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Sixth Chapter Recap…
Contributed By Dr Ahalya
Dhyana ..Spiritual Sadhana
Meditation is not for Liberation
Meditation is not for Knowledge
Meditation is not for Mystical Experiences
BahirangaSadhanani
Being a karma yogi is an important pre requisite
Self Confidence
Self Control
Moderation
AntarangaSadhanani
Place
Time
Proper seating
Condition of the body
Condition of the mind
Condition of the Sense Organ
Breathing
Intellect
DhyanaSwaroopam
Vedantic Meditation is NOT silencing the mind,NOT stopping the mind
It is directing the mind towards the Right Subject
Dharana
Dhyana
Samadhi Nirvikalpaka Samadhi
Chitta Uparamam Mind Is Absorbed In Itself
DhyanaPhalam
Transformation Of The Person
SARVATRA SAMA DARSHANAM
Freedom From Raga Dwesha
JeevanMukti
PratibandhaParihara
Vikshepa WANDERING Nature of mind
Abhyasa Practise
Vairagya Reducing Raga Dwesha
Yoga Brashtaha
Reiterates.... MEDITATION
Chapter 7- Dhyana Yoga
Contributed By Dr T Hegde
1. Nature of God.
2. Cause of suffering.
3. Bhakti the Solution.
Sakama and Nishkama.
Manda, Madhyama and Uttama
Knowing God - Gita gives 3 definitions of God
Based on maturity and the intellectual calibre of the seeker.
1. Ekha Roopa
2. Anekha Roopa or Vishwa Roopa
3. Aroopa
JagatKartāĪshvara
•God as the Creator
•Paroksha.
Jagat KāranamĪshvarathe Cause
•God as the cause of the world - Jagat Kāranam Īshvara.
• What is the raw material ?
Jagat KāranamĪshvara
God alone was there,
Where is the raw material ?
•Pratyaksha
•Divinization/ Reverence
God is the JagatKāranam
God himself happens to be the very material for the world
Spider and its web
Aneka Roopa or Vishwa Roopa.
Jagat AdhishthānamĪshvara
How can I accept bad also as God ?
This is the highest and the toughest.
God appears as the world with different forms not affected by any
God is the very substratum ,the Existence principle.
Immanent and Transcendental.
Immanent and Transcendental.
God is AdhishthānamĪshvara is ArūpaĪshvara – formless God. Existence
mattaḥ parātaraṃ nānyat kiñcidasti dhanañjaya |
mayi sarvamidaṃ prōtaṃ sūtrē maṇigaṇā iva || 7.7 ||
Oh, Arjuna, there is no other cause at all apart from Me. All this is strung in Me
like beads in a string.
Triangular to Binary Format.
•Eashwaro Gurur Athmeni
•Murthi beda vibhagani
•Vyomayvat vyapatha dehaya
•Dakshinamurthiya namaha
CHAPTER 7 - SHLOKA 2
Contributed By Dr Sathyanarayana
jñānaṁ tē'haṁ savijñānamidaṁ vakṣyāmyaśēṣataḥ|
yajjñātvā nēha bhūyō'nyajjñātavyamavaśiṣyatē||7.2||
•Jnanam te’ham savijnanam- I’ll tell you about jnanam along with vijnanam
•Aham jnanam vaksyami- I shall impart knowledge
•Asesatah- thoroughly, totally
•Yat jnatva na iha bhuyah- having known this knowledge in this life
•Anyad jnatvam avasisyate- you have nothing more to know
Types of knowledge
Jnanam Vijnanam
Saguna Iswara jnanam Nirguna Iswara jnanam
Lower swaroopam Higher swaroopam
Dvaita jnanam Advaita jnanam
Bheda jnanam Abheda jnanam
Apara prakriti Para prakriti
•Jnanam te’ham savijnanam- I’ll tell you about jnanam along with vijnanam
•Aham jnanam vaksyami- I shall impart knowledge
•Asesatah- thoroughly, totally
•Yat jnatva na iha bhuyah- having known this knowledge in this life
•Anyad jnatvam avasisyate- you have nothing more to know
We are the fortunate ones
manuṣhyāṇāṁ sahasreṣhu
kaśhchid yatati siddhaye
yatatām api siddhānāṁ
kaśhchin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ
CHAPTER 7 - SHLOKA
Contributed BY Vidya Prabhu
mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñchid asti dhanañjaya
mayi sarvam idaṁ protaṁ sūtre maṇi-gaṇā iva
Oh, Arjuna, there is no other cause at all apart from Me. All this is strung in Me
like beads in a string.
