Review of “Knowledge of Self”

Acknowledgements These notes are based on Purna Vidhya, Vedic Heritage Teaching Programme. This material covers pages of “Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita” Part 12, written by: Swamini Pramananda Saraswati and Sri Dhira Chatanya. Slides prepared by: V. “Juggy” Jagannathan.

Sri Bhagavan said Those who should not be grieved for grieveyou words of wisdom, and you speak

Those from whom breath has left (dead) And, those from whom breath has not left (alive) do not grieve wise

Verse 11 Discussion What is deserving of grief? The wise do not grieve Source of sorrow Pragmatic view Bhishma and Drona have no compunction in fighting Arjuna – they know their duty - svadharma Arjuna appears to be wise in his comments.

There was never a time that I did not exist. nor you (was time that you did not exist) nor these kings.

and, not true, shall not exist all of us hereafter (future)

Verse 12 Discussion Atma   Soul Atma is everlasting – belief in re-incarnation of soul with different bodies The use of double-negatives