Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-3
Karmayoga
6. Whoever restrains his organs of action and sits brooding over the sense-objects is said to be a selfdeluded hypocrite.Some, in order to become free from action, abandon their prescribed duties and try to arrest the tendencies of their organs of action. They will not be able to relinquish action, as they will start brooding over it. They are wretches as they affect the airs (of a monk) (61-65). You should learn to recognise, O Partha, such persons who are really attached to sense-objects and should not entertain wrong notions about them. Now listen, I shall tell you, as the occasion requires, the characteristics of a person who is free from desire. 7. But he, who, controlling his senses by the mind, performs, O Arjuna, the Yoga of action with the organs of action, excels. A desireless person remains steady in the contemplation of the Supreme Self, but behaves outwardly according to the local customs. He does not command the senses or fear sensuous enjoyment, nor does he avoid legitimate work, which falls to his lot. He does not restrain the tendencies of the organs of action but at the same time he is not overcome by their impulses (66-70). Even as a lotus petal does not get wet in water, he is neither affected by passion nor tainted by delusion. Since he remains in the world, he looks like anybody else. Just as the sun appears as a reflection in contact with water, he looks outwardly like an ordinary person and no one can gauge his true nature. If you see a person with these characteristics, know him to be liberated. You recognise him by his freedom from the bonds of desire. O Arjuna, such a person becomes distinguished as a yogi in this world. Therefore, I say unto you that you should become a yogi (71-75). Practice self-control and be steady in your mind; then let the organs of action go about their way merrily. |
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