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Samkhya Yoga: Verses 18  & 19

Topics covered:

1 )Verse 18: Eternal & Incomprehensible Truth

2) Verse 19: Atma is Neither Subject Nor Object

The seventh chapter of the Gita known as the Yoga of knowledge and wisdom is the first chapter in the second section of the Bhagavad Gita.

This chapter talks about three major topics

1) Nature of Ishvara

2) How to Workshop Ishvara

3) Divine Grace

The second lesson covers verses 2&3. In the second verse, Krishna promise that he will give both direct and indirect knowledge on Ishvara and the third verse points out the rarity of this great knowledge.

The seventh chapter of the Gita known as the Yoga of knowledge and wisdom is the first chapter in the second section of the Bhagavad Gita.

 This chapter talks about three major topics

1) Nature of Ishvara

2)How to Workshop Ishvara

3)Divine Grace

The first lesson introduces the chapter and reviews the first verse. In the first verse, Krishna introduces the subject matter of this chapter as Ishvara.

Samkhya Yoga: Verse 16  & 17

Topics covered:

1 ) Verse 16:  Real and Unreal

2) Verse 17: Reality is indestructible and all-pervasive

Samkhya Yoga: Verse 15  & 16

Topics covered:

Verse 15: Passing trials of Life

Verse 16: Real and unreal

No living being escapes the  stimulus-response symptom

All through our life, things happen to impede our progress and interfere with our mind.

They may be trivial diversions or serious happenings.

The yoga of the Gita counsels us to not embrace them or resist them, but to endure them with a neutral openness.

By not giving them any additional energy they will lose their grip on us.

When we bear with them, we are left in peace, with clarity of mind, destined for immortality as it were.

A true practitioner has to learn to put up with the changes in life with fortitude

The second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita talks about 3 dimensions of a living 

1)  Temporary body

2)  Transmigrating subtle  body

3)   Eternal Atma

These are often confused with each other. The objective of this presentation is to provide clarity on this topic

In this session, we will take a look at the “3 Bodies” (Sharira Trayam) teaching of Vedanta. An individual is called a “Jiva” in Vedanta. According to Vedanta a Jiva is composed of 3 bodies.

These 3 bodies are:

Gross Body (Sthula Sharira)

Subtle Body (Sukshma Sharira)

Causal Body (Karana Sharira)

Vedanta is a body of knowledge that helps us to understand ourselves.  The uniqueness of Vedanta is the powerful and unique teaching methodologies for understanding our own true nature.

Drik Dhrishya Viveka is one such powerful teaching methodology used by Vedanta. In a step by step process, this methodology clearly shows us who we are and what we are.

Introduction to Vedanta- Lesson 06: How to gain pre-qualification

We have seen that for Vedanta to work as a Pramana, there are some pre-requisites. In this session, we will see how one can gain the pre-requisites.

1. Karma Yoga for purification of the mind – Proper work with the proper attitude

2. Upasana Yoga for the stability and control of the mind -   Physical Disciplines, Verbal Disciplines, Sensory discipline, and mental discipline