Chapter 4 verse 37
“As the blazing fire reduces fuel to ashes, so does the
fire of knowledge reduce all actions to ashes”
One of the difficulties of studying and interpreting scriptures
without the guidance of a realized master is the chance that it could be
misinterpreted. This verse is uttered from a vantage point of Self realization
reaching which no action affects the person since the ‘I’ or doer ship
disappears completely. When the person has reached that state of Knowledge,
effect of every action is burnt immediately and no vasanas associated with that
action applies to that person. The laws of karma do not apply. For now, this
can only be a logic point to understand and is not an experiential reality for
me. This is when you lean forward and have faith in the words of the divine. ‘Purna
ahuti- wholesome sacrifice’ is a Sanskrit term used in fire sacrifice which
when adopted in our thoughts for all actions would ultimately lead us to the
state of ultimate Knowledge.
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