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BALANCED EXISTENCE AND STAGES OF PROGRESS
only the last portion Pradidane Priyamsime, Manmanamava Bhakto. That is the sloka. The idea behind it is, God loves us most, it was not just meant for Arjuna. Among all the creatures that are there in the world he has got a particular fascination for us. Why this fascination with him we really don't know. Perhaps we will never know. But this is his greatest creation. The best among all the creatures that have been, ushered in from the Divine we are and we have been endowed in the mind which can see down or up. We have been squandering the trust He has placed on us. Instead of thinking about the upper self we have been thinking about the lower self and all our advancements, our civilization is now turning towards that portion which can be considered at best as bestial. Nothing more than that can be granted to earth.
The Jiva, the earthly existence or Prani, these are the two things that are governing us. There are no great ideals to which we are prepared to sacrifice. There have been quite a few queries asking as to what is yielding? This act you know it already, you have been yielding to the beast in you so far. Learn to yield
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