Wisdom of Bhagavad Gita

The Fire of Knowledge

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The Way to Krishna Consciousness

Contents
Introduction.................................................................................2 Introduction
Krishna Consciousness................................................................3
Who is Krishna?.......................................................................3 The Bhagavad Gita (“Song of God” or “Song of the Lord”) is one
What is Krishna Consciousness?.............................................4 of the most important spiritual books in India. The sacred
How to develop Krishna Consciousness..................................5 Scripture is a dialogue on a battlefield between Arjuna and
Bhakti Yoga - Love and Devotion................................................6 Krishna the Lord Himself.
Taking Refuge..........................................................................6
Chanting Mantras....................................................................7 The Bhagavad-Gita was spoken by Lord Krishna to reveal
Karma Yoga - Selfless Action.......................................................8 supreme yoga. The spiritual wisdom of his teaching is the
Jnana Yoga – True Knowledge....................................................10 foundation of union with God.
1) Self inquiry (Who is the source?)......................................10
2) Neti Neti (not this, not that)..............................................10 There are a lot of benefits of reading the Bhagavad Gita .
Dhyana Yoga - Natural Wisdom.................................................11
Elements of Meditation.........................................................12 • It provides true knowledge about the Self
Practice of Meditation............................................................13
Bhagavad Gita about Meditation...........................................14 • It teaches how to understand the highest Truth
Fire Of Knowledge.....................................................................15 • It helps us to develop Krishna consicousness
Why is Self-knowledge important?........................................15
What is the Nature of Self?....................................................16 (a powerful state of mind)
What is Self-Realization?.......................................................19
The driving force of life.........................................................20 The Bhagavad Gita gives supreme wisdom teachings, exercises
The Precise Method For Liberation............................................22 and solutions for a happy life.
Gems of Wisdom...................................................................22
The Precise Method...............................................................23
How to realize the true Self...................................................24
Separate "I" and "My"...........................................................24
More than just Words............................................................25
Acknowledgement....................................................................25
Credits & Ressources................................................................26
Appendix...................................................................................27
Short Notes on Bhagavad Gita..............................................27
Arjunas Questions, Krishnas Answers....................................30
Names of Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita.......................................35
Names of Krishna in Bhagavad Gita......................................36
Krishna Sadhana...................................................................37
 Attributes of the Supreme Lord
Krishna Consciousness

Who is Krishna? The God of Salvation

Krishna promises to forgive and deliver all sinful reactions of

The blessed Lord said: those who surrender to Him.
BG 7.7: O Arjuna, there is nothing else besides Me (Pure Spirit)
The blessed Lord said:
in this world. Like clusters of yarn-beads formed by knots on a
thread, all this world is threaded on me. BG 18.66: Abandon all varieties of faulty beliefs and just
surrender unto Me (supreme truth). I shall deliver you from all
God is Pure Spirit who is present everywhere and encompasses sinful reactions. Do not fear.
the whole universe in it.
Swami Praphupada: The Lord says to Arjuna that he should
God is Infinite Pure Spirit! simply surrender to Krishna. That surrender will save him from
The whole world dwells in Infinite Pure Spirit, all kinds of sinful reactions.
comes from Infinite Pure Spirit,
and goes back in Infinite Pure Spirit. Ref: asitis.com/18/66.html

The blessed Lord said: The Lord of Love

BG 12.5: Severe is the path of those whose minds are set on the The blessed Lord said:
Unmanifest, for the goal of the Unmanifest is painful to reach by
the embodied beings. BG 10.20: I am the Self seated in the hearts of all creatures.
I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.
In this verse, Lord Krishna says that it is very difficult to
concentrate upon pure consciousness itself. It is easier to repeat Mukundananda: Please understand that Lord Krishna is the
his blessed names and recall his blessed form. Supreme Soul of all living beings in the universe. For the benefit
of humankind, he has appeared in a human form by his
Ref: gita-blog.blogspot.com/2012/03/from-deity-to-infinity.html Yogmaya power.

Ref: holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/10/verse/20
 What is Krishna Consciousness?
The blessed Lord said:
BG 6.30: For one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything Krishna Consciousness is the supreme state of “awakening”,
in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me. liberation from misery and sorrow.
Swami Prabhupada: A person in Krishna consciousness certainly Liberation is a state in which all ‘I’ consciousness has ceased,
sees Lord Krishna everywhere... in each and every living entity because there is no more separation between the "Self" and
he is conscious of Krishna, knowing that everything is the "Others".
manifestation of Krishna's energy.
It is a state without fear, regret, worry, tension, and anxiety.
Ref.: asitis.com/6/30.html
There are no more egoistic or self-interested tendencies when
being completely absorbed in this state of mind.
The God of divine Love and Bliss
Krishna Consciousness is Sat Chit Ananda
When our mind gives up its mindless obsession for material (Truth-Consciousness-Bliss)
positions and starts to connect with Krishna our heart gets filled
up with divine pleasure; Krishna`s presence fills our life with SAT (eternal existence) is the very nature of the Absolute; the
Love and Happiness. essence that exist in all forms.

Ref.: discoverursupersoul.com/krishna-is-the-original-source-of-happiness/ CHIT (eternal consciousness) is pure awareness, recognizing

the "I am". The experience that Pure Awareness and Real
Existence are one.

ANANDA (eternal bliss) is absolute happiness without object

and without end...

The Spiritual Heart, the very essence of our being, is

Pure Existence, Pure Awareness, Pure Bliss.

Ref.: hridaya-yoga.com/sat-chit-ananda-pure-existence-pure-awareness-pure-
bliss/
There are various stages of Krishna Consciousness.
It can be... How to develop Krishna Consciousness
A peak state of consciousness
A higher level of intelligence "Liberation is Life in God Consciousness!"
A mental state of being completely present
A mystical state of ego dissolution The Path of Liberation is the path of relaxing into Krishna
A state of boundless wisdom and infinite compassion Consciousness - the source of all things.
The ultimate state of freedom, peace, and detachment

"Your original consciousness is Krishna consciousness! There are 3 essential ways to develop Krishna Consciousness:
It is the original clear and transparent state of mind."
Bhakti Yoga – the Path of Devotion to God
Ref.: Srila Prabhupada. What is Krishna consciousness
Karma Yoga – the Path of Selfless Action
A bhuddist calls this state of mind "Buddha Nature". A daoist
refers to it as "Wu Wei". Jnana Yoga – the Path of inner Knowledge and Insight

It is also called "the natural flow of life", a state of effortless Dhyana Yoga – the Path of Wisdom
action. It is a transcendental state, in that it is not diluted by
thoughts, emotions and feelings.

It is a state of natural connectedness with all things. A state

where things just happening spontaneously out of itself in
harmony with everything else.

The more we move away from this state

the more restless the mind becomes.

