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Srimad Bhagavad GitaCha ter 2Cha ter 2

Professor B Mahadevan

October 05, 2010

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Relevance of GitaSteady buddhi is very powerful !

What does - iSwt xI> eventually leads us to? Calming of the mind

Measured response to outside stimuli

B Mahadevan, IIM Bangalore

Becoming more and more thoughtful, silent,

composed etc.

Silence Thoughtful Solves many questions

Helps you explore deepest pockets of ones own self

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Relevance of GitaDevelop a good sense of the senses !

A stable person, a person without conflicts in

life and a happy person invariably will

By running away from sense objects nobody


.

presence or absence of sense objects in the outer

world*

Ensure that the senses are controlled by the

buddhi and not vice versa

Will not let thoughts and actions go astray

*n va AresvRSy kamaysvR

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iSwt }> - iSwt xI>Attributes ofiSwt }> (54)

Casting away all desires of mind & turning

the attention inwards (55)


How to handle

experiences? (56)

How to react to real

time events? (57)

Using the freedomof choice (59)Precautions aboutmisapplication of the idea (58)

Understand the power of

senses (60 - 68)

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itIyae=Xyay>,itIyae=Xyay>,itIyae=Xyay>,itIyae=Xyay>,

sa'Oyyaeg>sa'Oyyaeg>sa'Oyyaeg>sa'Oyyaeg>

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Slokas 60 - 61The senses are too powerful !

yttae ip kaENtey pu;Sy ivpit>,

#iNyai[ mawIin hriNt s-< mn>. 2.60.The turbulent senses violently snatch away the


tain svaRi[ s,

vze ih ySyeiNyai[ tSy }a itita. 2.61.A person in whose control are his/her senses can be

in a state of steady wisdom.

kMbl> n Tyj t !

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Slokas 62 63Uncontrolled senses can ruin individuals

Xyaytaeiv;yaNpu sSte;Upjayte,

saTs kamaTaexae=i-jayte. 2.62.aexavit s s,


Sm&tzadbunaz> bunazaT[Zyt. 2.63.Senses can lead to ultimately destroying an

individual if left unchecked

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Effect of claiming fruits of actionA logical set of events

Association withsense objects

Development ofAttachment

Creates strongdesires

Xyaytae iv;yaNpu sSte;Upjayte saTs

e e ee < e< e


Potential to

Generate anger

Results in

infatuation

Clouds memory,

Reason, intellect

Loss of

intelligence

Leading to

Ultimate perishability

buinazaT[Zyit.

kamaTaxa= -jayt&

Sm&itEvery major blunder in decision making in personal & corporate life could be explained with thisframework; It often starts with deep desire for fruits of action

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Slokas 64 - 65

rage;ivyuKtEStu iv;yainiNyErn!,

AaTmvZyEivRxeyaTma sadmixgCDit. 2.64.Using the sense apparatuses free from Raga and


,

ultimate bliss & benefit of the efforts

sade svR>oana< hainrSyaepjayte,

scetsae azu bui> pyRvitte. 2.65.At this state of the mind, one is devoid of all

sorrows

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Slokas 66 - 67

naiSt buiryuKtSy n cayuKtSy -avna,

n ca-avyt> zaiNt> AzaNtSy kt> suom!. 2.66.Where is peace of mind for the unseasoned person?

< < e e


utdSy hrit }a< vayunaRvimvaM-is. 2.67.Those under the control of the senses are distracted

in many ways like a wind navigating a boat (withouta boatman)

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Why do we feel empty at times?

UnsteadyMind No knowledgeof the Quintessential

Cannot deeply

Meditate on theQuintessential


Wandering thoughtsDistracting ideas &

Practices

No Peace of

Mind

No guaranteed

Happiness

I have worked for 30 years and yet I am feeling hollow

After my retirement I get a sense of being a defeated person

I feel something missing in me despite being wealthy

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Sloka 68

tSma*Sy mhabahae ing&hItain svRz>,

#iNya[IiNyaweR_y> tSy }a itita. 2.68.Therefore, one who has the control of the


senses a e me s n ee a

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Vivekachudamani on Senses

\[maecn ktaRr> iptu> siNt sutady>,

bNxmaecn ktaR tu SvSmadNyae n kn. (51) Ones debt is paid back by off springs but liberation from

bondage requires ones own efforts


vStu SvrUp< Spuqbaex c]u;a SvenEv ve*< n tu p{iften,cN SvrUp< inj c]u;Ev }atVy< ANyEARvgMyte ikm!. (52)

Ones own discrimination is required to know about existing

things around us not by an experts knowledge; The beauty

of the moon can be appreciated only by ones own eyes, not

by some one elses

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zBdaidi-> pci-rev* pc pcTvmapu> ba>,

kur-mat-pt-mIn--&anr> pci-rict> ikm!. (78)kur>kur>kur>kur> (Deer) - Sound


pt>pt>pt>pt> (Moth) Light (Vision)mIn>mIn>mIn>mIn> (Fish) - Taste

----&>&>&>&> (Bee) Smellnr>nr>nr>nr> (Human being) All the five senses

* zBd - SpzR - rUp - rs - gNx

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dae;e[ tIae iv;y> k&:[spRiv;adip,

iv;< inhiNt -aear< ar< c]u;a=Pyym!. (79)Senses are more harmful than the poison of a black


co ra. o son s on y t ose w o consume, utsenses kill the person who merely uses it (in an

uncontrolled fashion)

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Session 13 Oct 05 2010