporary, transient or physical, but for enlightenment, the divine flash of the supreme wisdom of divinity.

The last-mentioned is jnani, one who has become totally united with That which is.

Udarah sarva evaite: “All these are good people,” says the Lord.

He does not condemn any devotee, saying that he is the lowest type.

“All these are wonderful. They are dear to Me; they are good.

But the jnani, the knower who has established a conscious identity between his being and the Supreme Being, is verily My own Soul.

Swami Krishnananda

To be continued  ....



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