Chapter 3 verse 17
“But, the man who rejoices only
in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self, who is content in the Self alone,
for him verily there is nothing more to be done”
Ramana Maharishi’s one point
mantra in tamil is “Summa Kada” which loosely translates to “Just Be”. He didn’t
say do nothing. All beings have to do in order to be in this body-mind-spirit
complex. However when one is in the state of being with the Self or “Just Be”,
one doesn’t associate with the action. There is no sense of doership and hence
Krishna says there is nothing more to be done for that person. Several of us
misconstrue this “there is nothing more to be done” for walking away from
action. Krishna is asking us to walk away from doership but not action.
“Yasya Sarvani Bhutaani
aatmanyevaanupasyati
Sarvabhutesu
caatmaanam tato na vijugupsate” (Isavasya Upanishad Stanza 6)
“He who constantly sees everywhere all existences in the Self and
the Self in all beings and forms; thereafter shrinks not from anything”
Quoting Swami Chinmayananda’s commentary for this sloka, “It is
certainly worthwhile for all seekers to remember constantly this stanza with
all its implications and import. I would suggest that even those who do not
know much of Sanskrit should somehow or other memorize this stanza, maintaining
an association of the meaning with the sounds, and keep it as a ready antidote
for all the inner poisons of mental agitations and intellectual unrest.”
I have quoted this stanza to indicate that state of being at which
the person embraces everything and not shrink or walk away from anything!
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