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BHAGAVAD GITA - SEVEN DAYS COURSE

LESSON - 1

Krsna is the Supree !ers"na#it$ "% G"&hea&' Bha(a)an*+1,*1.*He sp"/e Bha(a)a& Gita t" Ar0una' h" is in a &ire2t re#ati"nshipith Krsna as His %rien& an& &e)"tee*+3*4.* On#$ 5$ the pr"2ess"% &e)"ti"na# ser)i2e 2an "ne re)i)e "ne6s re#ati"nship ith

Krsna*+1*,,.* There%"re' Bha(a)a& Gita sh"u#& 5e ta/en up in aspirit "% &e)"ti"n*+1*78.

E)er$"ne is %u## "% an9iet$ 5e2ause "% the ateria# e9isten2e+*1,.* The 2ause "% su%%erin( an& the a2tua# &estinati"n "%#i%e are pr"per su50e2ts "% en:uir$* Krsna ansere& these:uesti"ns' thr"u(h Bha(a)a& Gita' an& thus re#ie)e& Ar0una %r"a## ateria# iseries 5$ a/in( hi un&erstan& his 2"nstituti"na#p"siti"n*

The %"##"in( is a suar$ "% Sri Krsna6s e9p#anati"ns "%A5s"#ute Truth in Bha(a)a& Gita;

<Sri Krsna is the Supree en0"$er' 2"ntr"##er an& %rien& "%a##*+,*=>.* Nature +pra/rti. is His ener($*+1,*8.* ?i)a thein&i)i&ua# #i)in( entit$' is part an& par2e# "% His spiritua#+interna#. ener($*+8*,.* @ateria# nature +2"nstitute& "% three:ua#ities "r "&es )i*' satt)a' ra0as' an& taas.+13*,.2"nsistin( "% ei(ht e#eents nae#$ earth' ater' %ire' air'ether' in& inte##i(en2e an& %a#se e("'+8*3.is His e9terna#ener($* B$ a 2"5inati"n "% the three "&es "% ateria# naturean& un&er the 2"ntr"# "% tie +hi2h is an"ther ener($ "% Krsna.there are a2ti)ities an& resu#tant rea2ti"ns* @ateria# nature isrea# an& eterna#' hereas the ani%estati"n "% the ateria# "r#&+"% these a2ti)ities an& rea2ti"ns. is rea# 5ut tep"rar$*+14*=.

The Supree 2"ns2i"us L"r& Krsna' is 2"ns2i"us "% a## the 5"&ies'e)er$thin( an& e)er$ at"*+14*4. E)en hen He appears ithin theateria# 2reati"n in an$ %"r' His 2"ns2i"usness is ne)erateria##$ a%%e2te&* ?i)a is "n#$ 2"ns2i"us "% his "n5"&$+14*=. @atter is un2"ns2i"us' ith"ut the presen2e "% 0i)a*<

Due t" ateria# p"##uti"n "% the 2"ns2i"usness' the #i)in( entit$is entan(#e& in 5"&i#$ a2ti"ns an& rea2ti"ns+1,*. hi2h area2tua##$ 2arrie& "n 5$ the "&es "% ateria# nature*+4*=8. Thisp"##uti"n 2an 5e puri%ie& 5$ &")etai#in( the a2ti)ities in %u##2"-"perati"n ith the i## "% Krsna* These a2ti)ities in pure2"ns2i"usness 2a##e& 5ha/ti are trans2en&enta# t" the three "&esan& thus the per%"rer 5e2"es %ree %r" a2ti"ns an& rea2ti"ns*

In this #i5erate& sta(e "ne attains his 2"nstituti"na# p"siti"nas ser)ant "% Sri Krsna*

A## the p#anets ithin ateria# e9isten2e ha)e the ateria#iseries "% repeate& 5irth' &eath' "#& a(e an& &isease*+*17.The spiritua# "r#& has n" su2h ine5rieties* "##"in( in the%""tsteps "% Ar0una' i% e a2t a22"r&in( t" Krsna6s instru2ti"ns'e 2an attain the a5"&e "% Krsna %r" here e ne)er ha)e t"return t" this ateria# "r#&* +1,*7*=1.

