Arjuna was anxious to know the characteristics of the man of steady wisdom, the man of self-realisation, the Jivanmukta. It is possible for a man to appear outwardly to be in a state of samadhi. But that is only self-deception and deception of the world. We should be able rightly to know whether a person is really a Jivanmukta or not. Arjuna asks the Lord to describe the characteristics of the Jivanmukta so that he could understand who they are and how they live. Of course, man’s character is reflected in his speech and action. The ignorant man is discovered by his tamasic and rajasic qualities and the impurity of his life and work. In the life of jivanmukta, we find peace and purity, divinity and blessedness. So if one observes, and keeps company with a jivanmukta, he would be able to reform his life accordingly and rise above delusion and ignorance.
Man of steady wisdom and steady intellect (sthitapragnah): These are men of steady wisdom and knowledge (i.e.) men whose mind is firmly established in Atma. The others are of unsteady and infirm wisdom. Their intellect is not purified, nor are their minds rooted in the Self. They are attached to the material world. So the aspirant should follow the footsteps of the sthitaprajna and attain the higher status of spiritual illumination by modeling his life accordingly. This part of the Gita – from 54 to 72 verses describing the qualities of the sthitaprajna is very important. Mahatma Gandhi used to recite these verses as a spiritual discipline and he has practically acquired that state of steady wisdom by the purity of his discriminative intellect, by his surrender to God, and by his nishkama-karma. K Rajaram IRS 5725 On Sat, 5 Jul 2025 at 04:45, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Be consistent. Be clear. Be calm. > That’s what people come back to. When your presence becomes someone’s > anchor, they don’t forget it. > > *N Jambunathan , Chennai " What you get by achieving your goals is not as > important as what you become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a > happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things "* > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZop6o4cmZii45JCT2Atg8ukQYQyXcJv_QQ_ygBT3OL_DCA%40mail.gmail.com.