To experience and to discover the true meaning of "Krishna

Consciousness" can be considered as the way to enlightenment.
Bhakti Yoga - Love and Devotion
Bhakti means "to adore or worship God." It is the practice of
love and devotion, the supreme path to self-realization.
Bhakti Yoga is...
a personal relationship with God.
the path which inspires to just feel love.
the practice of cultivating love for the divine Self within
the way to generate positive energy for yourself and others.
Bhakti Yoga inculdes...
1) taking refuge
2) chanting mantras and studying sacred scriptures
3) performing pujas (worship rituals) e.g. lightening a candle,
offering prayers, etc.
4) offering devotional homage and prayer to any personal deity
Taking Refuge
Arjuna said:
BG 2.7: O Krishna, I take refuge in you. I pray to you, please tell
me what is absolutely good for me.
This is a powerful question to interrupt unresourceful states.
Arjuna meditates on this question to expand consciousness and
to clarify the mind.
Meditation: Simply recite the question like a mantra to attract
higher knowledge, guidance and ressources.
Let the power of your subconscious mind come up with
unexpected solutions and new insights.
Chanting Mantras The silent recitation of Mantras are the best way to stay in
Krishna Consciousness during the entire day. It is highly
enlightening and considered to be the best tool to distract the
mind from mental suffering.
"In this Age of Kali there is no other means
for self-realization than chanting the holy Benefits of Mantra recitation
name of Lord Hari." (Swami Prabhupada)
• improves mood and well-being
Chanting mantras (sacred sound-patterns) helps to transform • awakens higher states of consciousness
mental states of mind. Reciting the names of god is the • releases positive energy (feel good chemicals)
supreme guide to spiritual consciousness. • decreases negative thoughts
• relaxes body and mind
Mantras are a powerful tool to cut down unwanted thoughts and
• calms the overactive mind
feelings the minute they come up inside the mind.
• increases awareness
The Maha-Mantra (The Great Chanting for Deliverance)
A mantra touches, inspires, comforts, empowers and gives
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna strength. Chanting Mantras is one of the surest ways to attain
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare moksha (liberation).
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

Both Krishna and Rama mean the supreme pleasure, and Hare
is the form of addressing the energy of the Lord. The supreme
pleasure energy of the Lord helps us to reach the Lord.

Krishna Mantra: Om kleem Krishnaaya Namaha

(Recite 9, 27, 54 or 108x)

The mantra is a spiritual tool to raise consciousness and to

remove negative energy from body and mind.

Karma Yoga - Selfless Action
The blessed Lord said:
BG 3.30: Renouncing all actions in Me, with the mind resting on
the Self, free from hope and the idea of ownership, act, being
free from fever.
Swami Prabupada: This verse clearly indicates the purpose of
the Bhagavad Gita: to live in Krishna consciousness through
devotional service, to spiritualize everyday life!
For the Benefit of All
Only a person who is fully in Krishna consciousness can act for
the wellfare of all living entities. When a person is actually in
the knowledge that Krishna is the source of everything, then
when he acts in that spirit he acts for everyone.
Ref.: asitis.com/5/25.html
Those who salutate to the Lord – who is present in the heart of
everyone - develop equanimity towards all living entities. Firmly
fixed in this understanding one automatically dedicates his
devotional service to the welfare of all sentient beings.
Ref.: yugalsarkar.com/bhagwad-gita-chapter-12-shlok-4-english
With the understanding, "I am not the doer", the yogin
surrenders all activities to the Lord. He understands that the
fully independent highest Lord is the doer of everything and
that the yogin himself does nothing.
Ref. Abhinavagupta`s Commentary Ch. 3 V. 30
To offer our aspirations for the wellfare of all sentient beings is
the key to generate the "Mind for Enightenment".
Karma Yoga starts with loving thoughts and intentions for
others. It projects positive energy and creates a powerful state
of mind.
This is the moment when we stop thinking about our own Self
and recognize that everything is an expression of the divine.
The focus is shifted from the separate ego to the higher Self,
which goes beyond conditioned fears and personal limitations.
Offerings to Lord Krishna
The blessed Lord said:
BG 9.26: If one offers Me with love and devotion just a leaf, a
flower, a fruit, or a drop of water, I will accept it.
Making offerings to a deity helps to generate devotion,
gratitude, and love. Offerings can be done after any activity.
The easiest way to offer, is to simply pray before meal:
"I offer everything to Lord Krishna for
the enlightenment of all."
Offering before going to bed:
"O Lord Krishna, I offer to you everything
I did today for the enlightenment of all."
The greatest offering: Devotional Service – The Purpose of Life

The blessed Lord said: The blessed Lord said:

BG 4.33: The sacrifice of knowledge is greater than the sacrifice BG 2.47: You only have control over action, but no control over
of material objects. O Arjuna, all actions in their totality the results. Don't be motivated by the result and don’t get
culminate in Knowledge. attached to indolence.
And elsewhere he said: Here Shri Krishna urges us to not worry about the outcome, i.e.
BG 18.70: And I declare that he who studies this sacred the result, of the action.
conversation worships Me by his intelligence.
If we do it to perform our devotional service, we fulfill our
purpose of life. Then the results will be purification of the
NON Attachment heart and ultimately knowledge of the Self.

Motivation for the outcome creates bondage – it is like a rope

NON Attachment - NON Judgement -
that ties us into the future. Setting a vision, defining a goal,
NON Resistance to Life
making a plan – all these things are absolutely required to
improve performance.
As soon as we judge and label situations or events as good or
bad we create attachment. Non-attachment means to accept
We can always be motivated by the activity, but not be
whatever is happening in this moment without conscious
motivated by the outcome. There is a subtle but important
interpretation.
difference.
Karma arises due to desire and not from our actions. Karma
Ref.: gitajourney.com/category/2-47/
yoga cannot be practiced with an impure mind full of selfish
thoughts and needs.

Karma yoga always aims to attract an expression of love. It

stimulates acceptance and a specific kind of ressonance that
promotes growth and development in each stage of life.
Jnana Yoga – True Knowledge
Jnana Yoga is the Yoga of contemplation. It is also known as
Sankhya Yoga. There are basically 2 methods (1) 'Who am I?' or
self inquiry contemplation and (2) 'Neti Neti' contemplation.
1) Self inquiry (Who is the source?)
Where does it come from? Where does it go?
When thoughts and feelings arise, one should inquire: "Where
does it come from?" or "Where does it go?"
The mind will go back to its source and thoughts and feelings
will become quiescent. With repeated practice in this manner,
the mind will develop the skill to stay in its source.
Ramana Maharshi said, that there are two things we have to
understand here:
First we have to understand, that the "I" is from
the very beginning nothing else but pure awareness.
Secondly we have to understand that we are not the
initiators of our actions, thoughts and feelings.
2) Neti Neti (not this, not that)
Through discrimination the yogi realizes that the ego (thoughts
and feelings) and worldly things are both impermanent and
therefore illusory, like a dream.
Neti-Neti is a method to adopt the attitude of a witness. The
purpose is to separate the Self from impermanent events
without getting attached to it.
Whatever comes up the reaction is the same,
"This is not the true Self! I am only watching!"
or
"This only refers to my ego. This not to my true self."
Note: If someone behaves badly do not yell back. It doesn't get
better if we all behave the same way. Just say, "You are very
kind today! Thank you very much!" and watch what happens.
Reciting and understanding the following verse is considered to
be the essential practice of Non Attachment.
"I have thoughts and feelings but I am not my thoughts and
feelings. I have a body but I am not my body."
By finding out what you are not, you move towards an
understanding of what you really are.
Rather than responding directly to patterns of thinking and
behaving, the practitioner is encouraged to simply become a
silent witness and observe everything like a cloud passing by.
This path is also called the yoga of equanimity.
Dhyana Yoga - Natural Wisdom The Power of Pure Awareness

Dhyana is reffered in the Bhagavad Gita as the yoga of Before things emerge in consciousness, there is nothing but
meditation. It trains asana (physical posture), pranayama pure awareness. After things disappear from consciousness,
(breath control), pratyahara (control of the senses). nothing else remains but pure awareness.

