Gita is like a restaurant.
Many many options are presented to the visitor.He can choose and individual dish or a "full meal" with many dishes.
Dish...approach
Ultimately he leaves the restaurant fully satisfied .
Mere seeing of the menu or the actual dishes(theoretical knowledge) will not satisfy the appetite.one has to taste and savour each dish...immersed in the experience.
BG when enlightenment dawns---- the mystery of existence unfolds itself and gives the clue, however dimly, that the real self is not the body, but the Soul, whose laws and conditions are different from that of the body..... there would be change in consciousness Most sages do not disclose their spiritual developments. In fact they are enjoying them and they behave outwardly in all respects exactly as the others behave.
Spiritual life is one's own individual affair. It shows itself not in words, but in actions. The accused, the judge and the tribunal are all the same. It is a matter of self- examination and self-analysis. The ordinary machinery of the mind is controlled and directed towards constantly higher and higher purposes. This is done by a consciousness superior to the mind, by the awakening of the Self.
there is a lot of mystery about it, but it is the proper path along which the torch of knowledge has been handed down from sage to sage and is still kept burning. the path, which produces selfless and enlightened persons to sustain the life of the world. spiritual awakening would weaken one's interest in worldly pursuits, and render more real and more important progress and development in the spiritual path
WeAKEN WAKEN e-ego
In those, to whom the call of' a still greater reality comes in the form of spiritual consciousness, a similar change takes place. The pursuit of worldly success, wealth and enjoyment, in which they were hitherto absorbed, ceases to have the same zest and ceases to give the same satisfaction. It becomes a' bore. It is realised that it has been futile, that it has been evanescent and perishable, and that real happiness is not in that direction, nor real peace.
To some it happens instantly and acutely and to others at intermittent moments, but the world is never the same after it has occurred. Even while he continues to be engaged in his usual worldly activities, there is less of selfish grabbing, there is kindliness and consideration for others and a desire to do something for others even at some personal inconvenience or sacrifice. The lustre of spiritual awakening changes the perspective and a man seeks devoutly that, which will bring him real joy and peace in the long run and, therefore, the seeking of material and immediate advantages becomes less urgent
knowledge of worldly things is important only so long as the other consciousness has not been aroused. As soon as that is aroused, thoughts regarding other matters, however apt, original or clever, lose their significance and interest. Real knowledge is the knowledge of the Soul. The real struggle is the struggle to develop the consciousness of the Soul so as to make it free from the usurpation of the consciousness of the body, the perishable and the terminable, which not only houses the Soul, the imperishable and the eternal, but obscures it.
towards the end of one's life through the contact of good men and the accumulated merit of past births, such consciousness begins to come. The achievements of men, and the best of them, are like rags in tatters. The complexities and confusions of the world, which absorb and completely engross one throughout one's existence, are futile and leading nowhere. One then repents for having lived a life on the futile plane and to have abandoned oneself mostly in pursuits that produce nothing permanent and that, least of all, lead to either peace or joy. It is a false idea that, to turn away from the world is the act of a weak
person. But this only occurs when there is a dawn of spiritual knowledge and
yearning and, after this has occurred, it requires the greatest courage and determination to short-circuit the activities of the mind, being ruminations of the past (Vikalpa), or desires and planning for the future (Sankalpa), with a view to concentrating on whatever form or conception there may be 'about Soul or God. That such conceptions vary in individuals, is of no moment or consequence. The variations tend to disappear with progress. The conflict of doctrines with regard to Sakar (with .form) and Nirakar (formless) and Dwaita, Adwaita and Visishta Dwaita fades away, as the consciousness of Self grows. The establishment of the individual will in the single and continuous consciousness of God or Soul becomes so important that some of the Sufi adepts have directed their disciples to withdraw their desires and anger and their general reaction to all things of the world in the same manner as a dead, body is passive.
there is something much higher and, in order to qualify for the initial steps of that higher life, it is necessary to have adherence to truth, honesty and the consciousness of common humanity. Noble deeds and service of others are indicated. A mental distinction between living for oneself in selfish pursuit of all objects and living for the welfare of others would be intelligible to all.
it Is possible to rise from the mundane every day worldly physical plane
into something higher
It requires constant watchfulness and intention.
Many get tired and turn back.
Many are content with a tiny progress and think they have had enough.
Of the many, who try, a few succeed, but the possibility of success--realization-cannot be doubted.
The sages seek and find harmony and happiness within themselves, as
contrasted with common men, for whose happiness something external to
themselves is essential. They find inward and unsurpassed bliss, devoid of all
thoughts except self-realisation. They find their whole being lighted up from
within. Some people may slide back through error, but, amongst advanced
spiritual seekers, mistakes are no sooner made than they are discovered by
themselves. The moment men realise this, discipline, knowledge and experience
pull them up and push them forward towards Nirvana.