BHAGAVAD GEETA: 36. Swami Advayanandaji.

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BHAGAVAD GEETA 

Chapter - 2

Discourse – 2 (72 Slogas)

“Yoga of the SUPREME SELF”

Sri Veda Vyasaji

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Tuesday, 31 Oct 2023. 06:10.

Post - 36.

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2.4 THE ELIMINATION OF GRIEF

(Slogas 11-15, 5 No.)

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Slogam-14: Other Experiences that Resemble “Death.”

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Slogam-14: Other Experiences that Resemble “Death.”:

1 

Maatraa-sparshaah tu,   = Kaunteya Contacts of senses with objects, O son of Kunti,

2 

sheetah ushna sukha duhkha daah;   = produce cold and heat, pleasure and pain;

3 

aagama-apaayinah anityaah   = they have a beginning and end, are impermanent.

4 

taan titikshaswa, Bhaarata.   = endure them bravely, O descendent of Bharata.

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Besides the modifications, there are other experiences also which resemble death. 

We now move away from the focus on both death and life, but stay with the subject of 

Grief. There are many apparently distressing experiences in life besides death. This verse 

directs our mind to them. We are now moving towards the broader picture of Grief.

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1 

Maatraa-Sparshaah: All “sense contacts” indeed have the potential to produce 

wide-ranging sensations. 

2 

The extremities of such sensations are what we call the pairs of opposites, e.g. 

heat and cold, etc. The extremes of every sensory experience is where pain or discomfort is 

felt. It could be too much cold, or too much heat, etc. In moderation, sense experiences are 

comfortable. We call that our ‘comfort-zone’.

A. The Beginning & End of Sensory Experiences:

3 

The analysis is taken a dimension further. Each sense experience, regardless of 

where it lies in the spectrum of experience, has a beginning and an end. This is a feature in 

all sensory experiences. They are all impermanent. Being that, why grieve over them? Even 

the worst experience has to come to an end sooner or later. We are asked to endure them 

till they naturally come to an end.

Like this human body which is born and has to die, sensory experiences also have a 

limited lifespan. No sense condition lasts forever. A scratch may give us pleasure for a few 

seconds; beyond that it hurts us. A cut may give pain for a couple of days, but eventually it 

heals. An insulting remark may bring pain to the ego for a week or a month but soon it has 

to be forgotten or else life can become unbearable. Winter has to be followed by summer in 

an annual cycle.

The duration of sensory experiences may vary but they all have a time span. Bearing 

that in mind, we can develop the detachment needed to remain unmoved by them.

B. The Incoming & Outgoing of Sensory Experiences:

3 

Acharyaji introduced a further dimension into the analysis of the same 

experiences. Each experience has two sides to it – the input and the output. The beginning 

can be thought of as an input; the end can be thought of as the output. What does this 

teach?

i) Incoming Sensations: “heat and cold”. These are incoming sensations. All other 

types are to be considered as included, such as loud and soft, bright and dark, sweet and 

sour, etc. Sensations may be physical or psychological, such as praise and censure, honour 

and dishonour. All such experiences come into our life to teach us some lesson. We have 

little control over what comes in from our environment.

ii) Outgoing Responses: “pleasure and pain”. These are outgoing responses. All other 

responses are to be taken as included, such as joy and sorrow, satisfaction and anger, love 

and hatred. Responses are totally our responsibility. They go out from our life. They reveal 

our state of mind. They are yardsticks of our spiritual growth. Responses are the area of 

concern to a spiritual seeker. We are fully responsible for and in control of them.

In other words, heat or cold may come from the environment, but we determine 

whether they are pleasurable or painful. Whether they bring pleasure or pain depends on 

how much we “live” in our senses. If we are too engrossed in sense experiences we are 

bound to be disturbed by every extreme (crest and trough) of sensory fluctuation.

Titiksha or Endurance

4 

That quality which makes us immune to such fluctuations in our environment is 

called Titiksha or Endurance. Titiksha makes us learn to “endure them bravely”.

The Geeta’s guide is that we should learn to be balanced in all variations of sense 

experiences. This is only possible if we learn to detach ourselves from sensory stimuli. The 

knowledge about the sensory experiences taught in 2 and 3 above helps us a great deal in 

enduring them with a balanced mind.

This is a typical example of how Lord Krishna approaches problems in life. He is a 

great advocate of Knowledge as a means to tackle problems. The more we equip ourselves 

with knowledge the better will we be able to deal with problems in life.

Kaunteya: Arjuna is deliberately addressed as “son of Kunti” because Kunti was a 

perfect example of one who endured all hardship, sorrow, pain, grief, etc, with patience and 

equanimity. She actually asked Krishna once to give her more pain so that she could 

remember Him more often!