Our thin/in(' hi2h is n" a5s"r5e& in ateria# ener($' ust 5e

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It is n"t p"ssi5#e t" 2ur5 the %"r2es "% sense (rati%i2ati"n 5$huan en&ea)"r*+4*44.* The senses re:uire rea# en(a(eent* B$usin(e)er$thin( in the ser)i2e "% the L"r& "ne 2an sa)e "nese#%%r" 5e2"in( the )i2ti "% ateria# 2"ns2i"usness* Thus 5$the stren(th "% Krishna 2"ns2i"usness "ne sh"u#& &ire2t hisstea&$ inte##i(en2e t"ar&s his pure i&entit$*+4*34.

UESTIONS;

1* h$ &i& Ar0una (i)e up his &eterinati"n t" %i(htF=* Can $"u e9p#ain h" it as re#e)ant t" &is2uss se#% rea#iati"n ith Ar0una "n the 5att#e%ie#&F4* hat is the hi(hest per%e2ti"na# sta(e "% a## Ve&i2 /n"#e&(eF3* H" 2an "ne 5e2"e %ree %r" ateria# 2"ns2i"usnessF

LESSON - 4

+Ch* 3 t" 7.

The prin2ip#es "% re#i(i"n are &ire2t "r&ers "% the Supree!ers"na#it$ "% G"&hea&' #ai& &"n in the Ve&as' that push "net"ar&s 2"p#ete surren&er unt" Hi* hene)er su2h prin2ip#esare &istur5e& 5$ the &e"nia2 the L"r& appears in His "nspiritua# ener($*

The truth a5"ut the appearan2e an& a2ti)ities "% Krsna' hen/n"n 2an %ree "ne %r" the 2$2#e "% 5irth an& &eath*+3*>.Su2h /n"#e&(e sh"u#& 5e (aine& 5$ hearin( %r" se#%rea#ie& s"u#* @ateria# atta2hents a/e "ne 5ere%t "% su2h

/n"#e&(e+3*1.

Ne(#i(en2e "% spiritua# #i%e' %ear "% spiritua# i&entit$ an& the2"n2epti"n "% )"i& that arises %r" %rustrati"n in #i%e are three/in&s "% ateria# atta2hents* T" 5e2"e %ree %r" theseateria# 2"n2epti"ns "ne sh"u#& ta/e she#ter "% the L"r&' inKrsna 2"ns2i"usness* Krsna 2"ns2i"usness is (ra&ua##$ aa/ene&5$ &i%%erent t$pes "% sa2ri%i2es* A## sa2ri%i2es are 5ase& "nre(u#ate& a2ti"ns' here the ip"rtant %a2t"r is se#%rea#iati"n*+3*4=4*1,.

De)"ti"na# a2ti)ities t" satis%$ Krsna' stren(then "ne6s/n"#e&(e "% se#%' an& the 2"p#ete /n"#e&(e "% the L"r& as the

supree 2"ntr"##er an& en0"$er "% a## sa2ri%i2es* B$ 5e2"in(per%e2t in su2h &e)"ti"na# #i%e "ne attains #i5erati"n in Krsnae)en hi#e per%"rin( ser)i2e ith the ateria# 5"&$*+,*1'14.Thus the 2u#inati"n "% a## /in&s "% $"(a pra2ti2es is 5ha/ti$"(a* Hearin( the trans2en&enta# naes an& a2ti)ities "% Krsnais an e9pert treatent %"r the a& in& an& eatin( %""&stu%%"%%ere& t" Krsna is the appr"priate &iet %"r the &isease"% ateria# e9isten2e* This treatent is the pr"2ess "% /rsna2"ns2i"usness' the rea# an& t"p"st $"(a s$ste %"r thisa(e*+7*38.

