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Chapter 12
Everyone knows, that the self has not changed and believers assume, that God has also, not changed. It means, that God and the self, belong to one class. On the other hand, a body, senses, mind and intellect, have changed and the world is also changing. Thus this kaleidoscopic world and body, belong to another similar class. An uniform and permanent self, and God, are not seen in their manifested form, while a kaleidoscopic body and the world, are seen in their manifested form. When, the self identifies itself, with the mind, intellect, senses and body etc., it thinks, that it is undergoing change, while It being a fragment of God, never undergoes any change.
We do not know - 'What is I?' But we know, 'I am', without any doubt. We also know, the world is never uniform, it constantly undergoes change. It means that T(the real self), is different from the world. If one of the two is known, in its right perspective, the other will be automatically known, this is a rule. The real self which is the substratum, and the illuminator of 'I', is sentient and eternal. It has no affinity with, the transitory world. But, it has its natural affinity, for God. This is Self-realization. On such realization one's mind and intellect, are automatically fixed in Him.
Nivasisyasi mayyeva ara urdhvam na samsayah:- The expression 'Ata urdhvam means, that as soon as mind and intellect, totally get fixed in God i.e., a striver, is not at all attached to the mind and intellect, he will realize God.
The Lord declares, "Having fixed thy mind and intellect in Me alone, thou shalt live in Me, undoubtedly." It shows that Arjuna had some doubt. So, the Lord uses the expression Na samSayah' (no doubt). What is doubt? Generally, people think that God can be realized only, if they perform virtuous
actions, have good conduct, they meditate on God by leading a secluded life, and so on. In order to, remove this doubt, the Lord declares, that all these means joined together are not so valuable as fixation of the mind and intellect in Him, and by having God-realization as the aim; and by doing so, they will realize Him, undoubtedly (Gita 8/7).
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