Summarized by Shailesh Vyas:
Started with meditation, anulom vilom.
Recap & Initial Q&A
- We recapped the table of Takers and Givers.
- Also recapped Verse 9 and 10 summary.
Verse 11, 12, 13
- Verse 11 - Scholars of the Vedas describe him as imperishable, great ascetics practice the vow of celibacy and renounce worldly pleasure to enter into him. I shall explain to you briefly the path of that goal.
- Translation in book - That which is declared imperishable by the Veda-knower, That into which the self-controlled and desire-freed enter; That desiring for which Brahamcharya is practiced, That goal I will declare to thee in the brief.
- Verse 12 - Restraining all the gates of the body and fixing the mind in the heart region and drawing the life breath to the head, one should get establish in steadfast yogic concentration.
- Translation in book - Having closed all the gates, having confined the mind in the heart, having fixed the life-breath in the head, engaged in the practice of concentration.
- Verse 13 - One who departs from the body while remembering me, the supreme personality ........
- Translation in book - Uttering the one syllable OM - the (symbol of Brahman) and remembering Me, he who departs, leaving the body attains the Supreme goal.
Theme/Discussion
- Pre requirement for meditation
- Freedom from emotions or desire based activities.
- Brahamcharya - saying No to anything that comes into the way of attaining Brahman.
- Control over gates, not shutting down gates.
- Recite OM constantly, so you can do so during the last breath.
- Definition of Brahamcharya - If anything that intervene in your path of attaining Brahman should be controlled.
- Continue to practice OM whenever you get chance.
- American Navy does well in wartime because war is a chaos and American practice chaos in daily life.
- When you are worried about something, it always stays in your back of mind. Replace that remembrance with OM.
- Subconscious helps you get answer. Sometimes we think worrying helps in getting the answer, but actually it's subconscious that helps you.
- We may need to give variety, like just saying OM may get boring than listen to Bhagwat story.
- Mind is not easy to tame. It will think of food during fast.
- Give variety with moderation.
- Katho Upanishad - Description of Brahman
- One that is immortal
- Both Saguna and Nirguna are immortal
- With Saguna - Two-step process for Moksha (First to Brahamloka than you merge)
- Since there is no rebirth, there is no reborn, even in new world.
- Realization is burning all Karmas.
- One who has studied scripture and focussed single-mindedly will attain Moksha.
- With Moksha as top goal, everything else will become immaterial.
- Krishna Gati and Shukla Gati - there are two eternal paths by which the person after death goes to the next world
- Krishna Gati (Dark path) - By this path, one keep coming back again and again.
- Shukla Gati (Bright path) - One who goes to Brahamloka. By this path, one will never return to the earth to take birth.
- Ashtanga Yoga - Eight-step process and the last step is Divyakalpa Samadhi.
- At the time of death, yogi who practiced Ashtanga Yoga, they can bring entire energy to heart and bring it up to Shushkima Nadi and lose concisouness from top of the head.
- For most people, life exit from mouth or eyes or other gates.
- e.g. One time, there was a devotee of God and Shiv & Parvati wanted to give liberation to him. They say, if he says Apa than Lord Shiv will give him liberation and if he says Ama than Lord Parvati. Since that desciple didn't practice throughout the life, he end up saying Ayo.
- Karma Yoga will help you in cleansing of mind.
- e.g. DUI - Court often ask you to do community service. So lot of system believe Nishkama Karma may help you in reducing Vasanas.
- Subjective Analysis - Practicing the skills and arms at the time of battle is not very helpful.
Swamiji’s Video and discussions
- Chapter 8 - Verse 11 - Roadmap Part 1
- Link to Video
- Very briefly, I shall now explain to you, that which is a theme of Veda, those who have realized it declare it imperishable, that which true seeker enter after purifying the mind.
- However, once said, Brahman cannot be explained. That's true, but I can explain to you the roadmap to the destination, and you need to experience yourself.
- e.g. I can give you roadmap to your trip of Niagra, you need to trace the path to experience yourself.
- Chapter 8 - Verse 12 - Roadmap Part 2
- Link to Video
- It is to be experienced within yourself by yourself.
- All nine doors needs to be in control. All equipment of sense organ, through which your mind get distracted, needs to be in control.
- How to control - In the devotion, when mind turns towards him, there is no more mind leaking out through sense organ.
- When the mind is held into intellect and intellect is continuously contemplating on the nature of God. Intellect will not let mind go into the sense organ.
- Vasanas are exhausted. Mind is not receiving stimuli from outside. Intellect will contemplate steadily the nature of reality.
- Not only sense organs, but also organs of actions, are in control.
- This state of sitting, turning your entire thought towards higher, is called "Yogadharna" (living Yoga).
- Chapter 8 - Verse 13 - Roadmap Part 3
- Link to Video -
- Let the mind continuously chant OM.
- OM is not a name of God, it stands as sound or symbol of God.
- e,g, people call their spouse Honey, and they get a picture of their spouse.
- You need to whisper this sound as background.
- This ensures mind doesn't run away from one thing to another.
- Such an individual, when leaves the body contemplating at higher while leaving the body, reaches the supreme state.
Ended class
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