Hari Om all,
Keshav ji and Kumar ji, moderators of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Adult Study Group gave a very warm welcome to our existing members and new members.
Summary of our class discussion:
- Brief overview of anjali mudra (sitting posture),
- shows humility
- submission to highest
- asking guidance to light of knowledge
- Reason for doing namaste
- Seeing divinity in others
- Started off the class with prayers
- "Sahana vavatu ...." from Taittiriya Upanishad
- Self introduction of new members
- Brief overview of Gita shloka format
- chandas
- Anustubh
- 4 parts called padas
- each pada has 8 syllables (totally 32)
- Tristubh
- Real understanding of the Gita shloka happens after deep diving
- Apply the theory to practice - anusthana pradhana
- Why do we behave the way we do?
- Pindanda (microcosm) and Brahmanda (macrocosm)
- Explanation of BMI chart
- Body, Mind and Intellect
- Perceiver, Feeler and Thinker
- Objects, Emotions and Thoughts
- Vasanas
- Three states - Waking, Dreaming and Deep sleep
- True self
- "Self unfoldment" by Swami Chinmayananda
- Brief overview of Ten organs
- Five organs of perception- pancha jnanendriya
- Five organs of action - pancha karmendriya
- The five organs of perception ( jnanendriya ) are
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Tongue
- Skin
- The five organs of action ( karmendriya ) are:
- Hands
- Legs
- Organ of speech
- Genital organ
- Organs of evacuation (like anus)
- Brief overview of Blackbox - vasanas
- Three gunas - Sattva, Rajas and Tamas
- Brief overview of Sravanam, Mananam and Nididhyasanam
- Mother's cooking example
- Purify the mind by remembering Lord's name
- Living in present
- Story - Viktor Frankl - psychiatrist - Jew concentration camp
- Finished off the class with the practice of pranayama - Kapala Bhati