Vrindavan Bhagavad Gita Study Group

  Summarized by Rajesh Last class summary The path of karma can clear our Vasanas (but with the right attitude) We need to act Right action in the direction of Dharma is punyam and wrong action away from Dharma is papam We spoke about the path of knowledge and action Swamiji’s Videos Verse 3 If everyone’s tastes are different, imagine the varieties of emotional states that people have Jnanayoga - intelectual, rational, logical, step-by-step, for people that need explanation Karmayoga - to those of those are restless at the body level, dynamic people, service for society Gurudev applies this to the Gunas but we need to realize that we are in different Gunas during different times, so both paths must be taken Verse 4 State of actionlessness - by retiring from all your activities, you cannot reach the state indicated by the word actionlessness.  Inactivity <> actionlessness. Escapists from the world cannot realize religion We cannot give up this world, since it doesn’t it b...

  Summarized by A K Srinivasan Mani-ji recommended a few books that are relevant to the study of the Gita, in particular, the following books:  • Many Lives, Many Masters, by Brian L Weiss, MD  • Same Soul, Many Bodies, by Brian L Weiss, MD  • Mahabharata, by C Rajagopalachari  Dr. Brian, a trained psychiatrist, practices past-life therapy and hypnosis and delves into his patient’s past to arrive at solutions. “Using past-life therapy, he was able to cure the patient and embark on a new, more meaningful phase of his own career. With more than one million copies in print, Many Lives, Many Masters is one of the breakthrough texts in alternative psychotherapy and remains as provocative and timeless as it was when first published”.  Class went thru a brief recap of Chapter 2.  Class urged to practice the sadhana package everyday.  Chapter 3  -  Karmayoga.  Class reviewed feedback on video by Swami Abhedananda, CM, South Africa, on...