| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| THE YOGA OF COMPLETENESS - SEEING THE LORD EVERYWHERE |
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In reality, the three together constitute one Person. There is
nothing but oneness. Here the Gita has led us to the highest peak. Karma, bhakti, jnana have all
become one.
Man, God and Creation have all become one. Between karma, bhakti and jnana
there is now no conflict.
18. In his Amritanubhava, Jnanadev gives an example very popular in Maharashtra: "Out of rock we chisel the Lord, His temple and His followers. Out of the rock we make the temple, and the throne and the image of God. Out of the same rock, we make the devotee standing in the front, and carve too the fruit he offers. One big rock assumes all these different forms. Why should not the same thing happen with bhakti too? Even in the relationship of Master and servant, why should there not be oneness? This outward creation, these materials of worship, distinct though they be, why should they not become of the nature of the Self? The three Purushas are after all one. To combine the streams of jnana, karma and bhakti into a mighty river of life - this is the perfect purushottama-yoga. The Master, the servant, and the instruments of service - they are all one. Now let us play the game of devotion and love. |
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