Pure awareness (Brahman) is the beginning and end of all

Meditation unlocks natural Wisdom
Wisdom does not come from collecting and analyzing facts.
Wisdom comes from becoming empty, letting go and returning
to oneness.
The Key to Meditation: Restraint of the Senses
things. And meditation is the art of focusing on this
fundamental nature of reality.
Only by knowing Brahman one can gain liberation from sorrows
and fears. With constant meditation on Brahman the Self
returns to its original state of pure consciousness, which is a
peaceful, calm and concentrated mind.

It is through the senses and their objects that the world enters
our mind. When we perceive something with the sense organs,
it leaves an impression on our mind.

Our mind responds to the sensory input that increases our

attachment to the world.

For that reason a practitioner of meditation should close the

gates of senses to reduce the incoming stream of worldly
thoughts. The withdrawal of senses is therefore most essential
in meditation.

Elements of Meditation
The 4 basic elements of meditation are...
1) Intention (Attracts your Attention)
2) Comfortable Position (Improves Focus)
3) Single-Pointed Mind (Stops Mind-Wandering)
4) Deep Relaxation (Reduces Mental Activities)
Meditate with Intention
Questions to prepare for meditation:
"Where is the source of power within?"
"Where can I find peace, love and strength within?"
The questions help to draw attention away from external
distractions and to open up for the powerful brain states of
meditation.
Comfortable Position
• Seated Positions
1) The Lotus Pose
Half lotus: the right foot rests on the left thigh
Full Lotus: both feet resting on the opposite thighs
2) The Seiza Pose
Sitting on the heels. It is highly recommended to use meditation
bench for this pose.
3) The Burmese Pose
Both feet are on the mat, with the left foot closest to the body
and the right leg pulled close against the left.
4) In a Chair
Sitting comfortably upright in a chair - legs uncrossed, feet on
the floor, arms and hands resting in the lap.
• Lying Down Posture
Lying flat on the back - legs about hip-width apart, toes relaxed
out to the side, arms extended alongside the body, palms
turned up.
Single-pointed Mind
1) Eye Fixation
- Fix a point between the eyebrows (BG 5.27)
- Gently focus the gaze on the nostrils (BG 6.13)
- Alternatively, fix a point at eye level.
2) Feeling the breath (mindfulness of breathing)
Focus on the breath flowing in and out through the nostrils.
3) Awareness of God`s Love
Internal repetition of sacred verses, mantras and invocations
helps to develop Krishna consciousness.
After recitation become completely quiet and dwell in pure
awareness, Sat-Chid-Ananda (Being, Consciousness and Bliss).
Deep relaxation
"A calm body leads to a calm mind."
Practice of Meditation
SILENT MEDITATION
1) Start in supine position and focus on a point at eye level.
2) Stop all conscious effort to think, say, or do something.
3) Keep the body completely still, then the mind will also calm
down and become still.
4) Hold the position and expand your physical awareness.
Everything should happen quiet easily and naturally without
any effort.
By deep exhalation and restraint of breath mind`s
stability is established. (Yoga Sutra of Patanjali 1.34 )
Silent Meditation leads into a deep state of relaxation. It feels
like falling asleep but we remain alert, awake, and aware.
Have you ever tried to be depressed when falling asleep? In this
healing state we can relax completely and dwell in
unconditioned awareness.
SO HUM MEDITATION

Bhagavad Gita about Meditation

1) Sit or lie motionless in any posture that you are
comfortable in
BG 5.21: With the self unattached to the external contacts he
2) As you inhale, focus on the highest point of your head and
discovers happiness in the Self; with the self engaged in the
silently say “so” to yourself.
meditation of Brahman he attains to the endless happiness.
3) As you exhale, focus on your heart and say “hum” to yourself
BG 5.24: He who is ever happy within, who rejoices within, who
– notice every heartbeat.
is illumined within, such a Yogi attains absolute freedom or
Moksha, himself becoming Brahman.
3) Continue for 5 to 10 minutes. Then become completely quiet
and deepen your body awareness.
BG 5.27: Shutting out (all) external contacts and fixing the gaze
between the eyebrows, equalising the outgoing and incoming
Note: So-hum is a hindu Mantra meaning "I am that". This breaths moving within the nostrils,
mantra echoes the sound of our breathing and anchors us to
moment. BG 5.28: With the senses, the mind and the intellect controlled,
having liberation as his supreme goal...
the sage is verily liberated for ever.

BG 6.18: When the mind rests in the Self only, free from longing
for the objects of desire, then it is said: “He is united.”
Fire Of Knowledge
Why is Self-knowledge important?
The Upanishads consider the question, "Who am I?" to be the
most important question of life. The following verses from the
Upanishads indicate the importance of self-knowledge.
From the Mundaka Upanishad
2.2 2.2 Bright but hidden, the Self dwells in the heart.
Everything that moves, breathes, opens, and closes
Lives in the Self. He is the source of love and may be known
through love but not through thought. He is the goal of life...
3.2 As long as we think we are the ego,
We feel attached and fall into sorrow.
But realize that you are the Self, the Lord
Of life, and you will be freed from sorrow.
3.3 When you realize that you are the Self,
Supreme source of light, supreme source of love,
You transcend the duality of life (pleasure and pain)
And enter into the unitive state.
Ref.: Eknath Easwaran. The Upanishads. p.190, 192
From the Taittiriya-Upanishad
2.4.1 Realizing That (Self) from which all words turn back
And thoughts can never reach, one knows
The bliss of Brahman and fears no more.
2.5.1 Even the gods seek spiritual wisdom.
Those who attain wisdom are freed from sin,
And find all their selfless desires granted.
2.6.1 Those who deny the Lord deny themselves;
Those who affirm the Lord affirm themselves...
Ref.: Eknath Easwaran. The Upanishads. p.253
From the Chandogya Upanishad
7.23.1 It is the Infinite that is the source of abiding joy because
it is not subject to change. Therefore seek to know the Infinite.
7.26.2 In a pure mind there is constant awareness of the Self.
Where there is constant awareness of the Self, freedom ends
bondage and joy ends sorrow.
Ref.: Eknath Easwaran. The Upanishads. p. 139, 141
From the Bhagavad Gita
BG 4.36: Even if you be the worst sinner amongst all sinners,
(yet) you will cross all sin by the boat of knowledge alone.
BG 4.37: As a blazing fire turns firewood to ashes, O Arjuna, so
does the fire of knowledge burn to ashes all reactions to
material activities.
Summary:
Self-knowledge leads to the source of life,
frees from worries and fears, helps to balance opposites,
brings peace of mind and silence of thoughts,
helps to gain wisdom and frees from sinful reactions,
leads to the source of everlasting joy,
brings freedom and supreme bliss.
Self-knowledge means overcoming the negative influences of
the ego. When we realize the difference between selfish action
and selfless action, that is the beginning of awakening.
Pure awareness is the first step towards liberation from ego-
motivated actions. Because only then do we realize that our
thoughts - and the negative emotions they cause - are harmful
and unproductive.
What is the Nature of Self?
Do you think you are your body?
For example, look at a photo of yourself when you were one or
five years old. Then ask yourself, "Where is that body now?"
Look at your child and adolescent body and ask yourself,
"Where is that body now?"
Now consider the following: The body you have now is no longer
the body you see in this picture.
Everyone changes - physically, mentally and psychologically.
That`s a natural consequence of the different stages of life.
You may also want to consider the 7-year cycle. Every seven
years the human being renews itself! Organs, bones, skin -
almost all body cells "grow again" when old cells die. Only the
heart beats almost unchanged for a lifetime.
If you are the body, then when the body is gone, you should
also be gone. But that is not the case. The same self who
existed then also exists now. And this same self will exist when
the present body is gone.
The more we realize that the body is not the self,
the more we are able to accept physical changes over time.
Ref.: scienceofidentityfoundation.net/yoga-philosophy/yoga-view-of-the-
self/techniques-to-help-you-realize-that-you-are-not-the-body
The body is not an independent self Do you think you are your mind?

