10.12.2009
CHAPTER 8
Ashtavakar Uvach:
Tada bandho yada chittam kinchitvanchhati shochatiI I
Kinchitmunchati griharhati kinchithrishayati kupayati II (1)
When mind desires something or it thinks of something or leaves something or takes something, or it is pleased with something or displeased with other.
Ashtavakar has unique expression about the identification of mind with material things. Mind is the real cause of Bondage.
When Lord Krishna gives message of sameness for a Yogi in chapter six of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta, Arjun stresses the flickering nature of mind: Arjun uvach
yoayam yogastvaya proktah samyain madhusudan I
etasyaaham na pashyami chanchaltwatsthitiam sithram II
chanchalam hi manah krishan pamathi balvaddrirham I
tasyaaham nigraham manye vayuriv sudushkaram II ( 33-34 )
Arjun says: Krishna , Yoga of equability as enunciated by you, I don’t find its stability due restless of mind.
Shri Bhagwan uvach
Ashanshayam mahabaho manoh dunigraham chalam I
Abhayasen tu kontey veragayerh ch grihiyate II
Asanyatatma yogo dushprap iti mey matti I
Vashayaatmana tu yatata shakayoavaptum upayatah II (35-36)
Lord said: The mind is restless, no doubt, and also difficult to curb Arjun! But o son of Kunti; it can be brought under control by practice and by exercise of dispassion
Yoga is difficult to achieve if one’s mind is not subdued, however whose mind is under control and one who ceaselessly strive to achieve it, it can bee attained by practice, this is my conviction.
Control of mind is considered to be greatest yoga. It can be controlled by practice.
Self Soul is all time free but it has identified with a robber namely mind. It is a two fold cutting weapon. If it is used to desire, hate, please, averse or long something material, its effect is binding but when this instrument is used for devotion to Lord Krishna, this helps release attachment with world and purity of Self Soul is at last found.
Tada muktiryada chittam na vanchhati na shochyati I
Na munchati na griharhati na hrishayati na kupyati II (2)
When this mind neither does longing, nor thinks nor it obtains or leaves something nor is happy nor is ever unhappy, it is liberation.
Liberation is not something comi9ng from outside. It is here and just now available to all.
What is to be done to reach it?
Only mental exercise fetches this
You are self soul! You are consciousness! You are free! You have no duality! You are one and pervading all! The mind and body is not yours. It is sum of your attachment with three modes of nature. Whatever is coming, you are only witness to them. When you know your self, you are free by detaching from mind body set.
Lord Krishna says in chapter 12 of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta
Yo na hrishayati na dveshti na shochati na kankshayati I
Shubhashubh parityagi bhaktimanyah sa me priyah II (12.17)
He who neither happy nor envy, nor worries, nor desires that the renascent of good or bad feelings, filled with devotion unto me is very dear to me.
He who neither rejoices nor grieves on attaining a particular circumstance, never laments on being put to any dormant condition like neither alive nor dead, nor desires any thing, and devotee without bothering about auspicious or inauspicious, who has resigned to lotus feet of lord shedding all fears and desires, is dear to Lord Krishna.
Steadiness of mind can be achieved by practice of detachment. Reality is that that Self Soul has no relation, it is the mind which establishes different relations and these relations have resulted entire spectrum of this transient universe.
Tada bandho yada chittam saktam kasyapi drishtishu I
Tada moksho yada chittamasaktam sarvdrishtisu II (3)
When mind is attached to any sense object it is bondage and when it is not tangled to any senses or their object it is liberation.
Indriyarham hi chartam yanmanoanuvidhiyate I
Tadasy harti pargya vayurnavamivimabhansi II
Tasmadyasya mahabaho nigrihitani sarvashah I
Indriyarhiindrebheystasya pargya partishthitah II (2.67-68)
The senses engaged in sense gratification, even one sense-attracting mind toward its gratification, can sweep the intellect of this man like a wind sweeping a boat on water.
So whose all senses are completely controlled from their objects, his intellect is steady.
Whichever of senses, roaming mind hankers after, it may carry away intellect of a man like wind capsizing a boat in water.
Senses themselves are not that much strong to carry away the intellect but mind attracted to them causes trouble , even if one of the senses, can cause havoc in the life of a person of wisdom. All senses when indulging in sense objects cause attraction and aversion. This is reason of bondage.
Lord Krishna says in chapter 3
Indrasayeindraasyarthe ragdvesho vayavsthito I
Tyorna vashamagachheto haysay paripanthino II (3.34)
Senses and their objects involve attachments and repulsions. One should never be swayed by them, as they are the two principal enemies blocking the way of liberation.
All senses and their objects are caused by qualities of nature. Mind, senses and intellect are so inter mingled that it is not possible to separate them. One can not locate any of them at a particular part of body.
One can locate sense organs but not the senses. These are so thin and divine that these do not appear to be material just like their organs.
Whatever one perceives in mind, it is reflected to intellect and this inter- transmission in reflected to a particular sense organ causing an alert in organ itself. This causes craving and an attraction to sense objects. When this craving remains dissatisfied, it causes repulsion. Each of desire being sated or remaining dissatisfied causes its own effect. These further cause actions or reactions. All this is the process ensuring transmigration from one embodiment to another. So wise man does not attach to the senses or their objects and does every act without a sense of lust and attachment. These acts are done for keeping body only till it automatically falls to destiny.
In chapter 12 again Lord Krishna says:
Anapekshyah shuchirdaksh udaseeno gatvyathah I
Sarvaarambhparityagi yo madbhaktah sa me priyah II (12.16)
A devotee of mine, not expecting result of his action, who is pure, expert in knowledge, impartial, who has detached himself from desire and anxiety, is dear to me.
The devotee who is dependent on Lord like child cat on its mother, Lord Krishna takes his care like mother cat. Who is not depending upon result oriented from actions, who is pure, who is neutral, free from distress, who does not strive for result, is dear to Lord Krishna.
Problem of striving for sense gratification arises when senses are not under control. This occurs because mind is not controlled. It is like a unruly horse but a broker of a horse, while holding reins tight in his hands, has to run with the animal for some distance to control the animal, a yogi also controls mind by reflecting discrimination of origin and dissolution of all things. Ultimately devotee concludes that every thing in material nature is transitory. Only eternal self is his own self.
Devotees realize that this universe is like a dream. One can not expect satisfaction food eaten in dream. World is like a imagination of a day dreaming person. Such a realized wants nothing but only the service of Lord.
Yadanaaham tada moksho yadaham bandhan tada I
Matveti helaya kinchinmam grihirarh vimunch maa II (4)
When there is no ‘ego’ of I it is liberation when there is ‘Ego’ of I it is bondage. Knowing this nether neither accept any thing nor reject it.
Ashtavakar is direct and unassuming. He hits on the point and his direct speech compels one to see reality peeping at the face.
Lord Krishna says in chapter 18 of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta
Muktsngoanahngwadi dhritiutsahsamanvitah I
Sidhiasdhiyornirvikarah karta satvic uchyate II (18.26)
Doer free from attachment, egoless; endowed with firmness and vigor and unswayed by success and failure is Satvica.
This ego is binding and detachment is liberating.
(Here ends chapter 8)
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