Indulgence in Bhagavad Gita helped me reach last stage of cosmic evolution… stage of self realization, god realization. As Bhagavad Gita could not be understood literally, I indulged in path of logical reasoning to reach hidden underlying precepts of spirituality. There was nothing more pious, sacrosanct than indulgence in Bhagavad Gita. To reach our true inner self indulgence in Bhagavad Gita was necessitated.
I indulged in precepts of spirituality since six years of age. I never directly indulged in teachings of Bhagavad Gita as I could never get a spiritual master, preceptor to guide me in the journey of life. My class teacher, principal, elders in the family all appeared blank if I asked anything relating to Bhagavad Gita. All were after present physical manifest life than workings of soul atman within.
I finally followed teachings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana to reach God in present life. Spiritual seekers in present life were limited, difficult to find. The path of spirituality, indulgence in Bhagavad Gita is always managed all alone. Bhagavad Gita was not a literal text that could be taught by anybody. It needs learning from within.
Even though Bhagavad Gita advises all human beings to undertake spiritual journey, most preferred path of religion (path of rituals) that never led to God Almighty in present life. Lucky are those who finally succeed in undertaking spiritual journey to reach their soul atman, the consciousness within. Teachings of Bhagavad Gita are best followed through path of self enquiry as practiced by Maharishi Ramana.
Indulgence in Bhagavad Gita in family life is really difficult. It is not easy to indulge in precepts of nishkama karma yoga while doing business. Furthermore, practicing truthfulness is one more hindrance as business dealings do not allow practice of absolute truthfulness all the time. Practicing celibacy for a period of 12 years in continuation after marriage was difficult, but not impossible.
In the last stages of spiritual life, it is only precepts of spirituality contained in Bhagavad Gita that come to our rescue. The teachings of Bhagavad Gita do not relate to path of religion (rituals). Bhagavad Gita underlines primary precepts of spirituality following which human beings reached stage of enlightenment. I owe all my achievements in present life to teachings contained in Bhagavad Gita alone.
For reaching stage of self realization, god realization I never for a moment indulged in teachings contained in Vedas (Hinduism revelations) or Upanishads. Path of jnana yoga (absolute wisdom) detailed in Bhagavad Gita sufficed for human beings in present life to reach stage of moksha salvation. Before indulgence in Bhagavad Gita, we must think twice as path of spirituality was always a one-way path.
Comes, a stage when entire world becomes one large family! If I had not taken spiritual journey in the early stages of life, the cycle of birth and death would have continued forever. By indulgence in Bhagavad Gita I was finally able to put a full stop to this unending cycle of birth and death. Having become a pure soul atman, I need not manifest a new body any further. Moment I leave my mortal frame, I shall reach stage of salvation moksha forever, enter abode of God, kingdom of God (Vaikuntha in Hinduism).
By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref 150910)
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