Gita reflection Ch 8 verses 19 & 20

29th June 2024

• The cycle of birth and death happens continuously for millions of years within a day of Lord Brahma. There is no escape from this cycle as long as there are impressions and results of actions. 

• The reason for this bondage is now apparent. It is not that every soul is cursed to be a victim of this cycle. It is a self-inflicted situation due to endless desires that create impressions and related actions. 

• Beyond this cycle exists a state of complete freedom known as the 'Unmanifest'. This state is eternal and never becomes absent, even when all the souls go to an unmanifest state on the night of Lord Brahma. 

• Even Lord Brahma's life would end after 100 years and will be replaced by another. However, the souls who reach the 'Unmanifest' attain immortality and liberation from the cycle of birth and death.