This body is the "physical covering". Food made its birth The mind can think a thousand things. But a thought or a
possible, on food it lives, without food it must die. It consists feeling is simply a perception. Thoughts are like newspaper
of skin, flesh, bone etc. articles or someone else's opinion.

It cannot be the true Self, the ever-pure, the self-existent one.
Ref.: Shankara. Crest Jewel of Discrimination. p. 68
The Self is Always Present
But the true self is the silent watcher. Thoughts and feelings
arise and vanish, the true self remains.
If you were the mind, you could always feel the way you want to
feel. If you were the mind, you could always think the way you
want to think.

"The body is lifeless like an earthly vessel when the Self does Unfortunately, we cannot control all our thoughts and feelings,
not dwell in it. Even in dreamless sleep, when we do not feel the but only influence them. And this fact is a clear indication that
body, we are there: as Self (atman) resting within. Therefore, the true Self cannot be the mind.
the body is not the true self."
You are not your thoughts and feelings, you are the
Ref.: Ramana Maharshi. Forty verses. Verse 10. consciousness behind them. (Eckhart Tolle)

Why nothing really belongs to us

Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control

over property. The owner has all rights and powers over the
movable or immovable thing. However, there is no such thing
over which we can have full control.

State and condition of things are constantly changing. Therefore

we can say that nothing really belongs to us
because we do not have the unrestricted right to determine
something.

Ref: Norman Brenner. The Way of Water. P. 505

The true self is pure spirit!
The actual meaning of "Aham Brahmasmi" is "I am Brahman,
pure Spirit". Of course, anyone can say that line very easily,
but only God-realized masters experience it.
All of us, even though we are Pure Spirit or energy, still find it
difficult to fight the Illusion (Maya) which says "I am the body".
Anyway the idea expressed in the lines "Aham Brahmasmi" can
be explained in another way. Look at a Dead Body and a Living
Body, both are identical, but the Living Body has something
that the Dead Body does not have.
That which is missing in the Dead Body is the Spirit - Brahman,
but at the same time, when Brahman is present in the body, it
creates the greatest illusion that "I am the Body".
I will give you another example. Look at your computer. It does
all kinds of wonders for you, but if you accidentally switch off
the main circuitbreaker, your expensive computer is a dead
machine.
So here the electric current is the Brahman or Spirit. We know
that Brahman or Spirit acts differently in different people or
creatures according to their Karmas.
Similarly, the same electric current is a Thinker in a computer, a
heater in your electric iron and a cooler in your air-conditioner.
Ref.: Suresh Chandra. Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. P.11
Absolute and relative reality
Advaita-vedanta speaks about absolute and relative reality. On
the level of absolute reality, there is no God but only Brahman,
the Absolute. Only on the level of the relative reality, in which
we live, God and gods exist.
The true self is absolute, infinite and everlasting!
Brahman (the true Self) is the absolute reality...The existence of
Brahman is constant because it is self-existent, independent
from any conditions.
Any object that exists by any conditions will cease to exist when
the conditions no longer exist. Since Brahman exists out of its
own capacity, it is constant. Brahman existed in the past, is
existing in the present and will also exist in the future...
Brahman's existence does not depend on whether one is aware
of it or not, whether one knows it or not. The cosmic order itself
proves his existence.
Ref.: Kabita Rump. The immaterial in man. p. 12
Comment: All perceptual things are created and maintained by
other causes, which are not themselves. They do not exist out
of themselves, and therefore have no substance of their own.
Since nothing comes from nothing, there must be a substance
that exists by itself without depending on circumstances. This
essence is Brahman, the origin of everything, the true self.
The ocean and the wave
What is Self-Realization?
The wave in the ocean will never be a wave by itself. It will
always be the ocean as a wave. That is all it will be, caught up
Self-realization means realizing the truth of who we are and
as a wave but still the ocean.
what we really are. It is the realization that we are not the
physical body that we believe ourselves to be.
We are all inter-connected. The feeling of separation is only an
illusion. Realizing this promotes mindfulness and compassion
The blessed Lord said:
towards oneself and others.
BG 11.7: Now behold, o Arjuna, in this, My body, the whole
Ref.: Ernest Holmes. Science of Mind. p. 513 universe centred in the one - including the moving and the
unmoving - and whatever else you might want to see!)
The way of water
BG 11.8: But you cannot see Me with your present eyes.
The true self, God, the great whole, oneness is like a vast sea. Therefore I give you divine eyes. Behold My mystic opulence!
Various things appear on the surface of the sea, such as waves.
Every living being is such an manifestation that appears in the The Lord shows his Universal Form. Krishna gives him the power
external world. to see anything he wants to see. Arjuna recognizes all in one
and one in all! Everything is interconnected, nothing can exist
The essence of all manifestations on the surface of the sea is outside.
water: the beginning of a wave is made up of water, its way is
made up of water, and its end is made up of water. Through grace Arjuna attains ultimate understanding, thus
recognizing that the highest conscious-ness is identical to
As long as the wave is limited to being a wave, it will perish as a everything that exists.
wave (clinging to the ego). However, if it recognizes the fact
that it is nothing but water, it will be free (overcoming the ego). From Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad

Ref.: Norman Brenner. The Way of Water. 4.14 But when the Self is realized as the indivisible unity of life
who can then see anything other than the Self.

Ref.: Eknath Easwaran. The Upanishads. p.103

From Kena Upanishad
2.4 The Self is realized in a higher state of consciousness
when you have broken through the wrong identification
that you are the body, subject to birth and death...
Ref.: Eknath Easwaran. The Upanishads. p.215
From Katha-Upanishad
2.3.13 There are two selves, the separate ego and the
indivisible Atman. When One rises above I and me and mine,
the Atman is revealed as one`s real Self.
Ref.: Eknath Easwaran. The Upanishads. p.91
From Chandogya-Upanishad
25.2 One who meditates upon the Self and realizes the Self
sees the Self everywhere, and rejoices in the Self. Such a one
lives in freedom and is at home wherever he goes.
Ref.: Eknath Easwaran. The Upanishads. p.140
From Isha-Upanishad
6-7 Those who see al creatures in themselves and themselves
in all creatures know neither fear nor grief. How can the
multiplicity of life delude the one who sees its unity?
Ref.: Eknath Easwaran. The Upanishads. p.58
The driving force of life
The blessed Lord said:
BG 3.27: All actions are wrought in all cases by the qualities
of Nature only. He whose mind is deluded by egoism thinks: “I
am the doer”.
Swami Sivananda: The man who is deluded by egoism identifies
the Self with the body and the mind... and ascribes to the Self
all the attributes of the body and the senses. In reality the
Gunas of nature perform all actions.
Gunas - The elements of existence
The gunas are energetic forces that weave all of creation
together giving each form and action a quality.
These three qualities are present in all objects in various
degrees, one quality is always more present or dominant than
the others. The three Gunas are Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.
Bhagavad Gita about the three Gunas
The blessed Lord said:
BG 14.6: Sattwa is luminous and healthy. It binds by attachment
to knowledge and to happiness!
BG 14.7: Know Rajas to be the nature of passion, the source of
desire and attachment; it binds fast the embodied self by
attachment to action!
BG 14.8: But know Tamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all
embodied beings; it binds fast, by inadvertence, laziness and
sleep!
Attributes of Gunas Develop Sattvic states of mind

Sattva Rajas Tamas Peace, calm, positivity, presence, clarity, gratitude, joy and
inner silence - these are the sattvic states to cultivate through
Balance Passion Imbalance our life style.
Harmony Activity Chaos/disorder
Purity Self-centeredness Restelessness Listening to sattwa music is a good choice to bring positive
energy or to balance a restless mind.
Wholeness Egoism Impurity
Creativity Impulsiveness Wickedness Sattva music is blissful music that combines ancient chants,
vedic mantras and sacred melodies. It is a powerful way to clear
Positivity Movement Negativity negative energy and to access higher states of mind.
Peacefulness Dynamics Dullness
Carnatic songs, Kirtans and Bhajans are considered to be sattwa
Ref.: en.wikipedia.org music. They offer a wide range of songs to celebrate
the divine inside.

