Gita Acharan

K rishna says his lower nature ( apara-prakriti ) is manifested (man) and higher nature ( para-prakriti ) is the life-element which is unmanifested. He says that ‘ yoga-maya ’ (illusion born out of three gunas ) separates them and prevents us from knowing Him ( Paramatma ) as unborn, imperishable (7.25), and knower of past, present and future (7.26). Yoga-maya is like being in a room full of mirrors, each reflecting us and making it impossible for us to see what lies beyond . This inability limits us to conclude that every entity is ‘manifested’ without realising the life-element behind everyone and Krishna calls this foolish (7.24). This is nothing but man-man interaction with disregard to Paramatma which is the path of demons (7.15). Electricity (energy) flows from a higher voltage point to a lower voltage point energising electrical appliances along the way. Metaphorically, if we take Paramatma as a point of infinite voltage, the energy flow is nothing but the bless...