1:36nihhatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdanapāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ1:37tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān svabāndhavānsvajanaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava In Śloka 36 and 37, Arjuna
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Swami, We are multi-generations of Syrian Jacobite Christians with a family tree from 1672. I often wonder about what you have to say regarding raising ‘aviveka’ manasu to viveka manasu, and the smooth departure of mind from body (during the death of mind) using Chirstian practices ? Also, I am fascinated by the sounds of the Slokas from Bhagwatham, though I barely understand it. How can I proceed forward towards a path of returning my mind to its source ?
Posted by Jeffrey Mathews on March 27, 2017
Let me clarify something in your question itself. Departure of the mind from the body is not “death” of the mind. Mind is part of an eternal conscious source, to which it has to return. The process is same for all human beings no matter what religion you are born into. The Bible says the kingdom of heaven is within you. So your life being a journey to heaven as per Christian belief, is the inward journey that our scriptures talk about. Heaven is not something to achieve after you die. For this, you need to develop “the eye of wisdom” or “jnanachakshussu” as denoted by Shiva’s third eye, which is shut to the external world by open inwards. By constantly and consciously watching and correcting our thoughts and actions we start to purify the mind. If you also simultaneously meditate to become aware of the consciousness that forms the base of your thoughts, you will start to see the heaven inside you. There are several English and Malayalam versions of Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavatham that you can read and understand. Hari Om.
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