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Chapter 6
Here a question arises, that an enlightened soul, is prepared to remove the pain of others, while he shows indifference to his own bodily pain, and suggests it, that he lacks equanimity. The answer is, that this attitude is superior to equanimity, because it becomes his nature, without having the least unevenness of mind.
Sa yogi paramo matah:—That Yogi, is regarded as supreme, because he sees nothing but God pervading everywhere, all the time and remains established in union with Him.
An Exceptional Fact
- For a Yogi of meditation, it has been said, "He looks on all as one, on the analogy of his own self." For a Yogi of Discipline of Action, it has been said, "He identifies his self, with the self of all beings" (5/7). For a Yogi of the Discipline of Knowledge, it has been said, "He is devoted to the welfare of all" (5/25,12/4). But in the Discipline of Devotion, a devotee sees the Lord (the universal self) present, in all beings (6/30) and he worships Him through the performance of his own duty (18/46). It means, that a striver, following the Discipline of Action as well as Knowledge, should see his own self in all beings, while a striver following the Discipline of Devotion, should see the Lord, his beloved Deity, present in all beings.
- A feeling of brotherhood is an excellent one. But, when self, interest comes in, as in the case of the Kauravas and Pandavas, this feeling of brotherhood changes into enmity. But he who looks on all alike, on the analogy of his own body, cannot have feelings of enmity, for anyone. For example, no one gets angry with the teeth or pulls them out, if they accidently happen to bite the tongue or lips. Similarly, an enlightened Yogi, has no enmity for anyone, he takes joys and sorrows of others, as his own. Superior to this feeling, is one that God is present in all beings. Thus a devotee sees his favourite Lord, everywhere. So, Lord Krsna declares him to be superior to others. He says, "He is considered by Me to be, the best Yogi" (6/47), "I consider them to be the best Yogis" (12/2), "Those devotees are extremely dear, to Me" (12/20) and so on.
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