Chapter 4 verse 36
“Even if you are the most sinful of all sinners, yet you
shall verily cross all sins by the raft of Knowledge”
Lord is talking about the ultimate Knowledge. When a
person’s ignorance is removed and they realize that they are the Self which is
in everything and everyone, they attain eternal bliss with the contemplation
and effort it takes to get this highest Knowledge. Even if one has strayed very
far from righteous action, they can get back on the right path and strive at
any time. Sanatana dharma does not condemn “sinners” to eternal hell. It
entrusts everything to the law of karma and even the divine cannot intervene in
it without reason. Therefore any moment is the right moment to amend our ways
and start on this quest for Knowledge. This is not an empty statement from the
Lord. In different yugas (epochs or ages), there are multiple real examples of
people who have strayed from righteous paths but redeemed themselves to this Knowledge.
Sage Valmiki used to a highway robber before realizing the greatness of the divine
and eventually wrote Ramayana praising the glories of the Rama avatar. All
adversities can be overcome and the present moment is the only time available
to us to make that change. Let’s do it!!!
This is so true! We really dont know when life will make a turn towards goodness. Being open ( easier said than done) is the key , for everything! For knowledge seeking, action etc . Loving these updates, Anand! God bless!
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