(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami)

Renunciation at the Psychological Level is Important Than Renunciation at the Physical Level

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् |
इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचार: स उच्यते || 3.6||

karmendriyāṇi sanyamya ya āste manasā smaran
indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā mithyāchāraḥ sa uchyate || 3.6||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 3- Ver. 6:

A hypocrite is someone who sits with his organs of action restricted but continues to ponder about objects.

Explanation

The spiritual path is designed to help people reduce and eventually eliminate their cravings. Desire stands in the way of Perfection. In the world, there are two categories of people: 1. Those who follow their inclinations and engage in sensuous pleasures, 2. Some people suppress their passions from expressing or manifesting in the name of spiritual development.

They simply obstruct the path from want to action while ignoring desire. People like this are dissatisfied and hypocritical. They have internal desires, but they don’t act on them. Desires grow as a result of this method. What matters is not what you do, but what you think.

We need to figure out how to get rid of vasanaas when executing actions. Karma yoga is the name of the technique. It is preferable to face the world’s challenges as a karma yogi rather than as a fake ascetic. People frequently give up their jobs, only to learn afterwards that their renunciation was not followed by a mental and intellectual disengagement from sensual spheres. As a result, there is a situation of hypocrisy.

Verse & what we can learn

One might have given up material life, but there will be no use if just you stop doing work but think of the world and worldly matters all the time carrying them in your head and heart.

To take the right course of action in life having a stable and balanced mind and healthy body is essential. To achieve this daily meditation helps a great deal.

What does Bhagavad gita say about action?
What does Krishna say about action?
What does action in inaction mean?
Do you not be attached to inaction?

These are all the questions that a sadhaka will have during the spiritual journey and Shri Krishna answers and gives full clarity on these aspects and action is better than inaction in Bhagavad gita. Which Shri Krishna tells in Yoga of action Bhagavad gita Karma Yoga.

To be active physically and mentally a disciplined lifestyle and control over senses are very essential and to achieve this daily meditation is very important. 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 talks to Arjuna about karma yogis.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…