Social Medias and Relationships

The things we read, see and hear, and the people we are with,
have a profound effect on the way we think and behave.

If we are struggling with an excess of rajas and tamas, we need

to become aware of the actions that are causing the imbalance
and make the appropriate changes.

Ref.: unbrokenself.com/the-three-gunas-a-revolutionary-model-for-mastering-
your-mind-and-life/
Nutrition and the three gunas
Sattva: Grains and whole grains; fruits and vegetables; butter,
milk and cheese; fruit juices, vegetable oil, nuts and seeds;
Honey and herbal tea;
Sattvig food is the purest diet. It nourishes the body and calms
the mind. It contains many nutrients and leads to true health.
Rajas: all spicy things, coffee, fish, eggs and chocolate.
Raja food disturbs the balance of body and mind. Too much
rajas food overstimulates the body, excites passions, and
makes the mind restless.
Tamas: meat, tobacco and alcohol, onions, garlic,
fermented foods such as vinegar and overripe substances.
Tamasic food does not benefit the mind or the body: much
prana or energy is consumed, the mind becomes clouded, and
dullness comes up.
Beyond the Three Gunas
Only the enlightened self, the state of consciousness called
samadhi transcends the three gunas.
Ref.: Sivananda Yoga Centre. Yoga for all stages of life. p. 80
The Precise Method For Liberation
From the Book "Who am I" by Gnani Purush Dadashri
Gems of Wisdom
"I" and "My" are always separate. There is not a single
characteristic of "I" in "My", nor ist there a single characteristic
of "My" in "I".
The slightest notion of "My" is an illusion. It is impossible to
know the Self through one`s own efforts. This is because the
ego is required to make any effort.
Knowing and understanding the correct answer to "Who am I?"
results in overcoming the ego. Lack of this knowledge prevents
overcoming the ego.
It is important to make one realize that he is not the "doer". But
it is even more important to make him realize that he is a pure
Self – free from conditions and attachments.
Ref.: Gnani Purush Dadashri. Who Am I. p. 16
 Since you do not know who you really are, you believe yourself
The Precise Method to be the name that you have been given...you believe that you
are "Chandulal". This belief is wrong, and because of this wrong
belief, you have spent countless lives "sleeping with your eyes
D: What is your name? open".

Q: My name is "Chandulal". Ref.: Gnani Purush Dadashri. Who Am I. s. 19

D: Are you really "Chandulal"?

Q: Yes.

D: "Chandulal" is your name. Is "Chandulal" not your name? Are

you "Chandulal" or is your name "Chandulal"?

Q: It is my name.

D: Then who are you? If "Chandulal" is your name, then who are
you? Are you and your name not separate? If you are separate
from your name, then who are you? Do you understand what I
am trying to say?

If you say, "These are my eye-glasses" then you and the glasses
are separate, right? Similarly, do you not feel that you are
separate from your name?...

Q: That makes sense.

D:"Chandulal" is just a means of identification. From your very

childhood, people kept calling you "Chandulal" and you have
come to believe, "I am Chandulal". You believe this name to be
you... because everyone tells you so.
How to realize the true Self
Q: What technique or method is there by which I can come to
know my real Self?
D: "I" is the elemental form and "My" is a circumstantial form.
The circumstantial form and the elemental form are always
separate. "I" is the natural elemental form.
"I" is God and "My" is maya (illusion). Everything that falls
under "My" is an illusion. "My" is all maya. "My" is filled with all
varieties of maya. The moment you say "My", you are under the
influence of maya.
Whenever you say "My", you become attached to whatever you
refer to as "My". "I" therefore, attaches to "My". "My" cannot
attach to "I". "My" is relative to "I".
"I" is the only independent form. Everything that falls under
"My" is alien and not related to the Self. The body also falls
under "My". In the relative world you have to say, "My", or
"This is mine."
But from within, your internal understanding should be, "It is
not really mine." When a person attains this understanding,
nothing bothers him. There is nothing wrong in speaking
this way but from within one should decide what really belongs
to him.
If someone makes an inquiry at your house and asks whose
house it is, you will have to say, "It is my house," but from
within you should have an understanding that it is not really
yours.
It is the inner understanding that makes the difference. The real
"I" has no possessions.
"My" is the "relative department" and it is a temporary state,
while "I" is the "real department" and it is the permanent state.
"I" can never be temporary. Therefore, of the two, you need to
pursue "I".
Ref.: Gnani Purush Dadashri. Who Am I. p. 29
Separate "I" and "My"
D: Keep all that comes under "My" to one side. For example,
"my heart...my head, my body, my feet..."
D: Do you say, "My mind," or "I am mind"?
Q: We say, "My mind".
D: Do you also not say, "My intelligence?"...
Q: Yes.
D: Then do you say, "My egoism," or do you say, "I am
egoism."?
Q: My egosim.
D: So even egoism is not a part of you. By saying "My egoism,"
you will be able to separate that too...
If "My" becomes separate, then everything is separated. The
state of belief of "I am, and all this is mine," is defined as jivat-
madasha. A person with this belief (prior to Self-Realization) is a
jivatma (conditioned Self).
The belief, "I am, and all of this is not mine," is the state of
Parmatmadasha - the absolutely enlightened One.
Everything associated with "My" are obstacles on the path of
liberation. Once "My" becomes detached from the "I",
everything becomes clear. The realization of, "Who Am I?" is
spontaneously associated with the detachment of "My".
Ref.: Gnani Purush Dadashri. Who Am I. p. 32-34
More than just Words
Intellectual understanding will not help much under extreme
conditions. What`s the point? It`s the quality of connection with
the great spirit.
Acknowledgement
I dedicate this report to all my great masters and to my
personal deity. I offer this merit to the great enlightenment of
all sentient beings.
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possible. I am not the author. I just compiled the information
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The idea was to present the most powerful lessons for spiritual
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Appendix
Short Bhagavad Gita Notes
Arjunas Questions, Krishnas Answers
Names of Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita
Names of Krishna in Bhagavad Gita
Krishna Sadhana
Short Notes on Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita records the sacred conversation between
Krishna and Arjuna right before the legendary battle of
Kurukshetra.
This dialogue is considered as the quintessence of all vedic
compositions. Bhagavad Gita provides answers to the most
important questions in life, such as:
• Who am I?
• What is the meaning of life?
• What is the ultimate Truth?
• How to realize God?
• How to overcome suffering?
• How to find inner peace and happiness?
• What is death and what happens after death?
• What is the greatest pleasure in the world?
Benefits of reading Bhagvad Gita
Bhagavad Gita is a holy scripture. Each sanskrit verse is
considered to be a very sacred mantra. There are lot of
benefits of reading Bhagvad Gita.
• Teaches how to live a spiritual life
• Reveals how to control the mind
• Provides Knowledge Of Soul
• Helps to develop Vairagya (dispassion, detachment)
• Teaches guidelines for leading a happy life
• Helps to get rid of ignorance through knowledge
• Purifies the Soul and leads to Liberation
This holy book presents the science of life, which was originally
spoken to Arjuna by Lord Krishna approx. 5000 years ago.
How to study Bhagavad Gita Popular Chapters and Verses
The best way to read Bhagavad Gita is to start reading it
Powerful Chapters
whenever you want to read.
Here are some suggestions: Chapter 2: It contains the essence of the entire Gita
• Read 3-4 verses a day Chapter 10: The Lord explains his form to meditate upon
• Read one chapter on your special Gita Day
Chapter 9, 15, 18 reveal the secrets of Bhagavad Gita.
• Read only selected verses for spiritual uplift
• Read important verses in Sanskrit (9.1, 15.20, 18.63)

