Summary of talk given by Swami Sukhabodhananda on "Personal Excellence Through Bhagavad Gita" on 27th/28th Feb, 2016
Bhagavad Gita is the "book of life" - unfortunately rarely do people open it. It has to be read not for its literal meaning but also need to understand the feelings, context, and the space (Chidambara) of what is said.
Like Punctuation in language, the Gita tells us where to place emphasis in life. Where you place the emphasis is the most important aspect of life - and determines whether you are in a constant Worry mode (-ve) or in a constant Wisdom mode (+ve). This is determined by whether we are in a constant Begging mode (-ve) or Giving mode (+ve).
Difficulty will be there is every life. But it is up to us whether or not we chose to think that Difficulty = Suffering. Don't PREPARE to live life; instead learn to live life. Preparation does not have an end.
Be open to any experience - including failure - as every experience makes us, and the truth of who we actually are is revealed.
The wisdom of the Gita can be summarised through the Navagunas: These are the individual's needs for .....
1. Security : will we achieve this in a correct manner (Dharmic) or incorrect manner? On this depends whether we will indeed get the peace of security (fat fiance & diamond ring tale)
2. Insecurity : need for adventure and thrill (watch movie Mount Everest - was climbing it worth it?)
3. Connect to People - understanding life through relationships
4. Freedom, space for oneself
5. Contribute to people
6. Contentment
7. Vertical growth
8. Horizontal growth
Only when there is a balance between the polarities described above, will there be the 9th guna - Grace.
We should search for non-dependency. Often we seek outside objects (either material objects, or other people) to complete ourselves, and fill in the void within us.
What we need to do? 4 aspects:
a. Prerana (first self motivate, and then try to motivate/inspire others)
b. Siksha (learning through observing - which helps develop acumen and alacrity)
c. Lakshya (goal setting)
d. Dakshaha (living in the moment/ enjoying every moment - rather than worrying about past or future)
Mind only promises - does not deliver. Hence we need to focus on the moment. (story of Geeth Sethi's Thai competitor who lost it in the finals)
Success alone does not bring about happiness - there needs to be a feeling of fulfillment.
Seeing the macro in the micro - that is the genuine Bhaktha quality (seeing the tree when he sees paper)
Thought is the greatest killer of man. And all the negative thoughts come from our ego.
Bhagavad Gita is the "book of life" - unfortunately rarely do people open it. It has to be read not for its literal meaning but also need to understand the feelings, context, and the space (Chidambara) of what is said.
Like Punctuation in language, the Gita tells us where to place emphasis in life. Where you place the emphasis is the most important aspect of life - and determines whether you are in a constant Worry mode (-ve) or in a constant Wisdom mode (+ve). This is determined by whether we are in a constant Begging mode (-ve) or Giving mode (+ve).
Difficulty will be there is every life. But it is up to us whether or not we chose to think that Difficulty = Suffering. Don't PREPARE to live life; instead learn to live life. Preparation does not have an end.
Be open to any experience - including failure - as every experience makes us, and the truth of who we actually are is revealed.
The wisdom of the Gita can be summarised through the Navagunas: These are the individual's needs for .....
1. Security : will we achieve this in a correct manner (Dharmic) or incorrect manner? On this depends whether we will indeed get the peace of security (fat fiance & diamond ring tale)
2. Insecurity : need for adventure and thrill (watch movie Mount Everest - was climbing it worth it?)
3. Connect to People - understanding life through relationships
4. Freedom, space for oneself
5. Contribute to people
6. Contentment
7. Vertical growth
8. Horizontal growth
Only when there is a balance between the polarities described above, will there be the 9th guna - Grace.
We should search for non-dependency. Often we seek outside objects (either material objects, or other people) to complete ourselves, and fill in the void within us.
What we need to do? 4 aspects:
a. Prerana (first self motivate, and then try to motivate/inspire others)
b. Siksha (learning through observing - which helps develop acumen and alacrity)
c. Lakshya (goal setting)
d. Dakshaha (living in the moment/ enjoying every moment - rather than worrying about past or future)
Mind only promises - does not deliver. Hence we need to focus on the moment. (story of Geeth Sethi's Thai competitor who lost it in the finals)
Success alone does not bring about happiness - there needs to be a feeling of fulfillment.
Seeing the macro in the micro - that is the genuine Bhaktha quality (seeing the tree when he sees paper)
Thought is the greatest killer of man. And all the negative thoughts come from our ego.
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