What is Dhyana Yoga – We have already discussed the four primary divisions of yoga system. We also discussed in detail about Karma Yoga and Jnana yoga. Let’s discuss Dhyana Yoga here and how bhakti-yoga is superior to Jnana and Dhyana Yoga.
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What is Jnana Yoga – We have already discussed the four primary divisions of yoga system. We also discussed in detail about Karma Yoga. Let’s discuss Jnana Yoga here and how jnana yogi ultimately becomes a bhakti yogi.
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The three modes of material nature – There are three primary colors, namely, red, green, and blue (RGB), and various combinations of these three colors in different proportions give rise to unlimited varieties of colors. Similarly, the material nature also has three modes- sattva (mode of goodness), raja (mode of passion), and tama (mode of ignorance), i.e., SRT. As an artist uses RGB to generate the impression of any other color which he/she wants to portrait, similarly SRT produces 8.4 million different species in this world.
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The essence of Karma Yoga – We have already discussed in the previous blog about What is Karma Yoga?Here we will continue that discussion further to reach the essence of Karma Yoga. We all have fruitive mentality or in other words we have the mentality of getting something in return for each of our actions, due to which we invariably seek profit, adoration and distinction.
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What is Karma Yoga – Each one of us has a certain nature. Based on this nature, one relishes certain types of work. In particular, Karma yoga is prescribed to those who are attached to performing actions according to their nature. Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad Gita 3.14
annad bhavanti bhutani
parjanyad anna-sambhavah
yajñad bhavati parjanyo
yajñah karma-samudbhavah
Translation: All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of yajña [sacrifice], and yajña is born of prescribed duties
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Yoga – The way of life – Yoga means connectedness with Kṛṣṇa, the Absolute Truth. Nowadays, yoga is popularly presented to the world as some form of physical and breathing exercise that can help to keep the body fit. However until and unless one connects oneself to the Absolute Truth, the process DOESN’T come under yoga, according to the Bhagavad Gita.
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Life After Death – Once on a sea beach, a person named Gopal got swayed into the sea and was drowning. When he asked for help, the nearby fisherman dived in to search for him. Instead of saving the drowning person Gopal, he brought out the shirt of Gopal. All of us will certainly agree that the effort of the fisherman was in vain.
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Five Basic Truths of Bhagavad Gita – Bhagavad Gita, also called as Gitopanishad, is the crest jewel of all Vedic compositions. It is unique in the sense that no other Vedic or Western spiritual literature has God Himself speaking. He is actually a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It impels one to undertake a serious search for the Absolute truth. It is incorrect to label Bhagavad Gita as a Hindu religious book,. In fact the word ‘Hindu’ appears nowhere in the Vedas.
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Essence OF Bhagavad Gita – Bhagavad Gita is one of the most popular books for spiritual knowledge in the world. It is a 700-verse scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata (chapters 23–40 of Bhishma Parva). It has caught the attention of various leaders, scientists, philosophers, and theologians across the globe. In today’s busy life, people don’t have the time and intellectual ability to study the entire Bhagavd Gita scrutinizingly and hence they often ask the question, ” What is the essence of Bhagavad Gita”
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