Seventeenth
Discourse – The Yoga of the Division of the Three-fold Faith
The
theme of this discourse is the question Arjuna puts forward to the Lord:
“What
about those who, even though setting aside scriptural injunctions, yet perform
worship and faith?” The Lord replies thus:
The
faith of such men who ignore the injunctions of the scriptures could be either
Sattwic, Rajasic or Tamasic. This would be in accordance with the basic nature
of the person himself. Conversely, as is the kind of faith, so develops the
nature of the man. Thus, in all things these qualities become expressed in
accordance with the kind of faith in which the person concerned is based. Acts
done with the right faith lead to supreme blessedness; when done without any
faith whatsoever, all actions become barren and useless.
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