157. Liberation from Sins
K rishna says, “Listen again to My supreme word ( Paramam Vachan ) for your welfare (10.1). Neither angels nor sages know My origin as I am the source of all of them” (10.2). It is inherently difficult to know our origin. A tree can never know the seed which gave it its existence, an eye cannot see itself. The limitation of our senses hinders our ability to understand our origin. Many factors limit our ability to know the Paramatma . One simple solution is to show a mirror to the eye so that it can see itself. In this chapter, Krishna provides many instances which can act like a mirror giving His glimpses. Krishna says, “Whoever realises Me to be the unborn, beginningless and supreme Lord of existence, conquers delusion and is liberated of all sins” (10.3). Krishna is talking about realisation at the existential level, not merely memorizing at the mind level. This involves being one with existence like the proverbial salt doll dissolving in the ocean, by shedding ahanka...