BHAGAVAD GITA CH No 9 Sloka No 22

Those people who see themselves as non-separate from me, recognising me, gain me. For those who are always one with me, I take care of what they want to acquire and protect what they have. 

*THOSE WHO SEE ME AS NON-SEPARATE FROM THEM I TAKE CARE OF THEIR YOGA-KSHEMAM!* 

This is a very famous and often quoted verse. It has an important location. It is about the middle of the Ninth Chapter, which is in the middle of the 18 Chapters. 

*This verse can be taken in two ways, as a description of a jnani, a wise man, or as a Mumuksu’s approach to the object of his seeking.* Sankara takes it as a description of a jnani, based on the words, ‘ye ananyah,’ which he says, is meant to distinguish these people from the ones Bhagavan has mentioned before in the previous two verses. 

*Ananyas* *means those who do not look upon ‘me’ as other than themselves, as another being.* They do not see ‘me’ in one form or another as someone separate from themselves. These are ananyas and they are never separate from ‘ me.’ 

How is this possible? 

These are individuals, and how can they be non-separate from Isvara, the Lord? Sankara says that it is possible due to the fact that the Lord is the atma of all of them. When this is so, naturally, those who recognise the atma as Paramesvara are non-separated from him.

The atma of Isvara is the atma of jiva, and it is caitanya, eka, one, advitiya, non-dual, and which is satyam jnanam anantam brahma. Those who recognise themselves as such are called ananyas. 

Such people, mam cintayantah, recognising me or enquiring into me, mam paryupasate, gain or seek me.

And tesam, for them, nitya abhiyuktanam, who are non-separate from me at any time, I take care of their yoga and ksema.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR STATEMENTS IN THE GITA — Yoga-Kshemam vahami aham. 

Kshema is retaining a protecting what you have acquired, praptasya raksanam ksemah.

Yoga has many different meanings. For example, it can mean the title of a chapter.

But when Yoga and Kshema appear together in a compound, the meaning for yoga is acquiring what you do not have, apraptasya prapanam. And it must be also desirable to you.

If you look at your life, all your concerns come under one of these two.

What is it that bothers you?

It will either be about something you want, *Yoga* or something you are afraid to lose, *Kshema.* You have no peace; I want to gain it; yoga. You do not have enough money, you want to gain some; yoga. You are losing your health, and you want to retain it; ksema. *So yoga and ksema indicate a lot about the life of a jiva. If yoga-ksema is taken care of, everything is taken care of.*

The Bhagavad Gita beautifully encapsulates this principle in Chapter 9, Verse 22:

"Ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham." ("To those who are constantly devoted and who worship Me with love, I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.") It's a reminder that ...

The Lord says, ‘nitya-abhiyuktanam yoga-ksemam vahami aham, I, take care of the yoga-ksema for those who are always non-separate from me.’ 

Sankara’s Bhasyam continues with more insights into this important sloka of the Gita! 

Be Blissful.

S,Sekar

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RIPPLES

 

Imagine a lake at dawn. Mist curls over the water, soft and slow. A heron lifts from the reeds, sending tiny waves across the glassy surface. Sunlight scatters along the ripples, catching edges you didn’t notice before. What seemed still is quietly alive.

 

That’s how showing up works. Each conversation you have, each connection you nurture, each time you speak your story with clarity and care: it’s like the heron’s wing brushing the water. Sometimes the effect is immediate; sometimes it spreads quietly, almost invisibly.

 

The world doesn’t always respond in the way you expect. You might feel the sting of silence or an empty room. That ache isn’t failure — it’s evidence you ventured into the space that matters. You took the risk of being seen.

 

Every thoughtful gesture — a hand extended, a story shared, an insight offered — leaves ripples. The warmth of a smile, the precision of your words, and the confidence in your presence: they travel farther than you know, shaping the paths ahead. Even when you don’t see it, your light is at work.

 

So when a day feels quiet or an opportunity feels stalled, remember this: motion doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it whispers. The ripples you’ve created are moving, converging, and making room for the moments that will catch your light fully, unmistakably.

 

Be blissful.

