Sai Baba Gita - The Gita will give you whatever you are Ready to Receive

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The Gita will give you whatever you are Ready to Receive

It is to utterly destroy selfishness, egoism, arrogance, pride, possessiveness,

attachment, hatred and other such poisonous qualities that the Gita has taught

the truth in so many ways. In the process, it has helped many different kinds

of people to develop a sacred nature. The Gita may be compared to a wish

fulfilling tree. Whatever you desire from the Gita it will give. The meaning

given to different teachings in the Gita depends on your outlook and stage of

spiritual preparation. No one can say that he knows the one correct meaning for

a particular verse; no one has the authority to claim that theirs is the only

meaning.

The Gita teachings apply to every level of spiritual seeker. Therefore, the Gita

may be described as the heart of the Vedanta. It is its very essence. The Gita

is a treasure chest of gold; the Gita is a flower-strewn path; the Gita is the

support of all earnest seekers and aspirants; the Gita allows them to swim and

survive in this sea of worldly life; the Gita helps them to traverse all

obstacles and reach their goal. A person who does not care for the Gita misses

the very purpose of life.

Whatever be your feelings, the meaning you will derive from the Gita will be

commensurate to your level of spiritual development. For example, many of the

devotees here will know the Sanskrit chant which is used as an incantation for

evoking the blessing of the Lord. Its first line translates, 'to the white

attired Lord'. Lord Vishnu is this all pervasive one. He is omnipresent. He is

described as ash-colored. He is also described as having the color of the moon,

being whitish, which is the same as saying that he has the color of ashes. He

has also been described as having four hands and a most pleasing and sacred

face, which does not exhibit any feeling of elation or dejection. This is the

feeling of believers, and it is in this way that they pray to the Lord. But

non-believers may use the very same words, although the image they describe

with these words may be completely different.

The Sanskrit word that starts this incantation also refers to the one who

carries white clothes. In whatever situation you see this one, you find it does

not exhibit any feelings; it is ash-colored, and it has four limbs. One can take

these attributes, put them all together and say that these words describe a

donkey. A donkey will be carrying white clothes from the washerman, it has four

limbs, an ash-colored body and a most patient face. It is not tied down to any

place, you can find it roaming in the roads, in front of the house, everywhere.

This is the meaning given to these very same words by non-believers. So, whether

it is the exalted Lord or a lowly ass, depends on how you look at it, whether

you are a devotee or a non-believer, and whether you are interested in or

oblivious to such spiritual expressions.

In the same way, the Gita yields up different meanings to different types of

people. Based upon the state of your feelings, each of you will get the meaning

which is appropriate to the stage you have reached on the spiritual path. So,

this Gita is a great wish-fulfilling tree. It is a celestial cow, giving freely

of its milk. You can take from it whatever meaning you like, whatever teaching

you are ready to absorb. There is plenty of water in the ocean, but the amount

of water you can take away from it depends upon the capacity of the vessel that

you have brought to fill up. The water will be the same; the difference will

only be in the size of the vessel. Likewise, there may be differences in your

feelings, but the Gita is only one.

The basic message of the Gita is the same for all; its sacred purpose is to

transform humanity into divinity. You should not take such a holy book lightly.

You should approach the Gita with a deep feeling of devotion and commitment. You

should chant the verses with genuine feeling and understanding. And you should

practice daily at least one or two of the precepts given here. Only then will

you gain complete fulfillment in your life.

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Sai Baba Gita, Compiled and edited by Al Drucker - Published by Atma Press -

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