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Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 18-मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
In response to Arjuna's question about difference between Sanyasa and Tyaga shri Krishna provided several contemporary definitions of tyaga. He then enumerated three types of tyaga based on the three gunas.(1/n)
In response to Arjuna's question about difference between Sanyasa and Tyaga shri Krishna provided several contemporary definitions of tyaga. He then enumerated three types of tyaga based on the three gunas.(1/n)
The foremost is sattvic where the individual performs his duty without attachment to the reward. Shri Krishna analyzed the five factors that are involved in any action : the foundation, the doer, the instruments, energy and divinity.
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He then analyzed three factors that compel us to act: knowledge,action and the sense of doership.These three as well as intellect,fortitude and joy were each categorized as sattvic, raajsic and taamsic. It proves that that nothing is free from the effect of these three gunas(3/n)
Summary of #ShriBhagwadGita Adhyay 17-श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
In this chapter shri Krishna analysis,, svabhava(nature) through studying what food we eat, how does it affect our nature, and what actions we perform. (1/6)
In this chapter shri Krishna analysis,, svabhava(nature) through studying what food we eat, how does it affect our nature, and what actions we perform. (1/6)
The bulk of the chapter is analysis of food, sacrifice, charity and penance. Yagna(sacrifice) represents our duty towards God. Daan(charity) represents our duty towards human beings and tapasya(penance) represents our duty towards ourselves.(2/6)
All of this are classified into three types:Sattvic, Rajsic and Tamsic. Penance is further classified into three components:physical, mental and speech. According to Krishna one shouldn't harm ourselves or others while performing penance.(3/6)
Summary of #ShriBhagwadGita Adhyay 16-दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग
The theme of 16th Adhyay is the analysis of divine(Daiva) and devilish(Asur) qualities that are present in every human being. Further, shri Krishna lists the qualities of divine and devilish humans.(1/7)
The theme of 16th Adhyay is the analysis of divine(Daiva) and devilish(Asur) qualities that are present in every human being. Further, shri Krishna lists the qualities of divine and devilish humans.(1/7)
Fearlessness and purity of mind are the qualities of divine, while ostentation and arrogance are the qualities of devilish. According to him the divine qualities are a stepping stone towards self-realization and liberation, but the devilish qualities are a slippery slope.+(2.1/7)
Towards never-ending bondage and sorrow. Extreme materialism is considered no different than devilish nature. Shri Krishna says, the people with devilish nature are steeped in delusion and ignorance. Instead of bringing happiness, their infinite desires bring them worries.(2.2/7)
Summary of #ShriBhagwadGita Adhyay 15-पुरुषोत्तमयोग
This chapter summarizes the entire essence of not just Gita but also all the Vedas. It covers four topics:what is the world, who Krishna is, what is God and what is relationship between him, the world and God.(1/7)
This chapter summarizes the entire essence of not just Gita but also all the Vedas. It covers four topics:what is the world, who Krishna is, what is God and what is relationship between him, the world and God.(1/7)
Our existence in this world is illustrated using an upside down tree. The root of this tree is God, wielding the power of Prakriti, the Brahman, the eternal essence with attributes. Our existence in this world, is the outward growth of the tree.(2/7)
This growth is fueled by sense objects which are in the form off sprouts or buds. Each sense object guarantees desires, which generates actions, which binds us to rhe branches of the tree. The only way to get rid of the endless cycle of desire and action is(continue..)(3.1/7)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 14- गुणत्रयविभागयोग
The three gunas sattva, rajas, and tamas are based upon a person's disposition. The gunas keep the eternal Self bound to the physical body. Sattva binds by attachment to knowledge and joy(continue...)(1.1/5)
The three gunas sattva, rajas, and tamas are based upon a person's disposition. The gunas keep the eternal Self bound to the physical body. Sattva binds by attachment to knowledge and joy(continue...)(1.1/5)
...rajas by passion and activity, and tamas by laziness and sleep. Of the three, sattva has the power to uplift a person and lead to enlightenment because it is connected to wisdom. The other two create stasis, or drag a person down.(1.2/5)