The Power of Sound
The word of revelation was transfered in Sanskrit, the language
of the Gods. The power of the sound of the words cannot be
translated. It is, therefore, recommended to recite key phrases
in Sanskrit.
Traditionally, people go to a temple to recite or chant a part of
this song on a regular basis. It should make you feel happy and
inspired.
Powerful Verses
Catur-Shloki
The four verses of Chapter 10.8 to 11, famously called as Catur-
shloki are known as the summary verses of Bhagavad-gita.
The Seed Verse
The Gita start from Chapter 2.11. It is regarded as the seed or
source ("Bija Mantra”). Here the teachings begin with the true
knowledge about the Self.

Prayer before Study The Shakti Mantra

You may want to begin with a short prayer. In many cases, The shakti mantra which it is endowed with divine blessings
students are praying before studying to open up and to is said to be verse 18.66.
prepare for this time of study.
The Heart Mantra
"O Lord Krishna, grant us highest wisdom and illuminate our Shri Krishna states: "I am situated in the heart of all living
mind. We beg you hear our prayer." beings." (BG 10.20)

"O Lord Krishna, open my eyes and I will perceive the
secrets of your Gita."
Realizing the truth of unity or connectedness is one of the first
features of enlightenment. The Lord also refers here to the
heart as the source of all power.
This phrase is, therefore, of great importance for meditation.
Audio Sample: holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/10
Symbolism
Symbolism is an essential part of the Bhagavad Gita. The entire
text is a reflection of the inner conflicts that we all face.
Krishna: the higher Self (Atman), the supreme Lord;
Arjuna: the conditioned soul, personal self, or false ego-self;
The Pandavas: the great virtues within us.
The Kauravas: the opposing forces within us.
The Chariot: the human body
The Horses: the five senses
Battlefield: called dharma-kshetra, or “the field of right view"
To make connection between these terms, Jiva, Atma and
Brahman, consider a vivid example given in the Upanishadic
texts:
Two Birds on a Tree
Two birds are sitting on the same tree, one eats the fruit, the
other merely watches as a witness. The first bird is our
individual self feeding on the pleasures and pains of his deeds;
The other is the universal self, silently witnessing all.
(Mandukya Upanishad 3.1.1, Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.6)
Lord Krishna is the witnessing bird; Arjuna is the eating bird;
and Brahman is everything: the tree, the birds, and the system.
The jiva-soul is struggling very hard on the tree, but when it
beholds the other, the Lord worshipped by all and his glory, it
becomes free from grief.
10 Life Lessons from Bhagavad Gita
1. We come to this world empty handed. We leave this world
empty handed. Attachment to materialistic possessions is
pointless. (BG 2.14)
2. Only the material body is perishable; the soul can never be
destroyed. Even after death the soul continues to exist. It just
changes bodies to manifest another form of life. (BG 2.22)
3. As you think so you become. Thoughts determine reality. An
individual attracts what they thinks. (BG 8.6)
4. Everything happens for a reason. And the reason is called the
three modes of nature. (BG 3.27)
5. Devotion is of utmost importance. Surrender, in thought, all
actions to God without always worrying about the results.
(BG 18.57)
6. Meditation is the practice of liberation. One should strive to
purify the mind with one pointed meditation, controlling all
thoughts and activities. (BG 6.15)
7. Focus on the sure (actions), not on the unsure (results).
Because if the results are not as per your expectations, pain is
unavoidable. (BG 2.47)
8. Desires come and go, but one should remain a dispassionate
(silent) witness. Desires should not bother a person. (2.14)
9. God is always with us and around us no matter what we are
doing. Everything is an Expression of Divine Reality. (BG 6.30)
10. Ill feelings towards other living beings is the cause of man's
inner destruction. It must be avoided. (BG 16.21)
Arjunas Questions, Krishnas Answers
1. O Krishna, I pray to you, tell me decisively what is
absolute good for me. I am your disciple; teach me, for
I have taken refuge in you. (BG 2.7)
The Answer is given at the end of the teachings in Verse
18.66 and in the following verses of Chapter two.
The blessed Lord said:
BG 18.66: Abandon all varieties of wrong conceptions and
simply surrender unto Me alone. I shall liberate you from all
sinful reactions; do not fear.
The answer in Chapter two is implied: Remember the
supreme truth! That is, 1. All sensual things are
impermanent, and 2. The true Self is eternal,
changeless, and ever the same.
- All sensual things are impermanent
The blessed Lord said:
BG 2.11: O Bharata (Arjuna), you grieve over something that
should not be grieved...
BG 2.14: The contacts of the senses with the objects, which
cause pleasure and pain, have a beginning and an end; they are
impermanent; do not be attached to them, O Kaunteya
(Arjuna)!
- The true Self is eternal, changeless, ever the same
The blessed Lord said:
BG 2.16: The unreal (impermanent) has no existence
(substance), and the real never ceases to be...
BG 2.20: The self is unborn, eternal, changeless, timeless
(ancient). It is never destroyed even when the body is
destroyed.
BG 2.22: Just as a man casts off worn-out clothes and puts on
new ones, so also the embodied Self casts off worn-out bodies
and enters others that are new.
BG 2.24: It is eternal, omnipresent, unchanging and immovable.
It is everlasting.
BG 2.25: It is called unmanifest, unthinkable and immutable;
therefore, knowing it as such, you should not grieve.
_____________ Note _____________
The Self is eternally pure, ever-knowing and ever-free
Only man has the ability to recognize that he is more than a
body and a mind.
Vedanta tells us that each soul is divine; our true nature is
nitya-shuddha-bhudda-mukta-svabhava.
The true nature is eternal (nitya), pure (shuddha), illuminated
(buddha) and free (mukta).
This knowledge can help us to realize our own true nature. It
can lead us to purification of the self and protect us from false
identifications and ignorance (avidya).
2. O Keshava (Krishna), what are the signs of a person
who has attained steady wisdom? How does he speak?
How does he sit? How does he walk? (2.54)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 2.55: When a man dwells in Atman (pure awareness beyond
the ego) free from all desires, O Partha (Arjuna), he is called a
man of steady mind.
BG 2.56: He whose mind is not troubled in sorrow, and has no
desire in pleasure, his passion, fear and anger departed, he is
called a steady-minded one.
BG 2.58: When he completley withdraws his senses, his mind is
firmly established.
3. O Janardana (Krishna) you consider knowledge as
superior to Action, why do you urge to this action, O
Keshava (Krishna)? (BG 3.1)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 3.5: There is no one who can remain for even a moment
without perfroming action; for, everyone is forced to perform
actions by the qualities born of Nature (thre three gunas).
BG 3.7: He who engages himself in the Yoga of selfless Action,
without attachment, he is superior, O Arjuna!
4. What is it that impels a man to commit sin,
unwillingly even, as if propelled by force, O Varshneya?
(BG 3.36)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 3.37: It is selfish desire and anger, and its source is the rajas and difficult to control. But by practice (of meditation) and non-
guna, all consuming and most evil. Know this to be the enemy
of man.
5. Vivasvat (the sun god) was born long before your
time. How am I to understand that you were the first to
