Spiritual Learnings - Shrimad Bhagavad Gita - 'श्रीमद भगवदगीता ' - हिंदी सत्संग पॉडकास्ट – Details, episodes & analysis

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Lord Krishna emphasizes the importance of learning from a wise and enlightened teacher in these verses. He explains that through sincere inquiry and service, one gains true knowledge. This understanding dispels ignorance and reveals the true nature of existence, helping one transcend delusion and attain spiritual clarity. - Send a Voice Message- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spirituallearningpodcast/message Email ID - sharmavatsal2705@gmail.com 9225522405

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(Verse 8) The Chhandogya Upanishad describes the impact of food on our personality. It says that the food we eat is divided into three parts. The majority of what we eat is rejected by the body. The second part is used to build the bones, muscles, skin, organs, and so on. The third part, the most subtle part goes into the antaha karana, comprising the emotional mind, the intellectual mind, memory, and senses. In other words, the food we eat impacts our personality in a multitude of ways. 

Saatvic food promotes aayu or longevity. It improves the quality of thoughts in our minds. It improves our strength and our health since it provides essential nutrition to the body. We have happiness while we are eating it, and joy after we have eaten it. It does not cause any regrets while eating it, or after eating it. 

(Verse9) The Lord explains that Rajasic happiness appears to be pleasing in the beginning but turns out to be extremely painful in the end. Similarly hot and sour food may be relishing to some palates, but they produce grievous discomfort, pain, and disease, in the end. 

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(Verse 3) Shri Krishna says that faith is according to one’s sattva. Here, sattva is not used in its traditional meaning as a guna like rajas and tamas. Sattva refers to our svaabhaava, our nature, the bundle of impressions that are stored in our inner instrument, our antaha karana, which is comprised of our mind, intellect, memory, and senses. This sattva, this bundle of impressions, makes us choose our actions throughout our lives. 

(Verse 4) As we have seen in karma yoga, the attitude (intention) with which we perform an action is equally important as the action itself. Imagine that three people visit the same temple at the same time and pray to the same deity. One person may pray because he wants his daughter to get married. One may pray to knock off his business competitor. Another may pray so that he attains liberation in this life. Outwardly, they may seem to be doing the same action, but there is a world of difference in their attitude. This difference in attitude is symbolically conveyed in the shloka. 

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The theme of the sixteenth chapter is the analysis of divine and devilish qualities that are present in every human being. Shri Krishna points out that divine qualities are a stepping stone towards self-realization and liberation, but the devilish qualities are a slippery slope towards never-ending bondage and sorrow 

Shri Krishna explains that saintly nature develops in humans by cultivating the modes of goodness, following the instructions given in the scriptures, and purifying the mind with spiritual practices. 

Shri Krishna declares that the knowledge of the scriptures helps in overcoming ignorance and passion. They also guide us to make the right choices in life. Therefore, we must understand their teachings and injunctions and accordingly perform our actions in this world. 

“If you follow your divine nature you do yourself good and uplift others as well. You live a life of success and happiness and eventually transcend the world to attain liberation.” 

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(Verse 23) Scriptures are the guide maps given to humans on the journey toward enlightenment. They provide us with knowledge and understanding. They also give us instructions on what to do and what not to do. Our scriptures are our manuals. Without following the manuals, we neither gain success nor attain happiness. 

Human life is especially meant for purifying one's existence, and one who does not follow the rules and regulations cannot purify himself, nor can he attain the real stage of happiness. 

(Verse 24) Shri Krishna now gives the final conclusion of the teachings in this chapter. By comparing and differentiating between the divine and demoniac natures, he highlighted how the demoniac nature leads to a hellish existence. Thus, he established that nothing is to be gained by discarding the injunctions of the scriptures. 

Hence, Shri Krishna concludes by instructing Arjun to comprehend the teachings of the scriptures and act according to them.

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(Verse 21) Like a good teacher, Shri Krishna summarizes the entire chapter comprising the rather lengthy list of devilish qualities into three main ones: desire, anger, and greed. He says that we always need to watch out for these three qualities in our daily lives, and minimize them as much as possible. He calls them gateways into hell because they lead to the path of destruction rather than the path of liberation. Even the order of these three is important because both anger and greed follow desire. 

(Verse 22) With this shloka, the message of the entire sixteenth chapter is summarized and concluded. Most of us, given the materialistic nature of the world, are on the path of preyas, the pleasant, the path of continuous satisfaction of selfish desires. Shri Krishna urges us to slowly tune down the three devilish qualities of desire, anger, and greed so that we can start walking on the path of shreyas or the auspicious, the path of the divine qualities. Only then do we become qualified to attain the supreme goal of self-realization. 

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(Verse 11-12) The demoniac person, who has no faith in God or the Supersoul within himself, performs all kinds of sinful activities simply for a sense of gratification. He does not know that there is a witness sitting within his heart. The Supersoul is observing the activities of the individual soul. But one who is demoniac has no knowledge of Vedic scripture, nor has he any faith; therefore he feels free to do anything for a sense of enjoyment, regardless of the consequences. 

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(Verse 18) In this Shloka Shri Krishna starts to summarize the list of aasuri sampatti or devilish qualities by highlighting the primary ones. A demoniac person never listens to Ishvara who, as the voice of conscience, pleads them to not fall prey to these qualities. They do not follow the instructions of Ishvara as laid down in the scriptures. Instead, they resent him and hate him, as well as those who follow his path by cultivating divine qualities.

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(Verse 7) Dharma consists of codes of conduct that are conducive to one’s purification and the general welfare of all living beings. Adharma consists of prohibited actions that lead to degradation and cause harm to society. The demoniac nature is devoid of faith in the knowledge and wisdom of the scriptures. Hence, those under its sway are confused about what is right and wrong action. 

(Verse 10) Again the demoniac mentality is described here. The demons' lust is never satiated. They will go on increasing and increasing their insatiable desires for material enjoyment.

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