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Chapter 1 - We are not this body

"O descendant of Bharata, the soul residing in the body is eternal and can never be killed. Therefore you need not grieve for any living entity." (Bhagavad Gita 2.30)

The first step to self-realization is to realize oneself as distinct from the body. To realize that "I am not this body but the soul" is essential for those who wish to transcend death and enter the world beyond this world, the Vaikunthaloka. It is not a matter of merely saying, "I am not this body," but of actually experiencing it. It is not as simple as it initially appears. Though we are not this body but pure consciousness, we are somehow bound in the disguise of the body. If we really want the happiness and freedom that is beyond death, we must realize this.If so, we must establish ourselves in our constitutional state of pure consciousness and remain in it. Our regret about happiness while living in the body-soul consciousness

It is like the thinking of a madman. Some philosophers claim that this particular state of bodily identity should be cured by not doing any work. Because these worldly activities are the root of our suffering, they claim that we should actually stop all activities. Their ultimate point of perfection is like Buddhist nirvana, in which there is no activity. Buddha always said that this body is produced by the combination of material elements and if somehow we separate or disintegrate these material elements, the cause of all suffering will disappear. If the taxman troubles us a lot because we have a big house, the simple solution to this problem is to destroy the house. But the Bhagavad Gita tells us that this material body is not everything. Beyond the combination of these material elements there is the soul and the characteristic of that soul is consciousness.

Consciousness cannot be denied. A body without consciousness is dead. As soon as consciousness leaves the body, the mouth cannot speak, the eyes cannot see and the ears cannot hear. Even a child can understand this we are not this body

It is a fact that consciousness is absolutely essential for the survival of the body. What is this consciousness? Just as heat or smoke is a sign of fire, consciousness is a sign of the soul. The power of the soul is expressed in the form of consciousness. In fact, consciousness proves that the soul exists. This is not only the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita, but the conclusion of the entire Vedic literature.

The impersonalists of Shankaracharya's sect and the Vaishnavas of the disciple-parampara coming from Lord Krishna accept the real existence of the soul, but the Buddhist philosophers do not accept it. The Buddhists argue that consciousness arises in a particular state of mixture of physical substances. But this argument is refuted by the fact that even if we have all the components of physical matter, we cannot generate consciousness from them. All the physical elements may be present in the body of a dead person, but we cannot revive consciousness in that person. This body is not like a machine. When a part of a machine stops working, we can replace it and the machine starts working again, but when the body stops working and consciousness leaves the body, then there is no possibility of reviving the consciousness by replacing the broken part. The soul is different from the body and As long as there is a soul, the body is alive. But in the absence of a soul, there is no possibility of keeping the body alive.

Because we cannot perceive the Self with our gross senses, we deny its existence. But in reality there are many things that we cannot see. We cannot see air, we cannot see radio waves or sound, nor can we see very small bacteria with our naked eyes, but this does not mean that they do not exist. With the help of microscopes and other instruments we can see many things that earlier we denied because we could not see them with our imperfect senses. Just because the Self is atomic in size and we have not been able to see it with our senses and instruments, we should not conclude that the Self does not exist. Nevertheless, we can perceive it from its symptoms and effects.Their temporary appearance and their disappearance in time are like the coming and going of the seasons, winter and summer. O descendant of Bharata, they arise from the senses and one must learn to endure them with unwavering determination."we feel pleasure from the touch of water, but in winters we do not want to touch the same water because it is very cold. In both cases the water is the same, but on contact with the body it feels pleasurable or painful.

All experiences of happiness and misery are due to the body. The body and the mind experience happiness and misery under certain circumstances. In fact, we crave for happiness because happiness is the very nature of the soul. The soul is an inseparable part of the Supreme Lord, who is the manifestation of Satchitananda, who is eternal, who has perfect knowledge and who is always blissful. In fact, the name Krishna, which is not sectarian, means "the greatest bliss." Krishna means the greatest and na means bliss. Lord Krishna is the very essence of bliss and we, being His parts, crave for bliss. A drop of water of the ocean has all the qualities of the ocean. So, even though we are a small part of the Supreme Lord, we have the same powerful qualities of the Supreme Lord The soul, though small as an atom, moves our entire body to function in many amazing ways. In this world we see so many cities, roads, bridges, buildings, monuments and such great civilizations, but who built them? All these things have been built by the subtle spark, the soul, which lives in the body. If such amazing things can be created by a tiny spiritual spark, we cannot even imagine what the Supreme Perfect Soul, that is, the Supreme Lord, can create. The subtle spiritual spark has a natural attachment to the same qualities that the Supreme Lord has—knowledge, bliss and eternity—but because of the physical body, these desires of the soul are not fulfilled and it is frustrated. The method of fulfilling the desire of the soul is given in the Bhagavad Gita.

