Bhagavad Gita - 3 - Based on the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ~Founder Acharya~ International Society for Consciousness Mangalacarana

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hare kåñëa hare kåñëa kåñëa kåñëa hare hare hare räma hare räma räma räma hare hare Summary – Chapter 1 & 2 Chapter 1 Arjuna's reasons for Observing the Armies not wishing to fight

Compassion Enjoyment

Saintliness and Destruction fear of sinful of Family reactions

Chapter 2 Lord Krishna instructs Arjuna BG 2.6 Indecision

Arjuna surrenders to Lord Krsna Summary – Chapter 2 Since Arjuna was Lord Krsna horrified at the thought summarizes of Killing His relatives, all the Krsna begins His instruction of teachings

Sankhya Buddhi Yoga or Symptoms of Self Karma Kanda Niskama Realized Souls

If Arjuna Art of all Work Free from Analytical study dies in battle Work in Unattached Have a steady desire to enjoy he will be the mode to the mind of Matter and the senses Spirit (Soul) promoted to of selfless results of heaven service the world Indifferent Have a taste for With Mind from good & devotional If He wins With Resolute Soul is focused on evil activities the battle, Determination eternal, Krsna Being thus He will rule Control the imperishable situated at the senses by the earth Fight simply because it time of death, engaging them in one can enter Material body is Krsna's desire the devotional Dishonor into the kingdom is inert and activities will of outer covering Results overcome of soul Able to get One who is not connected with the Him if He Do not get out of the supreme or not doing devotional leaves the any Sinful cycle of birth activity cannot have Steady Mind battlefield Reaction and death or Peace or Happiness Chapter 3 - Sections

Section Verse Description A 3.1 to 3.9 Dealing with the confusion: Renunciation or working in Niskama Karma B 3.10 to 3.16 From Karmakanda to Karma Yoga C 3.17 to 3.35 Niskama Karma -- Acting dutifully, with detachment, to set the correct example. D 3.36 to 3.43 Beware of Lust and Anger Summary - Section - A Verse 3.1 to 3.9 Dealing with the confusion: Renunciation or working in Niskama Karma 1-2 Arjuna inquires why Krsna previously recommended buddhi yoga, using one's intelligence to link to the Supreme, and has condemned fruitive work – but wishes him to fight, Krsna replies that He has actually recommended one process with two stages -- karma and jnana. 3-9 Krsna replies that since the soul is active by nature, renunciation of work, if one's heart is not yet clean, is inferior to performing prescribed duties with detachment. The Vedas therefore teach us to perform work as a sacrifice for Krsna. Thus our work will not bind us to this world. Text – 1-2 Arjuna’s Question : Intelligence better than Fruitative Work, Why Fight?

Keep far Arjuna’s distance from 1 BG 2.49 Question Why abominable By Engaging in activities Buddhi-Yoga Krsna want’s (killing people) Him to fight

2 if Arjuna Confused Intelligence better than Fruitive Work by Equivocal Buddhi-Yoga (Fighting) Lord instructions Krsna Misunderstood to Clarify be cessation of Arjuna’s doubts Renounce work (Retirement Fight from active Life) Karma (Active) (Inactive) Same Karma Yoga Goal Yoga Empirical Not advised Devotional Go to secluded Philosophical unless CH-3 Service place and chant Speculation holy name someone is fully trained Text – 3 Lord explains different classes of man realizing self. 3 Gradual Process Purifying senses by Experimental Philosophical Process Applicable to Lord Spirit Knowledge Krsna Sankhya-yoga People who Ultimate Goal Analytical likes to speculate Philosophy Study Studyof Matter Lord Krsna BG 2.39 Interdependent Purpose is As Religion/Philosophy to establish Relationship

Two classes of Depend on men trying to Karma-yoga Work in Krsna (Senses realize self Niskama Karma KC Self can be easily Buddhi-Yoga (Akrama) Controlled)

