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The Bhagavadgita in a Nutshell: 1. Swami Krishnananda

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Chinmaya Mission:  The 20th Annual Prize Night at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, South Park, Bistupur, Jamshedpur was a grand celebration filled with inspiration and cultural performances.  The evening began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the esteemed Chief Guest, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, Head of Technical Services at Tata Motors, along with members of the Managing Committee and the respected Madam Principal.  The program commenced with a graceful Ganesh Vandana, invoking blessings for a successful event.  This was followed by a captivating dance performance depicting Lord Ram’s return to Ayodhya, symbolizing joy and celebration.  A heartfelt skit highlighting the role of a mother moved the audience, while a dynamic Durga dance showcased the power and grace of the Goddess.  The felicitation ceremony honored students for their outstanding academic achievements, notable performances, and perfect attendance, applauding their hard work and dedication.  In addition, teachers were recognize
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The Importance of the Bhagavadgita(ENDS) - 7. Swami Krishnananda.

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======================================================================================== Tuesday 19, November 2024, 06:20. Article Scriptures The Importance of the Bhagavadgita - 7. Swami Krishnananda (Gita Jayanti Message spoken on December 26, 1982.) ========================================================================================== I began by saying that the word is power, and it is not merely some sound that we are making. What I speak is an emanation of what I am, and naturally what I am is something difficult to understand. It is an energy, it is a force, it is a power, it is a purpose, it is an intention, it is an aspiration, it is a longing, it is a strength. Everything can be said about what one is. That pours itself forth when language is spoken, unless of course language is misused in order to not reveal the ideas but to conceal them. Oftentimes words are spoken to hide the ideas inside, not to express the ideas, but this is not a proper utilisation of language. It is
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Bhagavad Gita, The Song of God - Chapter-2.70 Swami Mukundananda.

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==================================================================================== Monday 18, November 2024. 07:00. Srimad Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2: Sankhya Yogam:70. The Yogam of Analytical Knowledge Swami Mukundananda. ===================================================================================== Slogam-70: "Apuryamanam achala-pratishtham samudram apah pravishanti yadvat tadvat kama yam pravishanti sarve sa shantim apnoti na kama-kami." ==================================================================================== apuryamanam—filled from all sides;  achala-pratishtham—undisturbed;  samudram—ocean;  apah—waters; pravishanti—enter;  yadvat—as;  tadvat—likewise;  kamah—desires;  yam—whom;  pravishanti—enter;  sarve—all;  sah—that person;  shantim—peace;  apnoti—attains;  na—not;  kama-kami—one who strives to satisfy desires. ========================================================================================== Translation: BG 2.70:  "Just as the ocean r
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A Study of the Bhagavadgita : 57 - Swami Krishnananda.

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==================================================================================== Saturday 16, November 2024, 06:30. A Study of the Bhagavadgita: Chapter 9: The Yoga of Meditation - 7. Swami Krishnananda Post-57. =================================================================================== The Gita's instruction in regard to meditation is that you may be seated on some asana which is neither on the ground, nor too high from the ground. Perhaps the reason is that on the ground itself some insects may crawl and trouble you. If it is too high, you may fall off the seat – so, neither too high nor too low. Something which is supposed to be a non-conductor of electricity is spread on the ground. In earlier days, we used to have a tiger skin or deerskin, but you can have grass – kusa grass, a grass mat. It is generally used for meditation. On that you have a soft cloth: Over that you sit. That is, all the preparations should be such that they do not cause any kind of difficulty f
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The Relevance of the Bhagavadgita to Humanity 9-5: Swami Krishnananda.

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Chinmaya Mission:   The power of Ahimsa! ======================================================================================== Friday 15, November 2024, 06:10. The Relevance of the Bhagavadgita to Humanity:9-5. Chapter 9: The Classification of Society-5. The First Six Chapters of the Bhagavadgita:  Swami Krishnananda (Spoken on Bhagavadgita Jayanti ======================================================================================== The three gunas, sattva, rajas and tamas, manifest themselves as the various limbs of the subtle body. What are these limbs of the subtle body? They are many in number. For instance, the character of your intellect, the manner of the performance and the action of your intellect, is also decided by the proportion of the distribution of these three forces in your personality. The preponderance of any one of these sattva, rajas or tamas gunas in your intellect, in your understanding, will decide the extent of your understanding. Hence, it does not mean t
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The Bhagavadgita's Message of Knowledge and Action: 9. Swami Krishnananda.

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======================================================================================= Thursday 14, November 2024, 07:10. Article Scriptures The Bhagavadgita's Message of Knowledge and Action: 9.  Swami Krishnananda (Spoken on Gita Jayanti in 1974) ======================================================================================= Nityayukta is the word used in the Bhagavadgita: Permanently united with that which is true, such a person is called a yogi. Who is a yogi? That person who is hiddenly, perpetually united with the real, that which is true, is a yogi. What is true? What is it that we call the true with which we are supposed to be permanently united? Anything that is contributory to the revelation of the next higher stage of the universal in our consciousness, that is the true as far as we are concerned. There are stages of truth. There are degrees of reality. And every next degree, every higher stage of it is to be regarded as true from the point of view of the immedi
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Stabilising the Mind in God: The Twelfth Chapter of the Bhagavadgita: (ENDS)7. Swami krishnananda.

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=========================================================================================== Wednesday 13, November 2024, 06:10. Article Scripture Stabilising the Mind in God: 7. The Twelfth Chapter of the Bhagavadgita:  Swami Krishnananda (Spoken on June 26, 1983) =========================================================================================== But there is another way of understanding this. You are not doing the action. One way is that you are doing it but the fruits go to God. The other way is perhaps a still higher perception. You are not even doing anything. Therefore, the question of fruits does not arise. Now, do you consider this as an easy method of meditation? It may be, or it may not be. Four ways are mentioned here in these four verses. Which of them is easy, which of them is difficult, let each one think for oneself. You will find there is no choice, actually. These fourfold alternatives given to us do not actually mean a higher way or a lower way or a more diffic
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