By Dr. C. P. Trivedi of the Vedic Research Institute, for viewzone (2012)

Lord Krishna [right] has taught the Science to Arjuna. God is, but He is not concerned with our deeds. A man is friend and foe to himself. He has to face the consequences of his deeds if he does not follow the ethics in life. The 'self duty' is to follow ethics.

God is within us as inner light. This light can be touched by its own light in the form of divine light through meditation. God is the creator of the creation; he is working though nature and acts in nature with harmony and sympathy. The natural component is the service of the lord, it can protect us from disaster.

Globally we belongs to one family, which includes everything present in the creation. God is present everywhere. The soul within us as life principle is the same as God. To realize it is spiritualism.

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The Superstition of Religion,
Science and Self Duty

The world is suffering from the ignorance of the truth behind the creation. The religion is based on the existence of one God and Indian concept of polytheism based on swa dharma, self duty with the view that God is present everywhere. As a matter of faith and belief, it has created a crisis of faith, conflict and chaos in the society with the contradictory statements of the intellectuals.

Although India has a great cultural heritage, it absorbs all the faiths in it self without criticism, and enlighten the mankind with his own vision for the liberation of the self. The same is the identity of India in the world as the centre of civilization, through which India has guided the world in different ways in the past. The Vedas and Lord Krishna have also expressed the same.

India is having a great cultural heritage of 'Dharma and a dharma' what is to be done, and what is not to be done with ethics. The modern world is facing, the crisis of religious fundamentalism, which is not much different from the Mahabharata war, which was known as 'Dharma Yuddha' fight for right.

No body knows about the God, Brahma in its true sense, hence a number professionals have entered in the field of religion and God. With the development of modern Science, the mankind is confused at a length with contradictory statements. If we have a faith in God, than the life on the earth is gift of God. If we have no faith in God, than the life is the gift of nature. In both the cases one should know the importance of life and self duty. It has been taught to Arjuna by Lord Krishna (KRSNA).

Neither gods nor the great sages know the secret of My birth; for I am the prime cause in all respects of gods as well as of the great seers ... 10- 2

He, the first origin of this creation, whether he formed it all or did not form it, Whose eye controls this world in highest heaven, he verily knows it, or perhaps he knows not. -- Rig.10-129-7

He said that no body knows the secret of the creation, even the great seers are unable to explore it, the supreme energy is the prime cause of the creation. He is birth-less, and the prime cause of the creation. He is the Lord of universe, he is the source of all actions, and all the components of nature have descended from it and merge into the same.

He is the sustainers and ruler of this Universe, its father, mother and grand father, the one worth knowing, the purifier, the sacred syllable OM. And the three Vedas Rk, Yajus and Sama -- 17

Lord Krishna narrated the whole knowledge of the creation, to understand it, one must know the purifier, OM, and the three Vedas. These are the books of Science. Through it, he has satisfied the quest of Arjuna.

Lord Krishna said: the OM is the symbol of magnetosphere around the earth, which produces a shield against the high energetic solar wind. It feed the creation with ionization. The purifier is Ozone layer in the atmosphere, which absorbs the toxic UV rays of Sun. Accordingly the white light appeared on the earth. Due to this the life is present on the earth, by that were the Brahmans, the Veda as well as well as sacrifice were created in ancient era. It has given the way for origin of life. Due to this the life is present on the earth.

"The seven great seers, their four earlier elders are manavastatha-Swayambhuv, from them all these creatures in the world have descended. They are born of My will - consciousness." -- 10 - 6

Lord Krishna symbolically explored the Science of life, through seven and four. The life on the earth is due to the white light, it has seven rays, and DNA De oxy ribose Nucleic Acid has four bases. They are self generated. The living-beings have descended from them.

The life on the earth is present due to the white visible light of sun, which has seven rays. It is the source of food with photosynthesis for the living-beings. It has given the way for origin of life.

The life on the earth is itself a manifestation of God. To know the reality of life is quest of human mind from dawn of civilization on the earth. The formless God is beyond the reach of common man, it became the tool of the professionals to exploit human nature. If we have a faith in God, than the life on the earth is gift of God. If we have no faith in God, than the life is the gift of nature. In both the cases one should know the importance of life and self duty?

The Gita opens the door to realize the eternity of life with Swa Dharma -- self duty. With this wisdom any human-being can cross the sea of life successfully. The scenario of the world is so wonderful and illusive, that it is beyond the imagination of common men. Even the intellectuals and the Scientists are unable to explain it fully. No body knows its origin and end. Hence, forcefully one is bound to say that the creation is beginning less and without end. It is the source of all pleasures and pains of life, which is beyond imagination. Hence, it has been considered as illusion.

