Lord Krishna has nowhere said that sinful embodied soul has no right of access to Him.
In chapter nine Lord Krishna says;
api chetsuduracharo bhajate mamananyabhak I
sadhurev sa mantavya samyak vayvasito he sah II (9.30)
Even if one happens to commit abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service, he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated.
Embodied soul never acts rather it is only a witness who watches the actions of embodied soul having attachment with sense objects.
Lord says that even if a vilest sinner worships him with an exclusive devotion, he deserves to be deemed as ‘Saint’ as he has resolved that Lord alone is self of all and all beings depict modification of same source.
Knowledge of self once dawned upon, does not vanish.
Lord Krishna says that every being is equal to me:
Samoaham sarvbhuteshu na mey dveshasti na priyaah I
Ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya mayi te teshu chaapiaham II (9.29)
I am equally present in all beings; there is none for me to hate or one dear to me. He, who devoutly worships me, abides in me and; I myself reciprocate in the same manner.
Lord Krishna says that even a most sinful being has a right to attain him.
Self soul is never perceptible but its presence can be felt within. It is seeing through eyes but still not percepting. It hears through ear but still deaf.
In verse 14 of chapter 13 see its explanation.
One is not able to feel its presence due to ego of embodiment.
Lord Krishna very kindly tells in chapter 15 that he being the self soul of all beings resides in their heart but ignorant can not feel his presence.
It assumes doer ship because its identification with mind is so thin that it is impossible to see them separate.
Consciousness, mind and intellect are so intimately interwoven that these appear to be one and same.
It is a witness sitting far away from every activity of mind intellect and senses.
The moment one sees itself a seer, it is free from all sin. A self soul being part of Supreme Consciousness has every right to go home.
But only condition is complete surrender unto Him.
When a sinner comes to know that Lord is Supreme and whole universe is pervaded by his presence, his sins are no more effective. With above knowledge, he attains devotion to Lord Krishna and thus attains the self realization.
Even a sinner has a right to worship Lord. Worship does not mean chanting verses or meditating before the idols of Lord.
It is complete surrender unto him.
With this devotion of mind unto him, devotee sees Lord in all, finds every modification a perception of Lord.
Having come to conclusion that non attachment to sense objects is liberation and love for sense objects is bondage, a devotee becomes free from dualities.
Realizing only self only exists and all else with in the mind senses vortex, is false and unreal, a sinner may attain self realization and attain blissful peace.
Lord Krishna has extended a guarantee to liberate even the sinner in following verse of chapter nine:
kshipram bhavti dharmatma shashvachhanti nigachhati I
kontey pratijanih na me bhaktah pararhashayati II (9.31)
He becomes spiritual within no time securing lasting peace. Arjun you know it for certain that my devotee never falls.
Bondage consists of only desire, destruction of desire is liberation. Every one, despite preoccupation with worldly affairs, does some time thinks as to where from he has come to this world and what his purpose in this world is?
Even village dogs mate with their counter parts, eat, and drink water like human beings, so what for this particular human embodiment?
This eternal yearning of mind to know true nature of self soul being beyond all objects and desires, leads embodied soul to detachment from embodiment and desires.
It is liberation and attachment with them is bondage.
Even a sinner once awaken cannot lose sight of this eternal fact in future.
Every embodiment, what so ever be form it may have, has a right to self realization,
Human body is the reflection of Lord himself and is provided with enormous glimpse of Lord in the embodiment.
Analysis of dreaming state is the easiest way to understand the presence of self in human form.
In dream nothing comes from outside, it is the self which plays with self in a dream state.
It is creation of conscious and unconscious mind.
Self is dream; it is transforms itself every thing one sees in dream.
The world is dream of Supreme Self in universal form; self in all this expanded cosmic eternal consciousness.
As dream vanishes with rising from sleep, this creation vanishes with the Lord desire to finish it.
Renunciation alone removes the fear which is resulted from attachment with embodiment.
True renunciation is not running away from house or changing clothes. Even if one does so, he may be having attachment to various things.
Freedom of action can be obtained by performing them selflessly as a duty unto Lord and with no desire of fruit.
If again they are performed with attachments and desire for fruit, they are going to cause recycling with no end to it.
This self soul embodied in a particular form, on account of being conditioned to satisfy senses, again commits same mistake of identifying with body cover and its actions. Bhagwad Geeta has no other message than to alert this strayed ‘Self Soul’ to detach itself from this material energy and take up home ward journey.
Action performed selflessly shall lead to self- realization
More over, an embodied soul can not attain perfection by abstaining from action. The action done with attachment does not exhaust without being undergone, even for thousands of year.
