In verses 8 to 12, Lord Krishna is dealing with jñānam. Jñānam is a set of virtues that indicate the level of mental health. This mental health is useful to enjoy a peaceful mind and is required for a vedantic student. If the mind is not healthy, the intellect will be a hostage of sick […]
From verse 8 to 12, Krishna deals with jñānam which is those virtues that will make the mind fit for self-knowledge. These virtues must be cultivated by everyone. Gaining self-knowledge is relatively easy, but cultivating these virtues take time and effort. These virtues are more important than vedantic studies. We have seen the first three […]
In verses 2 to 7, Lord Krishna elaborates kṣetram and kṣetrajña. These topics are also discussed in Chapter 2 as consciousness and matter principles. Verses 8 through 12 Humility, simplicity, non-violence, forbearance, uprightness, service to the teacher, purity, steadfastness, self-control, detachment from sense objects, absence or egoism, constantly seeing the defect of identification with son, […]
In the beginning of 13th chapter, Arjuna asked for the clarification of six technical terms: Of these six terms, Lord Krishna defines Kṣetram as the body which includes any object of experience in the creation and Kṣetrajña as the experiencer or the subject. Now Krishna gives simple elaboration of these two words. What is kṣetram, […]
Arjuna asked for the clarification of six technical terms. The six terms are: Prakriti Purusha, kṣetram, kṣetrajña jñeyam. jñānam Lord Krishna takes up the two words kṣetram and kṣetrajña. The word kṣetram means the entire objective universe experienced by us. It includes the world, the body and mind. Among these three, the world is […]
In the 12th chapter makes the end of madhyama śatakam of Bhagavat Gita. Each śatakam consists of six chapters. The three śatakam and the topics highlighted are: Prathama śatakam: First part of Gita (First to 6th Chapter); Topics: Jiva swaroopam, Karma yoga, Importance of individual effort or prayarthana. Everything is not pre-determined; we also have […]
Continuing his teachings Swamiji said today, I will give you a summary of chapter 13.This chapter is the beginning of the third shatakam of the Gita. The first shatakam highlighted Karma Yoga; the second shatakam, from chapter 7-12, highlighted Upasana Yoga. Now in the third shatakam from Ch.13-18 we are in Gyana Yoga. Specifically Chapters […]
Shloka 13. 30: When one realizes that the state of diversity of living things is rooted in the One, and that their manifestation is also from That, then one becomes identified with Brahman. Continuing his teachings Swamiji said up to the 24th shloka of this chapter, Sri Krishna dealt with the six topics that Arjuna […]
Shloka 13. 27:He sees who sees the supreme Lord as existing really in all beings, and as the Imperishable among the perishable. Continuing his teachings Swamiji said up to the 24th shloka, Sri Krishna dealt with all the six topics that Arjuna wanted to know: Prakrti, Purusha, Kshetram, kshetragnya, Gyanam and Gneyam. And thereafter, from […]
Shloka # 24:Through meditation some realize the Self in (their) intellect with the help of the internal organ; others through Sankhya-yoga, and others through Karma-yoga. Continuing his teachings Swamiji said, with the 23rd shloka Sri Krishna has completed the topic of Purusha and Prakriti. He discussed this topic from shlokas 20-24. While concluding, he said […]