Greetings All, Continuing his talk, Swamiji reminded us that Arjuna wanted to know about Sthita Pragyaha. Sthita Pragyaha is one who has acquired Self Knowledge. Sri Krishna deals with the topic in two parts. Traits of Sthita Pragya or lakshanani and How to become Sthita Pragyaha or the Sadhanani. Natural traits of sthitha pragyaha were […]
Greetings All, Continuing his talk, Swamiji reminded us that Sri Krishna deals with two topics, Sthita Pragya Lakshanani and Sthita Pragyaha Sadhanani, in the final portion of chapter 2. Sthitha means assimilation of teaching. This is conversion of intellectual knowledge into emotional strength. Kama, krodha, raga and dvesha do not affect him. How does he […]
Greetings All, Continuing his talk, Swamiji reminded us that Arjuna asked Sri Krishna, what is the life style of a Sthitaprgyaha? How does such a person respond to situations? Sthita pragyaha is one who has attained self-knowledge. A Karma Yogi also has knowledge. A Karma Yogi is, however, not yet a Gyani. One is called […]
Greetings All, Continuing his talk, Swamiji reminded us that Arjuna wanted to know about the Sthitha Pragyaha. How does such a person respond to situations? Is there any practical benefit to the study of the Gita , asks Swamiji? Shloka # 55: A person comes to Sthitha Pragyaha by: Following the path of Karma Yoga […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 55: Sri Krishna answered: “When one wholly discards desires of the heart and becomes exclusively content with the Self, one is called a sage of stable wisdom. O Arjuna.” Refreshing our memory, Swamiji says, we have come to the fourth and final topic of Sthita Pragyaha. Arjuna asked Sri Krishna if […]
Shloka # 52: “When your intellect goes beyond the mist of delusion, you will win detachment from both what is to be heard and what has been heard.” Shloka # 53: “You will win this supreme yoga when your intellect, bewildered by Vedic texts, becomes firm and unwavering in concentration.” In shlokas 52 and 53 […]
Swamiji in Class 226 of Bagawat Geeta: There are four types of people: He who knows not and not knows knows not; fool He who knows not and who knows knows not; ignorant; teach him He who knows and knows not he knows; very intelligent but does not know he is intelligent; wake him He […]
Shloka # 49: “ Work impelled by the desire for fruit is indeed far inferior, evenness of mind being far above it. O Arjuna, Take refuge in the evenness of intelligence. Pitiful are those impelled by the desire for the fruits of works.” Shloka # 50: “With the intelligence of evenness one discards (in this […]
Shloka # 47: “to work alone you have the right and never to the fruits (of works). Don’t be impelled by the fruits of works; ( at the same time) don’t be tempted to withdraw from works.” Swamiji continuing with his teaching says Sri Krishna now presents the principles of Karma Yoga in Shloka # […]
Shloka # 45: “The scope of vedas embraces the three-fold force of nature, O Arjuna! Go beyond these three forces. He who has mastered the self rises beyond all dualities.” Continuing his teaching swamiji reminded us about shloka # 45. Prarabhda Karma will still impact us. Strengthen your mind to withstand the ups and downs […]