164. Freedom is Pure
Krishna says, "Amongst purifiers, I am the wind, and amongst wielders of weapons, I am Rama. Of water creatures, I am the crocodile, and of flowing rivers, I am the Jahnavi (Ganges)" (10.31). Firstly, wind helps to clear 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 sustain 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 ultimate freedom (moksha) stands for purity. Finally, wind stands for non-attachment. It carries unpleasant odours without aversion and pleasant scents without any attachment. It drops both of them with ease in due course of time. This is nothing but anaasakti , beyond aasakti (attachment) and virakti (detachment). While kartaapan (our sense of doers...