Ram Prakash Singhal

GITA for Gen A to Z Ram Prakash Singhal

"Yog Vaashishth: 'Action and knowledge are two wings of bird that must flutter in harmony to reach the horizon of liberation.'A practiser controls his Indriys as a dog controls his wagging tail; otherwise, the tail may start wagging the dog. Achieving personal liberation is not the finale of Gita; fulfilling duties is also important. God is the beneficiary of all good works as the government receives all taxes. Mountaineers practise regulated breathing. Similarly, Krishn teaches Praanaayaam to enable practisers to climb upwards in the rarefied atmosphere of spirituality. Equality is the Acropolis where different streets of Yogic practices converge. Attaining Yog through meditation is like operating a bank locker. Its customer, the meditator, holds the first key of relentless practice. Banker, the God, applies His key and opens the locker only after the customer applies his key properly. An expert tennis player practises same shot repeatedly to make his muscles memorize it, and respond accurately in real play. A Yogee should similarly keep his body, mind and soul fit. A spark ignites a firecracker that causes more fireworks. Similarly, every spark of Sakaam Karm generates a chain of reactions. We must extinguish such sparks with water of self-control."