The Supreme Light of Being.

Oh, what a beautiful passage this morning. From, the Bhagavad Gita;

“If a thousand suns
were to have risen
in the sky at once,
Such brilliance as this
might resemble
the brilliance
of that Supreme self.”

The Gita is a narrative dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Krishna. It is intended to impart a knowledge of ‘self’, and more specifically – to answer the question, “Who am I, and how do a live a peaceful life in this world which is filled with such duality?”

Within the text, Arjuna is faced with a moral dilemma – to fulfill his ‘duty’ as a warrior of the state, or to preserve this path of nonviolence.

His dilemma is, in fact, a universal dilemma. In so much as, every human being must face these challenges – however big or small – within every single day. But for Arjuna, he had to make the most difficult choice of all – to conform to the perfections of others, or to find the strength of will to preserve inner-peace.

In this passage, Arjuna is overcome by a profound realization. That is to say, that in order to obtain our spiritual freedom – we must serve, with equanimity, that much greater purpose. Even if, within that service, we face our greatest challenge.

“If a thousand suns
were to have risen
in the sky at once,
Such brilliance as this
might resemble
the brilliance
of that Supreme self.”

This is the Supreme light of being.

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Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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