Culmination of discipline of action is obtained from self less action but not by abstaining from actions one can not acquire culmination of discipline of knowledge.
Every verse of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta is awakening.
Till the tine death of body, the embodied soul appears executing actions coming as reactions of attachment and identification with modes of material nature. The embodiment is the effect of association with qualities of nature.
Embodiment of human form is the result of mixture of three qualities.
The idea of “I” and “mine” is itself is the effect of mixtures of three qualities, since all intercourse through mind, sense objects, organs and pranas is the effect of a mixture of the gunas. One identifies one self with the body, organs etc. as one’s own as to say ‘I’ am a such and such son of such and such’ or I am a soldier, I am a man or woman’, it is my father, it is my house, I shall do this and that.
Often one addresses objects as one’s own. Mind, senses, organs and pranas are outcome of one or other qualities of nature. with association of them with each other is the cause of action.
Self is not perceptible because of two factors, one is that self ‘I’ is missing and transient embodiment being identified as ‘I’ which means acceptance of existence of none existing and not recognizing ever existing ‘I’ that is self.
So whatever is done without attachment causes liberation?
The world is already sacrificed and thinking it as renounced and one already transient, one is liberated from it.
Attachment to objects of senses has roots of all trouble human experiences.
In enjoyment there is a fear of disease, in social position it is fear of fall, in honor it is fear of humiliation, in beauty it is fear of old age, in wealth it is fear of theft, cheating, forgery, every attachment having something to oppose it, but non attachment have no opponent.
Once it attained there is little that can effect the embodied soul.
Even the people who are termed to be low caste are very entitled to attain liberation and go to Lord’ domain.
Lored Krishna says:
mam he parth vayapashrtya ye syue papyonayah I
sitryo vishastath shudrasteapi yanti pram gatim II
kim punarbarahamarha punya bhakta tatha rajarshas tatha I
anitayamasukham lokam prapya bhajasav mam. II (9.32-33)
Arjun! woman, members of trading community, Shudras as well as those pariah, whoever he may be, taking refuge in me, they too attain me.
What to talk of holy Brahmins, royal sages, and those devoted to me. There fore, having ordained this joyless and transient human life, constantly worship me.
A human form of woman, trader whose business involves manipulations, labor or artisans and even embodiment of a pariah have right to self realization as self alone pervades all of them.
More so, soul embodied as of wise Brahmin, sages in royal garb, and devotees to Lord, have a right to realize them.
So it is the duty of every embodied soul to realize it self and attain emancipation which is possible in human form alone.
Lord Krishna is residing in all beings as self soul and He does not differentiate but who surrender unto Him, he takes special care of them:
Lord is seated in all animate and inanimate beings. he has never dithered any of them. He is looking every deed of embodied self.
But here is difference while dealing with his devotees.
It is not that sinner is deprived of the presence of Lord. But being ignorant of his presence he is over taken by the ego and attachment, Lord is not perceptible to him.
But wise man knowing Lord as source of all beings sees him in every object he comes across.
He / She see sameness in all.
Feeling him in his/ her self, devotee loves him.
Lord too replies in same terms.
It is reciprocal.
There several examples in the lives of devotees when Lord responded to their calls. Gajender moksha, Dropadi’s calling Lord and his coming in form of endless cloth, Sudama, Bheelani are queer example of devotees’ help by Lord.
Even if this does not happen to every devotee but if devotee is able to perceive his presence, it is greatest favor to him bestowed by Lord and it is an insurance to get rid of transmigration.
Manmana bhav madbhakto madyaji mam namaskuru I
Mameveshayasi yuktveavamatamanam matparyanah II (9, 34)
Fix you mind on me, be devoted to me, worship me, salute me, thus attaching yourself to me and entirely depending upon me, you shall attain me.
From all angles only Lord, the self of all and an Supreme Consciousness is to be thought of, worshipped, meditated, and all obeisance made to him and thus by linking one self with Lord, one attains Him in whatever form it wishes and prays for.
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In chapter nine Lord Krishna says;
api chetsuduracharo bhajate mamananyabhak I
sadhurev sa mantavya samyak vayvasito he sah II (9.30)
Even if one happens to commit abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service, he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated.
Embodied soul never acts rather it is only a witness who watches the actions of embodied soul having attachment with sense objects.
Lord says that even if a vilest sinner worships him with an exclusive devotion, he deserves to be deemed as ‘Saint’ as he has resolved that Lord alone is self of all and all beings depict modification of same source.
Knowledge of self once dawned upon, does not vanish.
