Why Did God Create Us? Lessons From Bhagavad Gita | WATCH THIS To Know The Purpose Of Your Life by Swami Mukundanand
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1 when Arjun was confused in the battle of Mahabharata and approached lord Krishna for knowledge and guidance, the first bit of knowledge that shri Krishna bestowed was knowledge of the self, Arjun, “think, who you truly are ! There was never a time when you did not exist & there will never be a time when you will cease to be ! And think who are these people who are gathered here to fight as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=0 2 there has been a saint in the last century in India, very well known called Raman Maharishi, he would also repeatedly get his disciples and followers to introspect regarding the question who they are, he would say, “you know, who your mother is ? who your father is ? who your husband or wife is ? but do you know who you are ? if you do not know, then your knowledge is stemming from the core of ignorance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=42 3 if a person would come to Raman Maharshi with a problem gurudev, I have this family problem, this financial problem, this health problem, he would say think who has this problem (i.e., only our body has a problem but not our soul & we are not the body but actually a soul). Once somebody came to him in distress and said gurudev, I have this family problem financial problem and this health problem and don't tell me to think who has this problem. Gurudev said think in that case who is saying this ? (i.e., again, the body is asking question but not the soul & we are not the body but actually a soul) Before asking me this question, think who has this problem (body or the soul?) Go back to the core, what is this core ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=88 4 the wise old man of Greece, Socrates, said 2500 years ago, he would also encourage his students to ponder (think) over the question who are they, that is why in the temple of Apollo in Delphi, are inscribed these words in Greek “Know Thyself” so, swami Vivekananda said “Thou art souls immortal, spirits blessed, free and eternal, thou are not bodies and thou art not matter. Matter is your servant and you are not the servant of matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=145 5 to think that we are a bag of chemicals is a tremendous insult to our eternal soul. This body is yours, the fact that it is yours means that you are different from the body https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=205 6 there is an “I” and there is something which is mind, what is “mine” is relational to “I”, it cannot be “I”. The “I” is apart from all of these - that “I” is referred to in the scriptures as the atman, the soul, the spirit, different ways in different religious traditions of the world, that is the real “you” and that “you”, the soul is a tiny part of the Supreme Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=228 7 this is said in the Bhagavad-Gita 15.7, like a boulder is a part of the mountain, a drop of water is a part of the ocean, a ray is a part of the sun, similarly all the souls in creation are tiny fragmental parts of the Supreme Soul who is God, “Verse”, so as little fragments of God, we have the qualities of God in us - if the ocean contains “H2O” (water composition) and “NaCl” (salt-sodium chloride) dissolved in it, the drop from it also contains “H2O” and “NaCl” dissolved in it. Similarly God is Sat-Chit-Anand, full of eternality, knowledge and bliss, and we his tiny fragmental parts are also sat-chit-anand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=280 8 as little parts of God, we have infinite Potential, the little spark has the ability to create, to decimate an entire City. The great fire of London, it is said that one cow jumped over something and the lamp turned over, it resulted in half of London getting burnt in the 17th century, so the spark has the qualities of the fire and we have the qualities of God to a tiny extent but because we are His fragments, He has a grand plan for us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=362 9 God has not created us to live down in the dumps, He has created us so that one day when we wake up to claim our divine inheritance, we will achieve the supreme perfection that he has planned for us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=419 10 hence Swami Vivekananda said that these great prophets were not unique, they were men as you and I, and they had attained to super consciousness and you and I can do the same. The very fact that one man attained that state, indicates that all men can do so and that ultimately is religion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=445 11 what is the purpose of religion ? Not