| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| CONTEMPLATION OF THE DIVINE GLORY |
| 4. Today, the film materialism
obscures our vision. Instead of beginning with an invocation to
Ganesha, we begin with the question, "Does God exist anywhere?" And no one; of course,
sees Him anywhere. Life is full of passion and greed, full of distortions. The best of
philosophers today cannot rise beyond the thought of finding food for everybody. This is no fault of
theirs, because as things are at present, many lack even food. Today's
main problem is food. Our best brains are busy solving it.
Sayanaacharya, the commentator of the Vedas says, "bubhukshamaanah rudraroopena
avatishthate" - "hungry He appears in the form of Rudra."
Hungry people are avataras (incarnations) of Rudra. To appease their hunger, many philosophical and political theories have arisen. We cannot lift our head a moment from these problems. All our bhagiratha-prayatna, all our heroic efforts, today, are towards this end of enabling people to eat their food in peace and comfort. If in such a strange social order, even something as straight and easy as dedication to the Lord becomes very difficult, what is there to wonder at? What then is one to do? How to master the yoga of dedication to the Lord, how to make it easy - this is what we are going to see in the Tenth Chapter.
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