Murari Das Blog

Emotions are essential in any normal life. The problem comes when they are misdirected. Bhakti yoga described at length in Bhagavad Gita, is based on emotion because the foundation is love, and love is the strongest emotion. It is different to sentiment which as the word suggests involves only the senses. Emotion goes much deeper than the senses. Lust, anger, and greed are not helpful and must be controlled. They arise from contact of our senses with the different sense objects. Even if contact with the sense objects is restricted, the desires can still remain and cause problems. In Bhagavad Gita Krishna states that by experiencing a higher taste, the lower taste of sense-gratification can be overcome (Bg.2.59). If the taste is gone then lust, anger, and greed will have no foothold because they can only do their work when there is material attachment. No material attachment will mean no lust, anger or greed, this is straight forward. Sometimes we come across the idea of giving up attac...

Krishna doesn’t directly say what is pleasing to Him in so many words. He explains more on the lines of what will happen if we do this, that, or the other. What is good, not good, better, and best for us to do. What is easier and what is harder for us to do. Most of the time He is explaining things from our perspective so that we can make informed decisions on how to act. Among other things, Krishna recommends three times that we should always think of Him because that will bring us back to Him, which is what He wants and is best for us. Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me in the form of Krsna and at the same time carry out your prescribed duty of fighting. With your activities dedicated to Me and your mind and intelligence fixed on Me, you will attain Me without doubt. Bg 8.7 Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me. Bg 9.34 Always think of Me, become My...