The Bhagavad-Gita: A Case Study in Vedic Psychology - Maharishi ...

MODERN SCIENCE AND VEDIC SCIENCE
The Development of Skill in Action in Cosmic Consciousness
as Described by the Bhagavad-Gita
Figure 2. The Bhagavad-Gita identifies skill in action as a characteristic of cosmic consciousness.
In cosmic consciousness the individual's awareness, permanently established in pure consciousness,
the unified field of natural law, is in tune with the totality of natural law. The qualities of
inner balance or stability, and inner freedom or fulfillment grow in life as cosmic consciousness
develops. These qualities contribute to skill in action by providing calmness, breadth of vision,
and inner bliss. The Bhagavad-Gita's principle of Yogasthah kuru karmani—"Established in
Being perform action"—is further discussed in the following article in this series on Maharishi
Vedic Psychology.
He whose mind is unshaken in the midst
of sorrows, who amongst pleasures is
free from longing, from whom attachment,
fear and anger have departed, he is
said to be a sage of steady intellect.
(II. 56)
Thus, as Maharishi explains, Lord Krishn notes that one who has the inner balance
that characterizes cosmic consciousness is found to be free from attachment and completely
stable. Such a person is described as having a "steady intellect"—broad compre-
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