CHAPTER 7 - SHLOKA 13-14
Contributed By Vani Bhasker
tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat
mohitaṁ nābhijānāti māmebhyaḥ param avyayam
Context of this verse ( 7.13)
1.12th on Ishwara Swarupa or the nature of the God
2.This verse is on fundamental problem of Samsara
3.13th verse is the diagnosis
4.14th verse is the medicine for the disease called Samsara
There are two dimensions to God
1.Para Prakruti - Higher nature/ Nirguna not perceptible.
2.Apara Prakruti - Lower nature which is consists of 3 Gunas because of which we see the world through the senses
Our problem is since we cannot see the higher nature with the senses as we are stuck with 3 Gunas or Maya
The entire world is deluded by 3 gunas of Maya
tribhiḥ—by three
Guṇa-mayaiḥ
consisting of the Gunas of material nature ( Maya / Apara prakruti)
bhāvaiḥ—states; ebhiḥ—all these
Sarvam—whole; idam—this;
jagat—universe ; mohitam—deluded
Na—not; abhijānāti—know;
mām—me; ebhyaḥ—these;
param—the supreme; avyayam—imperishable
Further Sri Krishna says people are deluded because they do not know my supreme nature , they do not know me as the imperishable consciousness principle which is separate from the modifications of the 3 Gunas
We can understand this with this example
Bulbs, Fan , TV and we miss the Electricity which powers them
The bulbs, fan , tv are like the modifications of the 3 gunas
Electricity is like the consciousness principle which powers it all.
Similarly the world is a product of 3 gunas of maya
and consciousness or nirguna brahman is beyond the 3 gunas and the basis of everything.
Our focus must be on the higher nature so that the 3 gunas and discover freedom in day to day life
Verse 14
daivī hyeṣhā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā
mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te
The divine energy maya belongs to me , which is the modification of the 3 gunas is difficult to cross. Only those who surrender to me cross this maya
Krishna says..
1.He is the controller of the maya
2.Surrendering to the Lord we can overcome maya
3.Surrendering means Bhakti
4.We should surrender to the higher power the ONE Changeless Principle in this ever changing world
3 levels of Bhakti
1.Manda Bhakti - I pray and worship the Lord for Dharma , Artha , Kama - meaning just to fulfil my worldly desires
2.Madhyama Bhakti - more matured Bhakti - for this person God itself is the Goal , there is no other worldly Goal
3.Uttama Bhakti- where one discovers that the God is not separate from me. Aham Brahmasmi. This level of Bhakti gives Moksha.
CHAPTER 7 – SHLOKA 16
Contributed By Smita Pai
caturvidhā bhajantē māṃ janāḥ sukṛtinō'rjuna
ārtō jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha || 7.16 ||
16. O! Arjuna, Four types of virtuous people surrender to Me - the distressed, the seeker of wealth, the seeker of knowledge, and the wise, Oh Arjuna.
Four types of Bhaktas
Artha – who seeks God only when in trouble such as health problems, monetary problems etc.
Arthati – who worships God to seek wealth
Jijnasu- who considers God to be the End Goal
Jnani – who realizes that God is not separate from him and there is nothing other than Brahman. He is Uttama Bhakta
Sakama & Nishkama Bhakti
CHAPTER 7 – SHLOKA 13-29
Contributed By Dr Sunder
Dhyana Shloka 5
Contributed By Mamatha Shankar
vasudēvasutaṃ dēvaṃ kaṃsacāṇūramardanam| dēvakīparamānandaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vandē jagadgurum||5||
I salute Lord Krishna, the world teacher, the son of Vasudeva, the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanura, the supreme bliss of Dēvaki.
Krishna – the role of the lord
Om Puurnnam-Adah Puurnnam-IdamPuurnnaat-Purnnam-Udacyate
PuurnnasyaPuurnnam-AadaayaPuurnnam-Eva-Avashissyate ||
Om ShaantihShaantihShaantih ||