Conversely, sattva without attachment can help a person leave the cycle of death and rebirth(attain moksh). Krishna names sattva as the "ruling trait" of a person who is on the path of understanding and knowledge.(2/5)
Summary of #ShriBhagwadGita Adhyay 13-क्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
In this chapter krishna describes three elements:The field, the knower and the object of knowledge. The field describes the physical world. When Krishna describes field he mentions 5 elements and 10 senses.(1/7)
In this chapter krishna describes three elements:The field, the knower and the object of knowledge. The field describes the physical world. When Krishna describes field he mentions 5 elements and 10 senses.(1/7)
The five elements includes: Earth, air, fire, water and space. The 10 senses can be divided into two parts: Sensory and Motor. Sensory faculties include sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. And motor faculties includes:Hands, legs, voice, genitals, and anus.(2/7)
Humans experience physical world through these senses. The body is the representation of all these factors. he body is born, it grows, it stays, it produces by-products, then begins to decay, and at the last stage it dies. Therefore the field is a temporary material thing.(3/7)
Summary of #ShriBhagwadGita Adhyay 12-भक्तियोग
This chapter deliberates between bhakti yoga or love for God and worship of the unmanifest God, through intense study and meditation. Bhakti yoga is more directly tied to karma yoga or yoga of action.(1/6)
This chapter deliberates between bhakti yoga or love for God and worship of the unmanifest God, through intense study and meditation. Bhakti yoga is more directly tied to karma yoga or yoga of action.(1/6)
The path of understanding through study and meditation provides a path to union with the unmanifest form of God. All routes lead to the same end: freedom from the endless cycles of birth and rebirth(Attaining Moksh).(2/6)
Krishna tells arjuna that the path of those meditating on the unmanifest is much more arduous because for the embodied things the unmanifest is obscure. Because without a face or shape of God, its more difficult to focus in meditation and worship.(3/6)
Summary of #ShriBhagwadGita Adhyay 11- विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
In this chapter, Shri Krishna shows Arjuna his(Krishna's) "ultimate form".Krishna gives him a glimpse of the incredible vastness he encompasses,showing him the "whole universe" enfolded in his body.(1/6)
In this chapter, Shri Krishna shows Arjuna his(Krishna's) "ultimate form".Krishna gives him a glimpse of the incredible vastness he encompasses,showing him the "whole universe" enfolded in his body.(1/6)
And to witness the ultimate form, Krishna gave him Divya Dhrasti(divine vision). The real form of Krishna is terrifying as Krishna reveals a self with billions of heads, fangs and weapons.(2/6)
After witnessing this terrifying form of Krishna Arjuna asked him "who are you?" To which Krishna responds that he is the death and that Arjuna must fight in the battle because the kauravas will die regardless. Krishna has already killed them, Arjuna is merely the medium.(3/6)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 10- विभूतियोग
Krishna tells Arjuna that he's the Supreme manifestation of God.All other gods and spiritualistic humans are the manifestation of him.The highest form of worship is to enter state of divinity and to consider him the Supreme.(1/6)
Krishna tells Arjuna that he's the Supreme manifestation of God.All other gods and spiritualistic humans are the manifestation of him.The highest form of worship is to enter state of divinity and to consider him the Supreme.(1/6)
Krishna describes himself as both the positive and negative attributes of universe, pleasure and pain, courage and fear. A person who can conceive Krishna as the source of all manifestations will escape from the cycle of rebirth and will attain moksh.(2/6)
Shri Krishna tells Arjuna,
"अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्त: सर्वं प्रवर्तते |
इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विता: ||"
"I am the source or everything, from me everything evolves and thus the wise who understands this, worships me."(3.1/6)
"अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्त: सर्वं प्रवर्तते |
इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विता: ||"
"I am the source or everything, from me everything evolves and thus the wise who understands this, worships me."(3.1/6)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 9- राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग
In this chapter Krishna describes how Arjuna can turn his actions into prayer and offerings to God.
In yogic traditions, the yoga of devotion is called bhakti yoga and emphasizes love and thanks to God.(1/7)
In this chapter Krishna describes how Arjuna can turn his actions into prayer and offerings to God.
