Dear all,
Jai Shri Krishna,
Another week has passed by so quickly. Today we completed the remaining 5 verses. They are as follows.
23. Udaasinavat asino gunair yo na vichalyate
Gunaa vartanta iti evam yaha avatishtati na ingate.

The benevolent Lord in reply to Arjuna’s question as to how a man who has transcended the gunas behaves in the world answers;
A man who has transcended the senses is centred in the Self and with a sakshi bhava observes the 3 gunas acting through the body , mind & intellect equipment, knowing fully that he is different from them.Therefore he is not agitated at all by the gunas.
Chinmayanandaji said an ordinary man is a victim of circumstances, a real man overcomes challenges with effort but a superman rides over challenges effortlessly as he is not a slave of the gunas.For this to be possible one has to identify with That---- the Atman.

24. samaduhkha sukha swastha samaloshtaashmakanchana
Tulya priyaapriyoh dhira tulya atmasamstuthi.

Shri Krishna continues
He (i.e.) the one who has transcended the gunas is balanced or equipoised in the face of dvandvas or dualities like sukha-happiness, duhkha- sadness; swastha- balanced,reacts similarly to a clod of earth, stone or gold. I once heard that when the late Kanchi acharya Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswati’s 90 b’day was celebrated by showering goldcoins on his head; there was no expression of happiness or pride on his face. He accepted it as if it were a routine affair.Such is the greatness of Mahatmas for whom even gold carries the value of a lump of mud. The gunaateetha is said to be the same to his likes and dislikes, to praise or censure.If u had seen A.R. Rehmaan when he was felicitated with a gold crown by singer suseela, he said in all humility that he was happy just to be seated next to suseela who was a goldmine.These are the ideals we must follow if we are to be supermen.

25.manaapamanayoh tulyastulyo mitraripakshayoh
Sarvarambhah parityaagi gunaatitaha sa uchyate.

The Lord further continues such a person is the same in honor and dishonor, treats a friend and enemy alike and undertakes all activities without the sense of doership.Such a person has really transcended the gunas.

26. mamcha yo avyabhicharena bhaktiyogena sevate
Sagunaan samityeetyaitaan brahmabhooyaya kalpate.

The Lord says the one who with faith and devotion to Him & with a one pointed mind serves Him will undoubtedly transcend the gunaas and reach Him the Brahman or the Truth. Serving the Lord is serving the world with love as the world is also Him the unmanifest.
27. Brahmanohipratishtaaham amrutasyaavyayasyacha
Shaashvatasya cha dharmasya sukha syaikantikasyacha.

Reaching the Brahman is becoming Him who has the following qualities.
Amrutasya- immortal, avyaya—imperishable , shaashvatasya—eternal and whose dharma or nature is sukha atyantika---ultimate happiness or bliss.So we become Satchitaananda----- eternal , consciousness and bliss.

In this chapter the Lord lovingly tells us about the gunaas, how we must recognize them, what their properties are and how we can transcend them to reach Him. He also tells us how a gunateetha behaves. Are we ready to tread the path shown to us ? Do we have the courage to face the world and not think of giving up at the smallest obstacle? With this the Lord has shown us that the problems are not out there but in here the mind . So the journey is always inward. Hari om!