At the present time we are trying to acquire knowledge, bliss and eternity by an imperfect means. In fact, our progress toward these goals is impeded by the physical body, so we have to realize our existence beyond the body. The theoretical knowledge that we are not this body will not help. We have to separate ourselves from the body, as its master, not its servant. If we know how to drive a car well, it will serve us well, but if we don't, it will not This will be a dangerous situation for us. The body is made up of senses and the senses are always hungry for their objects. When the eye sees a beautiful person, it says to us, "Hey, there is a beautiful girl, there is a handsome boy, go and see them there." The ears say to us, "Hey, there is very nice music playing there, go and listen to it." The tongue says, "Hey, there is a nice restaurant with delicious food, let's go there." In this way the senses are dragging us from one place to another and because of this we become addicted to something."Just as a boat floating on water is swept away by a strong wind, so any one of the senses on which the mind dwells, sweeps away man's wisdom." (Bhagavad Gita 2.67)

It is essential to learn how to control our senses. The title of Goswami is given to one who has learned how to become the master of the senses. Go means senses and swami means one who controls them; hence, one who can control the senses is considered a Goswami. Lord Krishna says that one who identifies himself with the illusory material body cannot realize his true nature,One cannot be situated in the Self. Bodily pleasure is fickle and erratic and because of its transient nature we cannot really enjoy it. Real pleasure is of the Self, not of the body. We have to turn our lives in such a way that we do not get misled by bodily pleasure. If somehow we get misled, it is not possible for us to establish our consciousness in its true nature beyond the body."Those who are overly attached to sense-pleasure and material wealth and are bewildered by such things cannot form a firm resolve for devotion to the Lord. The Vedas mainly describe the three modes of nature. O Arjuna, rise above these three modes. Free yourself from all conflicts and all cares about profit and security and become self-centered." (Bhagavad Gita 2.44-45) The word Veda means "book of knowledge." There are many books of knowledge which vary according to the country, public opinion, environment, etc. In India books of knowledge mean the Vedas. In the West those books are called Old Testament These are called the Testament and the New Testament. Muslims

accept the Quran. All these books of knowledge

What is the purpose? It helps us to realize our state as a pure soul.

These are meant to train people to understand the meaning of words and phrases. They are intended to teach some

controlling bodily functions through rules and regulations

And these rules and regulations are called principles of ethics.

For example, to regulate our lives

The Bible gives ten instructions to achieve the highest success

It is essential to keep the body under control; without regulatory principles

It is not possible to achieve success in life. Different countries

Or there may be differences in regulatory principles in different disciplines

but it does not make any difference because they are

And they are made according to the interests of the public. But

The principle of applying the regulation remains the same. Similarly

The government also has some rules to be followed by the citizens.

makes special rules. Without a regulative principle, the government

Or there is no possibility of progress of society. Above

In the verse, Lord Krishna tells Arjun that the Vedas

The regulative principles are the three qualities of material nature, sattva, rajas and

It is to control darkness (Traigunya Vishaya Veda).

However, Lord Krishna advises Arjuna to his

You are in your natural state as a pure soul.

Establish that which is beyond the dualities of material nature As we have pointed out earlier, these dualities, such as heat and heat, pleasure and pain, arise from the contact of the senses with their objects. In other words, they arise from our identification with the body. Lord Krishna explains that those who indulge in material pleasure and power are deceived by the sayings of the Vedas, which entice us with the bliss of heavenly planets through sacrifices and regular actions. Enjoyment is our birthright, because it is the attribute of the soul, but the soul tries to enjoy material things, and that is the mistake.

Everybody turns to material subjects for enjoyment and gathers as much knowledge as possible. Somebody is becoming a chemist, a physicist, a politician or an artist and so on. Everybody knows something about everything or knows everything about some things and this is generally called knowledge. But as soon as we leave this body, all this knowledge is lost. In the previous life a person may have been very knowledgeable, but in this life he has to go to school again and start over and learn to read and write from the beginning. Whatever knowledge we have acquired in the previous life, we forget it in this life. The situation is that we are actually searching for eternal knowledge Just as a boat floating on water is swept away by a strong wind, similarly any one of the senses on which the mind is focused takes away the wisdom of a person.We are seeking happiness, but that cannot be achieved through this physical body. We are all seeking happiness through these bodies, but physical happiness is not our real happiness. It is artificial. We have to understand that if we want to continue in this artificial happiness, we will not be able to attain our state of eternal happiness.

