So a seeker, should abandon all the actions in totalĬritics of Sankhyan philosophy take a different route Vasanas, Impressions act as road blockers to reach the Soul Quoting a comment from Sankhyan school of thoughtĪccording to Sankhyans, action must be considered as evilīecause actions form vasanas (impressions) in individual Lord is shedding more light on the abandonment, tyagaįirst He wants to remove a confusion about abandonment Here from me the conclusion or the final truth, about this “abandonment”, O best of the Bharata-s, “abandonment” verily, O best of men, has been declared to be of three kinds.Īfter defining abandonment, tyaga & renunciation, Sanyasa That all the actions should be abandoned as evil, declare some philosophers while others ( declare) that acts of sacrifice, gift and austerity should not be relinquished. Rejoicing the freedom of joy in action is the real renunciation Removing the shackles of desires & results from action
Renouncement is enjoying actionlessness in action Renouncement of action is not being without action Renunciation is reached by abandonment of result of action Renounciation of action is the next step to reach AlmightyĪbandonment is means to reach the goal of renunciation If happiness is unlinked with result it becomes TyagaMĪbandonment of the result is the first step in Spirituality When action is uncoupled with result it becomes Sanyasam In abandonment of result, result does not create anxietyĪny result is trusted as appropriate gift from The AlmightyĪction is related to present, result is related to future acquisitionĪnxiety of future result, affects the efficiency of present action In desire renounced actions, action comes first & no desire in heart In desire prompted actions, desire comes first, action comes next Tyaga is accepting & sharing the result of actions with happinessĪnd dedicating it to the Lord is ‘Tyagam’ Sanyasa is working with happiness not for happiness Giving up attachment to fruit of action is abandonment (Tyaga) Working with detachment to desire is renunciation, Sanyasa Giving up the anxiety of result is called Tyaga Giving up desire in action is called as Samnyasa The real meaning of two, depends on, what we give up The root-meaning of Samnyasa & Tyaga is ‘to give up’ Tyaga (abandonment) is defined in relation to fruit of action Sanyasa (renunciation) is defined in relation to action Though look same, there is fine line between Sanyasa & Tyaga Lord answers Arjuna’s question about Sanyasa & Tyaga The wise declare ” the abandonment of the fruits of all action” as Tyaga. The Blessed Lord said: The sages understand to be “the renunciation of work with desire”. He explains the difference between abandonment & renunciation Lord krishna appreciates the interest in Arjuna’s question Now pleading Lord for more for better understanding ( last chapter) That’s Bliss, which happens, when the journey starts inwardsĪrjuna who wanted to flee from war in beginning (first chapter) We see Arjuna in ecstasy, listening to Lord’s words Mighty armed, Slayer of Kesi and Master of the senses Renunciation & abandonment appear same for too manyĬonfusion between two is common problem for so manyĪrjuna, acting as representative of a common humanĪsks, Krishna, to explain these terms, separately to clear confusionĪrjuna addresses Krishna by many ways in this verse So a graduate of GITA course, must be ‘TYAGI’ & ‘VIRAGI’
To practice ‘TYAGA’, one must abandon passion ‘RAGA’ The essential core subject of teaching of Gita is ‘TYAGA’ If we read ‘GI’ & ‘TA’ in revere, we read It as ‘T(y)AGI’ Which lead the human chariot to unite The Divine Soul Renunciation (sanyasa) & abandonment (tyaga) are two wheels Topics of sanyasa & tyaga are touched in every chapter
Gita chariot, covered so far distance of seventeen chapters They are the ones who guided me, sitting in my body, mind & intellect To write this commentary, I used only my hands & intellect With attitude of gratitude, at the lotus feet of God & my teacher I said these words, to surrender my spiritual progress so far Otherwise, I wouldn’t have reached this last chapter With blessings from my Guru Sw.Bodhanandaīlessings of Guru and God’s grace guided me so far Three years ago, I started commentary on Gita So serious study of this chapter is important for a seeker The teaching of whole Gita is summarized in this chapter It has seventy eight verses the longest chapter in Gita This is the first verse of last chapter of Bhagavad Gita Arjuna said: I desire to know separately, O mighty-armed, the essence or truth of renunciation, O Hrishikesa (Master of senses), as also of abandonment, O slayer of Kasi demon).