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UESTIONS

1* hat is the purp"se "% the prin2ip#es "% re#i(i"nF=* hat is the truth a5"ut the appearan2e "% the L"r&F H" 2an "ne /n" this truthF4* h$ sh"u#& "ne 5e2"e %ree %r" ateria# atta2hentsF3* hat is the 2u#inati"n "% a## /in&s "% $"(aF H"F,* E9p#ain the sip#i2it$ an& (reatness "% the Krsna 2"ns2i"us

pr"2ess*

LESSON - 3

+Ch* 8 t" 1.

There is n" truth superi"r t" Krsna* E)er$thin( rests up"n Krsnaas pear#s strun( "n a threa&* Th"u(h e)er$thin( 2"es %r" Hi'He is %u##$ in&epen&ent*+8*8. He is the 2"ntr"##er "% the three"&es that &e#u&e e)er$"ne in the ateria# e9isten2e*+8*14. S"'th"se h" surren&er t" Hi 2an 2r"ss ")er His &i)ine

ener($*+8*13.

Gr"ss#$ %""#ish' #"est a"n( an/in&' th"se h"se /n"#e&(e isst"#en 5$ i##usi"n an& th"se h" i#%u##$ ta/e t" &e"nia2 nature&" n"t surren&er t" Krsna*+8*1,. Th"se h" are &istresse&' h"&esire ea#th' h" are in:uisiti)e an& h" see/ /n"#e&(esurren&er t" Krsna*+8*17.

The ateria# ani%estati"n is tep"rar$* It is peri"&i2a##$2reate& an& annihi#ate&* An$ p#a2e ithin the ateria# e9isten2eis %u## "% iseries here repeate& 5irth an& &eath ta/e p#a2e*But th"se h" surren&er t" Krsna' 2an 2r"ss this "2ean "% 5irthan& &eath an& attain the L"r&6s a5"&e hi2h is eterna# an&

trans2en&enta#*+*17. He is attaina5#e "n#$ 5$ una##"$e&&e)"ti"na# ser)i2e*+11*,3.

Sense en0"$ent thr"u(h the Ve&as resu#ts in repeate& 5irth an&&eath* +=*3=. Sin2e Krsna is the supree 2"ntr"##er th"se h""rship the &ei("&s are "rshippin( Hi "n#$' 5ut in a r"n(a$*+>*=4. The$ ta/e 5irth a"n( the &ei("&s as u2h as the"rshipers "% an2est"rs an& (h"sts ta/e 5irth a"n(st the* Butth"se h" "rship Krsna attain Hi*+>*=,-=7. Krsna 2an 5e"rshipe& ith (enuine #")e 5$ "%%erin( e)en a #ea%' a &r"p "%ater' a %ruit "r a %#"er*

I% "ne &"es n"t 5e2"e per%e2t in "rshippin( Krsna in "ne #i%e'

he 2an 2"ntinue %r" here he #e%t "%% in his ne9t #i%e* Thereis n" #"ss "r &iinuati"n %"r &e)"ti"na# ser)i2e*+=*3.

A## "n&r"us &isp#a$s "% 5eaut$' (ran&eur "r su5#iit$' eitherin the ateria# "r spiritua# "r#&' are 5ut partia#ani%estati"ns "% Krsna6s &i)ine ener(ies an& "pu#en2es* As thesupree 2ause "% a## 2auses an& the supp"rt an& essen2e "%e)er$thin( Krsna is the Supree "50e2t "% "rship %"r a##5ein(s*+1*31-3=.

UESTIONS;

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1* List the /in&s "% pe"p#e h" surren&er t" Krsna an& th"se h" &"n6t*=* E9p#ain h" "ne 2an 2r"ss ")er the ateria# ener($*4* hat sh"u#& 5e the purp"se "% Ve&i2 #i%e an& h$F3* hat is r"n( in "rshippin( &ei("&sF,* hat is the "st ip"rtant %a2t"r in "rship "% KrsnaF7* h$ sh"u#& Krsna 5e "rshippe& 5$ a##F

LESSON - ,

+Ch* 11 t" 14.