This body should be understood as a state of illness. A sick person cannot properly enjoy. For example, a person suffering from jaundice will find sugar bitter, but a healthy person can enjoy its sweetness. In both cases, the sugar is the same, but we find it tasting different according to our condition. Unless we are cured of this sick condition of embodied existence, we cannot enjoy the sweetness of spiritual life. In fact, it will taste bitter to us and at the same time by increasing the enjoyment of this material life, we will be complicating our sick condition. A person suffering from typhoid cannot eat solid food, and if someone gives him such food for his enjoyment and he eats it, he is complicating his illness and endangering his life. If we really want to be free from the sufferings of material existence, we must reduce the needs of the body and its pleasures.beyond birth and death

In fact, material pleasure is not even ranch mere pleasure. Real joy never ends. There is a verse in the Mahabharata: ramanthe yogino'nanthe, that is, the yogis (yoginos) who are trying to progress to the level of self-knowledge are actually enjoying (ramante), but their that joy is infinite (ananthe) - never having an end The one with. This is because their joy is in relation to the supreme enjoyer (Rama), Krishna. Lord Krishna is the real enjoyer and the Bhagavad Gita confirms this:"Knowing Me as the ultimate enjoyer of all sacrifices and austerities, the Lord of all worlds and gods, and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living beings, the saints and great souls attain peace from the pain of material suffering." (Bhagavad Gita 5.29)

Bhoga means enjoyment and our enjoyment comes from understanding our situation as something to be enjoyed. The real enjoyer is the Supreme Lord and we are enjoyed by Him.

An example of this relationship can be found in the physical world between husband and wife-the husband is the enjoyer i.e. the male and the wife is the enjoyed i.e. nature. The word pre means woman. The male or soul is the enjoyer, and nature is the object of enjoyment. But enjoyment is enjoyed by both the husband and the wife. When in reality When there is pleasure in sex, then there is no difference whether the husband is enjoying more or the wife is enjoying less. Although the man is the enjoyer and the woman is the enjoyed, when there is pleasure then there is no begging. From a broader point of view, no living being is a glutton.

The Lord has expanded into many parts and we are parts of Him. The Lord is one and unique, but He desired to expand into many forms in order to realize pleasure. We experience that sitting alone in a room, talking to ourselves, gives little or no pleasure. But if there are five persons in the room, our pleasure increases and if we can talk about Lord Krishna to many persons, our pleasure increases even more. Pleasure means diversity. The Lord has expanded into many for His pleasure and thus our position is that of a giver of pleasure to Him. This is our constitutional nature and this is the purpose of our being. Both the enjoyer and the enjoyed are free from consciousness, but the consciousness of the enjoyed is subordinate to the consciousness of the enjoyer. Although Krishna is the enjoyer and we are the enjoyed, each person can participate equally in this pleasure. Our pleasure can become complete only when we cooperate with the pleasure of the Lord. For us, there is separate pleasure at the physical level.There is no possibility of taking it. Throughout the Bhagavad Gita, the enjoyment of physical pleasures at the physical level is discouraged.

O son of Kunti, the senses of touch are the causes of cold, heat, pleasure and pain. O descendant of Bharata, these things come and go, and they are impermanent. Please bear with them.

"O son of Kunti, the temporary appearance of heat and cold and pleasure and pain, and their imperceptibility in course of time, are like the coming and going of the seasons of winter and summer. O descendant of Bharata, these arise from the senses, and one must learn to endure them with unwavering determination." (Bhagavad Gita 2.14)

This gross physical body is created by the reaction of the three modes of nature, and its destruction is inevitable.

These bodies are finite and are said to be embodied in the eternal. O descendant of Bharata, fight against the indestructible and immeasurable Lord.

"Only the physical body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternal being is destroyed. Therefore, O Bharatavanshi, fight. (Bhagavad Gita 2.18)

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Therefore Lord Krishna encourages us to rise above the body consciousness and attain our true spiritual life.There are many types of spiritualists, which are called as Jayyogi, Jaasyayoga, Dhyasyatheog and Bhaktiyogi - all of them are eligible to be included in the spiritual. The word Yoga means "Kudma" and the yoga methods are designed to establish our connection with the spiritual. While in the past, we are basically connected with the material world. But now we have been influenced by the material world. The process is that we have to find in the spiritual world and this process of connecting is called Yoga. The other meaning of the word Yoga is the plus sign (+). At present we are without God or the ultimate truth (-). But when we connect Krishna i.e. the Supreme Lord with our life, then our human life becomes complete.

