The Importance of Faith
The essence of Karm Yog and the philosophy is that one must not hanker for the fruits of actions.
Date: 6th October 2014

In the previous articles, a lot of stress was laid on the essence of Karm Yog and the philosophy that one must not hanker for the fruits of actions. Shree Krishna has instructed us in many verses that we must keep our minds attached to him while performing our daily chores and duties.
Moving forward, we learn about one of the most important aspects in spirituality which is very essential for our growth – Faith.
In verse 31, chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, Shree Krishna says,
ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवा: |
श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभि: ||
ye me matam idaṁ nityam anutiṣhṭhanti mānavāḥ
śhraddhāvanto ’nasūyanto muchyante te ’pi karmabhiḥ
Those who abide by these teachings of mine, with profound faith and free from cavil, are released from the bondage of karma.
Opinions can differ amongst teachers, but the principle is the same. Philosophers and teachers name their opinion as principle, but in the Gita, the Lord has named the principle explained by him as opinion. By his example, he is teaching us humility and cordiality.
Having given the call for action, Shree Krishna now points out the virtues of accepting the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita with faith and following them in one’s life. Our prerogative as humans is to know the truth and then modify our lives accordingly. In this way, our mental fever (of lust, anger, greed, envy, illusion, etc.) gets pacified. In the previous verse, Shree Krishna had clearly explained to Arjun to offer all works to him. But he knows that this statement can cause ridicule from those who have no belief in God and rebuke from those who are envious of him. So, he now emphasizes the need for accepting the teachings with conviction. He says that by faithfully following these teachings one becomes free from the bondage of karma. But what happens to those who are faithless?
ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम् |
सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतस: ||
ye tvetad abhyasūyanto nānutiṣhṭhanti me matam
sarva-jñāna-vimūḍhāns tān viddhi naṣhṭān achetasaḥ
But those who find faults with my teachings, being bereft of knowledge and devoid of discrimination, they disregard these principles and bring about their own ruin.
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Nice explanation by Swami Mukundananda ji about the Importance of Faith. Faith in ourselves and faith in God-This is the secret path to get God’s love.
Nice explanation by Swamiji.
Faith becomes a necessary ingredient for accepting the divine teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.. Where there is FAITH, there is LOVE; Where there is LOVE; there is PEACE; Where there is PEACE; there is GOD; Where there is GOD; there is BLISS.
Shree Krishna has instructed us in many verses of the Bhagvad Gita that we must keep our minds attached to him while performing our daily chores and duties.
in the Gita, the Lord has by his example, has taught us humility and cordiality.
The essence of Karm Yog and the philosophy is that one must not hanker for the fruits of actions.
we learn about one of the most important aspects in spirituality which is very essential for our growth – Faith.
Shree Krishna points out the virtues of accepting the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita with faith and following them in one’s life.
Our prerogative as humans is to know the truth and then modify our lives accordingly.
Shree Krishna had clearly explained to Arjun to offer all works to him.
Shree Krishan explains those who find faults with my teachings, being bereft of knowledge and devoid of discrimination, they disregard these principles and bring about their own ruin.
Faith
Shree Krishna emphasizes the need for accepting the teachings with conviction. He says that by faithfully following these teachings one becomes free from the bondage of karma.
If we keep our minds attached to Shree Krishna and offer him our work we can free ourselves from the bondage of Karma.
We must accept the teachings given in the Bhagvad Gita with utmost conviction if we wish to lead a purposeful life.
The parameter of growth in spirituality is faith.
Our prerogative as humans is to know the truth and modify our lives accordingly.
Shree Krishna emphasizes the need for accepting the teachings with conviction. He says that by faithfully following these teachings one becomes free from the bondage of karma.
The most important aspects in spirituality which is very essential for our growth is Faith.
Those who are bereft of knowledge ,find faults with God’s teachings.
One must not hanker for the fruits of actions.
we must accept the teachings of Bhagvad Gita with faith and follow them in our life.
We should offer all our actions to Lord Krishna.
Having faith in God will lead us to our ultimate goal
we must accept the teachings of Shri Krishna with conviction.
Those who disregard God’s teachings bring about their own ruin.