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Shradha Thraya Vibhagaha

Summary of 17th chapter of the Gita.

Self knowledge in 13th, 14th and 15th chapter, capable of giving liberation from Samsara.

Self inadequacy. What I am now. I am not satisfied with my self. At any level emotional and intellectual etc. I want to change.

I will be home with myself, the struggle will go away by Knowledge.13th 14th and 15th.

Self knowledge clears Samsara. But it needs preparation. 16th and 17th chapter.
Preparation is more than aquiring.

Jnana Chathushtaya sampathi is
Satwic state of mind is natural is wanted for preparation.
Recepive open ethical , stress-free, wonderful, relax quite, mind, will absorb Knowledge. Like sponge absorbing water.

Fact: If you feel vedantha is relevant for mind it will absorb Knowledge.

Unprepared mind cannot absorb Knowledge.

Give importance to satvic mind.

Two chapters-
16th – daivi and asuri sampath
Preparation of mind
17th – Prepared mind is sathwic, other minds rajasic, thamasic.

Krishna says, study your mental biography. Take inventory of your mind pattern.

Even without self knowledge, enjoying satwic mind, he can enjoy study of 90% vedantha or liberation.

If vedantha is 100 , mind is Rajasic or thamasic, Gita cannot be learnt.
I finished Gita; is not the answer.

Important for implementation of life. 16th and 17th chapters.

Essence of chapter 7
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Begins with question from Arjuna, for Krishnas talking and scriptures that he focuses: 16th chapter.

Scripture is balanced, material and spiritual growth is ensured.

You can’t neglet Lakshmi, Saraswati and Parvati. Balanced substitute of Lakshmi, Saraswati and Parvati is there in scriptures.

Arjuna asks:
What is nature of faith of illiterate?
They do pooja, jaba etc.

3 portions

Portion 1 to 6
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Shradha thriya Vibhagaha

Portion 2 , 7 to 22
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4 bonus topics, ahara, Yagnya, thapa, dyanam.

Portion 3, 23 to 28
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Significance of ‘that sat thu’

EXPLANATION of PORTIONS
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Portion 1
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Shradha
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Shradha is divided into satvic rajasic thamasic, based on diety, methord, motives.

1. Diety:-
Satvic faith- satvic dieties
Rajasic faith – rajasic dieties
Tamasic faith- tamasic dieties

2. Methods:-

Satwic will be quite and turned inward.
Rajasic will be more physical and extrovert.
Tamasic will be violent type of worship.

3. Motive:-

Satwic faith will have satvic motive of Internal growth.
Rajasic faith Possession money.
Tamasic faith Harming other people.

Portion 2
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Food
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Food is contributary factor to spiritual growth. It will Determine your mental faith.

Simple rules of food for Satvic –
1.Avoid non-vegetarian diet.
2.Avoid intoxication,
3.Avoid tobaco,
4.Avoid over eating,
5.Avoid inbetween food.

Yagnya
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Yagnya satva,rajasic, tamasic

Satvic – internal growth
Rajasic -Exernal activity.
Tamasic-Harming activities.

Benificiaries are more satvic
Less benificiaries are rajasic
No benificiaries are tamasic

Tapas
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Discipline:-
kayica, vachica, manasica.

Significance, volunterily follow it.

Life is a journey:-
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Body- vehicle
Athma-ratha car
Sense organs – horses, weels
Mind-chains, steering controlling
Intellect-driver, who controls weels
Yagemana-jeevathma

Successful life implies, good condition car, weels, steering, driver.

Is my personality, spiritualy worthy?

Body must be healthy.
Sense organs must be health
Mind must be healthy, calm-emotional Quotient must be healthy.
Intelect (thinking)must be healthy-Sound listening and logic. Must be informed.
Must function in coordination.
Individual greatness is not enough.

Fitness + integration = tapas.
Physical+emotional+intellectual= tapas

Danam
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Is sharing whatever we have. Not only moneywise. Hindu religion.

Portion 4
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3 namas of the lord. Equally sacred. Used by Bhramaji. Krishna says, it has conventional significant. It is capable of converting tamasic or rajasic to satwic.

You consume food, but before consomption give to God. Your aim is reduce and go out of it.

‘Om tat sat’ can convert it from tamas and rajas to satvic. End of every chapter we have it.

One topic outside 16th
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Healthy virtues, abhayam, thatva siddi. You cultivate virtues. Dumps in our head. I want to develop virtues. We don’t know how.

How to develop virtues, how to get out…

Scripture says these.

5 methods
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Davi sampath-virtues

1. Prarthana-prayer, eficatious methord.3 fold ways

Give me good god! Asking God.
Vak thapas. May my word be such that people should come to me again and again.

2.Bagavan as embodiment of virtues- association, ramo vidyaman bagavan. When I dwell upon, me. Sarva kalyana Guna ganaha. Association with the virtues person. Satsangathwe nissangathvam. Be happy without possession. Delution goes. Happiness doesn’t require money.
Uddava Gita.

3.Sankalpa-Possitive virtues, I say feel l like. Say one nice thing about one thing. Do I balance it. Auto suggestions. Nurish healthy tendency.

4.Important to give up unhealthy tendency. I nutralize these sinical things. Think Possitive side of science. Imagine good reasons.
Nutralize opposite.

5.Educating the mind. I should have nature of emotion. Cause, condition and consequence. Study myself regarding emotion. Viveka. Cognition.

I can become satvic and help making vedanta easy to me.

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