Bhagavad Gita Selection Number 26, for Wednesday, July 23, 2008
From Chapter I: The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondancy
I.47. Sanjaya said(to Dhritarashtra):
Having thus spoken in the midst of the battlefield, Arjuna,
casting away his bow and arrow, sat down on the seat of the
chariot with his mind overwhelmed with sorrow.
Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science
of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between
Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the first discourse entitled
'THE YOGA OF THE DESPONDANCY OF ARJUNA'.
Raja Yoga Selection Number 135, for Wednesday, July 23, 2008
[from Discourse III: "Vibhuti Pada- On Divine Powers"]
III.38. TE SAMADHAV UPASARGA VYUTTHANE SIDDHAYAH
'These("siddhis") are the obstacles to the state of "samadhi", though they
are considered powers to the mind which is worldly'.
Commentary:
Here Patanjali makes it very clear that all of the siddhis that have
been described above are but temptations and distractions from the
superconscious state. They only appear attractive to those who are
steeped in worldliness, egoism, and the desire for power.
6. MY CASTE, RELIGION, COUNTRY
I belong to no particular caste,
Creed, community or country.
The whole univers is my home,
The whole univers is my body.
My religion is universal:
It is the religion of love or Vedanta.
My home is Brahmapuri,
The Immortal Abode of Brahman!
So says Sivananda.
