81. Divine Actions
I n the Gita, both Arjuna and Krishna use ‘I’ and ‘Me’, but the meaning and context of usage are entirely different. Arjuna’s ‘I’ is divisive or exclusive and Krishna’s ‘I’ is inclusive. While Krishna is the ocean, we are but drops within it, living under the illusion of individuality known as ahankaar . When a drop sheds its illusion of individuality and unites with the ocean, then it becomes the ocean. Krishna indicates this when he says, “The ‘realised’ come to Me and will be free from the cycle of punar-janma (rebirth) when they realise about My life and actions which are divyam (divine)” (4.9). Certainly, realisation means inclusiveness or oneness and the ability to accept contradictions. All the actions are bound to be divine when they emerge from inclusiveness. Punar-janma , is usually interpreted as a cyclic process of the attainment of a new life after death. However, it can also be interpreted as the birth of a new situation around us. When a situation ends,...