that we remain defective as sinners, but that we become perfect like our father in heaven is perfect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTW4802ets&t=477 Transcript 0:00 when arjun was confused 0:03 in the battle of mahabharata 0:06 and approached lord krishna for 0:09 knowledge and guidance 0:11 the first bit of knowledge that shri 0:14 krishna bestowed 0:16 was knowledge 0:18 of the self 0:20 arjun think 0:22 who you truly are 0:25 there was never a time when you did not 0:27 exist 0:29 there will never be a time when you will 0:31 cease to be 0:34 and think who are these people who are 0:37 gathered here to fight as well 0:42 there has been a saint 0:45 in the last century in india very well 0:48 known called raman maharishi 0:52 he would also repeatedly 0:55 get his disciples and followers to 0:59 introspect 1:01 regarding 1:03 the question who they are 1:07 he would say you know who your mother is 1:10 who your father is who your husband or 1:13 wife is 1:15 but do you know 1:17 who you are 1:20 if you do not 1:22 then your knowledge is stemming from the 1:25 core of ignorance 1:28 if a person would come to raman maharshi 1:32 with a problem 1:35 gurudev 1:36 i have this family problem this 1:39 financial problem this health problem 1:44 he would say think 1:46 who has this problem 1:50 once somebody came to him in distress 1:53 and said gurudev i have this family 1:57 problem financial problem and this 1:59 health problem and don't tell me to 2:02 think who has this problem 2:06 he said think in that case 2:09 who is saying 2:11 don't ask me to think who has this 2:13 problem 2:16 go back to the core 2:19 what is this core ? 2:25 the wise old man of greece socrates said 2:31 2500 years ago 2:33 he would also encourage his 2:37 students 2:38 to ponder over the question who are they 2:43 that is why in the temple of apollo in 2:46 delphi 2:47 are inscribed these words 2:52 2:54 in greek 2:56 know 2:57 thyself 3:00 so swami vivekananda said 3:03 Thou art souls immortal 3:07 spirits blessed free and eternal 3:11 thou are not bodies and thou art not 3:16 matter 3:17 matter is your servant and not you 3:21 the servant of matter 3:25 to think that we are a bag of chemicals 3:30 is a tremendous 3:32 insult to our eternal soul 3:38 this body is yours 3:41 the fact that it is yours means that you 3:45 are different from the body 3:48 there is i and there is something which 3:51 is mind 3:53 what is mine is relational to “I” it 3:56 cannot be “I” 3:59 The “I” 4:00 is apart from all of these 4:03 that “I” is referred to in the scriptures 4:08 as the atman 4:10 the soul the spirit 4:12 different ways in different religious 4:15 traditions of the world 4:18 that is the real you 4:23 and that you the soul 4:28 is a tiny part 4:30 of the supreme soul 4:40 this is said in the bhagavad-gita 15.7 4:51 like 4:53 a boulder is a part of the mountain 4:57 a drop of water is a part of the ocean 5:01 a ray is a part of the sun 5:05 similarly all the souls in creation 5:09 are tiny fragmental parts of the supreme 5:14 soul who is god 5:17 “Verse” 5:25 so as little fragments of god we have 5:28 the qualities of god in us 5:33 if the ocean contains 5:35 “H2O” (water composition) and “NaCl” (salt-sodium chloride) dissolved in it the drop 5:40 from it also contains “H2O” and “NaCl” 5:44 dissolved in it 5:46 similarly god is sat-chit-anand 5:50 full of eternality knowledge and bliss 5:54 and we his tiny fragmental parts are 5:58 also sat-chit-anand 6:02 as little parts of god we have infinite 6:08 potential 6:11 the little spark 6:13 has the ability 6:15 to create 6:17 to decimate 6:19 an entire 6:21 city 6:23 the great fire of london 6:25 it is said 6:27 that one cow jumped over something and 6:30 the lamp turned over 6:32 it resulted 6:34 in half of london getting burnt in the 6:37 17th century 6:40 so the spark has the qualities of the 6:42 fire and we 6:45 have the qualities of god to a tiny 6:48 extent 6:50 but 6:51 because we are his fragments 6:55 he has a grand plan for us 6:59 god has not created us to live down in 7:03 the dumps 7:05 he has created us 7:07 so that one day 7:10 when we wake up 7:12 to claim our divine inheritance 7:17 we will achieve the supreme perfection 7:20 that he has planned for us 7:25 hence 7:26 swami vivekananda said 7:29 these great prophets 7:31 were not unique 7:33 they were men as you and i 7:36 and they had attained to super 7:38 consciousness 7:40 and you and i can do the same 7:43 the very fact that one man attained that 7:46 state 7:47 indicates that all men can do so 7:52 and that ultimately is religion 7:57 what is the purpose of religion 8:00 not that we remain 8:03 defective as sinners 8:05 but 8:06 that we become perfect 8:09 like our father in heaven is perfect
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