164. Freedom is Pure
K rishna says, “Amongst purifiers, I am the wind, and amongst wielders of weapons, I am Rama. Of water creatures, I am the crocodile, and of rivers, I am the Jahnavi (Ganges)” (10.31). Firstly, wind helps to remove impurities from our bodies. Blood keeps turning impure due to chemical processes and wind helps purify it through the lungs. Without this purification, life can’t be sustained even for a couple of minutes. Secondly, wind is the most flexible and mobile. This mobility helps to purify the environment through circulation. Thirdly, wind stands for freedom - freedom from desires and sorrows which is the moksha signifying purity. Finally, wind symbolises non-attachment. It carries unpleasant odours without aversion and pleasant fragrances without any attachment. It drops both with ease in due course of time. This is nothing but anaasakti, which is beyond aasakti (attachment) and virakti (detachment). On the contrary, kartaapan (our sense of doership) makes any...