session 26 jan 03 2011 (424-429)
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Srimad Bhagavad GitaCha ter 4Cha ter 4
Professor B Mahadevan
January 10, 2011
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Relevance of GitaFreedom from work: Practical guidelines
Twelve Principles to be diligently practiced
and followed
Enable us to have holiday while engaging in heavy
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Lead us to get liberated from all effects of doing
work
Karma dissolves and it does not taint us in anyway
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Discovering Joy of WorkChecklist & Practical Guidelines
}anai dGx>}anai dGx>}anai dGx>}anai dGx>- Burnt by the fire of knowledge kam s- Devoid of sensual desire & desire for results kmR )l Aas-Forsaking the clinging to fruits of action inTy t&Pt>-Ever satisfied inray>- Depending on nothing
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yt icTtaTmayt icTtaTmayt icTtaTmayt icTtaTma- Controlled mind/body inrazI>- Without any ambition Ty svR pirh>- Relinquishing personal possessiveness
yd&Cda la- sNtu:q>- Content with what comes without effort
ivmTsr>- Free from envoy N AtIt>- Transcending the world of dualities
is AisaE c sm>- Even minded in success & Failure
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Relevance of GitaSubtler concepts pertaining to Yajna
Practising Yajna is well beyond the normal
ritualistic part that we are used to.
Observing the ritualistic aspects in some detail
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There are multiple ways we need to practice
Yajna in our life
It is a way of life that prepares an individual tohigher planes of existence
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Concept of YajnaChapter 3 revisited
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dvaN-avytann t dva -avyNtu v>,prSpr< -avyNt> ey> prmvaPSyw. 3.11.
#aN-aegaiNh vae deva> daSyNte y}-aivta>,tEdRandayE_y> yae -u'KteSten @v s>. 3.12.
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Slokas 24 - 25Deeper concepts of Yajna
apR[< hiv> aaE [a tm!,Ev ten gNtVy< kmR smaixna. 4.24.Process is Brahman, offered is Brahman, offered by
A{f ip{f
@k -av>
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to be reached in the Samadhi of Brahman
dEvmevapre y}< yaeign> pyuRpaste,
aavpre y}< y}enEvaepjuit. 4.25.Some yogis perform yajna to devas, while others
offer Brahman (the self) as sacrifice in the fire of
Brahman
External Orientation
Internal Orientation
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Microcosm & Macrocosm
Universal oneness behind the multiplicity is
the message
We need to develop the ability to connect theA{f and ip{f
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A[aer[Iyan!mhtae mhIyanaTma guhaya< inihtae=Sy
jNtae>, (Mahanaryana Upanishad)
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Sacrifice as a ritualSignificance
Medium (AiAiAiAi)Doer (ktaRktaRktaRktaR)
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Offering (vStuvStuvStuvStu)Receiver (devtadevtadevtadevta)
Effect
-Sm>(total annihilation), melting awayGiving away, parting off (n mm)Developing a sense of detachment over time
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Slokas 26 - 27Different types of Yajna
aeadInIiNya{yNye s
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Slokas 28 - 29Five types of Yajna
Vyy}aStpaey}a> yaegy}aStwapre,SvaXyay}any}a yty> s. 4.28.Endowed with self-restraint and rigid vows other
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scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice
Apane juit a[< a[e=pan< twapre,
a[apangtI va a[ayampray[a>. 4.29.Some offer outgoing breath as sacrifice to incoming
breath and vice versa; Stopping the breath in
between they practice pranayama
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5 types of YajnaAn evolutionary path to self-development
p y}a>vy y}> - Wealth as offeringtpae y}> - Austerity as offering
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yag y}> - Self-restraint as offering SvaXyay y}> - Deeper study as offering
}an y}> - Knowledge as offering
At each stage we transcend it and see existence (& the meaning) beyond that
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5 types of YajnaFrom a perspective of our duties
p y}a> y}> - Study of Vedas (SvaXyay) dev y}> - Worship of God, making offerings
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mnu:y y}> - Offering to fellow human beings -Ut y}> - Offering to other living creatures
There is a larger principle of thanks giving, showing gratefulness
to the larger system of beings in existence
Taittriya Upanishad:SvaXyayaNma md>, sTyaNn midtVym!, xmaRNn midtVym!, kuzlaNn midtVym!,-UTyE n midtVym!, SvaXyayvcna_ya
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