Direct Process Released Easy, Sublime, Purifying from BG 2.61 Process bondage of action Differences between Sankhya Yoga and Buddhi Yoga Sankhya Yoga Buddhi Yoga (Philosophical Speculation) (Krishna Consciousness) 1 INDIRECT PATH DIRECT PATH A process of directly connecting the level of our activity or karma for the purpose of Krishna Consciousness 2 DEPENDENCE ON PERSONAL DEPENDENCE ON KRISHNA’S MERCY ENDEAVOUR A process of depending Entirely on Supreme Meant for persons who want to understand (2.61), and does not depend one’s own limited things by experimental knowledge and capacity of sense control, purity to advance. philosophy on one’s own limited capacity. Therefore it is easy and better. 3 UNSURE OF SUCCESS SURETY OF SUCCESS May never reach the highest rung of ladder There is surety of success because strength is which is to attain Krishna’s mercy given by mercy of Krishna and Vaishnavas, thus one is easily relieved from bonds of action (2.39) and there is no flaw in the process (2.40) of Buddhi-yoga 4 INITIAL PURIFICATION REQUIRED BY ENDS AND MEANS ARE THE SAME PRESCRIBED DUTY Krishna consciousness is itself the Purificatory A gradual path of purification of senses by process philosophical process Text – 4 Renunciation should not be accepted without Purification of Heart

Empirical Retiring from Lord Philosophers fruitive work Narayana

Does not Someone Perform Renunciation Should be Purification (Sannayasa) Accepted after of Heart

Happens for without materialistic Transcendental Prescribed men by Service to Lord performing Krsna duties Purification of Heart Prescribed Duties Accepted by Lord as Buddhi Disturbance Yoga to Society Not performing (Unfulfilled Prescribed Duties

Lord Krsnaapprove doesnot Lord desires) does not give freedom from reaction Text – 5 Sankhya Yoga is Impractical since SOUL is ACTIVE in Nature

Acquires Modes Active in Nature In Contact with of Material (It must act) Material Nature nature

Needs engagement Prescribed Duties recommended in Shastras

Occupation dictated by Prescribed illusory energy duties purifies the soul from affinities

SB 1.5.17 Leads to Krsna There is no loss, Consciousness even if there is (If not, then failure) falldown Text – 6-7 One who restrains senses but mind dwells on sense objects is a Pretender 6 Pretender Shows Deep but Mind dwells on His Philosophy (Greatest to be in Cheater) Meditation Sense objects has no value

Social Orders Knowledge

Stolen by Brahmachari Illusory Energy

Follow of Lord Gristha Rules and Gradual For Sense Regulation Purification Enjoyment Vanaprastha of Orders

Sannyas

7 Control Senses (Mind) Sincere Far Person Superior Engages in Karma Yoga (KC) (without attachment) Text – 8 Performing Prescribed duties is better than not working

Renouncing Prescribed Performing Duties Fall down since Gradually activity is given Purification of up before Heart purifying heart Arjuna (Tendencies to Lord over (Kshtriya) Material Nature) (Grastha)

Engage himself in War not renouncing and going to forest

Work should not be given up capriciously, without purification of materialistic propensities. Text – 9 Perform work as a sacrifice to or work causes bondage

Not binding Action/Work For Visnu but performed satisfaction of Krsna liberating

otherwise

Action cause Act Under bondage (cycle of Gradually elevate and guidance of birth and death) develop transcendental Spiritual Sense Gratification loving service of Lord Master Good Bad Action Action Go back to Godhead

Cycle of Birth & Death Kingdom of God Understanding Yoga Ladder

Active in Lord Krishna’s Hence Vedas Soul Nature recommendation Recommend (It must act) BG 2.39

Prescribed Purification means Elevates Ones Which of Heart Consciousness Duties (Varnasrama Dharma)

means

Jnana Platform Renouncing Getting and means When Heart One is (Understand that he is One Can take Transcendental in Prescribed becomes Pure not his body, above Sannayas Knowledge 3MMN) Duties

Take Sannayas When Heart Lord Krishna’s Continue Working (Externals of Jnana recommendation with Detachment not yet clean platform, renounce of Prescribed Duties) (In Jnana Platform) (Niskama Karma)

Nature is to act Mind dwell on but cannot act, Pretender sense objects as very precarious (Mithya Achar) situation its not clean yet Understanding Niskama Karma Gradual Yoga Ladder

Attached to Material When Mode of Karma Work and Attachments One is Passion Work Fruits of Work Sakama Karma

Working under Still attached to authorities of Work and Fruits Vedas (Sakama Karma) One will Gradually get Mode of detachment Goodness

