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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the mighty warrior Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It provides a dynamic and practical philosophy which expounds the technique of living for a successful and peaceful life. Above all it ushers one towards the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment.
Arjuna questions Krsna whether he should pursue the path of action or knowledge. Krsna clarifies that introverts follow the path of knowledge, jnana yoga while extroverts, the path of action, karma yoga.Expounding Karma yoga Krsna first elaborates on the logic and reason for the pursuit of action. Noticing the lack of its impact on Arjuna Krsna gives six emotional appeals to influence Arjuna's mind. A combined appeal to the head and heart for action prepares Arjuna to respond.Krsna then reveals the Technique of Right Action. Follows up with the elements that impede right action. And concludes the chapter by explaining how to overcome them.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the Lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the warrior prince Arjuna on the battlefield of the Kurukshetra. It provides a practical philosophy which expounds the technique for an active and peaceful life. Above all, it ushers one towards the goal of spiritual Enlightenment.
The chapter begins with divine assurance that the world will be blessed with periodic visitations of enlightened Souls. Such Souls destroy the vicious, protect the virtuous and re-establish righteousness dharma. Yajna is the ritual of fire worship. Lord Krsna impregnates a new meaning into this ancient ritual to suit the modern context. The exposition of the Twelve Yajnas enables a seeker to convert all worldly transactions into worship. Through consistent practice of the yajnas a seeker frees himself of his vasanas, desires. Gains the knowledge of Self. A significant inclusion in the chapter is the Qualities of a true spiritual seeker and Guru.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the Lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the warrior prince Arjuna on the battlefield of the Kurukshetra. It provides a practical philosophy which expounds the technique for an active and peaceful life. Above all, it ushers one towards the goal of spiritual Enlightenment.
The chapter traces the three stages of the spiritual path leading to Self-realisation. From a spiritual initiate, yogi developing into an ascetic, sannyasi and culminating in an Enlightened soul, jnani. Krsna elaborates the distinct ways in which the three types of individuals relate to action. Having practised the yajnas sacrifices prescribed in the preceding chapter and gained wisdom, a seeker enters the state of renunciation. The chapter elucidates this stage of development preliminary to meditation and Self-realisation.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the Lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the warrior prince Arjuna on the battlefield of the Kurukshetra. It provides a practical philosophy which expounds the technique for an active and peaceful life. Above all, it ushers one towards the goal of spiritual Enlightenment.
Karma yoga, working in a spirit of service and sacrifice, develops a spirit of renunciation. It prepares one to concentrate, meditate and realise the Self. Lord Krsna prescribes external and internal disciplines to control the mind and render it peaceful. It prepares seekers to practise meditation. Through meditation one reveals the supreme Self. Krsna also answers Arjuna's queries as to how a restless mind can be controlled and what is the plight of a seeker who falls short of Self-realisation in his lifetime.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the Lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the warrior prince Arjuna on the battlefield of the Kurukshetra. It provides a practical philosophy which expounds the technique for an active and peaceful life. Above all, it ushers one towards the goal of spiritual Enlightenment.
