(This audio is part of the complete Audio Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 - Visuda Yoga)
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Satyanarayana Dasa
To know what is proper for the body, mind and soul is the foundation of a happy life. Sufficient wealth is necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle; but in our greed to accumulate more wealth, we overburden the mind and are unable to find peace and happiness.
In our craving for more, we have become completely isolated, lonely and imbalanced. We have forgotten the joy of sharing. For this reason, the scriptures advise us to share with others our knowledge, our services, or our wealth.
Those who have tasted the mood of service know that to give to others brings more joy than to keep everything for one’s self. Selfless service yields immense joy and satisfaction. Especially when done with the purpose of pleasing God, it brings complete happiness.
The cells in the body are cooperating so this whole unit can survive. If the cells start becoming independent by fighting with each other, then you will die. That is what cancer is. In a healthy body, cells are not independent and they are surrendered to the system. The same principle is everywhere. If you want to have a nice kirtan then everybody has to sing together. This universe has a rhythm and everything has a rhythm. Jiva Gosvami is trying to bring out this rhythm. That is his purpose.