Bhagavad Gita As It Is

 

Bhagavad Gita As It Is

 

There will be a Paradigm shift in your life. Hope you want to have a look at it first. Bhagavad Gita is Sanatana Dharma’s greatest guide and contribution to mankind,

focuses on personality development and teaches how to handle day-to-day challenges with a perfectly balanced mind. 

The main emphasis of Bhagavad Gita study, is on *personality development* and is not focused on promoting any particular religious view or belief.

Bhagavad Gita teaches us the way of life. How to live our day to day life. The benefit that you get will be immense.

There will be a complete transformation in you. One can see a myriad of changes in himself. One has to learn the same, and follow the same in your daily life and reap the full benefit out of it.

Enjoy your Time.

Enjoy Your Life.

Be blissful.

S.SEKAR

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धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः।

 

 एव हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः।

तस्माद्धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत् ॥

अन्वयः and अनुवादः

हतः धर्मः एव हन्ति । 

“Only a Dharma that is destroyed destroys.”

 

रक्षितः धर्मः रक्षति । 

“A Dharma that is protected, protects.”

 

तस्मात् (अस्माभिः) धर्मः न हन्तव्यः 

“Therefore, Dharma should not be destroyed (by us)…”

 

हतः धर्मः नः (अस्माकं) मा अवधीत् ।

…lest the destroyed Dharma destroy us.”

 

**अवधीत् - **

तिडन्त, √हन् हनँ हिंसायाम्, परस्मैपदी, सकर्मक, "to kill/destroy/go", 

कर्तरि लुङ्लकार, प्रथमपु॰ एक॰ 

it should mean “destroyed” - since भूतकाले लुङ्  but because it is prefaced by the Paninian माङ् which is usually a particle of prohibition (in the sense of लोट्), here it comes as a *cautionary particle* meaning *“lest”* (so in the sense of विधिलिङ्) and the combined meaning of मा अवधीत् is not “don’t destroy or ‘destroyed’ “ but rather “lest (Dharma) destroy/should destroy” => 

“lest that destroyed Dharma destroys us.” 

Side note - usually the अडागम of माङ् prefaced लुङ् gets a लोप - 

मा वधीत् 

But here that’s not the case either because of आर्षप्रयोग or maybe because माङ् is cautionary and not prohibitive — could someone more knowledgeable please clarify?

Enjoy your Time.

Enjoy Your Life.

Be blissful.

S.SEKAR

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BHAGAVAD GITA. Ch.5. Sloka 24

 

Bhagavad Gita 5.24 states that a yogi who finds happiness, joy, and enlightenment within themselves—rather than in external, material objects—becomes one with the Supreme and attains liberation (Brahma-nirvāṇa). This verse highlights the path of internal introspection and self-realization to achieve spiritual perfection. 

 

Verse (Sanskrit):

योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः ।
स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति ॥ २४ ॥

 

Meaning:

The one whose fulfillment is in oneself, the one who revels in oneself,

The one whose mind is awake to oneself,

*That wise person alone whose self is Brahman gain the freedom, which is Brahman*. 

 

THE ONE WHO HAS THIS KNOWLEDGE REVELS IN ONESELF!

In the previous verse, Krishna talked about the karma-yogi, sukhi, the happy, cheerful person. 

We have three beautiful words to describe the wise person, one who has the knowledge of atma being Brahman,

 -antah-sukhah,

-antar-aramah and -antar-jyotih. 

The antah-sukha is one for whom fulfillment is in oneself alone.

The self that is sat-cit-ananda-atma that is Brahman.

Generally, people look to situations for their happiness, which is why they have problems. 

The one who is fulfilled is one for whom fulfillment is centered on the knowledge of ‘I’. That ‘I’ is fulfillment in itself. It is fullness;

THE ONE WHO IS ANTAH-SUKHA, ANTAR-ARAMA AND ANTAR-JYOTI BEING ONE WHOSE SELF IS BRAHMAN, BRAHMA-BHUTA, GAINS MOKSA, FREEDOM FROM A SENSE OF LIMITATION AND BONDAGE. THE PERSON IS BRAHMAN.

And who is this person?

