Friday, May 31, 2024

Gita reflection Ch 6 verses 38 & 39

31st May 2024


  • Diligently engaging in rituals to obtain merits will lead one to the heavens, according to the Vedas. Non-performance of the prescribed rituals does not accrue any merit.
  • A meditator who has relinquished rituals, eager to obtain liberation, does not accrue any merit, as he only attempts to control the mind and meditate.
  • If he does not obtain liberation in this lifetime and is also devoid of merits that can take him to heavenly experiences, what will be his condition after death?
  • Arjuna asks this to Krishna since no one other than the Lord can answer about the soul's status beyond the death of the body.

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