Swami Chidvilasananda Sp-ET-ST-05022019
Fearlessness is the first virtue Krishna commends to Arjuna in Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita. Janeshwar Maharaj, the poet-saint of Maharashtra, commenting on this verse, says, “Of all the daiva sampatti, divine qualities, fearlessness holds the highest place.” Isn’t it true that a person commits most of his sins out of fear? Out of fear, a person keeps everyone at arm’s length. Don’t you tell lies out of fear? Fear has many different shades and connotations.
It thrives on misgivings. Spiritual practice weakens the hold fear exercises on our minds and helps strengthen our love for God. It reduces the mind’s agitation and encourages it to become strong.
To gather all the fruit, one needs to be persevering. Bhartrihari said in the Niti Shataka: for fear of obstacles, low-spirited people do not begin anything. Ordinary people begin things but stop when the first difficulties arise.
But the best of men, though repeatedly felled by adversities, do not abandon a noble undertaking. There are also ordinary fears.
For example, if you are teetering on the edge of a cliff, you experience fear of falling. Now that is a good, healthy fear. If you are cooking and the fire is burning very high, you fear to get too close. Overcoming fear does not mean getting rid of the reflexes of the body.
Poet-saint Krishnasuta wrote a bhajan about fear that says, “What fear could exist for one whose mind is dissolved in the bliss of divine consciousness?” The Vedas declare that all doubts dissolve when you realise the highest Truth, the divine Consciousness.
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Courtesy: Economic Times: Speaking Tree: Feb 05, 2019
Swami Chidvilasananda Sp-ET-ST-05022019
Fearlessness is the first virtue Krishna commends to Arjuna in Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita. Janeshwar Maharaj, the poet-saint of Maharashtra, commenting on this verse, says, “Of all the daiva sampatti, divine qualities, fearlessness holds the highest place.” Isn’t it true that a person commits most of his sins out of fear? Out of fear, a person keeps everyone at arm’s length. Don’t you tell lies out of fear? Fear has many different shades and connotations.
It thrives on misgivings. Spiritual practice weakens the hold fear exercises on our minds and helps strengthen our love for God. It reduces the mind’s agitation and encourages it to become strong.
To gather all the fruit, one needs to be persevering. Bhartrihari said in the Niti Shataka: for fear of obstacles, low-spirited people do not begin anything. Ordinary people begin things but stop when the first difficulties arise.
But the best of men, though repeatedly felled by adversities, do not abandon a noble undertaking. There are also ordinary fears.
For example, if you are teetering on the edge of a cliff, you experience fear of falling. Now that is a good, healthy fear. If you are cooking and the fire is burning very high, you fear to get too close. Overcoming fear does not mean getting rid of the reflexes of the body.
Poet-saint Krishnasuta wrote a bhajan about fear that says, “What fear could exist for one whose mind is dissolved in the bliss of divine consciousness?” The Vedas declare that all doubts dissolve when you realise the highest Truth, the divine Consciousness.
DISCLAIMER
The views expressed in the Article above are Author’s personal views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing."
Courtesy: Economic Times: Speaking Tree: Feb 05, 2019