teach this yoga? (BG 4.4)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 4.5: You and I, Arjuna, have lived many lives. I remember
them all; you do not remember, O Parantapa.
BG 4.6: Though I am unborn and of imperishable nature, and
the Lord of all beings, I manifest myself by controlling the
material nature, using my own mysterious power (maya).
BG 4.7: Whenever there is a decline of true conception
(Dharma), O Bharata (Arjuna), and rise of misconception
(Adharma), then I manifest Myself.
6. O Krishna, first you praise Sankhyayoga (the Yoga of
Knowledge) and then the Yoga of (selfless) Action;
tell me decisively which is the better of these two.
(BG 5.1)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 5.2: Of the two, however, the Yoga of Action, being easier of
practice, is superior to the Yoga of Knowledge.
7. This Yoga of equanimity taught by you, O
Madhusudana (Krishna), I do not see its supreme
standing, because of restlessness (of the mind)!
(BG 6.33)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 6.35: No doubt, Mahabaho (Arjuna), the mind is wavering
attachment it is controlled, O Kaunteya!
8. He whose mind is fluctuating, who is under the
control of delusion, what end does he meet, having
failed to attain perfection in Yoga, O Krishna? (BG 6.37)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 6.40: O Partha, there is no destruction for him either in this
or the other world; for no one who does good ever gets into a
bad state as a result.
BG 2.40: In this there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm.
Even a little of this knowledge (even a little practice of this
Yoga) protects one from great disquiet.
9. O Krishna, what is Brahman? What is Atman? What is
the nature of action? What is Adhibhuta? And what is
Adhidaiva? And how does he live in this body? (BG 8.1)
What is Brahman, Atman and the nature of action?
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 8.3: My highest nature, the imperishable Brahman, gives
every creature its existence and lives in every creature as
Atman. Karma (Action) is the sacrifice by which all beings come
into existence.
What is Adhibhuta, Adhidaiva and how does he live here
in this body?
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 8.4: That which underlies all material things is the
perishable entity (Adhibhuta). And that which underlies all the
gods is the Purusha, the Cosmic Spirit. And He who sustains all
the sacrifices is Myself, here in the body.
And elsewhere he says:
BG 7.30: Know me as adhibhuta, adhidaiva and adhiyajna...
BG 10.8: I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds.
Everything emanates from Me. BG 14.27: I am the basis of the
impersonal Brahman...
_____________ Note _____________
The verse points out clearly that the supreme spirit pervades all
created beings, all sacrifices, all deities and all acitivities. These
are only the varied expressions of the Supreme.
Brahman is the source of all energy; pure consciousness; the
absolute being, beyond all change; without attributes;
Atman is the spirit, the breath, the soul; pure consciousness;
the innermost self; existence-awareness; It is the life-giving
energy which makes the heart beat and infuses all living things
with vitality and strength.
Adhibhuta: Adhi lit. means "basis of" or "above" and Bhuta
means "elements" or "what has become". It comprises all
material objects, everything that comes into existence; it is
also referred to as nature (Prakriti), matter and the seen.
Adhidaiva: Daiva lit. means "Deity, a being of shining light";
Adhidaiva is also referred to as Purusha, the universal form of
the Lord. Rigveda, poetically describes the Purusha, as "Cosmic
Spirit" with thousands of heads and legs everywhere.
Adhiyajna: Yajna lit. means "sacrifice, worship, offering"; the
supreme being is referred to as Lord of sacrifice; the one who
presides over sacrifices and who is the bestower of the results
of all the sacrifices; Adhiyajna is the eternal witness or the seer;
10. Who is the Lord of the sacrifice (Adhiyajna) here in The Blessed Lord said:
this body, O Madhusudana? And how can you be BG 10.20: O Gudakesha (Arjuna), I am the universal Self seated
recognized at the moment of death? (BG 8.2) in the hearts of all beings; so, I alone am the beginning, the
middle and also the end of all beings.
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 10.39: Arjuna, I am even that, which is the seed of all life.
BG 8.4: And I am Adhiyajna, the Lord of all sacrifice, here in this For there is no creature, moving or unmoving, which can exist
body, O Deha-britham-vara (Arjuna)! without Me.
BG 8.5: Whoever thinks of me at the time of death will be BG 10.40: O Parantapa (Arjuna), there is no limit to My divine
united with me. There is no doubt about that. manifestations. This is only a brief description by Me of the
BG 8.6: Whatever occupies the mind at the time of death extend of My glory.
determines the destination of the dying; always they will tend
toward that state of being. 12. O Parameshvara (Krishna), I desire to see your
glorious form that you have described yourself to be .
BG 8.7: Therefore, at all times think of me. If you devote your (BG 11.3)
activities to me and focus your mind on me, you will surely
come to me.
The Blessed Lord said:
And elsewhere he says:
BG 11.5: Behold My forms, o Partha, by the hundreds and
BG 10.25: Among sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names thousands, of different sorts, divine and of various colours
[japa]. and shapes!
BG 11.7: Now behold, o Gudakesha, here in My body, O Arjuna,
the whole world established in one, - including the moving and
11. Please tell me in detail about your glories. How am I the unmoving - and whatever else you desire to see!
to know you through constant contemplation? (BG 10.16)
BG 11.8: But you cannot see Me with your present eyes.
In what forms should I think about you, O Bhagavan Therefore I give you divine eyes. Behold My mystic opulence.
(Krishna)? (BG 10.17)

O Janardana, again please describe in detail your mystic

power and your glory; as I am never satisfied with your
life-giving and nectar-like speech! (BG 10.18)
13. Please tell me who you are. Salutations to you, o
God Supreme! Have mercy; I desire to know You, the
Original Being. I am confused by your creation and
your presence.
(BG 11.31)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 11.32: I am the mighty Spirit of Time, now engaged in
destroying the worlds...
_____________ Note _____________
The knower and the field is also called purusha and prakriti,
consciousness and matter, the seer and the seen.
Purusha represents pure consciousness. Prakriti is the body and
the mind, and all forms of manifest energy.
16. O Lord, what are the marks of a person who has
gone beyond the three qualities (gunas)? (BG 14.21)

The Blessed Lord said:

14. What is better, worshipping the invisible or the
visible forms of God? (BG 12.1) BG 14.22: He, O Pandava, who does not despise illumination
(sattva), attachment (rajas) and delusion (tamas) when they are
present or long for them when they are not present;
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 14.23: He who, seated like one unconcerned, is not moved
BG 12.2: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are
by the qualities, and who, knowing that only the qualities are
always engaged in worshiping Me with supreme faith are
active, remains self-centred and moves not...
considered by Me to be the best in Yoga.
17. What is the condition of one who devotionally
15. O Keshava, I wish to know about the Field (body)
worships God but does not follow the principles of
and the knower of the field (soul). (BG 13.1)
scripture, O Krishna? (BG 17.1)

The Blessed Lord said:

