The Lord’s Vibhuti
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April 13, 2021 21:59 IST
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The prime qualifying factor for the disciple keen to learn and imbibe spiritual truths is absolute faith in the teaching and in the preceptor, says Krishna to Arjuna when He begins to explain the profound secret of wisdom. At this juncture, the Lord explains many subtle aspects that are to be factored in when there is transmission of esoteric knowledge from preceptor to disciple, pointed out Swami Omkarananda in a discourse.
Unlike knowledge pertaining to the world and universe that can be grasped by the skilful use and application of the senses, mind and intellect, esoteric matters, being profound by nature cannot be easily explained or made overtly explicit. It is also true that all worldly knowledge is of no avail and stands no comparison with this Supreme Knowledge that gives peace of mind and calm and liberates one from the cycle of samsara. It leads one away from restless pursuits and conf
Life is constituted of various pairs of opposites such as joy and sorrow, birth and death, growth and decay, heat and cold and so on. Krishna points out that these are mere matter of fact occurrences
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