In yogic traditions, the yoga of devotion is called bhakti yoga and emphasizes love and thanks to God.(1/7)
The idea of love is interwoven in the concept of worship, and Krishna urges Arjuna to pour this love for God into all his actions. Krishna himself is often portrayed in Hindu traditions as the manifestation of God that represents love between humans and God.(2/7)
When Krishna introduces the idea of the "cosmic cycle," he is referring to the long ages. At the end of this cycle,Krishna brings all beings back to himself and starts an entirely new cycle once again.This process is a larger manifestation of the concept of (continue..)(3.1/7)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 8- अक्षरब्रह्मयोग
Arjuna asks Krishna to tell him about the nature of the Self, God, and action. He also asks Krishna to explain worship and how to be with God at the time of death. Krishna explains that true freedom is "union with God."(1/5)
Arjuna asks Krishna to tell him about the nature of the Self, God, and action. He also asks Krishna to explain worship and how to be with God at the time of death. Krishna explains that true freedom is "union with God."(1/5)
When all things are destroyed with cycling of the universe, primal existence is what remains. Krishna says men who reach this state, which he calls "supreme dwelling," will not be reborn again(as he would attain moksh).He calls each of these rare individuals a Supreme Being.(2/5)
A yogic person mediates on the nature of the Self and God as existing beyond the body,mind, and senses as a supreme,unchanging soul.Through meditating upon this supreme soul or Krishna, that person will achieve freedom.They will be unattached to either suffering or serenity.(3/5)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 7-ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Krishna tells Arjuna one can know him (God) by practicing nonattachment. He tells him that he (God) is the fundamental essence of the universe and that his current form is just an earthly incarnation.(1/7)
Krishna tells Arjuna one can know him (God) by practicing nonattachment. He tells him that he (God) is the fundamental essence of the universe and that his current form is just an earthly incarnation.(1/7)
Shri Krishna says-
"मत्त: परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय |
मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव ||"
"Beyond me there is none other, not even a little. Like beads are pervaded by string, all this is in me."(2/7)
"मत्त: परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय |
मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव ||"
"Beyond me there is none other, not even a little. Like beads are pervaded by string, all this is in me."(2/7)
Krishna divides those who worship him into four types: the person in distress, the power-seeker, the wisdom-seeker, and the sage. The sage is the type that already has achieved serenity of mind through yoga and meditation and understands the nature of God and Self.(3/7)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 5- कर्मसंन्यासयोग
Arjuna asks Krishna whether the path of renunciation(sanyasa)or the path of action(karma) is better for him. Krishna replies that both paths are good but that the path of karma yoga is more direct. (1/7)
Arjuna asks Krishna whether the path of renunciation(sanyasa)or the path of action(karma) is better for him. Krishna replies that both paths are good but that the path of karma yoga is more direct. (1/7)
The path of renunciation and the path of action both lead to the Self, if practiced deeply.Ignorance of the Self is what causes men to "act badly." Krishna insists that one must understand that the Self at the core of all beings is the same.(2/7)
Shri Krishna talks about "equality" when he says:
"इहैव तैर्जित: सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मन: |
निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिता: ||"
"Those whose minds are established in equality of vision, conquer the cycle of birth and death in this very life."(3/7)
"इहैव तैर्जित: सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मन: |
निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिता: ||"
"Those whose minds are established in equality of vision, conquer the cycle of birth and death in this very life."(3/7)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 4-ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Krishna tells Arjuna that he has been born countless times, is eternal, and comes to earth in human form when "righteousness falters and chaos threatens to prevail."(1/7)
Krishna tells Arjuna that he has been born countless times, is eternal, and comes to earth in human form when "righteousness falters and chaos threatens to prevail."(1/7)
Krishna helps Arjuna understand the complex nature of action.Worship, or sacrifice, has many paths, including the paths of meditation, self-denial, and study of scriptures. Wisdom is the outcome of right action.(2/7)
The concept of sacrifice in hindu, specifically the Vedic tradition has a nuanced meaning. Originally, the sacrifice consisted of rituals and offerings(water, food or sacred fire).
