Page 36 - SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA

AN EXPOSITION OF THE MASTER'S ARTICLE ON GITA
Sri K.C.Narayana
There are quite a few occasions when we had discussed about the importance of Lord Krishna in our system and tried to dispel the notion that we have nothing to do with the tradition and we are some sort of independent people. This is a system which assimilated everything good of the past and we have come to a system which can be considered as unique and which integrates everything of the past throwing out of course in the language of Babuji Maharaj - refuse. The refuse of rituals, rites, keeping only to the barest minimum of what is required for our sadhana.
Before I go to the topic of Bhagavad Gita, I would read out what the Master has to say regarding the Avatars, "I do believe in the theory of Avatars and Lord Ram Chandra was one of them. He was of immense help during his own regime. But with the advent of Lord Krishna the regime of Lord Rama was over". It may appear that this is something new but it is not so. This is the tradition. When the new avatar comes the old avatar ceases to have relevance. For historical reasons the worship of Lord Rama was restored sometime in the 12th Century and our first temples of Lord Rama were constructed only then. Many people may not be aware of these facts because we tend to accept what is generally believable.