1. Gita Camp
Day 4

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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

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

14. 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