259. Tapasya with Devotion
Krishna says, "This (Gita) is never to be spoken by you to those who are not austere ( a-tapasyay ) or to those who are not devoted ( a-bhaktaya ). It should also not be spoken to those who are averse to listening and especially not to those who cavil at Me" (18.67). The spiritual journey of unconditional love and eternal joy is adventurous as well as lonely at times. It is a path where we are not only expected to shed all the beliefs we gathered in our lives but also the sense of attachment to our physical possessions, feelings and relationships. That's why very few reach its destination (7.3). Hence, one should pursue it like tapasya with devotion. On the contrary, when it is pursued out of curiosity, it leads to the illusion of knowledge which increases ahankaar . Coming as 'the existence', Krishna mentioned about not caviling at HIM. It is the path of accepting and embracing all the diverse and seemingly contradictory aspects of this existence without a...