(a) How can Arjuna, a man of controlled senses be offensive to others (5.7)

    • He was not offensive, soul cannot be killed (Ref. Chapter 2)
    • Only dress changes
    • Arjuna was not fighting but only carrying out orders of Krishna in Krishna Consciousness

    (b) ‘Brahmani’ means Krishna Consciousness (5.10)

    • To see everything in relation to Krishna – (Based on Vedic hymns, Bhagavad-gita, Isopanisad)
      o To what degree – Even one’s own body (a gift of Lord) and oneself belongs to Krishna, The Supreme Proprietor
      o Use all in His service

    (c) The perfect stage of Krishna Consciousness (Last line of Text 5.11)

    • Dovetailed with Krishna: It means to apply everything in service to Krishna – All that is produced of body and in his possessions should be used for Krishna’s service.
    • To be one with Krishna as part and parcel / Devoid of false ego (Bodily conception).

    (d) Cause of anxiety – To function in concept of duality without knowledge of Absolute Truth (5.12)

    • In Krishna Consciousness there is no duality. All that exists is on Krishna’s Energy and Krishna is all good, Supreme Absolute Truth.

    (e) Secret of Krishna Consciousness – realization that there is no existence besides Krishna is a platform of peace and fearlessness (5.12).

    HOW TO PERFORM NISKAMA-KARMA-YOGA (5.7 – 5.12)

    LINK WITH PREVIOUS SECTION : By describing the consciousness of one who works in transcendental knowledge, now Krishna illustrates how Karma-yoga and Sankhya-yoga are complimentary but Karma-yoga is preferable.
    Texts 5.7 – 5.12 may depict any of the three levels of God realisation, since Bhagavan is the highest realisation and clearly the goal of Gita, Srila Prabhupada expresses these verses from that angle.

    SUMMARISED THEME 5B

    PERFORMING NISKAMA-KARMA-YOGA

    • IN TERMS OF REALISATION

    1. Sees all living entities as spirit souls, part and parcels of the Supreme / Dear to all (5.7)

    • Krishna conscious viewpoint: Devotees see’s all living entities as part and parcel, therefore waters the root (feeding stomach satisfies all the limbs). Thus one acts as servant to all living entities and thus dear to all.

    2. Knows material activities as interactions of senses with sense objects (5.8 – 5.9)

    • Krishna conscious viewpoint: Devotee remains aloof and free because of
      ▪ Pure in existence – aloof from actions which depend on 5 immediate and remote causes
      ▪ Always conscious of his actual position as a servitor – Senses kept in Krishna’s service

    3. Knows soul is inactive materially. He is aloof (5.8 – 5.9)

    • IN TERMS OF ACTION

    1. Mind and senses completely controlled (5.7)

    • Krishna conscious viewpoint: Because a devotee is servant to all, therefore he is dear to all and satisfies all and thus he is always pure in consciousness
      ▪ Pure consciousness leads to mind and sense control
      ▪ Mind and senses fixed in Krishna’s service –thus no chance of deviating from Krishna Consciousness.

    2. Acts without attachment / no desire for results (5.10)

    • Krishna conscious viewpoint: Devotee surrenders results unto Supreme Lord
      ▪ Person without Krishna Consciousness acts according to material body and senses.
      ▪ Person in Krishna Consciousness acts according to knowledge that body is property of Krishna and engage in service of Krishna.

    3. Act with body, mind, intelligence and senses only for purification (5.11)

    • Krishna conscious viewpoint: Action in Krishna Consciosness causes automatic purification, because done for Krishna’s senses (Ref. Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu: “Iha Yasya…”)
      ▪ Sadachara – It refers to Purified Activities which are easily done by acting in Krishna Consciousness.
    • RESULTS

    1. Not incur sin (5.10) – Analogy: Lotus leaf untouched by water

    2. Never entangled because work is not based on desire of mind and senses, but based on Krishna’s Desire (5.7 and 5.12)

    3. Attains unadulterated peace, because no anxiety for fruits (5.12)

    • Krishna Consciousness – Attachment to Krishna
    • Bodily Consciousness – Attachment to Results
    Text 5.7 – 5.12
    Learnings from Purport (5.7 – 5.12)

    (a) How can Arjuna, a man of controlled senses be offensive to others (5.7)

    • He was not offensive, soul cannot be killed (Ref. Chapter 2)
    • Only dress changes
    • Arjuna was not fighting but only carrying out orders of Krishna in Krishna Consciousness

    (b) ‘Brahmani’ means Krishna Consciousness (5.10)

    • To see everything in relation to Krishna – (Based on Vedic hymns, Bhagavad-gita, Isopanisad)
      o To what degree – Even one’s own body (a gift of Lord) and oneself belongs to Krishna, The Supreme Proprietor
      o Use all in His service

    (c) The perfect stage of Krishna Consciousness (Last line of Text 5.11)

    • Dovetailed with Krishna: It means to apply everything in service to Krishna – All that is produced of body and in his possessions should be used for Krishna’s service.
    • To be one with Krishna as part and parcel / Devoid of false ego (Bodily conception).

    (d) Cause of anxiety – To function in concept of duality without knowledge of Absolute Truth (5.12)

    • In Krishna Consciousness there is no duality. All that exists is on Krishna’s Energy and Krishna is all good, Supreme Absolute Truth.

    (e) Secret of Krishna Consciousness – realization that there is no existence besides Krishna is a platform of peace and fearlessness (5.12).

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