THE BHAGAWAD GITA SIMPLIFIED.

1. Why do you worry without cause? Whom do you fear without reason? Who can kill you? The soul is neither born, nor does it die. Whatever happened, happened for the good; whatever is happening, is happening for the good; whatever will happen, will also happen for the good only.
2. You need not have any regards for the past. You need not worry for the future. The present is happening...What did you lose that you cry about? What did you bring with you, which you think you have lost?
3. What did you produce, which you think got destroyed? You did not bring anything, whatever you have, you received from here. Whatever you have given, you have given only here. Whatever you took, you took from God. Whatever you gave, you gave it to Him. You came empty handed, you will leave empty handed.
4. What is yours today, belonged to someone else yesterday, and will belong to someone else the day after tomorrow. You are mistakenly enjoying the thought that this is yours. It is this false happiness that is the cause of your sorrows.
5. Change is the law of the universe. What you think of as death, is indeed life. In one instance you can be a millionaire, and in the other instance you can be steeped in poverty.
6. Yours and mine, big and small erase these ideas from your mind. Then everything is yours and you belong to everyone. This body is not yours, neither are you of the body. The body is made of fire, water, air, earth and ether, and will disappear into these elements. But the soul is permanent - so who are you?
7. Dedicate your being to God. He is the one to be ultimately relied upon. Those who know of his support are forever free from fear, worry and sorrow. Whatever you do, do it as a dedication to God. This will bring you the tremendous experience of joy and life-freedom forever.

--Challapalli Srinivas Chakravarthy--
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I AM NOT MAKING MYSELF A GURU.

[Based on interaction with Jiddu Krishnamurti, published in The Times of India (The Speaking Tree), dated 08th July, 2017 (Saturday). This interaction was recorded at Poona India sixth Public Talk, 03rd October, 1948].

Inspite of your emphatic denial of the need for a Guru, are you not yourself a Guru? What is the difference?

Krishnamurti: Sir, what do you mean by a Guru? Why do you need a Guru? Whether you make me one or not, I am not making myself a Guru to you. That is why a follower is a curse. The follower is a destroyer; the follower is the exploiter. (Laughter). Do not laugh it away, think about it very earnestly and see the consequence of it. Let us examine this question. Now, what do you mean by a Guru? You generally mean, do you not, one who will lead you to reality? Your Guru is not the man of whom you can ask the direction to the station. You would not call the professor a Guru, the man who teaches you the piano. Obviously, you mean by the Guru one who will lead you to truth, give you a mode of conduct, one who will provide the key or open the door, give you nourishment, sustenance and encouragement - that is, one who will gratify you profoundly. You already know the superficial gratifications, and you want a deeper gratification, a deeper satisfaction, so you turn to someone who will assist you; you seek a Guru because you yourself are confused, and you want direction, you want to be told how to act and what to do. So, all these things are involved in this; but by a Guru we mean primarily one who will help us to unravel life's problems - not the technical problems, but the more subtle, the hidden, psychological problems. 

Now, has truth an abiding place? Has truth a fixed point? Has truth an abode, or is truth a dynamic living thing, and therefore without a resting place? Truth is in constant movement; but if you say it is a fixed point, then you will have to find a Guru  who will lead you to it, and the Guru becomes necessary as a pointer. That means that both you and the Guru must know that truth is there, in a fixed place, like the station. Then you can ask the way, then you can approach the fixed point; and in order to achieve that, you need a Guru who will direct and lead you to that fixed thing. But is truth a fixed thing? And if it is fixed, is it true? Also, if you want truth and you go to a Guru, you must know what truth is, must you not? When you go to a Guru you do not say, "I want to discover reality", on the contrary, you say, "Help me to realise truth". Therefore, you already have an idea of what it is, you already know its content, its beauty, its  loveliness, its fragrance. Do you know what it is? How can a confused man know clarity? He can only know confusion, or think of clarity as the opposite of what is.  

--Challapalli Srinivas Chakravarthy--

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EACH BEATING HEART HAS A SOUL.

The entire creation has been made by God. Every living creature whether mammal or insect is part of His handiwork. Although the lives of the tiniest forms of creation seem insignificant to us, there is a definite divine purpose for every form of life. Each life form is animated by a soul. Every being in creation is travelling on a journey back to God, the source from where it came. In this voyage, souls are moving from one life to another, aspiring to receive the human form. The human body is considered the highest in all creation. It is the only one which has the faculty to rise above this physical world and return to God. We are most fortunate that we have received a human birth. It is our golden opportunity to realise God. If we miss this chance to realise the Lord in this lifetime, who knows when we will receive the human birth again. We will again have to pass through the cycle known as the wheel of transmigration, or the wheel of 8.4 million species of life. While endowed with the human body we have two responsibilities. One is to our own self. We should take advantage of this priceless gift and utilise our life for knowing our self and realising God. Second, we should also be of service to God's creation. We need to realise that the souls embodied in the various species are all passing through tremendous suffering. The lower species of life reside in bodies in which their only concern is survival. The purpose of their lives is to eat, protect themselves and reproduce. They lack the faculty to know themselves and to realise God.

We need to have compassion for all forms of life. They have enough suffering already; we do not need to add any more pain. We should try to extend to all humanity and all creation the same feelings of love that we have for our near and dear ones. We should realise that within each beating heart is a soul, and that soul is no different from ours. All souls are a part of God. All souls are connected by a deep bond. The soul in us is the same soul that is in all other forms of life. We should see that no injury is done to any soul, for when a part is damaged, the entire system is affected. If we can cultivate non-violence in our daily lives we will find that God is pleased with us and sheds more and more of His grace. We will become an abode of peace and tranquility for those around us. We will be helping God by becoming a conscious co-worker in His divine plan. We will be helping him relieve the sufferings of his children. Our progress will be accelerated and all other virtues will be added unto us.

--Challapalli Srinivas Chakravarthy--

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