Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Collection

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Higher Intelligence

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THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM

3.41

तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ ।
पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् ॥३=४१॥

tasmāttvamindriyāṇyādau niyamya
bharatarṣabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi
hyenaṁ jñānavijñānanāśanam

Therefore, O Bharatarṣabha, chief
amongst the descendants of
Bhārata, in the very beginning,
control the senses and curb the
symbol of sin, which is certainly
the destroyer of knowledge and
consciousness

POWERFUL COGNITION

You have a higher intelligence.
Use that intelligence to control
your senses

3.42

इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः ।
मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः
॥ ३=४२॥

indriyāṇi parāṇyāhur
indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ
manasastu parā buddhir yo
buddheḥ paratastu saḥ

It is said that the senses are
superior to the body. The
mind is superior to the senses.
The intelligence is still higher
than the mind and the
consciousness is even higher
than intelligence

POWERFUL COGNITION

Creating the space of completion can transform the mind and senses

Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam portrait with feather design

३.४३

एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना ।
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्
॥३-४३॥

evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā
saṁstabhyātmānamātmanā jahi
śatruṁ māhābāho kāmarūpaṁ
durāsadam

Knowing the Self to be superior to
mind and intelligence, 2nd line: by
steadying the mind by intelligence,
conquer the insatiable 3rd line:
enemy in the form of lust, O
Mahābāho, mighty-armed one

POWERFUL COGNITION

To be blissful we need to keep our inner space clean and empty

Caricature illustration of Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

INTRODUCTION

Kṛṣṇa closes his dialogue with Arjuna in this chapter with these words, ‘Be aware that you have a higher intelligence.

Use that intelligence to control your senses.’ Arjuna started the dialogue saying he was confused by Kṛṣṇa’s words about action and inaction.

Portrait of young boy with sacred ash (vibhuti) and tilak with hands in anjali mudra

Kṛṣṇa then told him to carry out his
own responsibility with authenticity
and without worrying about the result
of his actions. He guides Arjuna to lead
a purposeless life, free from obsession
with the final goal and to be detached
from the result of action.

‘Authentic action is our nature,’
He says, ‘not inaction. Act,
work, but surrender the result
of action to Me. Now, Kṛṣṇa
says clearly, ‘Control your
senses, be aware, be complete
living in the present moment
and give up lust.’

Lust, here, refers also to all
desires related to the outer
world. It is our sense of
identity, the sense of possession
that drives us to acquire and
enjoy.

The truth, however, is that acquisition
only leads to the desire for more
acquisition, not to enjoyment and
fulfillment.

To be blissful we need to keep our inner space clean and empty. Only then can bliss fill that space. The outer space can be filled, that is not a contradiction. As long as the outer material space is filled without attachment, the inner space remains empty.

To make this happen, the senses have
to be in control, not suppressed.
Anything suppressed waits for an
opportunity to explode. However,
creating the space of completion can
transform the mind and senses. When
we realize that life has no purpose,
that the meaning of life is to enrich
others and ourselves and to enjoy the
path, we learn to give up attachment
to end results.

We drop expectations. We move into
the present moment and live in the
space of completion.

This is the whole essence of Karma Yogaḥ. Be complete and drop your attachment to the goal and the fruit of your actions, and live an enriching life with integrity in words, with authenticity in thinking and action, and with responsibility in feeling.

Live life blissfully.

You will achieve the Supreme.

You will achieve the space of Enlightenment.

Kṛṣṇa says, 'You will achieve the Supreme.'You will achieve the eternal consciousness, Nityānanda, eternal bliss.

So let us pray to the ultimate Divine, Parabrahma Kṛṣṇa, to help us understand His message, to help us imbibe Him in our being. May He guide us. May He enrich us to experience the eternal consciousness, the eternal bliss, Nityānanda!

Cartoon illustration of Paramashiva/Nithyananda

GOALS:

For children to understand
about controlling their senses,
not suppressing them. For the
child to understand to keep the
inner space clean and empty.

ASSESSMENTS

• What does Kṛṣṇa say to use our higher intelligence for?

• What is the truth about acquisition?

• What do we need to be blissful?
•
• What is the essence of Karma Yogaḥ?

ART OF THE DAY

ART OF THE DAY:

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Paper

Colouring pens

Scissors

PROCEDURE

Fold the paper into four equal pieces, then cut on the fold lines so each child has 4 pieces. Let the children choose one statement for each piece of paper (flash card), let them write their preferred statement on the paper and decorate it.

• Life has no purpose Enrich others and ourselves • Enjoy the path Give up attachment to end results • Drop expectations • Move into the present moment • Live in the space of completion • Live life blissfully

Encourage the children to keep the cards where they will remind them of these important ways of living.

Inference Again and again remind ourselves of Kṛṣṇa's words

Illustration of child deity between feathers

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:

PRAY TO KRISHNA

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Paper

Pens

PROCEDURE: Encourage each child to write a beautiful prayer to say to Kṛṣṇa. When the children are done, they read out their prayer to the class.

INFERENCE:
Let us pray to the ultimate Divine,
Parabrahma Kṛṣṇa, to help us understand
His message, to help us imbibe Him in
our being. May He guide us.

Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam as Paramashiva

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Hold Vaakyartha sadhas on "the senses are superior to the body. The mind is superior to the senses. The intelligence is still higher than the mind and the consciousness is even higher than intelligence". Let the children discuss ways that their consciousness can help their intelligence, their intelligence can help their mind, their mind can help their senses, and their senses can help their body.

Conclusion:

Be complete and drop your attachment to the goal and the fruit of your actions, and live an enriching life with integrity in words, with authenticity in thinking and action.