Lord Krishna says that every being is equal to me:
Samoaham sarvbhuteshu na mey dveshasti na priyaah I
Ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya mayi te teshu chaapiaham II (9.29)
I am equally present in all beings; there is none for me to hate or one dear to me. He, who devoutly worships me, abides in me and; I myself reciprocate in the same manner.
Lord Krishna says that even a most sinful being has a right to attain him.
Self soul is never perceptible but its presence can be felt within. It is seeing through eyes but still not percepting. It hears through ear but still deaf.
In verse 14 of chapter 13 see its explanation.
Sarvendryagunaabhasam sarveindriya vivarjitam I
asakttaam sarvabhrichaiv nirgun gunbhoktricha II (13.14)
Though perceiving all sense- objects it really speaking is devoid of all senses. Though unattached, it is nonetheless; sustainer of all; and though having no attribute, it is the enjoyer of the modes of His illusory power
One is not able to feel its presence due to ego of embodiment.
Lord Krishna very kindly tells in chapter 15 that he being the self soul of all beings resides in their heart but ignorant can not feel his presence.
Persons of self knowledge having realized them can perceive the self soul leaving the embodiment, seated in embodiment and posing to enjoy the sense objects, through sense organs.
They are capable of perceiving self soul being eluded by the three evolutes of material nature, but this perception is not possible for those who are ignorant out of ego of embodiment.
Faculties to see these realties are always available to all beings, but human form is, comparatively an easy instrument to access this goal.
Ignorant cannot perceive living entity departing from the body, staying in the body, enjoying sense objects by associating with material body and its being under the spell of modes of material nature but men of wisdom can feel it.
One has to minutely observe as to what is the reality.
As a trader takes away his shop from one place to another and start functioning his business on a changed venue, the self soul being conditioned to enjoy sense objects through sense outlets starts the functioning of senses through new body which it attains due to karmic action and reactions. as it has been conditioned to do so.
It performs those acts of sense gratification in new bodies because of attachment and desires for sense gratification. The self soul has been going into embodiments of higher and lower species since time immemorial. This virtual chain of birth and death don’t stop till it becomes desire less and realizes itself to be eternal imperishable servitor of Lord Krishna.
Self Soul is eternal consciousness. It is illuminating every part of embodiment. It assumes doer ship because its identification with mind is so thin that it is impossible to see them separate.
Consciousness, mind and intellect are so intimately interwoven that these appear to be one and same.
It is a witness sitting far away from every activity of mind intellect and senses.
The moment one sees itself a seer, it is free from all sin. A self soul being part of Supreme Consciousness has every right to go home.
But only condition is complete surrender unto Him.
When a sinner comes to know that Lord is Supreme and whole universe is pervaded by his presence, his sins are no more effective. With above knowledge, he attains devotion to Lord Krishna and thus attains the self realization.
Even a sinner has a right to worship Lord. Worship does not mean chanting verses or meditating before the idols of Lord.
It is complete surrender unto him.
With this devotion of mind unto him, devotee sees Lord in all, finds every modification a perception of Lord.
Having come to conclusion that non attachment to sense objects is liberation and love for sense objects is bondage, a devotee becomes free from dualities.
Realizing only self only exists and all else with in the mind senses vortex, is false and unreal, a sinner may attain self realization and attain blissful peace.
Lord Krishna has extended a guarantee to liberate even the sinner in following verse of chapter nine:
kshipram bhavti dharmatma shashvachhanti nigachhati I
kontey pratijanih na me bhaktah pararhashayati II (9.31)
He becomes spiritual within no time securing lasting peace. Arjun you know it for certain that my devotee never falls.
Bondage consists of only desire, destruction of desire is liberation. Every one, despite preoccupation with worldly affairs, does some time thinks as to where from he has come to this world and what his purpose in this world is?
Even village dogs mate with their counter parts, eat, and drink water like human beings, so what for this particular human embodiment?
This eternal yearning of mind to know true nature of self soul being beyond all objects and desires, leads embodied soul to detachment from embodiment and desires.
It is liberation and attachment with them is bondage.
Even a sinner once awaken cannot lose sight of this eternal fact in future.
Every embodiment, what so ever be form it may have, has a right to self realization,
Human body is the reflection of Lord himself and is provided with enormous glimpse of Lord in the embodiment.
Analysis of dreaming state is the easiest way to understand the presence of self in human form.
In dream nothing comes from outside, it is the self which plays with self in a dream state.
It is creation of conscious and unconscious mind.
Self is dream; it is transforms itself every thing one sees in dream.
The world is dream of Supreme Self in universal form; self in all this expanded cosmic eternal consciousness.
As dream vanishes with rising from sleep, this creation vanishes with the Lord desire to finish it.
Renunciation alone removes the fear which is resulted from attachment with embodiment.
