Krishna Jai Shri Krishna
The Bhagavad-Gita talks of many ways, or paths, in which we can reach the Almighty. For seekers of knowledge, there is the path of knowledge called ‘gyan yoga’. For people who have love and devotion towards God, there is the path of devotion called ‘bhakti yoga’. The majority of us are treading the path of ‘karma yoga’, the path of action.We are not sanyasi’s (ascetics). We are householders and we can learn from the Bhagavad-Gita how to live a fruitful, peaceful and happy life. We can learn how to enjoy all that life has to offer in a tasteful manner, while at the same time offering everything we have to the Almighty.We always prefer sweetness, whether in taste or in smell. We dislike bad odours and bad tastes. In many ways, we are like flies! However, the Gita teaches us that we should learn to live like the fly that sits on sugar, and not like the fly that sits on honey. Both of these flies enjoy sweetness; but the former is free to fly away after enjoying the sugar while the latter gets stuck in the honey and loses its freedom to fly.We need not feel sorry for being in the world. Nor should we blame life for various deceitful bonds. Nor do we need to pray to God for setting us free from this world. Instead of such negative thoughts, we should gladly accept the life bestowed upon us.People often say that this world is an illusion, but our longing for physical comforts does not cease, or even decrease! Why this fallacy? One should thank God for everything that He has given to us. One should accept it as a kind gift to be used humbly and to be offered back to Him with the same humility. Thinking negatively without renunciation is hypocrisy.There are devotees who do not like the world. They constantly say,”O God, You are good; but the world created by you is bad.” How correct are they in saying this? Is this their love for God? God will certainly not like someone talking ill of His creation. How can we speak negatively of all the things of this world that we ourselves long for throughout our lives? We should live the life given to us joyfully.The life and the teachings of Shri Krishna show us how to live. We need to be like the fly that enjoys the sweetness of the world without becoming attached to it. That way, we will enjoy all that we face and carry out all our actions in a fruitful manner. This is the secret to being a true karma yogi.I pray that such divine messages and facets of advice given in our scriptures can be applied into our lives and take us further in our journey to God.
With blessings,Bhaishri
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