Bhagavad Gita - Book 13, Volume 9

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY

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WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Topic Of Discussion:

Kṛṣṇa gives the great truth of advaita in this verse. He talks about collective consciousness. He says when we see the Supreme Soul in all living beings, we no longer see the separateness. We see everything as one single entity. We see the whole Universe as one single body, as one entity expressing the same truth of oneness. You can ask students questions such as:

Why is it so hard to believe that we are God?

How do you understand Advaita?

How do we experience ourselves, the world and life when we are in Advaita? What are the effects of conditionings on us?

Is it possible to raise a child without conditioning?

How can we remove conditionings?

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WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

CONCLUSION:

When we see that the Supreme Soul resides in each of us, we see that all of us are connected to each other. When we see this, we see the truth of living Advaita. We see that the whole Universe is the expansion of the same consciousness—tata eva ca vistāraṁ brahma sampadyate tadā (13.31). The whole Universe is the expression of the same truth.