True renunciation is not running away from house or changing clothes. Even if one does so, he may be having attachment to various things.
Freedom of action can be obtained by performing them selflessly as a duty unto Lord and with no desire of fruit.
If again they are performed with attachments and desire for fruit, they are going to cause recycling with no end to it.
This self soul embodied in a particular form, on account of being conditioned to satisfy senses, again commits same mistake of identifying with body cover and its actions. Bhagwad Geeta has no other message than to alert this strayed ‘Self Soul’ to detach itself from this material energy and take up home ward journey.
Action performed selflessly shall lead to self- realization
More over, an embodied soul can not attain perfection by abstaining from action. The action done with attachment does not exhaust without being undergone, even for thousands of year.
Culmination of discipline of action is obtained from self less action but not by abstaining from actions one can not acquire culmination of discipline of knowledge.
Every verse of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta is awakening.
Till the tine death of body, the embodied soul appears executing actions coming as reactions of attachment and identification with modes of material nature. The embodiment is the effect of association with qualities of nature.
Embodiment of human form is the result of mixture of three qualities.
The idea of “I” and “mine” is itself is the effect of mixtures of three qualities, since all intercourse through mind, sense objects, organs and pranas is the effect of a mixture of the gunas. One identifies one self with the body, organs etc. as one’s own as to say ‘I’ am a such and such son of such and such’ or I am a soldier, I am a man or woman’, it is my father, it is my house, I shall do this and that.
Often one addresses objects as one’s own. Mind, senses, organs and pranas are outcome of one or other qualities of nature. with association of them with each other is the cause of action.
Self is not perceptible because of two factors, one is that self ‘I’ is missing and transient embodiment being identified as ‘I’ which means acceptance of existence of none existing and not recognizing ever existing ‘I’ that is self.
So whatever is done without attachment causes liberation?
The world is already sacrificed and thinking it as renounced and one already transient, one is liberated from it.
Attachment to objects of senses has roots of all trouble human experiences.
In enjoyment there is a fear of disease, in social position it is fear of fall, in honor it is fear of humiliation, in beauty it is fear of old age, in wealth it is fear of theft, cheating, forgery, every attachment having something to oppose it, but non attachment have no opponent.
Once it attained there is little that can effect the embodied soul.
Even the people who are termed to be low caste are very entitled to attain liberation and go to Lord’ domain.
Lored Krishna says:
mam he parth vayapashrtya ye syue papyonayah I
sitryo vishastath shudrasteapi yanti pram gatim II
kim punarbarahamarha punya bhakta tatha rajarshas tatha I
anitayamasukham lokam prapya bhajasav mam. II (9.32-33)
Arjun! woman, members of trading community, Shudras as well as those pariah, whoever he may be, taking refuge in me, they too attain me.
What to talk of holy Brahmins, royal sages, and those devoted to me. There fore, having ordained this joyless and transient human life, constantly worship me.
A human form of woman, trader whose business involves manipulations, labor or artisans and even embodiment of a pariah have right to self realization as self alone pervades all of them.
More so, soul embodied as of wise Brahmin, sages in royal garb, and devotees to Lord, have a right to realize them.
So it is the duty of every embodied soul to realize it self and attain emancipation which is possible in human form alone.
Lord Krishna is residing in all beings as self soul and He does not differentiate but who surrender unto Him, he takes special care of them:
Lord is seated in all animate and inanimate beings. he has never dithered any of them. He is looking every deed of embodied self.
But here is difference while dealing with his devotees.
It is not that sinner is deprived of the presence of Lord. But being ignorant of his presence he is over taken by the ego and attachment, Lord is not perceptible to him.
But wise man knowing Lord as source of all beings sees him in every object he comes across.
He / She see sameness in all.
Feeling him in his/ her self, devotee loves him.
Lord too replies in same terms.
It is reciprocal.
There several examples in the lives of devotees when Lord responded to their calls. Gajender moksha, Dropadi’s calling Lord and his coming in form of endless cloth, Sudama, Bheelani are queer example of devotees’ help by Lord.
Even if this does not happen to every devotee but if devotee is able to perceive his presence, it is greatest favor to him bestowed by Lord and it is an insurance to get rid of transmigration.
Manmana bhav madbhakto madyaji mam namaskuru I
Mameveshayasi yuktveavamatamanam matparyanah II (9, 34)
Fix you mind on me, be devoted to me, worship me, salute me, thus attaching yourself to me and entirely depending upon me, you shall attain me.
From all angles only Lord, the self of all and an Supreme Consciousness is to be thought of, worshipped, meditated, and all obeisance made to him and thus by linking one self with Lord, one attains Him in whatever form it wishes and prays for.
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