| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| THE YOGA OF COMPLETENESS - SEEING THE LORD EVERYWHERE |
| The essence of all the Vedas in the palm of my hand 21. This is the essence of all the Vedas. The Vedas are infinite. But the distilled essence of the infinite Vedas in this purushottama-yoga. Where are these Vedas? Their ways are strange. Where is their essence? At the very beginning of this Chapter it is said, "He whose leaves the vedas are." My brother, the Vedas fill every leaf of the tree. The vedas are not hidden in the Samhitas (collections of mantras) or in your books and treatises. They pervade the whole universe. Shakespeare speaks of "... Tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones ..." The idea is that the Vedas are neither in Sanskrit not in the Samhitas, but in all Creation. If you serve, they will appear before you. 22. We say, "prabhaate karadarshanam" - "looking at one's palm early in the morning." All the Vedas are in that palm and they say, "Serve." Consider whether your hands worked yesterday, whether they are fit to work again today and whether they carry the marks of service. When the hands are worn out with service, then the destiny that Brahma ordained for you becomes clear. This is the meaning of "looking at one's palm in the morning." |
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