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Comment by Ganesh Balasubramanian on June 22, 2012 at 10:56am

अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः ।
अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥ (Chap. 10, Verse 20)

I, O Gudakesha (Victor of Sleep, Sloth), am the Self, which abides within all beings. I am the beginning and middle and end of all beings.

This 'I' is the primordial 'I' that is the real nature of all beings. Who is in quest? Who is in quest of peace? Who is in quest for God? for all such questions, the common answer is "to me" then follows, who am I, i am not this body, because, this is my body and not 'I' and I am not the 5 senses, because, these are my senses. 

Krishna meant in the same spirit as the following verses from Kena Upanishad.

• Not that which the eye can see, but that whereby the eye can see: know that to be Brahman the eternal, and not what people here adore;
• Not that which the ear can hear, but that whereby the ear can hear: know that to be Brahman the eternal, and not what people here adore;
• Not that which speech can illuminate, but that by which speech can be illuminated: know that to be Brahman the eternal, and not what people here adore;
• Not that which the mind can think, but that whereby the mind can think: know that to be Brahman the eternal, and not what people here adore.

 

Additionally, this Ekashloki of Shankara illustrates the Self of the Self clearly -

 

किं ज्योतिस्तवभानुमानहनि मे रात्रौ प्रदीपादिकं
स्यादेवं रविदीपदर्शनविधौ किं ज्योतिराख्याहि मे ।
चक्षुस्तस्य निमीलनादिसमये किं धीर्धियो दर्शने
किं तत्राहमतो भवान्परमकं ज्योतिस्तदस्मि प्रभो ॥

 

Kim Jyothis tava bhanumaan ahani me Ratrau pradeepadikam

Shyaad evam ravi deepa darshana vidhau Kim jyothiraakhyahi me
Chakshuh tasya nimeelanaadi samaya Kim dheeh dheeyo darshana kim
Tatra aham athah bhavaan Paramakam jyothih tadasmi prabho

Master : ‘By what light do you see?’
Disciple : ‘The sun by day, the lamp by night.’
M : ‘By what light do you see these lights?’
D : ‘The eye.’
M : ‘By what light do you see the eye?’
D : ‘The mind.’
M : ‘By what light do you know the mind?’
D : ‘My Self.’
M : ‘You then are the Light of Lights.’
D : ‘Yes, That I am.’

 

What ever we may be doing, what ever actions we may be engrossed in, even while engaged in spiritual activities, PUja, worship, Bhajan, we should never, even for the moment forget the performer, the real "I am" in the spirit of what has been revealed as above by the Sages. That Self, is pure, blemish-less, it is the eternal witness. 

 

Always holding on to the Self, constantly in Smarana (listening), Manana (Reflection), NidhiDhyaasana(Abidance as Truth) is the purport of Human Birth

 

Sairam

Comment by ARUN SAI on June 21, 2012 at 11:53pm

Who am I ?
The gross body which is composed of the seven humours (dhatus), I am not; the five cognitive
sense organs, viz. the senses of hearing, touch, sight, taste, and smell, which apprehend their
respective objects, viz. sound, touch, colour, taste, and odour, I am not; the five cognitive senseorgans,
viz. the organs of speech, locomotion, grasping, excretion, and procreation, which have as
their respective functions speaking, moving, grasping, excreting, and enjoying, I am not; the five
vital airs, prana, etc., which perform respectively the five functions of in-breathing, etc., I am not;
even the mind which thinks, I am not; the nescience too, which is endowed only with the residual
impressions of objects, and in which there are no objects and no functioning’s, I am not.

Comment by Sai Communities on February 28, 2011 at 7:49am

Sorry, there's a problem with the blogs. it has been fixed & previous posts on "Gita For Beginners & Children" are accessible  now. Sairam
 

 

 

Comment by Balakrishnan.R on February 2, 2011 at 11:53am

In clude the daily H2H saying of swami also.

Comment by sadhujag on January 31, 2011 at 3:26pm

Sairam,

It is stated about Gita that even if one does not recite the entire Gita, it is sufficient if one sloka alone gets recited and the meaning thought of.  Thatway an entire life time can be spent in contemplation of Gita.

When the atomic scientist viewed the explotion of an atom bomb in Hiroshima/Nagasaki he had recollected only Gita ...God is a million times more radiant than the Sun itself.......Could anyone tell where that sloka is in Gita ?

 

 

Comment by sadhujag on January 31, 2011 at 3:22pm

 

Sairam,  My humble pranams to all in Gita group. Glad to be a part of this Team.  Ready to follow as per your guidance as I am not familiar with this subject.  Thank you.  sadhujag

Comment by SRIKANTA T.R. on January 29, 2011 at 12:14pm

Aum Sri Sai Ram,

Very happy to join Gita group.

How to use teachings of Gita in our daily life?