Questions for the Seeker: Verse 63
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Today 21st June 2018 is the International Yoga Day, and the third day of my 68th year.
I would like to inquire to all the yogis and seekers of the world who are pursuing yoga to reach the goal. I’m not going to mention anything about the goal. I leave it to each yogi to decide what is the goal for which he is striving.
This is my first question to the seekers in this year. Anyone who will send their answer to me through this website will receive my recorded audio commentary on this verse, if they send the answer by 28th June.
Verse 63
naasato vidyate bhaavo naabhaavo vidyate satah
ubhayor api drishtontas tvanayos tattva-darshibhih
The simple translation is, “Untruth never exists. Truth never ceases to exist. One who has realized both these truths is a true seer.” Many commentators write this differently, that untruth has no beginning and truth has no end. These are different interpretations depending on the understanding level, experiential depth and realizational height of the translator.
What have you realized? I would like to know the seeker’s view, and to help the seeker get the correct meaning through his own experience and from his own realization, and maybe from his understanding, I have these questions.
“Untruth never exists.” If this is true, then why is one perturbed when one sees untruth? Is untruth something to be seen, or is untruth something to be experienced? We are perceiving that untruth is being manifested everywhere by almost everybody, so what is referred to here by untruth? If Gita says untruth never exists, how then can we say that someone is not truthful? If we really recognize the untruth, it means we are saying that Lord Krishna is not correct, and Gita is not correct, because untruth is seen everywhere, but Gita can never be wrong and God can never be wrong.
Question 1: Do you agree with this statement that untruth never exists? If you don’t agree, then there is no need to give an answer. That means, if your view is that untruth exists, you are not agreeing with Gita and Lord Krishna, so why should you waste your time? If you do agree with Gita, give two examples from your own life and two examples from the life in the outer world that you observe.
“Truth never ceases to exist.” That means truth is always present, and if so, why are we not able to see it? Why are we saying that we should manifest truth? It always exists. It should be visible. It should be experienced. Why then is there a struggle to manifest truth? Does it mean truth is everywhere but is not visible? If it is not visible, does it mean not visible to our eyes, not visible to our mind, not visible to our intellect?
Question 2: If you agree with Gita that truth never ceases to exist, give two examples from your own life and two examples from the outer life that show how you agree.
Please contemplate and send the answer to me.