From verse 22 of this chapter5 onwards, Lord Krishna has started summing up his description of a sannyasi as a person who is sarva-karma-sannyasi, the one who renounces different forms of action, not literally, but by knowledge. 

Such a person is called brahma-bhuta in the present verse, whose atma is Brahman free from doership and enjoyship. The person gains brahma-nirvana, which is moksa. 

Be blissful. 

S.Sekar - On a Spiritual path

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SETTING SPIRITUAL PATH THROUGH BHAKTHI, LOVE

 

What makes the otherwise arduous spiritual path enjoyable and sweet?  

 

"To realize the Brahman through continuous meditation on Brahman is not an enjoyable path for all to take. This was why spiritual teachers like Ramanuja favoured the path of devotion. They experienced themselves the bliss flowing from love of God and propagated the love-principle as the easiest means to experience the Divine. There have been teachers who have emphasized the Karma Marga (the path of Action), the Jnana Marga (the path of knowledge), and the different types of yoga or other means to realize the Divine. But the common under-current that flows through all of them is the path of Bhakti - the path of Divine Love. This is accepted by all of them. Love must expand from the individual to the whole universe. Love is God. The universe is permeated by God. To see God in everything, to love everything as a manifestation of God and to offer everything to God as an offering of Love - this is the way of Love!

 

Winning love through love is the vital aspect of devotion. God is Love, Live in Love.

 

Be blissful’

 

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S.SEKAR

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What is Lipid Profile?

 

A famous doctor explained Lipid Profile very beautifully and shared a beautiful story that explains it in a unique way.

 

Imagine our body is a small town. The biggest troublemaker in this town is - *Cholesterol*.

 

He also has some companions. His main partner in crime is - *Triglyceride*

 

Their job is to roam the streets, create chaos and block the roads.

 

The *Heart* is the city center of this town. All roads lead to the heart.

 

When these troublemakers start increasing, you can imagine what happens. They try to block the work of the heart.

 

But our body-town also has a police force deployed - *HDL*

 

The good cop catches these troublemakers and puts them in jail *(Liver)*.

 

Then the liver removes them from the body - through our drainage system.

 

But there is a bad cop who craves power - *LDL*.

 

LDL takes these criminals out of prison and puts them back on the streets.

 

If the good cop *HDL* goes down, the whole city will be in chaos.

 

Who would want to live in such a city?

 

Do you want to reduce these criminals and increase the number of good cops?

 

Start *walking*!

 

With every step, *HDL* will increase, and criminals like *cholesterol, triglycerides* and *LDL* will decrease.

 

Your body (city) will come back to life.

 

Your heart - the city center - will be protected from *(heart block)* by criminals.

 

When your heart is healthy, you will be healthy too.

 

So whenever you get the chance - start walking!

*Be healthy...* and *Wish you good health*

 

*This article tells you the best way to increase HDL (good cholesterol) and reduce LDL (bad cholesterol) namely walking.*

 

Every step increases HDL. So - *Come on, move forward and keep moving.*

Reduce these:-

 

1. Salt

 

2. Sugar

 

3. White Refined Flour

 

4. Dairy Products

 

5. Processed Foods

 

*Eat these daily:-*

 

1. Vegetables

 

2. Pulses

 

3. Beans

 

4. Nuts

 

5. Cold Pressed Oils

 

6. Fruits

 

*Three things to try to forget:*

 

1. Your Age

 

2. Your Past

 

3. Your Flaws

*Four Important Things to Adopt:*

 

1. Your Family

 

2. Your Friends

 

3. Positive Thinking

 

4. Keep the House Clean and Welcoming

 

*Three Basic Things to Adopt:*

 

1. Always Smile

 

2. Do Regular Physical Activity at Your Own Pace

 

3. Check and Control Your Weight

 

 

 

*Your Six Essential Lifestyle Habits to Adopt:*

 

1. Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink water.

 

2. Don’t wait until you are tired and need to rest.

 

3. Don’t wait until you are sick to get medical tests.

 

4. Don’t wait for miracles, have faith in God.

 

5. Never lose faith in yourself.

 

6. Be positive, always have hopes for a better tomorrow.

 

Be blissful.

 

S.SEKAR

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