Fourth
Discourse – Yoga of Wisdom
Lord
Krishna declares that He is born from age to age, whenever there is a
prevalence of unrighteousness and the world is ruled by dark forces. The Lord
manifests Himself on Earth to establish peace, order and harmony. Hence, we see
appearance of the great saviours of the world.
The
Lord then explains to Arjuna the secret of Yogic action.
a)
Even though one is not engaged in action, but if the mind is active with the
idea of doership and egoism, then it is action in inaction.
b)
Though engaged physically in action, if the idea of agency is absent and if one
feels Nature does everything, this is
inaction in action.
Liberation:
The
liberated man is free from attachment though engaged in ceaseless action. He is
unaffected by the pairs of opposites like joy and grief, success and failure
etc.
One
who has true union with the Lord is not subject to rebirth. He attains
immortality. Such union can only be achieved when one is free from attachment,
fear and anger, being thoroughly purified by right knowledge.
Divine
Wisdom:
Should
be sought at the feet of a liberated Guru/Teacher, one who has realised the
Truth. Having understood the Truth from the Guru by direct experience, the
aspirant is no longer deluded by ignorance. The liberated aspirant directly
beholds the “Self in all beings and all beings in the Self”.
In
order to attain Divine Wisdom, one must have supreme faith and devotion. When
one has attained complete self-mastery and self-control, has intense faith and
devotion, then true knowledge dawns within and one attains liberation and
freedom from all sins and weaknesses.
The
Lord emphasises that one who doubts, goes to destruction. Without faith in
oneself, in the scriptures and in the instructions of the Guru, one cannot be
liberated.
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