Bhagavad Gita: Yoga of Self Control -available in paperback, hardback, eBook
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Description
Yoga means Union. And what is Union? Uniting with the Moment. Uniting with the Event at Hand. Being at Ease with a person or a situation. Being at ease with your own Self. Do we have to be friendly to someone who is bothersome? We can certainly maintain our cool by changing the conversation, expressing our displeasure or even moving away from the space. However how to do this regularly so that our own creativity and expression and happiness are maintained? This is the subject of the Bhagavad Gita. Especially of its 6th Chapter that gives succinct keys for living well physically, at home and at the workplace. |
Table of Contents
Blessing 8 Foreword 9 Gita Dhyanam 10 The Lord's Discourse Goals and Ideals 11 The Lord's Discourse Discipline and Methods 21 The Lord's Discourse The Middle Path 29 The Lord's Discourse The State of Union 35 The Lord's Discourse The Sincere Seeker 41 The Lord's Discourse Fruits of Meditation 45 The Lord's Discourse Cream of the Gita 49 The Seeker Says His Mind 53 The Lord Replies Instantly 57 What We Wish To Know 61 The Lord Resolves All Doubts 65 Ending Prayer 77 Gita Mahatmyam 78 Appendices 79 Anvaya 89 Epilogue 107 |
Preview
The Lord's Discourse GOALS AND IDEALS ॐ श्री परमात्मने नमः । अथ षष्ठोऽध्यायः Salutations to the Lord. Now the 6th Chapter commences The sabda श्री is a title, a prefix that is a respectful form of address. It signifies here the quality of Wealth, the quality of Abundance. Wealth meaning strength, intelligence, brilliance and resourcefulness. Sri may be used to address any gender. श्री भगवान् उवाच The Good Lord said अनाश्रितः कर्मफलम् , कार्यं कर्म करोति यः । स सन्न्यासी च योगी च , न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः ॥ १ "sriibhagavaan uvaaca anaa"srita.h karmaphalam, kaarya.m karma karoti ya.h | sa sannyaasii ca yogii ca, na niragnirna caakriya.h || 1 The one who performs action that is enjoined, and at the same time is not hankering after its results - that one is a Sannyasin and a Yogin. Just someone who does not perform rituals, or who is not engaged in day to day duties - is not a sannyasi, nor a yogi. योगी yogi. A practitioner. An aspirant. A devotee. A master. A child. a brilliant Student, Player, Artist. An enlightened being. A noble human being. A great man or woman. The words sannyasi and yogi are used to describe high ideals by the Lord. These words evoke a sense of perfection in a common man. The Lord is beginning the chapter with emphasis on what one should aim for. And he is defining the same succinctly |