Not Gradually Renunciation of Work Situated in Detachment from Fruits of Work, not Jnana Platform necessarily Work Renunciation of Fruits of the Work Continue to Buddhi Yoga or Results offered to Work with Niskama Karma or Krishna is KC or Detachment Karma on Jnana Platform Summary - Section - A

Courtesy : HG Brhat-Mrdanga Prabhu Summary - Section - A

Courtesy : HG Brhat-Mrdanga Prabhu Summary - Section - A

Courtesy : HG Brhat-Mrdanga Prabhu Summary - Section - B Verse 3.10 to 3.16 From Karmakanda to Karma Yoga 10-16 If one cannot perform detached, dutiful work, it is better to follow the karma- kanda section of the Vedas. But these Vedic prescribed duties, which involve sacrifices, should be done for Krsna's pleasure. Text – 10 Lord u in beginning of Creation provides Men with all necessities to Live Happily and Achieve Liberation (Complete Program for Soul to Go back to God)

Vishnu-Lord of Creation Men

Demigods

Sacrifices Creates for Vishnu Material World Vedas Process to perform Sacrifices Soul

Sacrifices Achieve Progress everything Kaliyuga towards desirable for Libration Living happily Sankirtana Text – 11-12 Demigods are pleased by sacrifices, Prosperities follows by co-operation 11 Visnu Light Empowered In Charge of Krsna Demigods Air administrators Various necessities Necessities (SPG) of Life Water of Life Pleasures Displeasures depends Etc.

Chief Benefactor 12 yajna-pati Yajna’s One who enjoys gifts without offering back Based on 3 Modes to demigods is THIEF Performance of Yajna Leading to Liberation has many benefits

Krsna

By purification of Memory is Eatables Eating Existence existence, finer sanctified, one becomes sanctified becomes tissues of memory can think of path Sanctified food purified becomes of liberation sanctified Text – 13 Food offered to the Lord becomes Sanctified (Free from Reaction) 13 Vishnu Devotees Offer food to the Krsna (santas) Lord with Love (SPG)

Yajna’s Always in Love with the Lord (Sacrifice)

Sravanam Aloof from Kritanam Contamination of Smaranam Sinful Association

Other Other Sacrifices Archanam

Analogy Non Prepares Food Thief's Can Devotees for Personal Never be Enjoyment Eat sins Happy (Sinful) Text – 14

14 Complete Dependence of Living Entities on the Lord Yajna-Purusa Benefactor Visnu of all sacrifices, Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana Krsna (SPG) In charge of all Master of all necessities of Demigods Hare Krsna Life Maha Devotees Worship For Kalyuga Past sinful reaction Nourishes vanquished Yajna’s Eat Offer Food Do Not body (Sacrifice) Sin Offer to Krishna Spiritually Immunized to all contamination of Pleased by Material Nature Analogy Vaccine Controlled Foods (Grains, Rain, Sunlight, by Demigods Vegetables, Progress Air, Land In Charge Fruits etc) towards Spiritual Realization Text – 15-16

15 Lord situated in acts of sacrifices, prescribed in Vedas which are manifested from Lord Rig Visnu Vedas manifested from breathing Yajur Krsna Speak thru breath Vedas (SPG) Sama atharva Codes of working According direction Not according (Prescribed duties) 16 STATE LAWS Karma/Akarma Vikarma Living for Sense Regulated Activities are Unauthorized Gratification, prescribed for Gradual Sinful elevation to Spiritual Life life is vain

Prepare to go • Conditioned souls in material nature are all eager for material enjoyment. back to • Vedic directions are so made that one can satisfy one's Godhead perverted desires, then return to Godhead (chance given) • Conditioned souls must try to follow the process of Yajna by becoming a conscious to go back to Godhead. Text 3.14-15 Complete Dependence of Living Entities on the Lord

DEPEND ON  Purpose of human life Food - to please the Supreme Lord Rains grains DEPEND ON  Best process to DEPEND ON please the Supreme All embodied Lord Performance (contitions) - unalloyed and Of YAJNA living beings undeviated (Sacrifice) devotional service

 Best yajna for this BORN OF age of kali Vedas come - Sankirtan Yajna Prescribed from The (chanting the holy Duties Supreme Lord name)

