Vrindavan Bhagavad Gita Study Group

Summarised by: Yamini.  Gyana is knowledge of the divine.Vignana is the intimate experience of the divine. Sankhya Yoga talks about the universe which is made-up of para and apara prakruthi. Brahman is indivisible also referred to as satya and Maya, also referred to as mithya, is indivisible and refers to attributes like sound, taste, color. Maya is called prakruti, it has a beginning and ending and it  cannot be destroyed. It just takes different forms. For example mud pot can be destroyed but the mud itself cannot be.  Eshwara is Brahman + Maya( para+ apara). Cosmos begins as 1+1. Only Eshwara exists at that point. Apara prakruti divides into 8 parts. Those 8 parts are subtle earth, subtle water, subtle fire, subtle ego, subtle intellect etc. Then comes the 1+ many. There are many drops of atoms out there and many sand particles etc, but they all come from the same prakruti. Without the 1 the many cannot exist. The para and apara prakruti can be described with an exampl...

Summarised by Anu Bhaskara   Hari Om- Baghavad Gita Study group Dec -2nd 2025. We started our classes with Opening prayers, Pranayama followed by meditation. we went over the Sample Sadhana Package. And should a Man of self-realization should he withdraw from the world? And who is considered as highest yogi? We recapped on the Baghavad Gita Chapter 7. Verses 1-3- Give Intro to God. Verses 4-12- talks of nature of God. Verses 13-19- talks on Verses 20-26- talks on Sakarama Bhakti. Verses 27-30- talks on Nishkama Bhakti. What is Lower prakriti- the 5 basic element constitute as lower prakriti, i.e Air, water,wind,fire,space.   What is Higher Prakriti- the higher self is Higher Prakriti- i.e the complete surrender to god. Prema ji mentioned on her understanding on the verse 1 and emphasis of words used mayyāsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśhrayaḥ. Aim should be towards god realization and the goal, work both should be also towards God realization. Verse 2:- jñānaṁ te ’h...

Class Summary of Bhagavad Gita - 11/25/2025 Summarised by Sudha Radhakrishnan Opening Prayers, Breathing Exercise & Meditation Quick discussion of Chapter 6 reflection questions Sadhana Package: Do what we can but stay consistent.  Bhagavad Gita can be broadly categorized into 3 sections, each section comprising of 6 chapters.  Chapters 1 through 6 talk about individual Jeevathma, 7 through 12 talk about Paramathma, and chapters 13 through 18 talk about the connection between Jeevathma and Paramathma. In this session, we started delving into Chapter 7 shlokas: Shlokas 1-3: Introduction to God Shlokas 4-12: The nature of God Shlokas 13-19: Reason for human miseries and its cure through Bhakthi. Shlokas 20-26: Sakama Bhakthi refers to the Bhakthi that still has desires and materialistic attachments. Shlokas 27-30: Nishkama Bhakthi refers to the Bhakthi that has no desires and is free of attachments. Chanted verses 1, 2, 3 Shri Bhagavan tells Arjuna that one can attain moksha...