Archive for the ‘Chapter 17’ Category

The ninety nine Club- Satsangh Takeaways

contentment

At last night’s Satsangh, Ram spoke on verses 20-23 of the 17th Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, which deal with the different types of charity or Dhaana. Ram said that although the Slokas explicitly talk about charity they also have an underlying and unsaid thread running through them and this is the need for contentment. [...]

The Strength of Faith – Guruji’s Gita in Practice – 17

CHAPTER 17 Shraddha-traya vibhaga Yoga (Division of Threefold Faith) Sri Bhagavan said: THREE KINDS OF FAITH 17. 1 Arjuna qns: Those who worship endowed with faith, disregarding Shasthras, where do they stand in Satwa, Rajas, or Tamas? 17. 2 The Lord says: The faith of men by nature is of three types. Satvik, Rajas, and [...]

Real Penance and Happiness – Utthana Path

This is the daily Bhagvadgita reading selection from उत्थान पथ (Path to a Spiritual High) for Fridays. The first three shlokas highlight the acts that can be categorized as tapas for body, speech and mind. Later, continuing the theme of the three gunas, Lord Krishna classifies happiness into three categories. वास्तविक तप और सुख vāstavika [...]

हरिगीता – अध्याय १७

Chapter 17 of Shri Hari Gita

In pursuit of Progress – Utthaana Path

It is after a long gap, I am picking up the thread of posts regarding उत्थान पथ (Path to a Spiritual High). Thanks to AjitJi for the reminder Today’s post from utthaana path is the reading from Bhagvadgita for Mondays.  Designated as उन्नति का मार्ग – the path to be followed in pursuit of Progress, [...]

Ch.17: The three divisions of faith

Here’s a short summary of Chapter 17