 Best mantra to be SOURCE OF Prescribed chanted in the VEDAS - Hare Krishna Courtesy : Mahamantra

Tyaga Caitanya Das Text 3.14-15

Courtesy : Gauranga Priya das Summary - Section - C Verse 3.17 to 3.35 Niskama Karma -- Acting dutifully, with detachment, to set the correct example. 17-25 It is better if one performs his duties without fruitive desires or attachments, as did King Janaka and as does Krsna. One should act in this way to set the correct example for others. 26-32 Although the ignorant perform their duty with attachment, the wise should not unsettle them. The wise should perform their own duty without attachment (and with knowledge) and thus become free. 33-35 One should perform his duty according to his nature, in Krsna consciousness, without falling victim to attractions and aversions. Text – 17-18 Characteristics of Self Realized Person, acting as a matter of duty 17 Satisfied by Act of KC

No Need to By acting in KC is Perform Yagna’s to freed from all sins clear sins

Eternal constitutional position revealed when free from sins

Duties to be performed No Need to directed by Lord follow Vedic Injunctions

Not Interested in Material Activities 18 Does not depend Self Realized Person on either Living Engages in KC activities is Has No reason not to Entities or fully satisfied, no duties perform his duties Demigods Text – 19 Act as a Matter of Duty without attachments to Fruits or Work, attain Supreme 19 Devotees Acting as a matter of duty, Result : Attain without being Supreme attached to fruits Liberation for Impersonalist

Under Acting as a proper matter of guidance duty Perfection Acts only on behalf of Krsna Akarma No Need of performing No attachment Vedic ritual, which are to results No reaction to done for purification of good or evil impious activities, done Engages in all work due to sense gratification kinds of activities but completely unattached Text – 20-21 Example : King Janaka, People in general follow leaders Example 2 : Lord Krishna 20

No Duties Self realized to Perform Soul

Lord Krsna and Arjuna Example 1 : King Janaka fought battle to show “Violence is necessary where good arguments Acting Still works to Act in such a fail” teach, people in without any way that people general who to live interest in will follow. and act (perform (set an example) world prescribed duties) Lord Caitanya on Teaching Natural Leaders Responsibility 21 Help Teaches by perfect Kings or dependents Executive personal behavior to progress Head Practice before preaching Teaches on the basis on Spiritual Acharya of the Shastra’s or path Follow injunctions revealed scriptures Father of scriptures for SB School recommends, humanity eg. Manu Teacher to progress Samhita & others follow devotees Text 3.19-21

How Self Realized Soul Work.

Examples

King Janaka Why Self How Self Benefits of such Realized Soul Realized Soul Work? Work? Work? (BG 3.19) (BG 3.20-21) (BG 3.19)

(BG 3.19) Lord Krishna With To set an As a matter of detachment example for duty, under To please Attain from fruits general mass proper Lord Krishna Supreme (results of of people. guidance. work)

(BG 3.22-24) Text – 22-24 22 Lord Krishna also performs prescribed duties, although He has no material desires Why Lord Krishna has No Prescribed Duties

There is no Nor Nor Krishna is Supreme Self prescribed work Krishna Krishna is sufficient, full of All for Krishna in 3 want in need of opulences, beyond all planetary systems anything anything prescribed duties. (SU 6.7-8) To set an 23 example All world will be put into ruination, b/c Why He still To keep social tranquility for they will follow Lord 24 carefully performs progress in Krsna’s path prescribed duties? spiritual life Unwanted Not To establish Imitating Following population(Varna same religion sankara) will be created (refutes Arjuna’s argument BG 1.40) Cannot imitate Krsna’s Rasa 24 lila or lifting of Govardhan What if He does Hill, Must follow His Krsna will be instructions. We must not follow? responsible to destroy understand superior position peace of living being of Ishvara’s and only follow their instructions. 25 Text – 25 Self Realized Person How Learned and Ignorant people act Ignorant Person

Difference in Desires

Satisfaction Satisfaction of Krsna’s of One’s senses own senses

WHY? Work without Work with To set an attachments to attachments to example and Fruits (results Fruits (results lead people on of work) of work) right path Text – 26 Gradual progress in Krishna Consciousness 26 Vedas Attached to Ignorant Fruitive results Gradual Man of prescribed elevation duties

