Vivid (BG and SB)
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 1 - 6
After nirvāṇa, or material cessation, there is the manifestation of spiritual activities, or devotional service to the Lord, known as Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In the words of the Bhāgavatam, svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ: this is the "real life of the living entity." Māyā, or illusion, is the condition of spiritual life contaminated by material infection. Liberation from this material infection does not mean destruction of the original eternal position of the living entity. Patañjali also accepts this by his words kaivalyaṁ svarūpa-pratiṣṭhā vā citi-śaktir iti. This citi-śakti, or transcendental pleasure, is real life. This is confirmed in the Vedānta-sūtra (1.1.12) as ānanda-mayo 'bhyāsāt. This natural transcendental pleasure is the ultimate goal of yoga and is easily achieved by execution of devotional service, or bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga will be vividly described in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā.
| Page Title: | Vivid (BG and SB) |
| Compiler: | Rishab, RupaManjari |
| Created: | 07 of Nov, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=3, SB=51, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 54 |