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Quetzalcoatl Gita


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"You may believe, yet it is better to know." Believe it is better to know -
Now, not everybody knows a man's best friend is himself, that bright and jolly "jellyfish" inside. And the purpose of the Quetzalcoatl Gita is to make you ponder. Not everyone is able to do so much of it - a jellyfish on the beach, for example.
      Much can be dispensed with as life goes on, but seldom a realistic attitude. Looking for historical verification or facts, we advocate: Do not trust in hearsay, to remain on the safe side. And stay away from nasty cults to be on the safe side, if you are nice.
      Some study reveals that Quetzalcoatl of Meso-America might be taken to mean both the ruler and Quetzalcoatl, the 'feathered serpent', that was an Aztec god-figure.
      To put the matter straight: We host two Bhagavad Gita translations, one of them with with Sanskrit text too. You can also find a glossary of yoga terms [LINK]. Most verses below are simply from the Bhagavad Gita, purportively well aligned to central information on the "Plumed Snake" Quetzalcoatl of Meso-America, Quetzalcoatl. Judged by evidence and decrees, Krishna of the Bhagavad Gita and Quetzalcoatl have much in common. That does not have to mean they are the same.
      The guru Yogananda does not talk of the many centuries that went into the making of the epic poem (concoction) called Mahabharata, of which the Bhagavad Gita is a little part, but scholars do: The Bhagavad Gita is a chapter inside the very long heroic poem (epic poem) that was formed and changed and enlarged over centuries long ago [see Wy] - formed and shaped over half a millennium, although it is attributed to one Hindu sage called Vyasa.
      Bhagavad Gita says Krishna contains gods and beings in his greater self, and so on. Read for yourself [LINK].


Transcultural Fun

Krishna says he is all (chapter 11), and gives many examples. The Quetzalcoatl figure of Central America is something too - and is he not part of "all"? Further, he can be aligned with Gita utterances. It is as simple as that if you want to go trans-cultural and explore issues like these. However, the verdicts you reach, should reflect the levels of sources - discern between sturdy facts and fiction utterances first of all, and do not put all your eggs of trust in the basked of scriptural statements. Some of them are wrong, you know.
      Otherwise, the standing invitation to "omnipotent helpers" is to make the Sahara Desert green again. One night's miracle work should do it.
      Each verse of this Quetzalcoatl Gita gives exact references to corresponding Bhagavad Gita verses. Each to his or her tastes, then. Maybe this survey will help you to become more cultural. As for literature study, which this boils down to:
  • Look up scriptural evidence as needed, coupled with scholarly written litterature.
  • Learn to juxtapose and compare carefully in a matter-of-fact way.
  • Learn to assert more or less nothing on top of it. Why all that? Very many scriptures are neither wise nor handy to base a living or footing on.
  • Sagacity comes next. it deals with life on a local scale for survival most of the time. It tends to help to preserve one's best balances and stay firm.
Be free to frankly question: Are the identification markers of any scripture reliable and true? Although Krishna and Quetzalcoatl appear to have many similar feature descriptions, you should not dispense with proficient estimates of alternative outlooks in the matter (other hypotheses may help you better, and the whole comparison work may be unprofitable if no one "buys" it.
      It is not always great fun to be a master and be found out.
      Proficiency breeds a clear mind.


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Quetzalcoatl Gita

1. Manifest aspects of your Supreme Self in daily living to stay attuned to It

Follow your inner heart's nature carefully, meticulously, in order to bloom. (See 3.33)

Your unseen Self can be the deep soul abiding in the heart of all beings. (See also 6.31) (10.20). If so, the ignorant do not know their subtle Self as the unborn and eternal godhood. (See 7.25)

The Inner Self can be the origin of all angels and sages also. (10.02) If so, it is the seed of all creatures. (7.10).

Ignorant persons, full of false hopes and false knowledge, can act as fiends and demons. (See 9.12)

The imperishable Para-Self, dwells in or beyond the body (as Seele) (13.31)

The wise should not unsettle the mind of the ignorant, but should rather try to inspire others by performing decent works efficiently without attachment. (See also 3.29) (3.26)

This entire universe is pervaded by the Spirit over the manifest godhood. (See 9.04)

Those who carp at My teaching and do not practice it, consider them as ignorant of all knowledge, senseless, in a way. (3.32)

Even the most sinful of all sinners can cross over sin by fit know-how alone. (4.36)

The unwise who delight in flowery words (even chanting of the songs of Solomon) tend to go for the ritualistic aspects of things (2.43)


2. Enough knowledge includes knowledge of the depths inside too

I am the ocean among the bodies of water, inner splendour (10.36), (10.24), the life in all living beings (7.09), the life-giving One. Yet the cosmos is not nice (See 11.51).

Go for acquiring fair enough knowledge by sincere inquiry. (See 4.34) (4)

Godhood deep inside is the Supreme imperishable. (8.03, ca.)


3. Ability and inborn desires can be good, and work for your advantage

I am the lust in human beings that is in accord with the right things to do for such as procreation (7.11). Some renouncers disregard that.

"I see in Your body all the gods and multitude of beings, all sages, celestial serpents, [and the] Creator-god. (11.15) Enemies that speak unmentionable words and scorn your ability - what could be more painful than this? (2.36)

I am the origin of all. (10.08).

They whose wisdom has been carried away by various desires, resort to religious rites. (7.20)

Know the Cosmic Jellyfish (soul) deep inside as the King and look around. Take one step at the time. Do not dare to run away.


In a Nutshell

IN SUMThis is what we got.
  1. Manifest sides of your Supreme Self in daily living to stay attuned to It.
  2. Enough knowledge includes knowledge of the depths inside too. Yoga helps towards it.
  3. Do not discard natural abilities and proclivities to conform to dictates and the will of others. Ability and inborn desires can work for your advantage.
IN NUCE Call forth sides to inward knowledge to be firm and gain advantage. Meditation practice serves that end too.

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Adjoined

      Ak: Yogananda, Pa.: Man's Eternal Quest. Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship, 1975.
      Ap: Mieder, Wolfgang (main editor), Stewart A. Kingsbury, and Kelsie E. Harder: A Dictionary of American Proverbs. (Paperback) New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
      Pa: Yogananda, Pa.: Autobiography of a Yogi. 11th ed. Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship, 1971. – ONLINE 1st edition
      Say: Yogananda, Pa.: Sayings of Yogananda. Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship, 1958.

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