Summary of our class discussion:
- We started off our class with prayers
- Keshav ji posted the assignment to create a blog of summary of the shlokas of chapter 3
- Review of chanting of verses 15 to 35
- We will discuss about abhyasa and why it is important in another class
- Stephen R. Covey quote
- To know and not to do is really not to know
- Rig Veda mantra
- Story of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa advising kid not to eat sugar
- Quick review of verse 31
- all three gunas are in everyone
- shraddha and anusuya comes from satva guna
- work towards goal - push tamas and rajas to lower realm
- will get jnana to do right things
- change in attitude but same set of actions will relieve one from bondage
- Verse 32:
ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम् ।सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः ॥ye tvetadabhyasūyanto nānutiṣṭhanti me matam
sarvajñānavimūḍhāṁstānviddhi naṣṭānacetasaḥ
- "But those who carp at my teaching and do not practise it, deluded in all knowledge, and devoid of discrimination, know them to be doomed to destruction"
- Am I projecting my desires on my children?
- Analogy was given
- seed has the potency to become big tree, but do not know how big it will be and what tree it will be
- we nurture it with water
- Children are like seeds
- black box
- How to get to know whether the tree is growing to potential?
- green leaves show sign of healthiness
- Expand the boundary for the child who is struggling to learn
- Let the children be themselves
- Study the children objectively and provide them opportunity
- Disciplining children versus imposing desires on children
- Showing abundance of unconditional love and be sincere about it
- The people mentioned in this verse
- they think "I am doer and enjoyer"
- are egoistic
- Instead of going up the spiritual ladder, they come down the ladder
- they get entangled themselves in actions because of gunas
- Krsna says to work harder, work properly with right attitude
- This is a powerful verse
- Transition from giving lecture to making one to act
- cause and effect
- You have the option to choose the action but not the consequences
- Krsna talking about consequence here
- Discussion about mom being "compassionate critic" and dad being "compassionate challenger"
- Parents have assumptions and impose on their children, but
- Contemplate
- what is success?
- how is success measured?
- there are multiple types of intelligence
- Expose children to different things
- children will pick that aligns to swadharma, enjoys doing the things and burn their vasanas instead of getting into bondage cycle