Hari Om!

Today we began by focusing as well as referring to the following topics, which relate to Arjuna's grief:

1) Barriers of success may lead to:

 -mental breakdown

 -our attachment to end result

ex: Taking an exam worrying about everything else but the question itself may cause this.

2) Happiness ends in sadness

ex: -self esteem

      -wants/desires

      -food, which keeps us happy only until it is finished

      -love, which is not always everlasting

~All of the above are temporary because they end at some point

3) Arjuna's grief

-This is caused by attachment to love and affection of family, learning, goodness, mental capability

-He does not want to sin, but he is a learned person 

-Caused by identification of himself and sense of righteousness

Now what is personality?

~It is the outcome of habits- the ways you think to the ways you act

ex: -If there is a tiger in the room- what do you do?

Key points in summary:

      a) success is not guaranteed

      b) cycle: chain reaction to events such as failing a test-->lowering gpa-->not getting into a college, etc.

      c) Bhagvat Geeta does not educate! It builds a conviction- you decide what to do 

      d) fear of outcome

            -ex: plank of wood on floor vs between 2 skyscrapers

                   ~'what if I fall'

Chapter 2- Yoga of Knowledge

(A summary of Bhagvat Geeta)

-So far Krishna has been empathically listening to Arjuna’s rants, but in Chapter 2 he verbally slaps him across the face.

-Krishna wants to get to the root of the problem and this can only be achieved by waking the person up instead of telling them ‘’oh it’s going to be okay’’

-Arjuna opens up and says he is confused and asks for instruction from Krishna which is an element of surrender

1) Symbolism:

~his surrender signifies our mind and sense of ‘’I’’- ness

~the chariot signifies the body

~the reigns signify our senses and signal that push the horses

~Krishna signifies intellect

2) B M I

-Body: physical

-Mind: subjective, ego, senses

-Intellect: objective, knowledge, evaluates thoughts

ex: taking an AP/Honors course

            -mind will say ‘’My friends are taking it so I should take it’’ or ‘’colleges will like to see me taking the course

            -intellect will say ‘’not enough challenge in regular so I’ll take it’’ or ‘’not interested’’

3) What do YOU think about?

-repentance of the past

-future results

~process is where we get lost

4) What about the present?

-roller coaster

-video game

~both are examples of exhilaration

~ ‘’The wise do not grieve for the living nor the dead’’

5) theory of incarnation:

ex: Mr.Gupta’s body dying vs him dying

~you’re the soul not the body

6) what doubts it?

-no remembrance

-no proof

-no window

ex: prodigies, twins with same DNA but different lives…KARMA of past life

~Arjuna was attached to his body

         

 by Saloni Sawant