Krsna describes Brahman, God as being the unmanifest Reality and also the manifest world. The 'vicious' do not know or seek God. Deluded of the Reality they pursue and attain finite fruits in the world. The 'virtuous' seek God. They fall under four categories. However only the jnani, wise among them is the real seeker. The other three merely satisfy their personal ends. They pursue God either to gain material wealth or find mental solace or appease their intellectual curiosity. The jnani stands out with his self-oblivious, non-utilitarian worship culminating in Self-realisation. He alone attains the state of Brahman.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the mighty warrior Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It provides a dynamic and practical philosophy which expounds the technique of living for a successful and peaceful life. Above all it ushers one towards the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment.The ninth chapter explains how the self-Atman pervades the world. The wise seek the self. The ignorant disregard the Self and pursue the world with vain hopes and aspirations. And go through the cycle of birth and death. Thus humanity strives for material or spiritual goals. The ignorant fulfill their mundane desires but never gain fulfillment in life. Whereas, the wise pursuing the Self attain the state of absolute peace and bliss in Self-realization. Krsna's advice directs one and all to rise above worldly entanglement and attain spiritual enlightenment.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the mighty warrior Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It provides a dynamic and practical philosophy which expounds the technique of living for a successful and peaceful life. Above all it ushers one towards the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment.This chapter explains Brahman as the supreme source of the manifest world. Brahman eludes even the most evolved. Nevertheless the wise with devotion and dedicated effort reach Brahman. Arjuna stands aghast at the astounding knowledge and personality of Krsna. Wondering at his infinite nature, he requests Krsna to reveal his manifestation in the universe. Krsna, personifying Brahman, details analytically his manifestation everywhere. Even as he reveals himself thus the lord elucidates that the entire manifested world is but an infinitesimal part of Brahman. Audio Recording of Live Lectures. Please note: This CD is in MP3 Format. Running time: 6 hrs 42 min.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the mighty warrior Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It provides a dynamic and practical philosophy which expounds the technique of living for a successful and peaceful life. Above all it ushers one towards the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment. Arjuna asks the question, which baffles humanity: Should one worship God with a form or the formless reality? Lord Krsna explains the relevance of both types of worship. That the former caters to the devotional and the latter to the intellectual spiritual seekers.He prescribes appropriate spiritual practices to seekers of all cadres. Right from an evolved practitioner to an initiate. The concluding verses define the 35 qualities of a Bhakta, a true devotee of God.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the Lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the warrior prince Arjuna on the battlefield of the Kurukshetra. It provides a practical philosophy which expounds the technique for an active and peaceful life. Above all, it ushers one towards the goal of spiritual Enlightenment.
A clear distinction is made between Spirit and matter. Using different philosophical terms, Lord Krsna explains how the Spirit combines with matter to create a living being. Human pursuits must culminate in realising the supreme Spirit, Brahman. The chapter enumerates twenty qualities that constitute an Enlightened person. A seeker practising and perfecting these qualities gains the knowledge of the Self. With this knowledge he recognises the one Self in the manifold beings. And attains Self-realisation.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the mighty warrior Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It provides a dynamic and practical philosophy which expounds the technique of living for a successful and peaceful life. Above all it ushers one towards the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment. The chapter describes the immanence and transcendence of Brahman, the supreme reality. It manifests as microcosm and macrocosm, which together constitute the Ksara - the perishable world of things and beings. Brahman also remains as Ankara- the imperishable aspect of the perishable world. Lastly Brahman, transcending the ksara and even the Aksara, pervades everywhere as the Supreme Being, Purusottama. The wise transcend the ksara and the Aksara to reach the Purusottama.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the lord' is a conversation between Lord Krishna and the mighty warrior Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It provides a dynamic and practical philosophy which expounds the technique of living for a successful and peaceful life. Above all it ushers one towards the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment.Herein Krsna elaborately explains sraddha faith. He clarifies with an analysis of the three types of sraddha: sattvika purest, rajasika mediocre and tamasika lowest. How they relate to the type of ahara food, yajna sacrifice, tapa austerity and dana gift. The nature of these practices helps determine the quality of sraddha.The concluding verses explain the spiritual terms Om, Tat and Sat. A seeker uses them as disciplines to reach the ultimate reality. Krsna dismisses anything opposed to these practices as asat, unreality.
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The Bhagavad Gita 'Song of the Lord' is a conversation between Lord Krsna and the warrior prince Arjuna on the battlefield of the Kurukshetra. It provides a practical philosophy which expounds the technique for an active and peaceful life. Above all, it ushers one towards the goal of spiritual Enlightenment.
The chapter defines sannyasa renunciation and tyaga relinquishment. A detailed analysis of the causes, incentives and constituents of action follows. The different aspects of action are further classified into the three gunas, qualities of sattva, rajas and tamas. It helps one to assess one's personality and determine spiritual development. The three gunas combined in different proportions account for the four castes known as brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra. The castes are presented alongwith their respective duties. Krsna appeals to Arjuna to use the spiritual paths of karma action, bhakti devotion and jnana knowledge to reach the eternal Abode.
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