Should not disturb their understanding or All All Everything All directions activities Vedic Performances put into for Material Rituals of Sacrifices vedas activities Act by showing how Self results of all activities Realized can be dedicated to service of Krishna Purpose is to Soul Understand Krishna How Self realized Need not follow vedic BG 15.15 relates to Ignorant rituals, By KC one man derives same results following Prescribed duties mentioned in Vedas Text – 27 Bewildered by False Ego Spirit Soul thinks himself as DOER Spirit Soul 27

In Material In Krishna Consciousness Consciousness

Under Under Influence of Influence False Ego Internal Energy

Consider Understands Material Himself as Nature under control of DOER SPOG is DOER (karta) (karta) BG 9.10

Takes all credit Supreme Lord (Hrsikesa) of doing directs Material Nature to everything create Gross and Subtle independently body. Spirit Soul bound by modes of Material Nature Text – 28 Bhagvan 28 Engagements of the Self Realized Soul. Knows His real Self Realized Soul Absolute identity, Parts and Truth has 3 Parcel of SPOG features and His position knows knows Entrapped in in relation Material Creation Paramatma with Supreme He must dovetail Tattva-vit his activities in devotional service Engagement in Material world to SPOG

Brahman Understands Unattached to material conditions Engages in material sense are under control of KC gratification SPOG hence NOT which are activities DISTURBED by temporary material reactions Text 3.27-28

Courtesy : Gauranga Priya das Text – 29 29 Engagements of the Self Realized Soul. Ignorant Person (Lazy Person, busy in material field of Spiritual activities) Thinks body Realization is a Manda as Self Myth, hence not interested Identify with Devotees are VERY Gross Material Consciousness KIND and take all kinds Engages in Social of risk out of compassion work, Full of Material Nationalism and for conditioned soul and designation engages ignorant man in Altruism Krsna Consciousness. Considers Worship Accept bodily Religious rituals land in connections with to be end in which they others as themselves are born kinsmanship

Should not Agitate them

Perform one’s own spiritual activities silently

Engage them in moral duties like non-violence Spiritually and similarly materially Realized person benevolent work 30 Text – 30 Purpose of Bhagavad Gita

Surrendering FREE From ALL Your Lethargy work “unto FIGHT!!! ME”

With Full With No Claim Knowledge of of ME Proprietorship

Without desires for Profit Purpose of Bhagavad Gita Text – 30 Purpose of Bhagavad Gita

Nirasih Little difficult, Adhyatma-cetas Fully KC & depends To act on the order of nevertheless solely on the master without 30 duties must be Supreme Soul without expecting fruitive Acting in performed personal considerations results. Eg. Cashier constitutional position. Discharge Dependence on Mayi (unto me) HAPPY duties as if in KRSNA as Nothing in the world Military Supersoul belongs to anyone, but Independent everything belongs to discipline the of the Without claim to Supreme Lord cooperation of proprietorship Supreme Lord. Vigatah-jvara UNHAPPY Not considering Nirmama Without feverish Act according Discharge all the order, just Free from sense of mentality or lethargy to Your duties in Give up any reluctance propritorship Varnasrama Krsna execute. to fight because of Dharma Consciousness bodily relationships Should not expect fruitive results

Leads to Without Liberation reluctance Text – 31-32 Results of Acting or Not Acting according to Lords Injunctions

With Firm Faith 31 Faith How to Yes No Follow? Without No benefits, never Envy Surety of gets liberated. Eg. Success Some Philosophers Result of FREEDOM following from All bondage

32 Analogy for Bereft of all Disobedience Knowledge As there is punishment for (Self & Supreme disobedience to order of ) supreme executive head, Out of Envy, similarly there is disregards the Result punishment for Befooled teachings and disobedience to order of do not follow SPOG Ruined in their endeavors for perfection Text – 33 Everyone acts according to his own conditional nature & material desires 33 Even Man of Nature is Knowledge act acquired from according to 3 modes his own nature

Impossible to get Acts according to nature out of Maya by theoretical Higher knowledge. Education fails Eg. So called spiritualists to help In bondage because of long association of material nature KC is gradual process, helps to get out of material entanglement, by engaging in material prescribed duties Transcendental No one should Solution platform of suddenly give up BG 7.14 Krsna prescribed duties, Consciousness artificially. Stay in one’s own position and try to attain KC under Divine & Demoniac Natures SUPERIOR Training. Text – 34 Attachment and Aversion – Stumbling blocks on path of Self Realization 34 Cause of Unrestricted Material Sense Encagement Enjoyment

Best attachment How to get is loving service to Krishna, out??? leads to detachment As long as Material body is their, Attachment necessities of Material to senses and body are allowed under object of Stumbling Never come Following the rules of scriptures senses blocks on under control of rules of the path of Self Attachment and revealed Sense gratification Realization Aversion scriptures Aversion under regulation from KC may also lead one to go astray.

