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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
metaphysics when they suggest that concept of God is not that of a personalized power. It is the concept of the power, which pure and unclouded self (Atma) possesses and which is hidden within each of us. Conditioned by our body mind and intellect it expresses its dyna mism and creates various types of multiple complicities which we experience in our physical existence. This is what is actually prescribd by these two verses. इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गृह्यणादगुह्यतरं मया । विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ ६३ ॥
"I have thus expounded to you the most mysterious of all knowledge. Ponder over it fully and then act as you will." - 63
Note: Point to be noted here is about the liberal Indian tradition of not imposing one's own views even on his own pupil. Lord Mahavir always ended his surmon or advice to an inquirer by saying. " Devanupriya (Dear one of god), now do as you please." This was also habitual with Lord Buddha who emph - asized that a proposition should not be acce pted only because it was propounded by him. One should apply his mind, consider it and then accept if he is commenced about its
truth.
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः शृणु मे परमं वचः ।
इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् ॥ ६४ ॥
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