Ome, Vasudeva, Suttam Devam, Kamsachanuram Ardana, Devaki, Paramanandandam, Krishna Vande Jagad Guru.

We are studying the fourth chapter now of the Bhagavad Gita. And there we came across the most interesting verse,

which is one of the paradoxical verses and very important as far as Adwaita Vedant is concerned.

And we saw that Karmanya Pashet, one who sees

there is no action in the midst of all activity.

Akarmany chakarmaya, and where apparently there is no action,

that one who sees that there is actually action.

Sir Budimah, this is the wise one, this is the enlightened one among all human beings,

Manusayeshu.

This is the one centered in yoga, centered in self-knowledge.

Kritsna, sir Kritsna Karmakrit.

This is a person who has accomplished the goals of life.

And we explained what it meant.

And then Sri Krishna goes on to show how one can live this in day-to-day life.

Not only enlightenment, but after enlightenment, post-enlightenment, how does the enlightened

person carry over that enlightenment, that wisdom, into day-to-day life?

Does that person have to become a monk and, you know, renounce all all activity go off into the mountains or can

that person remain engaged in activity if that person remains engaged in

activity how is that person different from the unenlightened person and what

can we even before enlightenment what can we learn from all

of this and apply it in our own lives so how to spiritualize our day-to-day life what is

enlightenment that becomes clear by by looking at that verse 18th verse through the paradoxical language

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