Gita Camp Day 4

Do you believe in life on other planets? Give 3 reasons

Pratyaksha Pramana (Direct Sensual Perception) Acquiring Knowledge Pratyaksha Pramana (Direct Sensual Perception) Anuman Pramana (By Inference) Shabda Pramana (Word of Authority)

Recap Day1 Why read scriptures? What are vedas and what is contained in them? Why is Bhagavad Gita the most important scripture? What does Bhagavad Gita Talk about? Who was it spoken to and why?

Recap Day 2 Arjuna’s Questions 1. what is Brahman (Spirit)? 2. What is “Adhyatma” (the self)? 3. What are Karma (fruitive activities)? 4. What is this adhibhuta (material manifestation)? 5. What are the demigods (Adhidaiva)? 6. Who is the Adhiyajna (Lord of sacrifice)? 7. How does Adhiyajna (Lord of sacrifice) reside? 8. How can those engaged in devotional service know You at the time of death?

Recap Day 3 Whatever we remember at time of death, that determines our next life If we remember Krishna, we can go back to spiritual world If we Do not remember Krishna, we take another material body We can remember Krishna at death by remembering Krishna at every moment in our life Practice is very important to remember Krishna at every moment Chanting the Holy name daily is the recommended way

Sections of Chapter 8 Krishna's answers to Arjuna’s questions Section vi (8.23 – 8.28) Supremacy of pure devotion in attaining Krishna Section v (8.17 – 8.22) Comparing the material & spiritual worlds / glories of Supreme abode Section iv (8.14 – 8.16) Pure Devotional Service (remembrance of Krishna through Bhakti) Section iii (8.9 – 8.13) Remembering Krishna (practice remembrance through meditation) Section ii (8.5 – 8.8) Remembering Krishna at the time of death Section i (8.1 – 8.4) Krishna's answers to Arjuna’s questions

Day 4 Remembering Krishna at the time of death Section vi (8.23 – 8.28) Supremacy of pure devotion in attaining Krishna Section v (8.17 – 8.22) Comparing the material & spiritual worlds / glories of Supreme abode Section iv (8.14 – 8.16) Pure Devotional Service (remembrance of Krishna through Bhakti) Section iii (8.9 – 8.13) Remembering Krishna (practice remembrance through meditation) Section ii (8.5 – 8.8) Remembering Krishna at the time of death Krishna's answers to Arjuna’s questions Section iii (8.9 – 8.13) Remembering Krishna (practice remembrance through meditation)

How exactly can we remember every moment? Remember Krishna Why? To go back to Godhead How? By remembering every moment How exactly can we remember every moment? Through yogic meditation (verses 9-13) Through devotional service (verses 14-16)

V8.13 Remembrance through Meditation (10 ways) Kavi – Knower of everything(Past, present and Future) Oldest – All born out of him Controller of everything Smaller the smallest – In each aton, Heart of living entity Maintainer of everything Beyond material conception – Example all planets floating Achintya (Inconceivable) – beyond out thinking power Always a person – has a form like us Luminous like the sun Transcendental – beyond this material nature

Sat-chakra-yoga V 8.10 One who, at the time of death, fixes his life air between the eyebrows and, by the strength of yoga, with an undeviating mind, engages himself in remembering the Supreme Lord in full devotion, will certainly attain to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

8.11,8.12 & 8.13 8.11 Persons who are learned in the Vedas, who utter oṁ-kāra, and who are great sages in the renounced order enter into Brahman. Desiring such perfection, one practices celibacy. I shall now briefly explain to you this process by which one may attain salvation. 8.12 The yogic situation is that of detachment from all sensual engagements. Closing all the doors of the senses and fixing the mind on the heart and the life air at the top of the head, one establishes himself in yoga. 8.13 After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable oṁ, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and quits his body, he will certainly reach the spiritual planets. learned in the Vedas utter oṁ-kāra in the renounced order one practices celibacy ..enter into Brahman detachment from all sensual engagements Closing all the doors of the senses fixing the mind on the heart the life air at the top of the head …establishes himself in yoga situated in this yoga practice vibrating the sacred syllable oṁ thinks of the Supreme Personality of Godhead quits his body ..reach the spiritual planets

Chanting Includes the process of meditation Practice Practice Practice Chant Chant Chant

Recap: Remembrance through Meditation (10 ways) Kavi – Knower of everything(Past, present and Future) Oldest – All born out of him Controller of everything Smaller the smallest – In each aton, Heart of living entity Maintainer of everything Beyond material conception – Example all planets floating Achintya (Inconceivable) – beyond out thinking power Always a person – has a form like us Luminous like the sun Transcendental – beyond this material nature