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Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga Value 18 - Non-indulgence in people's company What sort of people's company should be avoided? How are people classified according to their desires? Why should they be avoided? Value 19 - Seeing the Benefit of knowledge of the Truth What is the truth? What is the purpose of our life? What are the benefits of that knowledge? Why do we need to keep remindin...

Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga 15. Constant Equipoise of mind in favourable & unfavourable situations What will happen if I don't have it? How can I achieve it / How can I get that attitude? 16. Undivided Unswerving Devotion in Ishvara What is Bhakti / devotion? What are the gradations in devotion? Why do we need to have Ishvara Bhakti? How can I improve Bhakti? 17. Taking to Solitude...

Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga 13. Absence of Attachment How do we define attachment? How is our attitude when it is mine as against when it is not mine? When do events become a cause for sorrow? What should be the attitude that we need to have? What are the issues arising out of attachment/possessiveness? How can we remove possessiveness? 14. Absence of sense of mine-ness On what do we have t...

Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga Value 10 - Dispassion (Vairagya) on sense objects What is not Vairagya? Is being stubborn or having aversion or showing indifference Vairagya? On what things should one have Vairagya? Have I already got Vairagya? How can I get Vairagya? What are the 2 types of Vairagya? How do we get Viveka? What happens when we don't have Vairagya? What happens when we have...

Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga Value 07 - Purity What is External Purity? How can we achieve it? What is Internal Purity? How can we achieve it? Value 08 - Steadfastness Where should one be steadfast? What is the trick to stay on course? How does other values help in inculcating this value? What should be our attitude towards success & failure? Value 09 - Body-Mind Control What is the issu...

Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga Value 04b - Forgiveness Why should we forgive others? What if we don't forgive others? When are we capable of forgiving? Forgiveness vs Punishment? How can I inculcate forgiveness? Value 05 - Uprightness What is uprightness? What is the loss if we don't follow uprightness? How is truth related to uprightness? How can we practice uprightness? Value 06 - Gu...

Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga Value 02 - Simplicity - What is being pretentious? Where does one become pretentious? Why is it bad? How to cultivate Simplicity? Value 03 - Not Hurting Others - What are the 3 levels of hurting others? What is the glory of following Non-Hurting? Why do we hurt others? Is Hurting others accepted? And if so when? How to follow Non-hurting? Value 04a - Forbearance...

Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga What is the definition of the term Bhagavan? Sloka 08-12 Bhagavan gives list of 20 Virtues / Values Why are Values important? How can we imbibe values? What are the tips? Value 01 Humility - What is Humility? When should one be humble? Why is it required? What if it is not there? How can one cultivate Humility?

Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 4 (Gita Namaskara) Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 2 (Vyasa Namaskara) Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 (Krishna Namaskara)

What is Pravritti Lakshana & Nivritti Lakshana? How are the Vedas split ? What is the relationship between Vedas & Bhagavad Gita? Where did Vedas come from? When did it come? What are Shastras? What is Shraddha? Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 7 (Mahabharata Namaskara) Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 1 (Gita Namaskara)

What does Vedas convey? What is Dharma (duties) ? What is Saamanya Dharma (General duties) & Visesha Dharma (Specific duties)? What are Human goals? What is Punya? How do we get it? How will I be able to recognize the benefit of Punya ? What is the goal of my life?

Why is Human birth considered superior? What advantage does humans get over other animals? Are humans experiencing problems/difficulties that animals do not experience? What is Samsara? What is Liberation or Moksha? When should someone come to Bhagavad Gita? Is Bhagavad Gita study limited to certain people only?

Bhagavad Gita - Class 001 - Introduction 01-01 Greatness of Gita - Class taken on 06 Feb 2022 What is our culture? Why do the vēdic scriptures prescribe a Ishvara-centered life? What is our fundamental relationship? Why do we need rituals? What should we do to practice the rituals? What should we do to not drop the rituals? What is the greatness of Bhagavad Gita? What is the benefit of studying Gi...