Choosing
Choosing the inner Path, leading to a life less ordinary.
July 17, 2022
Choosing……..
“Never, in other words, by human, egoic consciousness can the Divine be perceived. The Divine Truth is far above human realities. As the Bible states also, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.” (1)
……Indeed, certain aspects of the spiritual path are subtler than ordinary knowledge - that is, than what can be comprehended by anyone who lacks personal experience of inner realities. Those aspects are familiar, however, to yogis and to others who meditate deeply. These truths are hinted at in both the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita.
……It must be stated here that the Jews were not, as a whole race, the chosen people of God. For of course there were and always have been good Jews and bad Jews: the same mix that one encounters everywhere on earth of saints and sinners. The Jews in this story symbolise the sincere aspirants in every country and religion who forsake sense slavery, and commit themselves to realising the Kingdom of God within.
As Paramhansa Yogananda often put it,
“God chooses those who choose Him.”
Extracts from Chapter Three - Allegory in Scripture
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda
(1) Isaiah 55:8