Sri Krishna’ First Advice to Uddhava in Uddhava Gita
Noble friend, when I (Sri Krishna) leave this world darkness will
descend: The dreaded age of Kali will being ~ the age in which all that
is auspicious becomes hidden and obscured.
Do not remain here
(at Dwarka) when I have gone. You are a worthy soul, but in this
darkness which is to come people will indulge in all that is unworthy.
Shake of all attachments whether to family or friends. Roam the world as one free of all attachment, with impartial vision.
Whatever you see, hear or touch know that you cannot know it for what
it is. Know that whatever your mind makes of it is like a mirage that
will fade away.
A confused mind sees a world of multiplicities,
a world of good and bad. This creates a compulsion to act or refrain
from acting, depending on what will bring gain and what will cause loss.
Therefore, control your senses and your mind. See this entire universe
as the Self and see this self in me, its supreme sovereign.
In
this way you will come to know and realize that the self with you is the
same self of all embodied beings. Once you know this your mind will be
completely satisfied and all obstacles will be removed.
Uddhava Gita
Source – Book titled "The Uddhava Gita – The Final Teaching of Krishna" by Swami Ambikananda Saraswati
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