After describing the various ways of reaching God
in the previous chapter, Lord Krishna elaborates on the classification
of the three basic qualities in every human being. Hence this chapter is
called " Guna Thraya Vibhaga Yoga." The Lord continues," Arjuna! I
shall tell you about that with which the great sages attained liberation
or Moksha. The Jnanis reach me and transcend the cycle of birth and
death. There should be the male and female element for creation! The
world is no exception. I am the FATHER! Prakriti or Maya is the MOTHER!
In other words, there is union between matter and spirit!
"Maya is of three kinds namely SATWA, RAJAS and Thamo Guna or qualities. These three qualities are the stumbling blocks that do not allow the person to go up. Greed and lust are the manifestations of RAJO guna. THAMO guna is the quality of those who do not think of the Soul or the Absolute Soul! Therefore, Arjuna! Unless man transcends all these qualities he cannot get Moksha!" What are the qualities of a person who has transcended these three gunas? 1. He is perfectly indifferent to all the worldly things. He does not take sides. 2. He treats both happiness and sorrow on an equal footing. 3. He treats gold, a lump of clay and a stone as the same!
According to Sri Ramakrishna, the Jiva or the individual Soul is traveling with the treasure of Jnana in the forest of samsara or family life! The three gunas are the thieves who want to way lay him! Thamo guna is like the thief who wants to kill. Rajo guna wants to imprison, not kill him. Sathwa guna takes the person to the boundary and leaves him there! Like a doll made of sugar that loses its individuality and merges into water, Sathwa guna merges into God! Similar to a doll made of cloth which becomes heavy by absorbing water, Rajo guna makes one get Jnana slowly and steadily. The stone doll does not absorb even a drop of water! This is the quality of Thamo guna. It is impossible for a person to get mokaha without the special clemency of God!
Maya has two important ramifications. The first is " Avidya Maya."or the deluding power Like the cloud that covers the Sun, Maya hides God. It is this “ avidya Maya” that obstructs your vision of the Divine! The second type of Maya is called “ Vidya Maya. It reveals as the liberating power! It leads Man towards God while “ avidya Maya” leads him astray. Vidya Maya consists of knowledge, wisdom, devotion, dispassion and compassion. It is Maya that makes it possible to realize the Brahman! Vidya Maya never kills the devotee. The cat catches the kitten with its teeth but they are not hurt while when the mouse is caught it dies!!
"Maya is of three kinds namely SATWA, RAJAS and Thamo Guna or qualities. These three qualities are the stumbling blocks that do not allow the person to go up. Greed and lust are the manifestations of RAJO guna. THAMO guna is the quality of those who do not think of the Soul or the Absolute Soul! Therefore, Arjuna! Unless man transcends all these qualities he cannot get Moksha!" What are the qualities of a person who has transcended these three gunas? 1. He is perfectly indifferent to all the worldly things. He does not take sides. 2. He treats both happiness and sorrow on an equal footing. 3. He treats gold, a lump of clay and a stone as the same!
According to Sri Ramakrishna, the Jiva or the individual Soul is traveling with the treasure of Jnana in the forest of samsara or family life! The three gunas are the thieves who want to way lay him! Thamo guna is like the thief who wants to kill. Rajo guna wants to imprison, not kill him. Sathwa guna takes the person to the boundary and leaves him there! Like a doll made of sugar that loses its individuality and merges into water, Sathwa guna merges into God! Similar to a doll made of cloth which becomes heavy by absorbing water, Rajo guna makes one get Jnana slowly and steadily. The stone doll does not absorb even a drop of water! This is the quality of Thamo guna. It is impossible for a person to get mokaha without the special clemency of God!
Maya has two important ramifications. The first is " Avidya Maya."or the deluding power Like the cloud that covers the Sun, Maya hides God. It is this “ avidya Maya” that obstructs your vision of the Divine! The second type of Maya is called “ Vidya Maya. It reveals as the liberating power! It leads Man towards God while “ avidya Maya” leads him astray. Vidya Maya consists of knowledge, wisdom, devotion, dispassion and compassion. It is Maya that makes it possible to realize the Brahman! Vidya Maya never kills the devotee. The cat catches the kitten with its teeth but they are not hurt while when the mouse is caught it dies!!
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