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Next

Slogam - 15: Passing the Trials of Life

To be continued

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###OPINION: PEOPLE OF BHARATHAM POSITIVE:

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1. SANATANA DHARMA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HINDUISM IS ETERNAL, WHOLE UNIVERSE IS EXISTING IN THIS TRUTH

2.  EVER EXISTING

3.  THERE IS NO SPACE FOR ADHARMA

4. ALL DEMONIC ELEMENTS DEMOLISHED BY DHARMA

5. SO NO QUESTION EVIL ASURIC DEMONIC FRAGMENT'S BARKING, THEY WILL BE   ULTIMATELY BURNED AND DESTROYED BY NATURE.

6. PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS DIVINE AND SUPREME, ALL OTHERS MEANINGLESS

7. NATURE IS ABOVE ALL, EVER EXISTING, ALL OTHERS MEANINGLESS.

8. THE CONTENT OF SO-CALLED HOLY BOOK IS NO HOLY AT ALL, AS IT PREACHES HATRED AND DESTRUCTION OF OTHER MANKIND, RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS AND LIES OF UNCIVILIZED MATERIALS

9. CHRISTIANITY IS EQUALLY DEMONSTRATED CRUELTY, THE SO CALLED HOLY BOOK FULL OF LIES

10. BOTH ARE NOT RELIGIONS BUT SAMPRADAYA (ILLITERATE MAN MADE, NOT BASED ON DHARMA

11. THE CULTURE OF BHARATHAM BASED ON UPANISHADS AND FULL OF  REALISATION TEXTS ARE PRODUCED BY GREAT RISHIS OF BHARATHAM

12. IN THIS MATERIALISTIC DESTRUCTIVE MINDED UNIVERSE, NO RELIGIONS COMPARABLE OR ABOVE SANATANA DHARMA OF BHARATHAM.

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Opinion : 

1.( i.n.d.i.a.)all stupid "GHAMMANDY"union of idiots, dynasty rascals, feudalists, congress, communists, latest announcement the caste census, is dangerous and divisive Hindus politics, and Muslim Christians vote bank politics, people of Bharat awake and stop this attempt by kick these parties out of politics.( nehru of congress used this Adharma since independence followed by dynasty politics indira,rajiv,italian bahu, and now her stupid son and daughter) 

1.1. Congress, a donkey party, its so called daydreaming stupid leader Rahul Vinci, Rahul Gandi, frequent visit to foreign countries, to abuse PM of this Nation, and Sanatana Dharma -exceeded all limits this time, his party and his family to be "condemned" and kicked away from politics, people should awake and realize the danger.

2. Congress & Communists destroyed this holy Nation Sanatana Dharama; the imported stupid secularism degenerated this Nation Ancient Culture and Civilization

3. Till 2014 nation was ruled by corrupt idiots,and all regions too, Dynasty rule dominated than Nation interests.

4. Brushing away mainstream population sides and Muslims and Christians become political parties vote banks.

5. Communists openly abused our ancient culture, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavtham and daites.

6. The communists next donkey group, latest stunt of America visit and the comedy programmed namely Kerala sabha!? these buggers destroyed Kerala in all and joining with radical Islam soon they will be eliminated, people of Kerala get up from donkey thoughts, otherwise Kerala shrink to extinct in all way.

7. Communists are danger to our civilization, their lunatic theories disappeared throughout the world, Time has come crush them, and eliminate them from our nation, they are danger to this holy nation.

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NOTE:

1. POLITICIANS (THOSE IGNORANT AND DEMONIC NATURED) ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY TO OPEN THEIR UGLY FOUL MOUTH AND UTTER NONSENSE UPON SANATHANA DHARMAM.

2. THE NONSENSE COMMENDY ALLIANCE ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY ON SANATHA DHARMAM.

3. DK, DMK. AIADMKA AND ALL NONSENSE POLITICIANS BEWARE YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY WASHED OUT SOON.

4. COMMUNISTS AND CONGRESS ARE THE ENEMY TO MANKIND DESTROY THEM.

5.ALL SANATHANA DHARMAM FOLLOWERS (WHICH EVER YOUR POLITICAL INTEREST BE: YOUR POLITICAL MINDSET) TAKE AN OATH THAT YOU STAND AGAINST ALL EVIL MINDSET AGAINST SANATHANA DHARMAM!!!

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######6. CRUSH THE ANTI NATIONAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS CONGRESS, COMMUNISTS, LEFT LIBERALS, URBAN NAXALS, TAMILNADU REGIONAL ANTI NATIONAL CUM ANTI SOCIAL POLITICAL PARTIES (DK, DMK, AIADMK, ALL SILLY SELF-APPOINTED CASTE GROUPS), NEVER ALLOW THESE BUGGERS RAISE THER VOICE/HEADS. CRUSH THEM UNDER YOUR FEET.

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JAI HIND
JAI BHARATHAM
VANDHE MADHARAM
BHARAT MATHA KI JAI.

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