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Commentary by Jayaram V
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21. O Partha how will the man who knows this soul to be imperishable, eternal, unborn, undiminished, slay any one, or cause any one to slay? |
When we become aware of the hidden reality with in us, we change for good. Death
no more troubles us. We realize that we can neither slay any one nor be slain by
any one else. Our lives would change for forever. We are no more troubled by the
narrow concerns of life as we are no more propelled by the pettiness of our thought,
nor by the problems of our physical and limited existence.
Behavioral transformation is a product of our inner transformation, of our expanding
consciousness, of the increasing impact of the light that penetrates into our morbid
thoughts and purifies our very conditioned consciousness. Our actions are based
upon our perceptions, our understanding of the truths of life, the vision we have
about ourselves and others and to the extent we can see the vistas that lie far
beyond the realities and concerns of the present moment.
If we can look at life on a broader canvass that can accommodate the concept
of immortality and accepts the possibility of an unending and everlasting life,
perhaps much of the selfishness, the anger, the cruelty and the monstrosity that
we exhibit towards our own fellow beings and other less fortunate beings on earth
would evaporate and pave way for the emergence and evolution of divine man on earth.
Death would no more torment us with its frightening and mysterious mask. Nor would
we look forward to death as a means for some personal gain, accomplishment or escape.
Bhagavadgita Chapter 2 Verses 1- 21
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