Vrindavan Bhagavad Gita Study Group

  Summarized by   Neelima Turaga:  The class started with opening prayers, pranayam, and meditation, followed by a brief recap of the previous class before moving into this week's shlokas.   As part of the recap, class began with a discussion about the age of the universe — specifically the concept of Brahma's day and night, where a single day of Brahma (a Kalpa) spans 4.32 billion years, and a complete cycle of 2,000 Kalpas (a Mahakalpa) marks even Brahma becoming unmanifest before creation begins again. Carl Sagan mentioned in his TV series  Cosmos , that Hinduism is the only religion or philosophical tradition whose timescales even approach modern scientific estimates of the age of the universe. This shows that the Rishis of ancient India could look far beyond at that time.  However, getting caught up in such concepts distracts from the true purpose of these teachings: understanding the cycle of birth and death ( samsara ) and finding a way to transcend ...

Summarized by   Anu Bhaskara We started the class with opening prayers and mediation . We recapped  what we covered in the   previous  class. To the  Brahman  loka - is  a  one way ticket-  it is called as  krama mukti . When thoughts come it is the  creation.  when  we keep the thoughts it is Vishnu and when we let it go  delusion . in the same way is creation  preservence  and delusion Vasana is  brahman  +  antrayami   i.e  gross  va sana . Our will functions according to our vasanas. Antaryami  makes us do the free will.  it  is all dependent on  how powerful is our  Prarabhada  is as well . We moved to the next set of  shlokas . Verses 17,18,19 Yakta  state :-   Vasanas creates  the thought  as soon as the day  starts.it is the  waker  state. As soon as we wake up we are mostly in  a  blank stat...

Summarized by   Anu Bhaskara We started the class with prayers and mediation... We recapped the last class. Whole world is like dream. We need to be the witness of the dream. We watched Gurudev’s videos. Those whose thoughts have become Anaya chetaha. When we want to sleep and rest we give up everything for that want of sleep. Practice itanything is achievable. Since we don’t want brahman hence we don’t practice it. Such an individual who is constantly practicing to him krishna says he is easily available for him. When we have anxiety we cannot sleep, we can glide into sleep only when we are not anxious. Don’t be afraid of failure.  Dreamer is the only walker. He only is the true divine. Knowing that he is true divine wakeup and continue playing this game of life. Video 204:- Arjuna is an intellectual sceptic. The intellectual attitude of the sceptic will be as below is what Swamiji explains. People will say they will give benefit of doubt and say maybe , is it worthwhile, Aft...