Day 233: The Path to Liberation

Day 233: The Path to Liberation

Performing Duty
Krishna emphasizes that Arjuna’s duty as a warrior, although involving violence, is noble and appropriate. Performing one’s natural duty, even if it seems despicable or unrighteous, is the best path to immortality. Engaging in action with the spirit of yoga and without attachment liberates one from bondage.

Krishna advises Arjuna to be at peace, just as Brahman is peace. By performing all actions as offerings to Brahman, one becomes Brahman. Krishna teaches that one should perform all actions as offerings to Brahman, leading to instant realization and liberation.

Krishna emphasizes that performing one’s duty, even if it appears despicable, is better than performing another’s duty perfectly. By engaging in natural actions without attachment, one becomes immortal. Even a fool's natural action is noble in his case. For a good person, it is even more valid.

Equanimity and Renunciation
True renunciation is the abandonment of hopes and aspirations. Recognizing the presence of the divine in all beings and relinquishing the delusion of duality constitutes surrender to the Lord. Krishna teaches that one should perform all actions as offerings to Brahman, leading to instant realization and liberation.

Renunciation is not merely abandoning physical possessions but renouncing the ego-sense and the sense of ownership. When one sees the Lord in all appearances and modifications and abandons the delusion of duality, that is true surrender. Such a person becomes a true sanyasi (renunciate).

The Nature of Brahman
Brahman is empty within and without, undifferentiated and homogeneous. The world appearance is merely an infinitesimal part of Brahman. The infinite consciousness appears divided due to the ‘I’-feeling, but in reality, all material objects and living beings are non-different from the infinite consciousness.

Brahman is not an object of observation and is not different from the observer. The world appearance arises as a part of Brahman and is essentially void and unreal. The 'I' feeling is infinitesimal compared to the world appearance, and the infinite consciousness remains undivided.