Vrindavan Bhagavad Gita Study Group

  Summarized by:  A.K. Srinivasan Recap of Ch 1-4. We went over the changing perspectives in this Geeta journey; how we often have to go back to prior chapters as the meaning become clearer along the way. Mind and intellect will try to play a role and a play a game and insist that ‘you’ve got it’. But Sadhana helps us in grounding us and surfacing unknown and open questions. The utility of the sadhana package toolkit in our daily routine was reinforced.  We are all ego-realized souls who need to be on a path to soul-realized Egos Chapter 5 - Karma sanyasa yoga Swamiji’s videos on Renunciation – renunciation is not about running away from your responsibilities or just changing your outfit or other worldly things. True renunciation is when you give up what truly belongs to you – your mental attitude (not the public park, not your body…these all don’t belong to you) This chapter attempts to clear up the confusion between Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, as to which is the path to re...

Summarized by:  Yamini Recap of what the class does and and does not: Dos:   We do meditation and prayers before class. We talk about the meaning of the slokas and how they apply to our daily life. Everyone participates in the class. The expectation is that we read before the class, so we can have some lively discussions in class. Don’ts : We do not learn how to chant or learn sanskrit Not a parenting or pravachan class. We discussed the summary of each of the chapters until chapter 5. Chapter1: Arjuna vishada yoga Starts with Dhrutarastra asking Sanjaya to narrate what is happening in the battle field. Duryodhana is accessing his army and naming all the amazing warriors in his army and feeling contempt that the Pandavas army is very limited.  Arjuna asks Krishna to take him to the middle of the battle field. Arjuna had prepared himself for the war for a long time. And when he comes to the battlefield, he looks at his cousins and also his teacher and Bhishma Pita Maha who...