Summarized by: Shivkumar Natarajan
We began the class with a recap of previous week's lecture on yagnas. We discussed how gross form wood is sacrificed to make fire .
we discussed the benifits of Ahara - Ekadashi Upwas .
we watched the Gurudev's video of Verse 28 in which the distinction between Prana & Svasa was mentioned . On how the Germans tralated it wrongly as our breath.
Prana - All physiological activities in living organism . The expression of our life through BMI .
Main Prana's(Expressions of life) are Prana , Samana , Apana, Udhanaya, Vyana
Swasa - means Breath .Controlling Swasa or Breath impacts in control our mind.
We then chanted verse 31 to Verse 36
From here the Lord takes it to the next level and starts Gnyan Yoga.
Theme :
1. Yagna is letting Go of Lower for Higher
2. Those who perform Yagna & wait for the Result/Prasad will get Moksha
3. All these Yagnas are given in the Vedas & are all in some form of Action (Karma). These are to help us learn detachment & purification of mind .
4. Student --> Physical --> Do Seva
--> Mind --> Prepare to surrender to Guru
--> Intellect -> Ask Questions
5. Teacher gives the knowledge of Jeeva , Jagat , Ishwara.
6. This Knowledge is ultimate Happiness , Not removal of Sorrow.
7. This is the only knowledge that makes the GOD same as the Devotee. This is beyond Logic .
8. This knowledge takes you beyond the worst of sins (Liberates the worst of sinners).
9. Real knowledge should be devoid of Materialistic desires/gains (like Butter Floats).
Even a Jevan Mukth swami cannot get rid of Prarabdha .
We discussed the story of Birbal where when the emperor challenged him to make a line smaller without erasing the line, he drew a bigger line next to it.
Similarly we can dwarf our current problems by realizing the (Larger purpose) that we are Divine.
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