L"r& Krsna (rants Ar0una &i)ine )isi"n an& re)ea#s Hisspe2ta2u#ar' un#iite& %"r as the 2"si2 uni)erse* Thus He2"n2#usi)e#$ esta5#ishes His &i)init$*+11*,. Krsna e9p#ains thatHis "n' a## 5eauti%u# huan-#i/e %"r is the "ri(ina# %"r "%G"&hea&' One 2an per2ei)e this %"r "n#$ 5$ pure &e)"ti"na#ser)i2e*+11*,3.

The uni)ersa# %r" is ateria# an& tep"rar$' 0ust as theateria# "r#& is tep"rar$* A &e)"tee is n"t u2h intereste& inthe uni)ersa# %"r' %"r it &"es n"t ena5#e "ne t" re2ipr"2ate#")in( %ee#in(s*

Bha/ti $"(a' #")in( &e)"ti"na# ser)i2e t" L"r& Krsna' is thehi(hest an& the "st e9pe&ient eans %"r attainin( pure #")e %"rKrsna' hi2h is the hi(hest 2"n2#usi"n "% spiritua# e9isten2e*Th"se h" %"##" this supree path &e)e#"p &i)ine :ua#ities*

One sh"u#& 5e attra2te& t" the pers"na# %"r "% Krsna' %"r thatis the hi(hest spiritua# rea#iati"n* The path "% ipers"na#is

is tr"u5#es"e %"r th"se h" ha)e a 5"&$* As %ar as a &e)"tee is2"n2erne&' Krsna Hise#% &e#i)ers His pure &e)"tee* There%"re"ne sh"u#& n"t tr$ t" &e#i)er hise#% in spiritua# rea#iati"n*E)er$"ne ust ta/e she#ter "% the supree "nip"tent G"&hea&'Krsna' 5$ pra2ti2in( the pr"2ess "% Krsna 2"ns2i"usness an& %u##$en(a(in( hise#% in &e)"ti"na# ser)i2e*+1=*,-8.

T" rea2h the hi(hest ("a#' Krsna' there are t" pr"2esses;

Ren"un2in( the %ruits "% "ne6s a2ti)it$ an& 2"in( t" /n"#e&(e5$ su2h renun2iati"n' an& then t" the sta(e "% e&itati"n an&then t" the sta(e "% un&erstan&in( Supers"u# an&' at #ast'

appr"a2hin( the Supree !ers"na#it$ "% G"&hea&' is the step 5$step' in&ire2t pr"2ess*+1=*-13.

De)"ti"na# ser)i2e is the &ire2t eth"&* In this pr"2ess thereare t" sta(es* T" pra2ti2e the re(u#ati)e prin2ip#es "% Bha/ti$"(a un&er the (ui&an2e "% an e9pert spiritua# aster %"r thepuri%i2ati"n "% the senses is the %irst sta(e* In this sta(e'"ne 2an %ina##$ &e)e#"p an atta2hent %"r Krsna* In the se2"n&sta(e' hen that atta2hent &e)e#"ps int" a natura#trans2en&enta# #")e %"r Krsna' "ne is in &ire2t re#ati"nship iththe Supree L"r& in &e)"ti"na# ser)i2e*

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The pre#iinar$ sta(e "% un&erstan&in( &e)"ti"na# ser)i2eper%e2t#$' is /n"n as /n"#e&(e* In ters "% Ve&i2 #iteratures'per%e2t /n"#e&(e "% the 2"nstituti"n "% the 5"&$' the2"nstituti"n "% the s"u#' an& the 2"nstituti"n "% the Supers"u#is that /n"#e&(e*

The purp"se "% /n"#e&(e is t" un&erstan& &istin2t#$ that the

#i)in( entit$ has 5$ 2han2e %a##en int" the ateria# e9isten2e*I% he re)erts t" spiritua# "r Krsna 2"ns2i"usness 5$ the pr"2ess"% &e)"ti"na# ser)i2e' then it is 2ertain that he i## ne)er 2"ea(ain int" this ateria# e9isten2e* He i## 5e trans%erre& t"the spiritua# "r#& %"r a 5#iss%u#' eterna# #i%e "% /n"#e&(e*

UESTIONS;

1* hat ha)e $"u un&erst""& a5"ut the uni)ersa# %"r "% Krsna %r" this #ess"nF=* hat are the t" &i%%erent pr"2esses t" attain the u#tiate ("a#F hi2h path "u#& $"u pre%er an& h$F4* hat is /n"#e&(e an& hat is the purp"se "% /n"#e&(eF

LESSON - 7

+Ch* 13 t" 17.