At the time of death we have to complete that process of perfection. During our lifetime we have to work towards to

We have to practice the method of attaining perfection so that at the time of death, when we have to leave this physical body, we can attain that perfection.

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"At the time of death, the person who fixes his life force on the eyebrows and with an unwavering mind devotes himself to the remembrance of the Supreme Lord with complete devotion, certainly attains God." (Bhagavad Gita 8.10)

Just as a student studies a subject for four or five years and then appears for an examination and finally obtains a degree, similarly, if we practice for the examination of the time of death during our lifetime and we pass the examination, then we are sent to the spiritual world. Our entire life is tested at the time of death.

Whichever or whichever being he remembers, he leaves the body. O son of Kunti one who always meditates on That Being attains to That Being.

"O son of Kunti, whatever state a man thinks about while giving up his body, he certainly attains that state.We have to practice the method of becoming Asar so that at the time of death, when we have to leave this physical body, we can attain perfection.

At the time of departure, endowed with unsteady mind, devotion and the power of yoga. Put the breath in the middle of the poles and do it right

He attains to that divine Supreme Person. "At the time of death, the person who fixes his soul through the eyebrows and devotes himself to the remembrance of God with complete devotion with an unflinching mind attains God by definite essence." (Bhagavad Gita 8.10)

Just as a student studies a subject for four or five years and then appears for an examination and finally obtains a degree, similarly, in the matter of life, if we practice for the examination of death during our lifetime and we pass the examination, then we are sent to the spiritual world. The examination of our entire life takes place at the time of death.

When one remembers whatever feeling he has, he eventually gives up his body. O son of Kunti one who always meditates on That Being attains to That Being.

"O son of Kunti, whatever feeling a person remembers while leaving his body, he definitely attains that feeling."There is a Bengali saying that whatever a man does for perfection is tested at the time of death. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna tells us what we should do when we leave our body. For a Dhyana Yogi, Lord Krishna tells us the following verses:

which the Vedic scholars call the letter

If they enter, they are devoid of passion.

I shall now explain to you in brief the various festivals in which one desires to observe celibacy.

Closing all the doors and shutting the mind in the heart. He became obsessed with the life force of the self, and thus he began to meditate on yoga.

"The men who know the Vedas, who chant the Omkara, and who are great sages in the order of renunciation enter into Brahman. Those who desire such a perfection practice the vow of celibacy. Now I shall tell you the method by which one can attain liberation. The state of detachment from all sensory activities is called Yoga. By closing all the doors of the senses and concentrating the mind in the heart and the breath above the head, one establishes himself in Yoga." (Bhagavad Gita 8.11-12)

In the yoga method this practice is called pratyahara which means, 'complete opposite'. Though during life the eyes are engaged in seeing the worldly beauty, but man has to objects and the inner beauty has to be seen. Similarly, the ears are also accustomed to hearing many types of sounds in this world, but at the time of death, a person has to hear the supreme word 'Omkar' from within.

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One should chant the one-syllable Brahman, Om, and remember Me. He who leaves the body and goes away attains the supreme destination. "Being situated in this yoga practice and the supreme of letters

"If one meditates upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead while uttering the union of words, i.e., Omkara, and gives up his body, he certainly goes to the spiritual regions." (Bhagavad Gita 8.13)

In this way all the senses have to be restrained from external activities and concentrated on the Lord's Vishnumurti form. The mind is very fickle but it has to be fixed on the Lord situated in the heart. When the mind becomes stable inside the heart and the vital air is transferred to the upper part of the head, then a person can achieve success in yoga.

At this point the yogi decides where to go. There are countless planets in this physical universe and beyond this universe there is the spiritual world. Yogis know about all these places from the Vedic literature. Just as one Before going to America, one can read books to know what kind of a country America is. Similarly, one can get knowledge of spiritual planets by reading Vedic literature. Yogis know about all these places and can go to any planet they want without the help of any spaceship. Space travel by mechanical means is not a valid method for elevation to other planets. Perhaps after trying for a long time and spending a lot of money, some people may be able to go to other planets by these physical means like spaceships or space suits, but this is a very difficult and impractical method. In any case, it is not possible to go beyond this physical universe by the help of mechanical means.

The generally accepted method of going to the higher planets is the practice of Dhyana-yoga or Jnana-yoga. However, the practice of the bhakti-yoga system is not for going to any of the material planets, because those who are the servants of the Supreme Lord Krsna do not desire to go to any of the planets of this material universe. They know that if they enter any planet of the material sky, they will find there also the four principles of birth, death, old age and disease. The duration of life in the higher planets may be longer than on this earth, but death exists there also. By 'material universe' we mean those planets.