| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| BHAKTI : SAGUNA AND NIRGUNA |
| 10. The nirguna worshipper is devoted to the welfare of all beings. This is no ordinary matter. "To work for the
good of all the world" is a thing easy to say, but difficult to practice. One devoted to the good
of the world can think of nothing else. That is why nirguna worship is
difficult. Saguna worship, however, can be rendered in many ways, according to one's powers and
opportunities. To serve the little village we were born in, to look after
one's parents, this is saguna worship.
All we have to make sure is that we do not work against the welfare of The meaning and substance of the two are the same. But saguna is easier, and therefore better. That is all. 11. Apart form ease, there is another advantage in saguna worship. There is danger in nirguna worship. Nirguna is all jnana, knowledge. But saguna is full of love, of bhavana, of feeling. There is the moisture of the heart in it and perfect safety for the bhakta. In nirguna, however, there is some danger. There was a time when I relied on jnana, but now experience has taught me that mere jnana is not enough. |
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