Krsna is the see& (i)in( %ather "% a## the #i)in( 5ein(s2"n2ei)e& 5$ the ateria# nature* hen the #i)in( 5ein(s 2"eint" 2"nta2t ith the ateria# nature the$ 5e2"e 2"n&iti"ne& 5$the three "&es' (""&ness' passi"n an& i(n"ran2e* +13*3-,.

G""&ness 2"n&iti"ns "ne t" happiness' passi"n t" %ruiti)e a2ti"nsan& i(n"ran2e 2")ers "ne6s /n"#e&(e an& 5in&s "ne t"a&ness*+13*>. Th"se in (""&ness (" upar& t" the hi(herp#anets th"se in passi"n 2"e 5a2/ t" earth#$ #i%e* Th"se ini(n"ran2e (" &"n t" he##ish "r#&s*+13*1.

In his 2"nstituti"na# p"siti"n a #i)in( entit$ is a5")e the three"&es "% ateria# nature* B$ en(a(eent in &e)"ti"na# ser)i2e in%u## Krsna 2"ns2i"usness' he is ie&iate#$ re-situate& in thetrans2en&enta# p"siti"n an& his un#a%u# &esire t" 2"ntr"# theateria# nature is re")e&* There%"re the pr"2ess "% &e)"ti"na#ser)i2e 5e(innin( ith hearin(' 2hantin( an& ree5erin( sh"u#&5e pra2ti2e& in the ass"2iati"n "% &e)"tees un&er the (ui&an2e "%

the spiritua# aster* Thus "ne 2an 5e2"e %ir#$ situate& inKrsna6s trans2en&enta# #")in( ser)i2e*

The purp"se "% the Ve&as is t" 2ut &"n the i##us"r$ tree "% theateria# "r#& an& attain the rea# tree "% the spiritua# "r#&*The pr"5#es "% ateria# e9isten2e are &ue t" ea/ness "% theheart* B$ un&erstan&in( the phi#"s"ph$ "% the Supree !ers"na#it$"% G"&hea& an& en(a(in( in His ser)i2e' e)er$"ne 2an 5e2"e %ree%r" this ea/ness*+1,*4.

E)er$thin( 2"es %r" Krsna He is the aintainer "% the

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"r#&*+1,*3. He is the "50e2t "% a## the Ve&as* He is thes"ur2e "% the Supers"u# t""* +1,*1,. He is 2e#e5rate& 5"th inthis "r#& an& in the Ve&as as the Supree !ers"n*+1,*18. Oneh" /n"s Krsna as su2h is the /n"er "% e)er$thin(* There%"rehe en(a(es in His ser)i2e an& attains t" His eterna#a5"&e*+1,*1>.

Th"se h" are in the "&es "% passi"n an& i(n"ran2e &eri&e the

s2riptures' &eri&e the h"#$ en an& &eri&e the pr"perun&erstan&in( "% Krsna*+17*1. The$ are n"t attra2te& t"&e)"ti"na# ser)i2e* Gra&ua##$ the$ sin/ &"n t" the "sta5"ina5#e t$pe "% e9isten2e an& thus #"se the 2han2e "%appr"a2hin( Krsna*+17*=. But there are "thers h" &e)e#"p the&i)ine :ua#ities an& (ra&ua##$ 5e2"e situate& in rea#iati"n "%Krsna*+17*==. In &i)i&in( the &i)ine an& &e"nia2 natures thereis n" "ther 2riteria 5ut "5e&ien2e t" the re(u#ati)e prin2ip#es"% s2riptures*