Avoid The Purpose of all detachment detachment is getting from KC in any stage of situated in Krishna life Consciousness Reasons Why Not follow Text – 35 other’s Prescribed duties 35 It creates the option to Follow One’s own Prescribed Duties reject One's duty, if it proves uncomfortable and thus accepting and Under the People rejecting based on sense Purpose of gratification. performing direction of Prescribed should only PD are not only for Prescribed duties Authorized Duties do one’s purification but also for People own PD a stable society of different integrated parts. If one decides to change his activities, those dependent on him for certain needs, may Everyone has to Understanding Materially be let down. cleanse Heart by Spiritual Duties the purpose of Prescribed duties Giving up one’s natural gradually performing Ordered by Spiritual Krsna Based on one’s phycho- work is very difficult. PD according to Master for growth in Engaging in unnatural Consciousness physical condition, modes acquired KC work promotes under spell of modes dissatisfaction and thus the risk of falldown to immorality escalates

Only when one Acting based on Acting based transcends the the direction of on the modes and is Transcend the Spiritual Master fully situated in Influence of for Spiritual Modes of Material Krishna Modes Progress Nature Consciousness

Brahmana Kshatriya Can perform anything in Mode of in Mode of and everything under Goodness passion can the direction of a bona- should be become fide spiritual master. Non-Violent violent Ex : Vishvamitra, Parasurama Summary - Section - D Verse 3.36 to 3.43 Beware of Lust and Anger. 36-43 Beware of lust, the soul's sinful, all- devouring enemy. Through lust, sitting in the senses, mind, and intelligence, the soul's knowledge is covered. By regulating the senses and through spiritually strong intelligence, one should fix himself in his pure identity as a servant of Krsna and thereby conquer lust. Text – 36 36 By What is One Impelled to Sinful Act, as if by force?

Living Entity

Originally Spiritual, Pure & Free from contamination

When comes in contact with Material Nature Acts in Many sinful ways without hesitation Is it impelled by Sometimes acts Super soul against His own within? will, as if by force Text – 37 37 LUST : Born in contact with Mode of Passion, Characteristics of Lust transformed into Wrath – All devouring sinful enemy. Supreme Lord Living Entity Origin of Lust Originally PURE LOVE Spiritual, Pure Intense desire & Free from to serve When contamination Krsna’s senses Greed Satisfied?

When Not Anger Mode of Forces to Lust Satisfied? (Wrath) Ignorance Misuse of act sinfully partial By prescribed independence All devouring How to method of living When comes in contact sinful enemy elevate Lust and acting with Material Nature into mode of One can be saved Goodness? from degradation of Comes in Contact wrath by spiritual with Mode of attachment Passion

ETERNAL LOVE When living Inquires about for serving Krsna entities baffled by Supreme, who is transforms into prolonged lustful He, what is my activities, inquires relationship about LUST with Him? etc. For serving one’s own senses How to make Desiring everything for Facility to the Lust & Wrath Purpose of Krishna in KC. Conditioned Soul to fulfill Spiritualized? Material Creation Eg. Arjuna, Hanuman lustful propensities Text – 38 38 Degrees of covering of the Lust on the Living Entities Smoke/Fire Human life : Lust chance to kindle fire of KC by careful handling of Beginning of Compared to smoke Krsna Consciousness Consciousness of Human being Human life : One can conquer Lust by cultivation of KC under guidance Dust/Mirror of Spiritual Master

Different Compared to Degrees of Cleansing by Consciousness Spiritual of beast & Covering of Methods birds Lust

Womb/Embryo

Knowledge Compared to completely Consciousness covered of Trees Text – 39 39 More Characteristics of Lust

