Om episode
New website: aikoota.comIn this episode, I speak with Syama about the tenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. In this chapter, called the Yoga of Divine Manifestation, Krishna reaches the peak of his teaching, and then he starts going down to earth again to ground the knowledge in everyday experience. The peak is expressed in verses 8, 9, 10, and 11.The teaching of these four verses can be illustrated by the classical story “The blind men and the elephant” told a bit differently. In the original story, a few blind men are standing around an elephant and touching different parts of it. They all try to convince one another about what an elephant is like. The one touching the trunk says it’s like a big snake. The one touching the tail says it’s like a rope, etc.But what if they would enlighten one another about the aspect that they experience? They would all get a better understanding of what the elephant is like. And if they would cooperate to take care of the elephant, feeding it bananas, and scratching it behind the ears, perhaps they may one day get eyesight by a miracle.The elephant represents the ultimate truth, called by various names like God or Krishna.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aikoyogareiki/donations