UESTIONS;

1* hat &" $"u un&erstan& 5$ 62"n&iti"ne& s"u#6F

=* hat are the resu#ts "% three "&es "% nature respe2ti)e#$F4* H" 2an "ne 5e2"e situate& %ir#$ in Krsna6s ser)i2eF3* hat is the )a#ue "% the phi#"s"ph$ "% the Supree !ers"n t" th"se h" are su%%erin( the ateria# e9isten2eF,* h" are the t" /in&s "% pe"p#e &es2ri5e& at the en& "% this #ess"n an& hi2h (r"up "u#& $"u #i/e t" 0"in ithF h$F

LESSON - 8

+Ch* 18 t" 1.

The #i)in( 5ein( is "ri(ina##$ a part an& par2e# "% the SupreeL"r&* There%"re "ne is "ri(ina##$ trans2en&enta# t" a## the"&es "% ateria# nature* S"' hen "ne %"r(ets his2"nstituti"na# p"siti"n' in%#uen2e& 5$ (""&ness' passi"n an&i(n"ran2e "ne &e)e#"ps resu#tant arti%i2ia# %aiths hi2hare ateria#*+1,*8. In (""&ness "ne "rships &ei("&s' inpassi"n p"er%u# huans an& &e"ns' an& in the "&e "% i(n"ran2ethe (h"sts an& spirits*+18*3.

The rea# prin2ip#e "% re#i(i"us %aith is situate& in the "&e "%pure (""&ness* But 5e2ause the heart is tainte& e %in&&i%%erent t$pes "% re#i(i"us prin2ip#es* A22"r&in( t"&i%%erent t$pes "% %aith 5ase& "n &i%%erent "&es "% nature there

are &i%%erent /in&s "% "rship*

In the pursuit "% a## Ve&i2 instru2ti"ns' the u#tiate ("a# isthe un&erstan&in( "% Krsna* One 2an a2hie)e %aith in Krsna 5$a22eptin( the pr"per spiritua# aster an& re2ei)in( trainin(un&er his &ire2ti"n*+3*43. hen that %aith atures' in 2"urse "%tie' it is 2a##e& #")e "% G"&* This is the u#tiate ("a# "% a###i)in( entities* One sh"u#&' there%"re' ta/e t" Krsna2"ns2i"usness &ire2t#$*

One h" surren&ers t" Krsna &"es n"t ha)e t" e9e2ute s" an$

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&i%%erent eth"&s* That sip#e surren&er unt" Krsna i## sa)ehi %r" unne2essari#$ astin( tie*+1*77.

One 2an thus a/e a## pr"(ress at "n2e an& 5e %ree& %r" a##sin%u# rea2ti"ns* I% "ne is perp#e9e& a5"ut (i)in( up a## /in&s"% re#i(i"us %"rs an& sip#$ surren&erin( unt" Krsna' su2h "rr$is use#ess' 5e2ause Krsna sa$s' <DO NOT ORRY*< +1*77.

An$"ne h" tries sin2ere#$ t" present Bha(a)a& Gita as it is'i## a&)an2e in &e)"ti"na# a2ti)ities an& rea2h t" the pure&e)"ti"na# state "% #i%e* As a resu#t "% su2h pure &e)"ti"n' 5$2hantin( HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE' HARE RA@AHARE RA@A RA@A RA@A HARE HARE an& en(a(in( a## his senses ina2ti)e &e)"ti"na# ser)i2e' he is sure t" (" BACK HO@E' BACK TOGODHEAD*+1*7.

UESTIONS;

1* h$ are there &i%%erent %aiths an& re#i(i"nsF=* hat is the rea# re#i(i"us %aithF h$F4* A%ter rea&in( this #ess"n' hat &" $"u thin/ $"u sh"u#& &"

in $"ur #i%e t" 5e2"e per%e2tF3* Des2ri5e in three senten2es the pr"2ess "% 5e2"in( per%e2t a22"r&in( t" this #ess"n*

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