Bhagavad-Gita

I recently bought a book and this phrase came as a bookmark :) “Ignorance will be reduced to ashes in the incandescent blaze of knowledge.” -Bhagwad Gita It is a slight adaptation of BG 4.37 but I like it a lot

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“To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.” BG 4:8

“Nor at any time indeed was I not, nor thou, nor these rulers of men, nor verily shall we ever cease to be hereafter.” Ref: BG 2.12

“I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.” BG 10.8

“I am transcendental to the perishable world of matter, and even to the imperishable soul; hence I am celebrated, both in the Vedas and the Smṛitis, as the Supreme Divine Personality.” BG 15:18

“To the soul who is aspiring for perfection in Yog, work without attachment is said to be the means; to the sage who is already elevated in Yog, tranquility in meditation is said to be the means.” BG 6:3

“As a person sheds worn-out garments and wears new ones, likewise, at the time of death, the soul casts off its worn-out body and enters a new one.” BG 2:22

“O Arjun, noblest amongst men, that person who is not affected by happiness and distress, and remains steady in both, becomes eligible for liberation.” BG 2:15

“The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, neither in this world, nor in the next world is there destruction for him; none, verily, who does good, O My son, ever comes to grief.” —Lord Krishna BG 6:40

“I am the taste in water, O son of Kunti, and the radiance of the sun and the moon. I am the sacred syllable Om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether, and the ability in humans.” BG 7:8

“Those who see action in inaction and inaction in action are truly wise amongst humans. Although performing all kinds of actions, they are yogis and masters of all their actions.” — Lord Krishna BG 4:18

“Being freed from attachment, fear, and anger, becoming fully absorbed in me, and taking refuge in me, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of me, and thus they attained my divine love.” Bhagavad Gita 4:24 — Lord Krishna #krishna #gita #aum #om #yoga #kriya

“For those who are completely absorbed in God-consciousness, the oblation is Brahman, the ladle with which it is offered is Brahman, the act of offering is Brahman, and the sacrificial fire is also Brahman. Such persons, who view everything as God, easily attain him.” Bhagavad Gita 4:24 — Lord Krishna

Why did Brahman allow ignorance? Saṃsāra exists because we have a flawed understanding on the world that is based on limited perceptions and lack of knowledge and awareness; Avidyā. Since Saṃsāra is a cycle it doesn’t really have a “begin”, it’s beginningless. However if we consider Saṃsāra to be beginningless we also have to acknoweldge that Avidyā in every jīva is also beginningless. What does that mean? It means that every being that is subjected to Avidyā will continue to be subjected to the ignorance....