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One Who Has Experienced The Timeless Essence’s Vision Truly Understands That He Is Not The Doer

नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित् |
पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन् || 5.8||

प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्ण्न्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि |
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन् || 5.9||

naiva kiñchit karomīti yukto manyeta tattva-vit
paśhyañ śhṛiṇvan spṛiśhañjighrann aśhnangachchhan svapañśhvasan|| 5.8||

pralapan visṛijan gṛihṇann unmiṣhan nimiṣhann api
indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣhu vartanta iti dhārayan|| 5.9||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 5- Ver. 8 and 9:

Even while seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, moving, sleeping, breathing, speaking, excreting, grasping, and opening or closing the eyes, those committed to karma yoga think, “I am not the doer.” They observe that only the material senses are moving among their objects in the light of divine knowledge.

Explanation

Shri Krishna teaches that a person who has discovered the everlasting essence understands, and even says, that he is not doing anything, and that all of these acts are carried out naturally by the body, mind, and intellect. According to Shri Krishna, even the process of thought is automatic. Our mind is driven to develop selfish thoughts unless the ego is subjugated. Selfish ideas gradually transform into selfless ones as the ego is subjugated via karma yoga.

However, for someone who has grasped the everlasting nature, the self, or “I,” is only a witness to all of these deeds. Until then, the “I” believes it is the one who is doing the doing. Only those who have had the vision of the eternal essence genuinely understand that they are not the doer.

They attribute all of their works to God’s power since the body is built from God’s material energy. They rely on God to inspire their mind and intellect in accordance with His divine will since they have surrendered to His will. As a result, they continue to believe that God is the one who does everything.

Verse & what we can learn

Karma yogi should surrender to the will of God, should depend on him and should always remain in the thought that God is the doer of everything.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next verse, Shri Krishna tells Arjuna about actions.

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