Self Realization & Meditation with the Bhagavad Gita

Re-experience Self Realization through this practice. Close your eyes and listen to select quotes from the Bhagavad Gita with Flute and gentle waves. Remember what is eternal and perfect always.

Transcript

Self-realization and meditation with the Bugwood Gita.

As the same person inhabits the body through childhood,

Youth and old age,

So too at the time of death he attains another body.

The wise are not deluded by these changes.

There has never been a time when you and I and all the people gathered here have not existed nor will there be a time when we cease to exist.

When the senses contact sense objects,

A person experiences cold or heat,

Pleasure or pain.

These experiences are fleeting.

They come and go.

Bear them patiently.

Those who are unaffected by these changes,

Who are the same in pleasure and pain,

Are truly wise and fit for immortality.

Assert your strength and realize this.

The impermanent has no reality.

Reality lies in the eternal.

Those who have seen the boundary between these two have attained the end of all knowledge.

Realize that which pervades the universe and is indestructible.

No power can affect this unchanging,

Imperishable reality.

The body is mortal,

But that which dwells in the body is immortal and immeasurable.

Death is inevitable for the living.

Birth is inevitable for the dead.

Since these are unavoidable,

You should not sorrow.

Every creature is unmanifested at first and then attains manifestation.

When its end has come,

It once again becomes unmanifested.

What is there to lament in this?

The glory of the self is beheld by a few and a few describe it.

A few listen,

But many without understanding.

The self of all beings living within the body is eternal and cannot be harmed.

Therefore,

Do not grieve.

You were never born.

You will never die.

You have never changed.

You can never change.

Unborn,

Eternal,

Immutable,

Immemorial.

You do not die when the body dies.

Realizing that which is indestructible,

Eternal,

Unborn and unchanging,

How can you slay or cause another to slay?

As one abandons worn out clothes and acquires new ones,

So when the body is worn out,

A new one is acquired by the self who lives within.

The self cannot be pierced by weapons or burned by fire.

Water cannot wet it nor can wind dry it.

The self cannot be pierced or burned,

Made wet or dry.

It is everlasting and infinite,

Standing on the motionless foundations of eternity.

The self is unmanifested,

Beyond all thought,

Beyond all change.

On this path,

Effort never goes to waste and there is no failure.

Even a little effort towards spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.

Those who follow this path,

Resolving deep within themselves to seek me alone,

Attain singleness of purpose,

For those who lack resolution,

The decisions of life are many branched and endless.

Being established in eternal truth,

Self controlled,

Without any sense of duality or the desire to acquire and hoard.

Just as the reservoir is of little use when the whole countryside is flooded,

Scriptures are of little use to the illuminated man or woman who sees the Lord.

Fulfill your duties,

Action is better than inaction.

Even to maintain your body,

You are obliged to act.

Selfish action imprisons the world.

Act selflessly,

Without any thought of personal profit.

At the beginning,

Mankind and the obligation of selfless service were created together.

Through selfless service,

You will always be fruitful and find the fulfilment of your desires.

This is the promise of the creator.

It is better to strive in one's own Dharma than succeed in the Dharma of another.

Nothing is ever lost in following one's own Dharma,

But competition in another's Dharma brings fear and insecurity.

Whenever Dharma declines and the purpose of life is forgotten,

I manifest myself on Earth to protect the good,

To destroy evil and re-establish Dharma.

It is not those who lack energy or refrain from action,

But those who work without expectation of reward who attain the goal of meditation.

Those who cannot renounce attachment to the results of their work are far from the path.

Even one who inquires after the practice of meditation rises above those who simply perform rituals.

Through constant effort over many lifetimes,

A person becomes purified of all selfish desires and attains the supreme goal of life.

Meditation is superior to severe asceticism and the path of knowledge.

It is also superior to selfless service.

May you attain the goal of meditation.

All those who take refuge in me,

Whatever their birth,

Race,

Sex or caste,

Will attain the supreme goal.

This realization can be attained even by those whom society scorns.

Kings and sages too seek this goal with devotion.

Therefore having been born in this transient world,

Give all your love to me.

Feel your mind with me,

Love me,

Serve me,

Connect with me always.

Having me in your heart,

You will at last be united with me.

Be aware of me always.

Adore me,

Make every act an offering to me.

And you shall come to me.

This I promise.

For you are dear to me.

Abandon all supports and look to me for protection.

I shall purify you from the past.

Do not grieve.

These are the last words I shall speak to you,

Dear one,

For your spiritual fulfilment.

You are very dear to me.

Om Shanti.

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Reviews

Namaste 🙏

Thank you for this beautiful meditation. 🙏🏻

Wonderful
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Thank you! I could listen to the Gita for hours. The passages you chose to read were great for contemplation and meditation.

So calming and reassuring. Love the flute and waves.

Beautiful articulation of deep and immortal truths. Simple yet powerful, this meditation is highly recommended. Thank you and Namaste 🙏🏽

Love it!🙏

Wonderful meditation on the Gita. Thank you kindly for sharing this with us all.
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Just what I needed for today. Thank you 💞

Beautiful. Thank you. ❤️

Beautiful! Your voice is so soothing 🙏thank you Michael!

Invaluable to have some Gita wisdom on Insight Timer. Very well done. Thank you!

Profound remembering.

This is what I needed to give me the courage to keep doing what I’m doing thank you for your presence 🙏🌈🌹🙏

Thank you. So profound and wise!🙏

Wise, loving words and intentions. Exactly what I needed to hear. Will revisit often. Thank you so much 🕉

Timeless insight and helpful guidance delivered in a pleasant way.

Balancing , soothing

Michael, this was such a thoughtful gift to the world! I was blessed and thank you for sharing this peaceful message! Shalom!

Wonderful insights and kind words...Thank you, will listen again!