Advancement Lust of Material Material World civilization on Cover Living the basis of Entity’s Pure Sense Consciousness Gratification

Increasing duration of Material Lust is symbol existence Characteristics of Ignorance of Lust So called happiness is ultimate enemy for sense Lust is never enjoyer satisfied

Shackles of Sex Life Maithunya-agara How to Stop Satisfying Lust it? is like adding Punishment for fuel to fire. Living Entity for being disobedient to Stop Feeding Laws of God. it and Let it Die Text – 40 Lust How to conquer the Enemy – LUST 40 Sitting places of the Lust

Senses Mind Intelligence Soul

False Identification

Mind Identifies Self with Matter Senses

Soul Center of all Lusty Acquires activities of Intelligence Influences Addicted to enjoying soul to FALSE Capital material senses and the Senses EGO thinks this as source of Reservoir of happiness Ideas for Sense Gratification Goes to places of Identify body made Considers by Considers pilgrimage for taking of 3 elements products of land of birth bath, rather than (Kapha, Vata, body as his as meeting devotees to Pitta) as self kinsmen worshipable gain transcendental knowledge False Identification : Manifested in various ways (SB 10.84.13) Learn KC from Bhagavad Gita 41 Text – 41 Regulate the Senses Lust How to Overcome Lust?

Feels attracted to pleasure and repulsed by pain When Attacked Senses send The Knowledge of Self and by lust images of Super Self is very confidential desirable and and has to be understood as Senses undesirable explained by Lord Himself Sitting objects to Mind in BG (SB 2.9.31) places of Mind Lust Weakest How??? Learn living entities are part By following and parcel of lord and simply Intelligence Easiest to conquer religious meant to serve lord regulations Lust is perverted reflection of Jnana (Knowledge) natural love for Krsna, KC Knowledge of Self as prevents Love deteriorating Destroyer distinguished from Non-Self into Lust. When love of Jnana & transforms into Lust, it’s very difficult to revert. Vijnana Vijnana (Self- Realization) Specific knowledge of the Even a late beginner can spirit soul’s constitutional become lover of God by position and his relationship following regulative principles to the Supreme Soul of devotional service 42 Text – 42 Hierarchy of sitting places of Lust Solution Soul (Mahan) Lust

Understanding Completely Intelligence Souls surrender to the Constitutional Supreme Lord Mind position

Using intelligence engage Mind in direct service of Lord Krsna Different Senses outlets for Stopping actions Senses will then activities of body will not follow the of Lust help, since Mind dictation of is always active Mind

Dull Matter CAUTION! Even though the soul is the master of Intelligence, Mind, and Senses, unless it is strengthned by Krishna consciousness, there is every chance of falling down due to the AGITATED MIND 43 Text – 43 Steady the Mind by Spiritual Intelligence (KC)

Conquer Overcoming Soul Steady Mind Transcendental by deliberate Spiritual Higher than Lust Intelligence Material Lust Material Senses

Mind Intelligence Chapter 3

Conclusion

Chapter 3 is conclusively Do not Gradually develop KC & then Greatest enemy of In immature stage directed towards Krishna give up one can be situated in a conditioned soul – philosophical speculations consciousness by knowing work and transcendental position desire for over- & artificial attempts to oneself as the eternal Prescribed unaffected by Mind & Senses – lording & sense control senses by yoga servitor of the Supreme by the help of steady gratification, which fails to help, One must be Personality of Godhead and duties all intelligence directed towards are manifestations trained in KC by higher not the impersonal voidness of a one’s pure identity of lust intelligence as the ultimate end. sudden Lust – Characteristics & Overcoming Lust Lust Born of Mode of 37 Passion No Krsna Consciousness Characteristics Transforms into 37 When Soul is Wrath not engaged in (Ignorance) Krsna Consciousness Overcoming Lust (BG 3.40-43) Forces us to act 37 sinfully Regulate Senses Engage Soul in All devouring 37 Senses drags (since mind and Krsna greatest enemy Mind intelligence are Consciousness difficult to control, Covers living 38 begin with senses) entities pure Attack Lust in Mind & consciousness Intelligence by contemplating Mind drags As smoke covers fire Devotional on real identity of being soul, intelligence Under direction Soul is superior to dictates of Mirror covered by Service of bonafied the senses, mind & intelligence dust (following Spiritual Master Embryo covered by Shastras) Intelligence Practice acting on the womb platform of spiritual Never satisfied, drags soul desire(KC) rather than 39 into Sense material lust. burns like fire Gratification Sitting place of 40 Lust – Senses, Mind, Intelligence Mind engages Intelligence Mind is senses which is engaged in becomes like Covers Knowledge 41 serpent with (Jnana) and Self Strengthened KC realization (Vijnana) Courtesy : Gauranga Priya das broken fangs Summary – Chapter 3 Arjuna confuses Lord Recommended Buddhi Yoga as Arjuna asks Buddhi Yoga retirement from Why Lord active life Krsna wants Him to fight? According to Condemn Fruitive Arjuna the War Activities was a Fruitive Activity

