Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 6
Appendix:—The Lord in the twenty-ninth verse mentioned the experience of the striver who meditates on the self, while from the thirtieth to the thirty-second verses he mentioned the experience of the striver who meditates on God endowed with attributes and form. In these verses the Lord means that the final result of the discipline of meditation is to see the self or to see God in all. The Dhyanayogi, having the impression (latency) of knowledge, sees the self in all; while the Dhybnayogi, having the impression of devotion, sees God in all. To see the self in all is `atmajnana' (Self-realization) and to see God in all is 'God-realization'. In Self-realization there is predominance of discrimination, in God-realization there is predominance of belief
and faith, not the predominance of the steadiness of mind. But - in Arjuna's mind the impression of the discipline of meditation mentioned from the tenth to the twenty-eighth verses was lingering. Therefore he regarded fickleness of the mind as an obstacle to Self-realization or to God-realization. He did'nt pay attention towards the impression of knowledge or devotion but he thought of the volatility of mind. Therefore he thought that volatility of mind was the obstacle to Self-realization or God-realization.
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