Summary of Gita Class - 02/08/2008

Harekrishna Everyone!!!!

Here is the summary of Gita Class at Mandar's House on 2nd August 2008:

We had Aman as guest in the satsang. For those who dont know, Aman is an active devotee and was accompanying Vijay prabhu on that day.

The recap:
Body has designation and designations have duties to perform.

Upto Verse 2.35 Krishna tells arjuna that we are not this body but we are eternal Souls.

Point to ponder: If we are not this body and if we are soul then What should be the duty of soul????

As designations change so do the duties... for example, If you are an Entry level employee your duties will be XYZ and if you become manager your duties will be totally different.
So Krishna now tells Arjuna that we are souls and that the souls duty is to be connected with the supreme personality of godhead.

Verse B.G 2.36 & 2.37 Krishna instructs Arjuna with Fruitive activities. He Asks Arjuna to fight to give up lethargy and fight with determination which is his duty as a khsetriya.

In Verse B.G 2.38 Krishna Instructs Arjuna how to peform duties without fruitive work (Nishkam karma). Arjuna was thinking that he is incurring sin by killing elders and guru's in the battle but Krishna instructs that he who performs his duties without fruitive results incurs no sin.


Key Points:
1. Soul's duty - is to be always connected with the god.
2. Performing duties without fruitive results incurs no sin. (Nishkam Karma)

Next Week: we will see How to do karma without getting into the bondage of action (work).

Next Class Scheduled @ 3:00pm - 5:00 pm on Saturday, 9th August 2008.

Girish & Ambika's Residence
Unit 8
27-31 Queen Victoria Street
Kogarah, NSW 2217.