"Sankhya Yoga - Day 02" Talk in English by Swami Aparajitananda, Chinmaya Mission Mangaluru.

Hari Om!

Versed 6 and 7 (contd.): Swāmī Aparājitānanda expands further on Arjuna's confusion amongst options and realisation of helplessness and need for seeking knowledge. A very deep, fascinating psychology of "attachment" is revealed.

Here Swāmījī tells about "svabhāva" and "Nara-Nārayan Avatāra". Study of "krupana" as mind deluded with respect to Dharma is most amazing.

Arjuna asks for "absolute shreyas", which is wonderfully defined. Swāmījī quotes Akhandānanda Mahārāj on effect of chanting verse 7 and elaborates on conditions of attitude of mind to be fit for Self Knowledge. It is also emphasized that success of meditation depends on attitude to introspect and tune to Supreme Self. 'Why "kshādhi mām"?' is explained with reasons.

Verse 8: Swāmījī makes very important observations and explains with amazing depth, viz. why Gītā is great revelation in Spirituality, preparedness of mind is more important than other factors and that both Krishna and Arjuna were grihasthāshramīs.

Verse 9: "Tūshnī", " Gudakesha" and "Rishīkesh" are nicely explained to bring out Arjuna's realisation of need for Self Knowledge.

(Bhagavad Gīta Chp. 2 - Talk 2 of 9 - verses 6 to 9)

(Next talk: start of Self Knowledge)