Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 - Lesson 6 of 14

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

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Encourage the students to discuss: What do you think created a shift from Arjuna’s bewilderment of Krsna’s cosmic form to one of fear for Arjuna? Have they had an experience where first they had one feeling or understanding, then they had a memory or click or shift inside themselves and that changed their feeling or understanding? For example

❖ They thought a dog was cute until they remembered someone got a dog bite and then they were scared of the dog ❖ They thought their homework was impossible until they studied it and had had a click in understanding and were able to do it ❖ They woke up in the night and were scared because it was dark, then they snuggled into their blankets and felt safe there and fell asleep again

ask them to discuss how their feelings or understanding changed.

CONCLUTION:

Krsna appeals to the being level people who want an experience straightaway. Just by His will, He can give them that experience. He can give the experience of enlightenment to Arjuna just by showing him His cosmic form, Visvarupa Darsan! Krsna shows that He is in everybody and that everybody is in Him. Whether we are intellectually oriented, emotionally oriented or being level oriented, we can find our fulfillment in Krsna. When the intellect ripens, it becomes intelligence; when emotion ripens, it becomes devotion; when our being ripens, we become enlightened. All these three modes of enlightenment find their peak in Krsna. He can fulfill every being. Hence, He is called jagat guru, master of the whole universe.