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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 38 - What is Paapa? Oct 13, 2022

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Using a charming anecdote with Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, Swamiji illustrates our folly in understanding what Paapa or Sin is. Anything that creates agitation in the mind is considered sin and Swamiji goes on to clarify what it truly means in the context of our scriptures and in how we behave in our daily life!

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 35-37- Recognise the Win-Win Situation, O Arjuna! Oct 06, 2022

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Arjuna running away would not only bring him infamy, but it would allow anyone and everyone to criticise his power. Krishna further explains that regardless of whether he slays or is slain in battle, Arjuna only stands to gain by fighting, as is his duty! Swamiji also gives us a great tool with which we can apply Krishna’s words to our own conflicts in life.

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - An Honourable Death over an Infamous Life Sep 29, 2022

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - An Honourable Death over an Infamous Life

Infamy to a respectable person is worse than death, says Krishna. With Arjuna, the scandal of his escapism would live forever! Swamiji drives this point home with a host of examples from the war by which Arjuna and those whom he killed attained fame, because of their steadfastness in their duties.

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - The Fame Game Sep 22, 2022

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Arjuna is stuck viewing the war from his emotional lens, thinking what would happen to his reputation if he won against his family. Krishna comes down to his level and reminds him that with fame, responsibility to maintain the capability that brought fame arises!

Swamiji explains that when we don’t live up to the fame gained from performing our duty, we incur sin by moving away from our swadharma.

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 31-33 - Living our Best Life Aug 18, 2022

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Swamiji illustrates how one’s swadharma expresses itself no matter what with a humorous anecdote with Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. If we don’t express our own swadharma, we cannot work with efficiency and a sense of fulfilment. When life gives us opportunities to live out our swadharma, we must seize them, for they will open many doors for us!

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 31 - No Better Opportunity than Now, Arjuna! May 12, 2022

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Our karma (work) is an expression of our swadharma (personality). Arjuna’s duty is to fight and protect his country and Krishna reminds him of this. Swamiji teaches us to look at our swadharma and what work we inherently want to engage in, by which we can exhaust our vasanas and purify our mind!

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 30 - The Four Levels of our Personality May 05, 2022

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We all have physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual personalities with different needs and desires, curating our swadharma, our individual duty. The same situation outside is also processed by them differently. Arjuna, like us all, sees the battle only physically and emotionally. Krishna now begins to guide us through these four levels to help resolve our own internal conflicts.

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 30 - Jiva and Atma Apr 26, 2022

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Swamiji illustrates that the texture of the water will determine the quality of the reflection of the Sun reflected in it. Similarly, as our mind and vasanas, so our expression of the Divinity within us. When we decide to clear the water, we add a purifier to it, and when we aim to purify our mind, we must add inspiration from the Higher into our minds.

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 29-30 - Wonder of Wonders! Apr 19, 2022

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The Atma in discussion remains a wonder to all, be one a scholar or a dullard. Even more wonderful is the Master who can explain to us what words fall short of describing! With His characteristic examples, Swamiji explains how the subtleness of the Atma and Jiva can be understood.

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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 23-28 - What do you grieve for? Apr 12, 2022

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Continuing these important verses of the Geeta, Krishna reiterates to Arjuna that there is no need to grieve. Birth and death is inevitable to the body but O Arjuna, realise that the relatives you grieve for are not the body but the eternal, unchangeable, imperishable Atma (Self).

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