But the statement "men sacrifices to the gods" actually refers to the practice of ritual.(3/7)
But the statement "men sacrifices to the gods" actually refers to the practice of ritual.(3/7)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 3- कर्मयोग
Arjuna asks why Krishna seems to advocate the path of knowledge and understanding while pushing Arjuna to do action. Krishna then explains two paths:knowledge and action(karma).(1/6)
Arjuna asks why Krishna seems to advocate the path of knowledge and understanding while pushing Arjuna to do action. Krishna then explains two paths:knowledge and action(karma).(1/6)
Some people are suited to the first path, and others to the second path. Krishna proposes that right action is another form of worship and that only by doing necessary and right action can the Self find freedom.He himself engages in action despite needing or desiring nothing(2/6)
Arjuna then asks Krishna what drives men to evil action. Krishna explains they are driven by the guna called rajas, or the quality that includes passion and violence.The presence of too much of this guna causes people to act out of desire and anger, thus causing evil action(3/6)
Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 1- अर्जुनविषादयो
The root cause of all sorrow and suffering in this world is our inability to deal with conflict.. Conflict is everywhere, and we have to learn to handle it. (1/7)
The root cause of all sorrow and suffering in this world is our inability to deal with conflict.. Conflict is everywhere, and we have to learn to handle it. (1/7)
The sooner we recognize this universal truth about conflict and its impact, the sooner we can progress in our personal, professional, and ultimately, spiritual journeys.We experience conflict at three levels – material, mental and spiritual.(2/7)
When confronting the material conflict of battle, Arjun’s rational mind was clear he was a warrior, and he had entered the battlefield to fight a war against the enemy for a just cause. But, upon seeing his family on the enemy side, his rational mind became conflicted.(3/7)
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Adhik Maas – A Month to Improve Yourself
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The Science behind this month:
Indian #Panchang is based on the movement of #sun and #moon, that’s why it is called Lunisolar Panchang. As per the movement of the moon, one month is equal to 29.53 days and a lunar year
Adhik Maas – A Month to Improve Yourself
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The Science behind this month:
Indian #Panchang is based on the movement of #sun and #moon, that’s why it is called Lunisolar Panchang. As per the movement of the moon, one month is equal to 29.53 days and a lunar year
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is equal to 354.37 days. A sun year is equal to 365 days. It means there is a difference of approximately 10 days between a lunar year and sun year. In three years, this difference becomes of 30 days, hence after every 3 years, one lunar month is added to the calendar.
is equal to 354.37 days. A sun year is equal to 365 days. It means there is a difference of approximately 10 days between a lunar year and sun year. In three years, this difference becomes of 30 days, hence after every 3 years, one lunar month is added to the calendar.
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To be precise, this lunar month is added after 32 months, 16 days and 8 hours to keep lunar and solar calendars aligned.
What This Month Means-
This ‘extra’ or added month is called #Adhikmaas, or #PurushottamMaas. This Adhik Maas is dedicated to Shri Hari Vishnu.
To be precise, this lunar month is added after 32 months, 16 days and 8 hours to keep lunar and solar calendars aligned.
What This Month Means-
This ‘extra’ or added month is called #Adhikmaas, or #PurushottamMaas. This Adhik Maas is dedicated to Shri Hari Vishnu.
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Adhik Maas – Dos and Don’t
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In my previous article (give link) I wrote about #AdhikMaas, now let us discuss a few things that you should do and a few things that you must avoid. The basic rule of Adhik Maas is, that there are no set rituals to follow in this month
Adhik Maas – Dos and Don’t
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In my previous article (give link) I wrote about #AdhikMaas, now let us discuss a few things that you should do and a few things that you must avoid. The basic rule of Adhik Maas is, that there are no set rituals to follow in this month
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and whatever you will do, will return you thousand times more, good or bad depending upon your actions and intentions.This year Adhik Maas will start from #September 18, 2020, and will be in effect till October 16, 2020.
There are four important tasks to be done, they are;
and whatever you will do, will return you thousand times more, good or bad depending upon your actions and intentions.This year Adhik Maas will start from #September 18, 2020, and will be in effect till October 16, 2020.
There are four important tasks to be done, they are;
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Fasting, donation, holy bath and chanting of mantra including #meditation.
Important: Perform these only if your health permits. Consult your doctor if you are unsure.
Dos during the month:
• Your actions and intentions should be pure.
• Adhere to a better daily routine.
Fasting, donation, holy bath and chanting of mantra including #meditation.
Important: Perform these only if your health permits. Consult your doctor if you are unsure.
Dos during the month:
• Your actions and intentions should be pure.
• Adhere to a better daily routine.
