Thursday,
September 10th, 2015
Toronto, Ontario
In My
Private Reading
In my
private reading today some powerful points of information appeared so much
compressed in one particular purport from the Gita, 3.42. I feel compelled to
share this information.
"The
senses are different outlets for the activities of lust. Lust is reserved
within the body, but it is given vent through the senses. Therefore, the senses
are superior to the body as a whole. These outlets are not in use when there is
superior consciousness, or Krishna
consciousness. In Krishna consciousness the
soul makes direct connection with the Supreme; therefore the hierarchy of
bodily functions, as described here, ultimately ends in the Supreme Soul.
Bodily action means the functions of the senses, and stopping the senses means
stopping all bodily actions. But since the mind is active, then even though the
body may be silent and at rest, the mind will act - as it does during dreaming.
Above the mind is the determination of the intelligence and above the
intelligence is the soul proper. If, therefore the soul is directly engaged
with the Supreme, naturally all other subordinates, namely the intelligence,
mind, and senses, will be automatically engaged. In the Katha Upanishad there
is a similar passage, in which it is said that the objects of sense
gratification are superior to the senses, and mind is superior to the sense
objects. If, therefore, the mind is directly engaged in the service of the Lord
constantly, then there is no chance that the senses will become engaged in
other ways."
The above
is a beautiful explanation of the technicalities of the self.
One last
remark is to mention the passing of a dear friend and monk, Sankirtan from Europe. He was taken by cancer but led a glorious
devotional life. On this last birth anniversary of Krishna,
September 5th 2015 - he left his body. Please pray.
May the
Source be with you!
5 km
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