The Prakati -- nature is said to be responsible for bringing forth the evolutes and the instruments; while the individual soul is declared to be the cause of experience of joys and sorrows. -- 13. 20

The components of the nature have been synthesized in the nature with evolution. The supreme lord is present everywhere in the nature. He is the cause of life in association with internal micro body in the womb. It has been described as Biosoul. The gross physical body develops from the internal micro body. Accordingly, the Bio soul enjoys the life with merits and demerits of life in three fold manner. The association of soul and internal micro body is the cause of rebirth in good or evil womb with merits and demerits. (13- 21)

The Spirit dwelling in this body is really the same as the Supreme. He has been spoken of as the witness, the true Guide. He is sustainer of all as Absolute as well. (22)

Arjuna; being without beginning and without attributes, this indestructible supreme Spirit, though dwelling in the body, in fact does nothing, nor gets contaminated (31). Any one who knows that the nature and the supreme soul are working everywhere, even though performing his duties is never born. He is present in the heart, and can be realized with knowledge. Arjuna; whatsoever being, animate or inanimate is born, from the union of matter and energy, spirit. The ignorant are subject to rebirth and death.

The Brahma - God, Soul and transmigration of Soul with rebirth has influenced the mankind on the earth from time immemorial. The God - Brahma and Soul are formless, it is beyond human perception. No body has seen the Brahma-God or Soul, and no body will be able to see them, but the presence of Brahma-God and Soul can be realized in trance during meditation. It has given it a shape of mystery and supernatural power. No method is there to prove its existence on physical plane, only through logic its existence cannot be proved, and mostly people are not satisfied with logic only. Although to identify its existence Yoga and Meditation has been prescribed, but it is beyond the reach of ordinary human-beings, it is mostly for ascetics - Sannyasi. The Lord Krishna opened the door for all.

The soul is unborn, eternal, everlasting, omnipresent, immovable, constant, and everlasting. It is beyond cutting, drying, and fire-proof. The Brahma and the individual self are the same. The God - Brahma, can bestow blessings, but it can not share the sins of individual. The heavenly dreams about it, gives mirage of hope in unseen mystery. It is the cause of unrest with confused mind.

Brahma, God and Soul are two faces of the same coin. The Brahma is the principle of the creation, and Soul is life principle. They are not tainted by the actions.

The ascetics are having a great respect for their sacrifice of life in the search of Brahma. An ordinary person can not dare to sacrifice his life in the search of God. Accordingly, the knowledge was restricted and confined to head of the Ascetics. The ascetics were having the monopoly over the Brahma and its way of realization.

Lord Krishna clarified: The Yogi, who has control over his sense organs, is ascetic and those, who are doing their duties without expecting the fruit of actions is an ascetic, 'Sankhya Yogi' and 'Karma Yogi' both. These are the ways of self purification to realize the truth, and lead to the same goal. All have equal right to know the truth. A man can practice Yoga with doing his duties in life.(5&1)

Man attains the highest perfection by worshipping through his own natural duties Him from whom the tide of creation has streamed forth and by whom all this universe is pervaded. (18. 46)

"Arjuna, God abides in the heart of all creatures, causing them to revolve according to their Karma by His illusive power, seated as those beings are in the vehicle of the body." (Gita 18-61)

The creator of the creation is present everywhere and in the heart of all. The man can worship through his own duties in nature. The thought and actions of an individual are imperishable. He has to face consequences of his deeds with time. According to the actions in life, the individual is bound to face the consequences of his deeds. The physical body is the vehicle of past actions.

The internal micro body (immortal DNA) is the instrument, which is universally present in the living-beings as a vehicle of merits and demerits.

The creation and nature are working in cyclic manner under the Supreme Soul as the controller of all.

"All the living-beings have evolved from food; the production of food is dependent on rain; rain ensues from sacrifice, and sacrifice is rooted in prescribed action. Know that prescribed action has its origin in the Vedas, and the Vedas proceed from the indestructible; hence the all pervading Infinite is always present in sacrifice." (Gita 3-14, 15)

Here Lord Krishna expressed that the food (photosynthesis) is the main cause of evolution of life on the earth, the production of food is dependent on rain (water). The rain is due to the atmospheric actions and interactions as hydrological cycle, the same has been revealed in the Vedas, the actions have been generated from the indestructible Supreme. He is present in all actions. The creation is working in cyclic manner, just like hydrological cycle, he who does not follow the duty in the cycle, he is sinful, sensual, and lives in vain.

