Srimad Bhagavadgita-Rahasya OR Karma-Yoga-Sastra -Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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CHAPTER XII
THE STATE AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SIDDHA (PERFECT)
It is,, therefore, necessary to minutely examine the course of life of those Jnanins, who are examples to the whole world, and to consider what the true fundamental element in that course- of life is. This subject is known as the Science of Karma- Yoga ; and the state and the actions of the Jnanins mentioned above, is the foundation of this science. If all men in this worid " become Knowers of the Atman and Karma-yogins in this way, there would be no necessity of a Science of. Karma-Yoga. It is stated in one place in the Narayaniya. religion, that .— ekantino ni purusa durlabha bahavo nrpa I that is, " it is difficult to find many persons who fully and completely follow the Bhagavata doctrine, which is ' Ekantika ', that is, Activistic. If this world is filled with Self-knowing: harmless Jnanins, following the Ekanta doctrine, who continually tax themselves for general welfare, all 'asih karma ', that is, desire-prompted or selfish Action, will disappear from this world, and the Krta-yuga will come again I "; because, as all persons will be Jnanins in such a state of things, no one will cause harm to no one. Not only that, but every one will always keep before Mb own mind in what the general welfare lies, and regulate his conduct accordingly, with a pure and desireless frame of mind. It is the opinion of our philosophers that such a state of society existed at some very ancient date, and that it will recur again [2]; but Western scholars say on the authority of modern history, that though such a state of things never existed before, it is possible that such a state of things may come into existence, sometime or other in the future, as a result of the advancement of mankind. However, as I am not now concerned with history, I may without being contra dicted say, that according to both opinions, every person in this state, which is supposed to be the highest or the most perfect state of society, will be fully a Jnanin, and every Action of his is bound to be pure, beneficial, and moral, or the pinnacle of dutifulness. The well-known English biologist Spencer has expressed this opinion at .the end of his work on Ethics; and he says that the same doctrine had been formerly laid down by the ancient Greek philosophers.[3] [4] |
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