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AKSHARA BHRAHMA YOGA

The 8th chapter comes in the Middle section of Gita.
Between 7th chapter and 12th chapter. 7,8,9,10,11,12 chapters.

This middle 6 chapters are called middle section or Madyama shadkam.

One of the Sadana highlighted is Upasana or Upasanam.

Upasanam Begins from 7th chapter and runs to 6 chapters upto 12th chapter. 8th chapter is important.

Karma yoga is Prathama shadgam.
Jnana yoga is Anthima shadgam.
These Karma yoga and Jnana yoga are Sadana.

One of the important spiritual sadana is Upasana.

Upasana is defined as Saguna Bhrama Vishaya Manasa Vyapara.

Saguna bhrama vishaya manasa vyapara with Eeswara is upasana-it is a mental activity.

Pooja is not upasana but Karma yoga. Because it is a physical activity. Japa and parayanam are Karma yoga.

Mental activity is upasana .But not any activity. Mental activity associated with Eeswara is saguna brahma vishaya Bhrama vyapara.God or Eeswara is endowed with attributes.

Eswara is saguna brahma not nirguna brahma.

Two types of Upasana are there:-

1. Sakama upasana . It is done for Material benifit of this word or benifit of the other worlds.
Ihaloka – this world.
paraloka – like swarga.
Higher lokas means superial material pleasures.
Ihaloka is Powers is to do miracles. It is also for material benifit. Not spirituality.
This can be accomplished by doing sakama upasana.

2. Nishkama upasanam. This is done with out hanging with material benifit.With out escha.

This is primarily topic of middle section. No Sakama upasana is taut in Gita. Krishna teaches Spiritual upliftment or Nishkama upasanam. Inner growth of a person is got with inshkama upasana.

Nishkama Upasana is divided into two.

1. Practice For a length of time.. This gives spiritual growth or qualifications for gnana yoga Abyasa. After aquiring this, withdraws, turns to vedantha vichara which is saguna eeswara upasana.

This type upasana, concentrates in saguna Eswara , gnana yoga concentrate in nirguna Eswara[attributeless bhraman] also.

2. Vedantha shravanam for a length of time, under a guru.
This gives knowledge of nirguna Eeswara jyanam.
Mananam – consolidated-removes doubts.
By nidhidyasanam– this nirguna Jnanam is assimilated for this janma.

Nirguna brama jnana nishta.
Sadyo mukthi , Jeevan mukthi is got.

In the end this jnani dies, has no travel at all. Shukla gathi or Krishna gathi.. he is with God always.

Sadyo mukthi route is jeevan mukthi route.
Krishna want us to get mukthi.
Nishkama bakthi is first sadana.

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1. In the 8th chapter alone Krishna deals with nishkama upasanam.
He does not want anything exept moksha. He should practice it throughout life.

Nishkama upasanam throught life leads to saguna Eeswara.

2. Second type not goes to nirguna Eeswara jyanam.

Even in death he thinks of God. Saguna God. He does not know anything. He is ajynani, he dies with, rememberance of God. Does not get liberation. He will travel through Shukla gathi and goes to Bhrama loka. Goes from saguna God to nirguna God.

In Bhrahma loka he practices nirguna Eeswara jyanam. As a result, gets liberation in Bhrahma loka and has no punarjanma, krama mukthi is got.
Krishna doesn’t suggest this for us. He says to take sadyonmukthi or jeevan mukthi.

All other chapters are not krama mukthi chapter.

First 4 verses, Krishna answers somes 7 questions based on 7th chapter.

1. Adi Athma
2. Adi Bootha
3. Adi Daivam
4. Adi Yagnya
5. Bhrama
6. Karma
7. Significance of remembering God in time of death.

29th 39th
Prayana kala eeswara smaranam.

3rd and 4th verses
Answer1. Points adyathmam – and bhraman is consciousness principle.
Angle of vision, brother son etc.
From universal level, is called Bhrahma.

Micro vision – adi athmam
Macro vision – bhraman

Answer2. Adibootham – material benifits of world. 5 bootham- 5 elements that are perishable . Panchabhootham.

Answer3. Adi daivam- Hiranya garba thathvam, Total mind, Governing body. Mind says come go sit stand etc. Total adibhootham is governed by hiranya thathvam.

Answer 4. Adi yajna – name of Eeswara thathvam is one step above hiranya garba. He is Preserver . Presiding in side of karma punyapapa. He is in your own body with diray. Karma pala datha. Eeswaraha.

Bhamam- Macro mind.

Karmani – is responsible for creation. Responsible for Sugam and Dukam. Nessissity of creation.

Manifestation of creation is exhaust with punyam and papan , body-world interaction.

Innumerable bodies for innumerable setup is made by God.

Intertwined network.

5th to 14th verse
Answer 7. Significance of remembering God in time of death.

Methods of remember God at the time of death.
1. Predominant personality.
2. By last thought.

As we grow older will power is lost, vasana is more.
First coffee , will is stronger, say no. Is registered in the form of Samskara. This will power becomes nil due to addiction.
Habit become stronger.
Our lifestyle. Personality. Determine last thought.
Determine next janma.

Methods of prayana kala smaranam.

As we grow older…
Will weaker weaker.
Habit stronger stronger.
Life style will determine last thought.
Last thought determine next janma.

How to influence my final thought?
1.Answer. Develop good vasana right now.
2.Practice good words good thoughts right now.
3.Samskara will give vasana.
4.Thought pattern will give last thought.

Subha gathi, develop good habit right now. Wach good movies, read good books. People meet general people. Chose company carefully. Keep safe distance.

Initially effort is there but later the will becomes habit.

You can use symbol or eshtadevatha. Make a habit to worship it.

Omkara is one of the possible alampanam. Nishkama upasaka finds this object, atlast at death mind goes away from everything.
Effort lessly he can lead to God . He will get krama mukthi.

Smaranam of prayana kala.
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15th to 22nd verse
Two goals …

One is goal as God himself,
and other goal as Non-God.

God Symbolises Immortality[achutha], Security, Peace and Happiness.

Possible for all other goals, risky, subjected to time and place. Difficult. It will go away. Shreds spirituality, plays material.

Achamanam- achuthaya namaha,
Does not slip from spirituality.

All 14 loga and possision come under place and time.

All are gift from God but depending on only God.

Infinite Goal and Destination Goal.
15 to 22 verses.

23 to 27 verses
Two paths
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Krishna Gathi- finite goal, upto Bhrahma loga, enjoyable, but there is a day to return.

Shukla Gathi- leads to Bhrama loka, in Bhrahma loka, hegets Jnanam, moksha, krama muthi , leads to God.

Two travellers
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Karmi- Ritualist- noble tokarma-social service- Krishna gathi

Nishkama upasaka- Shukla gathi-krama mukthi

Ajnani karmi- nirguna bhrama
Ajnani upasaka – nirguna bhrama
No jnana, 9th [chapter jnana]

28th verse

Karma and Upasana , what is great?
Upasana is better.
Upasana gives krama muthi, unity with God after death.

Karmi- will not get mukthi

Intelligent one choose upasana.

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