Getting to know the Srimad Bhagavad Gita

This video is aimed at initiating a seeker to begin to understand Krishna, or rather the concept of Krishna.

Unlike in some organised religions, the philosophy taught in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita is a nondualistic one, with Krishna being the personification of the All-Pervading Supreme Consciousness or Self.

Understanding the All-Pervading Divinity, universal oneness, and the principle of Cause and Effect or Karma can make a person fearless and more responsible.

The 28 selected Shlokas of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, apart from teaching the greatness of Krishna, help in acquainting the seeker with the sounds of the language of Sanskrit which would be of great help when going through 'A.G.E. - A Gita Experience with Tavamithram Sarvada', and studying the entire scripture of 700 Shlokas through 18chapters.

Best wishes and abundant Blessings.

Jai Shri Krishna.

Total submission to Krishna does not mean blind obedience or not asking questions. It means total surrender to one's own intelligence that is usually shrouded by ignorance and ego that stems from a person's dualistic understanding of oneself.

Learning to respect righteousness and natural principles can greatly help a seeker gain freedom from the grip of ego by taming and training one's own mind.

Everyone is forced to live with an extremely efficient but two-faced trickster called the MIND. However, those who have learned to treat the MIND as a slave and have mastered the art of managing it well are known as people of wisdom.

Through Sharanaagati to Bhagavan Krishna, a person stops being tricked by the MIND into erroneously believing that the person is the body when the body is nothing but a vehicle for the Atman to travel through a Janma or lifetime.

Sharanaagati frees people from the grip of ego and ignorance that cause delusional thinking, which invariably ends with a huge downfall in life. Sharanaagati helps people commune directly with the Supreme Energy that governs the entire universe, which is boundless.

Attaining Sharanaagati to Bhagavan Krishna shatters arrogance and vanity, thus making people more attractive, friendly, loveable, kind and most importantly divine.

Life is happening Now and right here. Therefore, there is every reason to celebrate the Now. The belief that we are a part of a huge system gives one the feeling of security.

"You are merely an instrument," says Krishna in Shloka/Verse 11:33 of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

People who have studied the Srimad Bhagavad Gita understand that it is attachment that gives rise to negative feelings such as sadness, dejection, anger, jealousy, hatred, etc. Being attached to the results of one’s work affects one’s concentration and efficiency. It also causes tremendous pain to people when they don’t succeed in achieving their goal.

One of the Margas or paths that one can take in order to attain the ultimate goal is the Karma Marga or the path of rightful action with no attachment to the results of one’s work. This is a sure way to maintain mental balance even in the most difficult of situations.

Bhagavan Krishna explained to Arjuna the importance of being a Karmayogi and also taught him the way to become one.

Many people who don’t understand Karmayoga ask, “How can one do work without thinking of the end or aiming at the result?” Such a question is the result of not following carefully Krishna’s Teachings Who says that a ‘doer’ must certainly be fully focused on their target!
SBG 2:41
“In this path, O Arjuna, there is a single point of focus and determination. The thoughts of the undecided are branched and are infinite.”

However, being attached to the results of one’s work leads a person to lose focus and start thinking of all the benefits one would get on attaining success. Instead of concentrating on the work at hand, they begin dreaming of things that they would gain if they succeeded, and worry about the troubles they would face if they lost when both scenarios don’t even exist. This not only dilutes their focus, but it also ruins the quality of their work and pushes them towards mediocrity.

I have made this 17-minute video on Karmayoga and “Doership” which I hope will help people better understand one of the most important Dharmic principles of performing work to the best of one’s ability but with no attachments, whatsoever, to its results.

You: Why me?

A voice from the sky (It’s actually from your own mind): Well, it’s nothing personal my dear, but it’s just a bit of Karmic balancing that is currently taking place in your life.

Read and understand what is said below, and you will be fine soon.

Om Namo Bhagavathe Vaasudevaaya

1. Every moment of life is a Divine Blessing. We know very well that anything can happen anytime.

2. We are constantly moving towards the Supreme Goal.

3. One Janma is a minuscule part of our journey, let alone a day, a month or a year during this lifetime, which are nothing but extremely tiny fragments of time.

4. No one, no planet and no God is ‘punishing’ us for anything. The philosophy of the Sanatana Dharma is far more intellectually and spiritually advanced than man-made politically motivated organised cults that teach their followers to believe in a ‘sky-daddy’ who tortures his own creation by causing them serious troubles just because they lied, stole, cheated, drank alcohol or did not believe in Him!

5. The only Truth is the Supreme Brahman whom we personify as the Supreme Bhagavan Shri Krishna.

6. We came with nothing, and therefore nothing belongs to us.

7. We can be absolutely sure that nothing or no one belongs to us.

8. Nothing or no one can stay with us forever.

9. Whoever or whatever we believe we have with us, or think we ‘own’, will separate from us someday, at least on the day we breathe our last.

10. Everyone and everything we have in life are Divine Blessings.

11. We are neither superior nor inferior to anyone else or to any other being.

12. Our love for Krishna or for others in our life is fake when there are conditions and the feeling of possessiveness attached to it. Unconditional love is the only way to eternal happiness.

13. We are just like any other living being and therefore, our feeling of entitlement which is a result of our ego that stems from Maya or illusion is meaningless and is one of the major causes of all frustration and mental agony that we suffer from.

14. It is silly on our part to be worried about what others would think about us when those people, whoever they are, have more important things to do than think about us.

15. When we take long flights, our aircraft does fly through turbulent weather.

16. The captain of our plane is the Supreme Bhagavan Krishna who made the aircraft; controls the earth, its atmosphere as well as the entire universe. We had rather obeyed Him and leave our safety as well as our well-being to Him rather than unnecessarily worry and miss enjoying the flight.

17. With Krishna, The Ultimate and Supreme Being, as my commander, I have nothing to fear.

18. We need learned and experienced people to help us learn the way to mentally connect with Bhagavan Krishna, but once we make our mental connection, we do not need agents or others to commune with Him.

19. We know for sure that once we go to Him, He will delete (CTRL+ALT+DEL) all our past negative Karma and protect us. (SBG 18:66)

20. “Nothing unbearable will ever happen,” is a powerful statement that I heard from one of my teachers, Prof. Dasharatharam.

21. We promise to Love Krishna, Adore Krishna, Follow and Serve Krishna, UNCONDITIONALLY. (SBG 9:13)

Haré Rama Haré Rama Rama Rama Haré Haré

Haré Krishna Haré Krishna Krishna Krishna Haré

Now smile, be peaceful, happy and above all, thankful.

All is fine.

Jai Shri Krishna