Lord Krisha described the evolution of the nature, with mutual actions and interactions of the natural components in cyclic manner through food and rain. The Vivasvan is term for the DNA in the Vedas, and Yama is term for chromosome, it is universally present in the living-beings. Hence, he explained true nature of life on the earth.

As Brahma, in anthropomorphic manner, he said: I taught this 'Yoga' to Vivasvan, the Vivasvan conveyed it to 'Manu', and Manu imparted it to his son Ikshavaku. The same ancient 'Yoga' I am giving you.

He has identified himself with 'Brahma' to teach that the creation came into the existence from the Supreme Soul, then the first genetic material Vivasvan - DNA, and then the first man, 'Manu' came into the existence from DNA, he has given the knowledge to his son Ikshavaku. Accordingly, from generation to generation, the world of the creatures came into the existence. In the same fashion, the Vedic knowledge has reached to us in series from generation to generation. The consciousness with spirit in the beings is universal in its nature.

The universal nature of DNA in series has been explained.

Yama beyond, below Vivasvat beyond that do I see nothing whatever; into Yama has entered my sacrifice, Vivasvat stretched after the worlds. (Atharvaveda 18-2-32)

The universal occurrence of genetic material DNA in the living-beings has been indicated symbolically, synonym to our modern knowledge of Genetics, that in the biological world, which is before us, I see nothing beyond Vivasvat - DNA. From the DNA the chromosomes have been synthesized. They have stretched in the world in the form of food chains and the food webs. It has been expressed.

Life on the earth is a continuous process of evolution, it has been expressed by saying 'Arjuna - You and I have passed through many births', though I am birth less, but whenever righteousness is on decline, I manifest my self to establish righteousness.

Lord Krishna said: The living-beings have evolved from single DNA, it has synthesized chromosome, which present everywhere in the living-beings. The human species has evolved from chromosome. Accordingly, from generation to generation has reached to us.

The life on the earth is cycle of nature. Accordingly, when this knowledge is enveloped with ignorance, the chromosome it self appear to establish truth. The function of the chromosome is extraordinary, the people worship it in different forms, and as per the feelings it also worships them with action. The invisible Brahma is not involved in any action nor is bind with the action of the beings. In the ancient era the thinkers have performed their action knowing this, you should follow them.

Lord Krishna expressed that all actions of an individual are associated with some faults, but the sacrifice, charity, and penance are the purifiers of the self, they should be performed without reward with respect. The acts motivated by desire, should be given up, but it is not advisable to abandon a prescribed duty. By worshipping his own natural duties, man attains highest perfection.

The life on the earth is it self a manifestation of God. To know the reality of life is quest of human mind from dawn of civilization on the earth. The Gita opens the door to realize the eternity of life with Swa Dharma -- self duty. With this wisdom any human-being can cross the sea of life successfully.

Mostly the people consider that the Gita is for the ascetics Sannyasi, who has left the world for salvation of the self. Accordingly, all interpretation and translation of Gita, moves around spiritualism, it has restricted Gita to Dharma, and spiritualism with faith, and beyond intellectual discussion. Although, Lord Krishna inspire Arjuna with knowledge and said 'knowledge with wisdom is superior to all, and intellectual is close to Me'. It is for intellectuals to search the truth behind the traditions.

As a scripture, the Gita embodies the supreme spiritual mystery in a scientific manner. Lord Krishna expressed that to understand the Gita, one must know the Vedas, because, he has explored the scientific truth from the Vedas.

It contains essence of the Vedas, which are the oldest literary record of human civilization on the earth. In the words of F. Max Muller, who has the credit to introduce Vedas in the world "What can be more tedious than the Veda, and yet what can be more interesting, if once we know that it is the first word spoken by the Aryan man?", in a similar fashion, we can say that Lord KRSNA is pioneer to use the Vedas to inspire Arjuna for 'Dharma Yuddha' in a scientific manner. Otherwise 'Might is Right' may have ruined the country.

The intellectuals, who are confused with contradictory statements, may find new light with wisdom of Gita. The Gita is the essence of Vedas and the Sankhya Yoga, which is first time in the history of world, asserted the complete independence of the human mind and attempted to solve the problems of life solely by the aid of reason. Lord KRSNA used the same with his wisdom and solved the problem of Arjuna, Arjuna, was too a learned, cultured and great warrior with inherent traditions of Dharma.

Dr.C.P.Trivedi
Former Principal, Govt. MJS P.G. College, Bhind,
Former senior fellow, Department of Culture,
Govt. of India, and Associate IIAS, Shimla
Vedic Research Institute,
41, MIG, Vikram nagar, Ratlam 109, Sagar C, 17/1 old Palasia Indore 0731 2544436 Mob. 9425456518

 

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