The State Of Parabrahman
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THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः ।
वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः
॥ २=४२॥
yāmimāṁ puṣpitāṁ vācaṁ
pravadantyavipaścitaḥ
vedavādaratāḥ pārtha
nānyadastīti vādinaḥ
Men of little knowledge, who
are very much attached to
eulogizing the flowery words
of the Vedas, O Pārtha, argue
that, 'there is nothing else';
these advocates of Vedas
(vādīna)
POWERFUL COGNITION
ALL is INFINITE.
कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम् ।
क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति
॥ २-४३॥
kāmātmānaḥ svargaparā
janmakarmaphalapradāṃ kriyā-viśeṣa-
bahulāṁ bhogaiśvarya-gatiṁ prati
Look upon and recommend various
fruitful actions for elevation to
heavenly planets, resulting in high
birth, power, and so forth. Thus being
desirous of sense gratification and
opulent life they say that there is
nothing more than this to living
POWERFUL COGNITION
Śruti meaning, 'that which was heard internally, not as an external expression.
अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत ।
अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना
॥ २=२८॥
bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ
tayāpahṛtacetasām
vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ
samādhau na vidhīyate
Those whose minds are
attached to sense pleasures and
lordship,, who are diverted by
such teachings, for them, the
determination for steady
meditation and samādhi, fixed
intelligence does not happen
POWERFUL COGNiTiON
Experiential knowledge.
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन ।
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्
॥ २=४५॥
traiguṇyaviṣayā vedā nistraiguṇyo
bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nityas-attva-stho
niryogakṣema ātmavān
O Arjuna! Be you above the three guṇas (attributes) that the Vedas deal in: free yourself from the pairs-of-opposites and be always in satva (goodness), free from all thoughts of acquisition (yoga) or preservation (kṣema), and be established in the Self
POWERFUL COGNITION
Be established in a state where you are no longer concerned about creation, preservation and destruction
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके ।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः
॥ २=४६॥
yāvānartha udapāne sarvataḥ
saṁplutodake tāvānsarveṣu
vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ
The Brāhmaṇa (sage), who has
known the Self, has little use
for the vedic scriptures, as
these are like a pool of water
in a place that is already in
flood, overflowing with a great
water reservoir
POWERFUL COGNITION
The state of Parabrahman.
The Vedas, the collection of knowledge as directly experienced by the great sages, the Ṛṣis, was conveyed for generations by word of mouth and was referred to as Śruti meaning, ‘that which was heard internally, not as an external expression.’
The moment an experience is expressed, it is no longer the truth of that experience. All the great scriptures, Vedas, Upaniṣads and Gītā, exist at different levels of understanding, seven levels, to be precise, depending on the energy level that one dwells in. At the highest level one understands that all that there is, is INFINITE, each one infinitely powerful. There is no experiencer, experienced or experience as separate entities at the highest energy level;
ALL is INFINITE.
Kṛṣṇa refers to that truth here in these verses, the truth of the highest energy. ‘Do not be carried away by the apparent ritualistic approach of the Vedas as propounded by half learned scholars,’ the Master says, ‘go beyond; go beyond duality, nirdvando. All these seem to bring joy but are transient; that joy is the brief intermission between periods of sorrow. Go beyond the three attributes, nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna and seek the firm truth of the Infinite, the Union, that is Yoga,’ He says to Arjuna. 'Kṛṣṇa finally says, 'Once you understand and realize Brahman, all the knowledge of the Vedas that you quote so passionately, will be of as much relevance to you as a lake in the midst of an ocean.' Kṛṣṇa is leading Arjuna step by step as if teaching a baby to walk. One by one the Master demolishes Arjuna's conflicting patterns, arguments and fears, dispelling his dilemma. These first baby steps address Arjuna's intellect, for that's all Arjuna has been using till now. Kṛṣṇa shows Arjuna how meaningless his intellectual knowledge is. It is all borrowed, with no experiential backing. He now leads him into experiential knowledge.
GOALS:
Helping each child move
from intellectual
knowledge to experience.
ASSESSMENTS
❖ What happens the moment an experience is expressed?
❖ What is Kṛṣṇa demolishing?
❖ What is Kṛṣṇa showing Arjuna?
❖ Why is Arjuna's intellectual knowledge meaningless?
❖ What is Kṛṣṇa leading Arjuna toward?
Listen. Completion means feeling empowered, feeling powerful, without any hangover, without feeling powerless, during and after every situation in your life! If you are powerful, you won’t be violent. You will not be in guilt, fear or carry incomplete desires.
ART OF
THE DAY
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ART OF THE DAY:
CREATING DESIGNS
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Paper Pen
- Sketch pen or pencil
PROCEDURE
Encourage the children to create their own designs using different patterns. They can exhibit their creativity by creating more designs
INFERENCE
Opening without restriction with creativity is happiness. When you relax from the identity that you project to the outer world, to show who you are to others—it is called the first experience. Relaxing from the second identity that you carry in your inner world to prove who you are to yourself is what is called enlightenment. Enlightenment is a state to be experienced.
ACTIVITY
OF THE DAY
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ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:
WRITE THROUGH YOUR FRIEND
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Pen
- Paper.
PROCEDURE:
Have enough pencils for everyone and
1 paper for each and tell them to hold
their friend's hand and write or draw
using their friend's hand. Each child
has to hold their friend's hand and
write or draw using their friend's hand.
This activity needs lots of coordination
between the child and his friend.
INFERENCE:
As this activity needs a lot
of coordination and
concentration, this enables
them to focus, being in the
now, to unclutch the past
previous thoughts, helping
others and being
responsible for others
achievement. Unclutching
leads into experiential
knowledge.
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:
VAAKYARTHA SADHAS
Engage into a discussion about how to move from intellectual knowledge to experiential knowledge. Ask each child/teenager to think about something that they know intellectually and help them find a way to teach it to others so that others will gain an experience.
CONCLUSION:
Intellectual knowledge is useless without experiential knowledge.
