Srimad Bhagavad - Gita

================================================================ BHAGAVAD GEETA  Chapter - 2 Discourse – 2 (72 Slogas) “Yoga of the SUPREME SELF” Sri Veda Vyasaji ================================================================ Sunday, 31 Dec 2023 06:50. 2.6 STANDPOINT OF THE LAYMAN (Slogas 26-30, 5 No.) Post - 48. ================================================================ 2.6 STANDPOINT OF THE LAYMAN (Slogas 26-30, 5 No.) SRI KRISHNA NOW SAYS to Arjuna: “Look, I will not force Vedanta onto you. Look at  this whole thing from an ordinary layman’s angle. He sees the reality of birth and death. It is  only too real for him. Even then there is no need for you to grieve.” It does not mean that Sri Krishna’s belief has changed. This viewpoint is only taken  up for the sake of argument. Sri Krishna’s viewpoint will always remain what we have just  heard. This is for those to whom direct perception is regarded as the proof of truth, i.e. from  the point of v...

C Chinmaya Mission:   Chinmaya Mission Jaipur orchestrated a groundbreaking Bhagavata Saptah, featuring Swami Abhedananda Ji from South Africa, held at Vrindavan from December 2nd to 8th, 2023.  This marked the centre’s first initiative to have a camp outside Jaipur, drawing 180 devotees globally.  Swami ji’s arrival on November 30th was warmly welcomed, and boarding arrangements were meticulously made for participants from Jaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, and even international locations like Singapore and the USA.  The daily sessions, skillfully blending deep Vedantic principles with humor, captivated attendees. Sumptuous meals, diverse each day, and the inclusion of Vrindavan chaats on December 6th added culinary delight.  The celebration of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna Janmotsav on December 6th, adorned in festive attire, created a spiritually enriching atmosphere.  The event concluded on December 8th with a symbolic spiritual bathing in the river of Vedantic Knowl...

================================================================ Friday, 29 Dec 2023 06:20. Chapter 3: The Transmigration of the Soul:4. Post-4. ================================================================ Apart from that, there is a metabolic process going on in the body. Anyone who knows physiology will know what metabolism is. The anabolic and catabolic processes combined are called metabolism. There is a continuous change taking place in this body. On account of the attachment of consciousness to these processes that are taking place from moment to moment, you are unable to know that these changes are occurring in your body. You now have become something else from the condition in which you were many years back as a little baby or a child. There is a difference between your babyhood long ago and your adulthood just now, but you do not perceive this difference because of the continuity of an undivided consciousness which you really are. An iron rod is made up of little particles...

================================================================ Thursday, 28 Dec 2023 07:20.  Chapter 15: The Way and the Goal-6. ================================================================ In the progression of the soul in its aspiration and travel to the Supreme Being, it has to transcend the lower for the sake of the higher. It may appear, for all practical purposes, that we have to rise from tamas to rajas, and from rajas to sattva, though this is not a mathematical movement or a travel along a beaten track. There is a commingling of qualities, and we are not always, entirely, in one state alone. We are not hundred percent tamasika, hundred percent rajasika or hundred percent sattvika ; all these things are present in us always. Yet, there is a tentative need to apply ourselves for the purpose of a routine of practice, which takes the shape of self-transcendence from tamas to rajas, and from rajas to sattva. Those who are tamasika preponderatingly are lethargic, stupid, i...

25-12-2023 Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), research wing of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide. Educational Research Center Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Eranakulam, India, Kerala 092077 11136 welcometocif@chinfo. Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) Here's how we celebrated Gita Jayanti at Chinmaya International Foundation✨ The event started with a serene prayer, and the lamp was lit by Gauri Mahulikar Ji and Br. Ved Chaitanya Ji. Gauri Ji provided an introduction to the Laghu Vakya Vritti text, setting the stage for a deeper exploration. Br. Ved Chaitanya Ji took us through the sacred layers of Laghu-vakya-vritti in his enlightening lecture.  Brni. Taarini Chaitanya Ji and Brni. Devaki Ji. graced the session with heartwarming  satsang, making it truly devotional. On the auspicious day of Gita Jayanti the HSC Convocation Program was held.✨ On the final day, the camp concluded with the divine presence of Swami Sharadananda, Br. Ved Chaitanya, Dr. Gauri Mahulikar and Arvi...

Chinmaya Mission : Made the last week of the year count and ring in the new year at the Vision Centre of Chinmaya Mission - Chinmaya Vibhooti, Kolwan.  The year end family retreat by Swami Swaroopananda for all age groups, based on Gopika Geet from Shrimad Bhagavatam was rejuvenating and overflowing with joy to be together with members from all over the world.  Kids and teenagers had their own exclusive sessions and there were many interesting activities and events including 17th year celebrations of Chinmaya Maruti Mandir, talks and discourses by Swami Swaroopananda and several spiritual teachers of Chinmaya Mission. ================================================================ Monday, 25 Dec 2023. 07:15. Chapter 2: Sankhya Yogam The Yogam of Analytical Knowledge Slogam-15. =============================================================== Slogam - 15. "Yam hi na vyathayantyete purusham purusharshabha sama-duhkha-sukham dhiram so ’mritatvaya kalpate." =======================...

================================================================ Sunday, 24 Dec 2023 06:40. Chapter 3: The Transmigration of the Soul:3. Post-3. ================================================================ Sri Krishna was there as Arjuna's charioteer. This long harangue of Arjuna was received with dismay by Sri Krishna. “At this hour, when you are face to face with a difficulty, you say that there is no difficulty, and you come to the conclusion that the best thing is not to do anything. But you are a hero, and the problem has to be solved. The Mahabharata is a world problem, and when the problem raises itself before you, you are saying, 'Inasmuch as I cannot understand the meaning of the problem, I will refuse to solve it. I will go by the idea that it does not exist at all.' Is it all right? What do you say?” In one sentence Sri Krishna rebukes Arjuna and says, “How come this mood has overpowered you in this predicament? Very strange indeed!” Then Arjuna again speaks,...