there are two verses where I am having
some difficulty 7:15 and 7/16 in 7:15 a
few categories are mentioned one of them
the ignorant will not find God
I find this not really fair as some of
these people are not bad people but they
cannot help it that life did not show
them the way in 7/16 a similar verse but
about the good people here I got totally
confused that a group of people were
here mentioned who desired money and
material wealth why would the desire for
money be something good please clarify
okay I know what you're referring to
it's in seventh chapter but the
difference between good people and what
is called bad means in the the word used
is a Sri demonic the difference is this
not that someone wants money and
somebody signals differences they're the
one who has faith in God and the other
one who does not so the the first verse
refers to says my ayah
Aparri Tigana a surah in bhavam Aparna
whose knowledge of faith is deluded by
maya and full of demonic attributes what
kind of person is that the kind of
person who feels this world alone is
real there's nothing is religion all
that is is just nonsense spirituality is
nonsense this physical world is real
it's just matter matter energy time
space that's what it is and nothing
there's nothing more than that this year
so a complete reductionist kind of
worldview and the material goals in the
life are what are worth pursuing and
that's it what about God heaven
spirituality and light and men Brahman
liberation whatever all that is nonsense
so that's the kind of person he's
referring to so the person completely
involved in samsara and there is in sees
nothing beyond that has no faith let
alone knowledge has no faith even the
possibility of something beyond that
compared to that the next verse talks
about those who have some faith in in
God in spirituality just the beginnings
the glimmerings and says such people the
good ones they are the ones and he gives
four categories that's where the
confusion lies he gets four categories
of these good people what are the four
categories chapter VIII division came
amiss four kinds of people have people
have faith in me faith in me God and
worship me what are the four kinds
arthur Jigyasa or thirty garniture artha
means those who are in distress just
because in distress they are in distress
doesn't mean that they're necessarily
good people he says they are good or
they have a spiritual possibility
because they have faith in God in
distress they turn to God
they have distress illness some problem
but some near and dear person is in
trouble or illness or something and they
are helpless and they pray to the Lord
we have deep faith that God exists and
if I pray God will help me this is what
krishna is pointing out shri krishna's
pointing out to arjuna they are
fortunate he says so christina that
fortuned have good karma because for
some reason there is a reason the reason
is they have got a lot of good karma in
the past for that reason a faith has
developed in them that there is some
reality beyond this world there is some
some faith in God and there are so many
such people so many such people temples
and churches and mosques are full of
such people those who pray to God for
help in their misery is a second
category again good people and that
means those who have faith what what's
the second category no distress no
problem as such but I want something
more if somebody wants well that's what
he's referring to they want the one who
wants money is a good person no it's not
because the person wants money it's
because the person wants something and
turns to God in faith for it
that's what krishna is pointing out
bhajan tama yeah it turns to God I I
need this Lord blessed me with it it
could be money or success
so whatever they want in the world but
they're turning to God for it and of
course putting forth whatever effort so
there's faith now these two categories
are world leaders no doubt as he's
saying that's why he's confused hissing
there's not particularly good what's so
great about wanting money true nothing
particularly great whether they want
money or they want relief from distress
it is worldly it's a worldly desire but
to fulfill their worldly desires they're
trying to get hold of God higher than
this is the third category who has no
problems no distress who is not even
asking for anything in this world but
has quest
Jigyasa does God exist nor endure or not
rushes around and goes to Sri
Ramakrishna and says have you seen God
does God exist
Who am I what is the reality in evident
oh you can approach in both ways if your
devotional you are in the guard category
and if you are philosophically
philosophical bent of mind the who am i
what am i category whatever inquire into
the self or enquiry about God both are
brahma jijnasa
so that's so that's the higher
category spiritual seeker most of us
here are most of us here we are here
because we have a spiritual quest and
the last category krishna says among the
good people the ganesha the enlightened
a person who's already enlightened that
person is the true devotee of God so he
says these four worship me they have
faith in me the one in distress the one
who wants something the one who wants to
have enlightenment and the one
enlightened one then lightin want he
then critten in next verse krishna says
the enlightened one is dearest to me for
he knows me in truth then for others i
am an article of faith and for the
earlier category the so-called demonic
category
I'm not even there's no question of
faith also now the question is it's
unfair it's not unfair because if you
look at the the Hindu worldview not just
Hindu Hindu Buddhist Indian worldview
Hindu but
giant seek world view there are multiple
births any number of chances so if a
person has no faith in God this is
unfair because the life that had not
revealed to him doesn't matter
wait life will reveal okay time will
come in this life next life it will come
as experience after experience piles on
we are all ancient souls you just have
to look into the eyes of a newborn baby
to see realize it's a very ancient
creature so experience of after
experience with shapes or it sits like
the school of life and we will come to
spiritual life everybody will come to
spiritual life that's why Vedanta is not
missionary Vedanta is very very patient
very laid-back they ran to the
approaches take your time I often say
Vedanta is like finishing school for
spirituality last stop spirituality yeah
take your time explore so I move akanda
says take your time only half seriously
because it's better not to take your
time if you really ask me many lives and
enormous amounts of suffering who would
want to go through that if you are
sensitive enough if you're really
sensitive then you realize the nature of
this world why would you want to repeat
it again and again that first person is
demonic because for that person this
world is great and this is what what
that person wants so let the person go
on Vedanta is relaxed enough to wait
maybe at the end of this life maybe
other lives the person will come back we
go through so many and we have all been
like that so there's no need to think
that that person is especially unlucky
are lost we have all been like that and
now we are here and we will go on
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