Kaleidoscopic life

In this chapter, Arjuna urges Krishna to tell him about the Supreme God and how one can identify and reach Him. Krishna explains how to worship God and attain Him. A person who thinks of Krishna when their last breath is taken will be with God and there will be no rebirth. Now I am really thinking about Krishna. I started imagining myself wearing a (very beautiful ) orange Saree with beads(No not made of Rudrakshas definitely, may be Ruby beads)  around my neck and some instrument( It doesn’t make any difference as I can play no instrument). Krishna is talking about death which is unknown to us. Let’s come back to our life and see how to apply this to our life. The theme of the chapter is, ' As You Think So You Become ' and it's all about how practice makes the man perfect! -> The world is desire-driven. Work on improving the quality of desires. Every move is out of resultant of desires whether you are watching a movie, going for a walk, eating food or sleeping . You wi...

Till 6th chapter, Krishna imparted knowledge to Arjuna on how to perform duties without expectation, sacrifice, self control and then do meditation. Chapter 7 opens with Krishna continuing his disclosure. He discusses jnana (knowledge) and vijnana (realization, understanding). He also emphasizes the importance of choosing the eternal Spirit over the ephemeral world. It’s a little bit complicated for me. I feel that this whole chapter can be explained through the means of one beautiful Telugu poem by Potana. ఇందు కల దండు లేదని సందేహము వలదు చక్రి సర్వోపగతుం డెందెందు వెదకి చూచినా నందందే కలదు దానవాగ్రణి వింటే  Meaning: When Hiranyakashyapa asks Prahlada where Vishnu is, Prabhlada responds by saying,"You do not need to doubt where Vishnu is. He is everywhere. Where ever you look for him, you can find him." ->Understand the power within us. We have infinite power and Bhagvadgita lets us tap into the power with in. How can we do this ? Does education/a degree teach us this ?...

In this chapter, Krishna emphasizes on performing duties without expectation. He gives an extensive explanation of meditation and how to meditate.   Man should elevate himself with his own mind, not degrade.  For humans, the mind is the cause of happiness and sorrow. Regulation of diet and sleep is recommended. See God every where and in every thing. While I was reading all these verses, I had lot of questions in my mind. Is it really that easy to do meditation by sitting in a calm place and focus? Let me start tomorrow. I should get up early in the morning and start practicing yoga. I need to clean kitchen tonight. I should have idly batter ready, so I can make idlis immediately after my meditation.  But how about the weekend then? In the weekend, I want to sleep a little longer and by the time I get up, I will be hungry. When I wake up, I would have forgotten about meditation. Oh no! It’s already Thursday! So I can’t continue if I start tomorrow, so I wil...