Lord Krsna Purpose of Bhagavad Gita says He has Soul Active by nature, One will be actually Sankhya-yoga giving up work pretender as the Work only for recommended Analytical without purification senses may be Lord Krishna 1 process with Study of materialistic restrained but the 2 stages ie Purifying senses by contamination will not mind will dwell on Without Following Karma & Philosophical Process get perfection sense objects. Self Teachings Jnana Motivation Faithfully

Without Free from Result Envy Lethargy Lord Krsna Karma-yoga Performing work in Work in devotion devotion(KC), one’s performed for replies that Niskama Free from Attain there are 2 prescribed duty is satisfaction of Vishnu Bondage Perfection Karma will cleanse the heart ways to better than not of materialistic realize self Buddhi-Yoga performing any propensities and make Working in Devotion work. one free from bondage Lust–All devouring Enemy Sitting places How to If one cannot perform work in Act to set an example of Lust conquer Lust? devotion with detachment, One fully absorbed in Perfected soul still Senses, By regulating then perform work as KC has no other duty to performs one’s Mind & Senses, Performance prescribed in the Karma perform and by working prescribed duties with Intelligence of duties with detachment, steady Kanda section of the Vedas by thus with detachment detachment to set an covers the mind by performing Yagna/sacrifices one will attain the example. Eg. Janaka, soul's deliberate spiritual knowledge for the pleasure of Vishnu. Supreme Lord Krishna intelligence – KC Summary – Chapter 3 Arjuna inquires why Krsna previously recommended buddhi yoga, using one's intelligence to link to the Supreme, and has condemned fruitive work -- but wishes him to fight, Krsna replies that He has actually recommended one process with two stages -- Karma and Jnana.

Arjuna confuses Buddhi Yoga as retirement from active life. He inquires why Krsna previously recommended buddhi yoga(using one's intelligence to link to the Supreme), and has condemned fruitive work -- but wants him to fight.

Krsna replies that there are two ways to realize the self : Sankhya Yoga and Buddhi Yoga (Work in devotion). It is not possible for one to abstain from work : the soul by nature is active,giving up work without purification of materialistic contamination will not get perfection and one will just be a pretender as the senses may be restrained but the mind will dwell on sense objects.

Performing work in devotion(Krishna Consciousness), one’s prescribed duty is better than not performing any work. Work in devotion performed for the satisfaction of Vishnu will cleanse the heart of materialistic propensities and make one free from bondage.

If one cannot perform work in devotion with detachment then one can perform work as prescribed in the karma kanda section of the Vedas by performing yagna/sacrifices for the pleasure of Vishnu.

When one performs action fully absorbed in Krishna consciousness has no other duty to perform and by working thus with detachment one will attain the Supreme. But such a perfected soul still performs one’s prescribed duties with detachment to set an example for the common man. e.g Janaka and Krsna Himself: owner of everything and totally detached from material world still performs His duties.

The ignorant perform work with attachment, the learned men engage their propensity to work in devotion.

Krsna summarizes this section by instructing Arjuna to perform work only for Him without self motivation by following His teachings faithfully without envy will thus be free from bondage and attain perfection.

Insatiable lust, is the cause of all sinful activity. Through lust, sitting in the senses, mind, and intelligence, the soul's knowledge is covered. By regulating the senses (by performance of duties with detachment), steady the mind by deliberate spiritual intelligence – Krsna Consciousness the enemy of lust can be conquered. Complied from the Teachings of …

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