BG 13.2: This body, O Kaunteya, is termed as the Field (because
the fruits of action are reaped in it) and he who knows it, is
called the knower of the Field (the spirit). So say those versed in
this subject.
BG 13.3: Know Myself to be the knower of the Field in all the
bodies, O Bharata; to understand this body and its knower is
what I consider as true knowledge.
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 17.3: The faith of each is in accordance with his nature,
O Bharata! The man consists of his faith; as a man`s faith is,
so is he.
BG 17.4: The Sattvic or pure men worship the gods; the Rajasic
or the passionate worship the demons; the others (the Tamasic
or the ignorant) worship the ghosts and spirits.
18. O Mahabaho, O Hrishikesha, O Keshini-sudhana!
I wish to know distinctly the essence of sannyasa
(the renounced order of life) and tyaga (renunciation)?
(BG 18.1)
The Blessed Lord said:
BG 18.2: The sages understand Sannyas to be the giving up of
activities motivated by selfish desires. They call the giving up of
the results of all activities as tyaga (renunciation).
BG 18.4: Hear from Me the conclusion or the final truth about
this abandonment, O best of the Bharatas; abandonment has
been declared to be of three kinds.
BG 18.5: Practice of worship, charity, and austerity should not
be abandoned, but should be performed; worship, charity and
also austerity are the purifiers of the wise.
BG 18.6: But even these actions should be performed leaving
aside attachment and the desire for rewards, O Arjuna!
Names of Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita
01 Paandava (Son of Pandu – BG 1.14)
02 Dhanan-jaya (Conqueror of wealth – BG 1.15)
03 Kapi Dhavajah (whose flag shows Lord Hanuman BG 1.20)
04 Gudakesha (Conqueror of sleep – BG 1.24)
05 Bharata (Descendant of Bharata – BG 1.24)
06 Paartha (Son of Prithaa – BG 1.25)
07 Kaunteya (Son of Kunti – BG 1.27)
08 Parantapa (Scorcher of Enemy – BG 2.3)
09 Puru-sharshabha (Best among men – BG 2.15)
10 Mahaa-baaho (Mighty armed one – BG 2.26)
11 Kuru-nanda (Descendent of Kuru – BG 2.41)
12 Bharatar-shabha (Head of the Bharatas – BG 3.41)
13 Kuru-sattama (Chief of the Kurus – BG 4.31)
14 Dheha-brutamvara (Best embodied being – BG 8.04)
15 Anasuya (Uncomplaining One – BG 9.01)
16 Kuru-shreshta (Best of Kuru – BG 10.19)
17 Savya Saachi (BG 11.33)
18 Kiritin (Arjuna – BG 11.35)
19 Maha-atma (Great Soul - BG 11.37)
20 Kuru-pravira (Great Hero of the Kurus - BG 11.48)
21 Anagaha (Sinless one – BG 14.6)
22 Purusha-vyaghra (Tiger among Men - BG 18.04)
23 Bharata-sattama (Chief of the Bharatas - BG 18.04)
24 Dhanur-dhara – (Supreme Archer – BG 18.78)
Names of Krishna in Bhagavad Gita 28 Vishveshvara (Lord of the Universe – BG 11.16)
29 Vishvarupa (Form of the universe – BG 11.16)
30 Apra-meyam (Immearsurable One – BG 11.17)
01 Hrishikesha (Master of the Senses – BG 1.15)
02 Acyuta (The Unchangeable – BG 1.21) 31 Vishno (O all-pervading Lord – BG 11.24)
03 Maadhava (Sweet like Honey – BG 1.37) 32 Jagat-nivaasa (Refuge of all the worlds – BG 11.25)
33 Deva-vara (Great Godhead – BG 11.31)
04 Vaar-shneya (Descendent of Vrishni – BG 1.40)
05 Ari-Sudhana (Slayer of foes – BG 2.4) 34 Ugra-rupa (Fierce Form – BG 11.31)
06 Govinda (Giver of all pleasures – BG 2.9) 35 Maha-atma (Great spirit/Mighty spirit – BG 11.37)
36 Ananta (Infinite One – BG 11.37)
07 Keshava (The one with luxuriant hair – BG 2.54)
08 Janardaana (One who has no birth – BG 3.1) 37 Adi-Deva (The original supreme God – BG 11.38)
09 Varshneya (Descent of Vrishni – BG 3.36) 38 Ananta Rupa (Infinite in Form – BG 11.38)
39 Ananta Virya (Infinite in might – BG 11.40)
10 Krishna (Attractor of all beings – BG 5.1)
11 Madhu-sudhana (Slayer of demon Madhu – BG 6.33) 40 Apra-tima-Prabhaava (Incomparable in might – BG 11.43)
12 Mahabaho (Mighty-armed – BG 6.38) 41 Yadava (Krishna – BG 11.43)
42 Devesha (Lord of Gods – BG 11.45)
13 Vasudeva (Personality of Godhead – BG 7.19)
14 Param Brahma (Supreme Truth – BG 10.12) 43 Sahasra-baho (O thousand handed one – BG 11.46)
15 Param Dhaama (Supreme Abode – BG 10.12) 44 Vishva-Murte (O universal form – BG 11.46)
45 Yoga-vittama (most perfect in knowledge of Yoga BG 12.1)
16 Pavitram Paramam Bhavaan (Pure Supreme You–BG 10.12) 46 Keshini-sudana (Slayer of the demon Keshi – BG 18.1)
17 Purushottama (Supreme Spirit – BG 10.15)
18 Bhuta-Bhavana (Origin of everything – BG 10.15)
19 Bhutesha (Lord of everything – BG 10.15)
20 Deva-Deva (God of Gods – BG 10.15)
21 Jagat-pate (Master of the world – BG 10.15)
22 Bhagavan (The blessed Lord – BG 10.17)
23 Kamala-patraaksha (Lotus-eyed one - BG 11.2)
24 Parameshvara (Supreme Lord – BG 11.3)
25 Yogeshvara (Lord of all mystic power – BG 11.4)
26 Maha-yogeshvara Hari (Great Lord of Yoga – BG 11.9)
27 Deva (Godhead – BG 11.14)

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 Pranam Mantra (Mantra of Salutation)
Krishna Sadhana
Krishnaaya Vasudevaya Haraye Paramaatmane |
Pranata Kleshanaashaaya Govindaya Namo Namaha
Praise be to Lord Krishna, the son of Vasudev, who removes all
sorrows, the Supreme Spirit, Destroyer of afflictions and to Lord
Govinda, who gives pleasure to the senses.

Achamana Mantras (3x)

Achamana, is a mantra or mudra that represents purification.
1.Achyutaya Namaha (In the Name of the Innumerable Lord)
2.Anantaya Namaha (In the Name of the Infinite Lord)
3.Govindaya Namaha (In the name of Lord Govinda)

Offering Light (3x)

Light candle and circle clockwise, chanting:
Om Kleem Krishnaaya Namaha - Dipam Samarpayaami
(O Lord Krishna! I offer you all the Light in the World)

Offering Incense (3x)

Light incense sticks, wave them clockwise and offer.
Om Kleem Krishnaaya Namaha - Dupam Samarpayaami
(O Lord Krishna! I offer you all the holy smoke)

Krishna Gayatri Mantra (3x)

The 18-letter Gopala-Mantra (108x) Om Devaki Nandanaya Vidmahe | Vasudevaya Dhimahi |

Tanno Krishna Prachodayat ||
Om Kleem Krishnaya Govindaya Meaning: O Lord Krishna grant us highest wisdom and
Gopi-Jana-Vallabaya Svaha illuminate our mind. We beg you, hear our prayer.

(Shri Gopala Yantra)