Class Summary for May 14, 2024 - Chapter-3 Slokas 32 - 35

Summarized by Anuradha:

Re-Cap
We discussed about how energy is dissipated and how the vasanas which typically impacts the gunas and which in turn impact the texture of mind.

How do we stay focused on the higher ideals? how to dedicate our actions. focus on the present action and do not give up and always follow Swadharma?

6 Cs to success
Core-interest-Swadharma (doing our duty).
Co-operation- team spirit nature.
Commitment- not giving up on things.
Consistency- focus all the efforts on the ideal.
Competence- Hard work with Intelligence.
Concentration- we have to be focused on the task we have in our hand.

Knowledgeable should not impact or influence the ignorant. this is not in context of materialistic world but in the spiritual path.

Subjective analysis
5 factors to become karma yogi.

  • Focus- Primary goal should always be spiritual.( our primary goal should be purification of mind)
  • Perform- dedicate all the actions as an offering to the lord, by giving 100% efficient ( whenever you are)
    • Doing any work do with one hand and other hand hold on to lord and if you are not doing any work then hold both hands on lord).
  • Niraashi- having prasada budhi towards the result of your action.(have a jagna budhi or do like a team work).
  • Nirmamaha- humility- dont claim full credit for the result. recognizing there is an x factor influence.
  • Vigathajwaraha- maintain mental balance/ equanimity or samathava budhi.

  • Drushta phala- results which we get immediately from what ever actions we do.
  • Adrusta phala- the results of this come to us. This could be due to selfless service or not expectation attitude.

Being spiritual means- being or having the core values we have to be righteous/dharamic, also it means that we have to have the right attitude towards any kind of work we are performing.

Also if we follow 2-5 then automatically we are at point 1 and if we are following 1 then 2-5 will fall in place.

We need to get into the zone just like athletes or sportsperson. Be in the moment and perform your best.
We have to renounce lower for higher.
We have to be fully present but disconnecting from past and future.

We must become a conduit for the brahman to flow through you. The renunciation is nothing but waste disposal.
We chanted the shlokas 33-37.
The below video is from Soham ji on Chapter 3 shlokas.

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