| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| THE SELF AND THE NON-SELF |
| Then the jiva, enters the sphere of ethics. Now the Supreme can remain neutral no
longer. When he sees that good things are happening through the jiva, the Lord
looks in and says, "Well done!" When through such good actions the grosser faults of the mind are
removed, and the time come for cleansing the subtle impurities, the
man finds all his efforts are inadequate, he calls on the Lord for help. Then He answers
the calls and comes running.
Whenever the bhakta's strength is found wanting, He comes and stands before him. Suryanarayana (the Lord in the form of the Sun), the sergeant of the whole world, is ever standing at you door. He will not break open a closed door and enter, for he is a servant. He gives the respect due to the master. He will not knock. The master sleeps within, and so the servant Sun stands waiting outside. But let the door be opened even so little, he will enter will all his brightness and drive away the darkness. So too is God. Ask for his help and he will come with his arms outstretched. On the banks of the river Bhima in Pandharpur, He stands ready with his hands on his hips. Tukaram and others describe Vitthal as ready to save, with arms outstretched. Through the open nostril the air rushes in. Through the open door, the light come flooding in. But even this comparison with air and light is not good enough. The Lord is nearer to us than they. He is more eager to help us. He is upadrashtaa, the witness and the anumantaa, the one who assents, but He is also, in every, the bhartaa, the support. |
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