Right Sacrifices Lead To Liberation
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THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM
4.29
अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे ।
प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः
॥ ४=२९॥
apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe
'pānaṁ tathāpare । prāṇāpānagatī
ruddhvā prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ
There are others who sacrifice the
life energy in the form of
incoming breath and outgoing
breath, thus checking the
movement of the incoming and
outgoing breaths and
controlling the breath.
POWERFUL COGNITION
The Prāṇāyāma, practice of breath control in yoga, is an offering to God.
4.30
अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति ।
सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः
॥ ४=३०॥
apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇānprāṇeṣu
juhvati I sarve’pyete yajñavido
yajñakṣapitakalmaṣāḥ II
There are others who sacrifice
through controlled eating and offering
the outgoing breath, life energy. All
these people know the meaning of
sacrifice and are purified of sin or
karma.
POWERFUL COGNITION
Spiritual fasting is a sacrifice.
4.31
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।सनातनम्
नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम
॥ ४=३१॥
yajñaśiṣṭāmṛtabhujo yānti brahma
sanātanam । nāyaṁ loko'styayajñasya
kuto'nyaḥ kurusattama
Having tasted the nectar of the
results of such sacrifices, they go to
the supreme eternal consciousness.
This world is not for those who have
not sacrificed. How can the other
be, Arjuna?
POWERFUL COGNITION
Those who have sacrificed attain supreme eternal consciousness.
4.32
एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे ।
कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे
॥ ४=३२॥
evaṁ bahuvidhā yajñā vitatā
brahmaṇo mukhe I karmajānviddhi
tānsarvānevaṁ jñātvā vimokṣyase
Thus, there are many kinds of
sacrifices born of work mentioned in
the Vedas. Thus, knowing these, one
will be liberated.
POWERFUL COGNITION
There are many forms of sacrifice involving a combination of material, physical, mental and spiritual sacrifices.
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INTRODUCTION
The true meaning of sacrifice lies in the spirit with which it is done. When you give away something you cannot afford to give, it is a true enriching sacrifice. When you give away something you can afford to give, then it is not a true enriching sacrifice.
Kṛṣṇa mentions many forms of sacrifice here. He talks of sacrifices of material wealth, yoga and penance—a combination of material, physical, mental and spiritual sacrifices. When a person does these at some cost and pain to himself, they would be genuine sacrifices. Otherwise they would merely be meaningless rituals.
However, even that which is given away
by someone who can afford what he is
giving, if done with good intentions of
enriching, would result in gains to that
person.
His very intention to enrich will alter his mindset and liberate him.
When one sacrifices whatever is dear
and whatever is difficult to give away,
he enters a completely different plane
of sacrifice, one that liberates the
person.
Such a person enters a plane of true non-attachment, leading to liberation.
GOALS:
Encourage the class
to reach an
understanding that
Sacrifice is a
blessing. It leads to
immense spiritual
expansion within
the person making
the sacrifice.
ASSESSMENTS
1. What are the different types of sacrifices?
2. What is true sacrifice?
3. What is more important: the quantity or value of the sacrifice, or the intention to enrich with which the sacrifice is made? Justify your answer.
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ART OF THE DAY
ART OF THE DAY:
SHOES OF AN ARTIST
PROCEDURE
Observe the following sketch titled "A Mother's Sacrifice".
And discuss your feelings about it. Identify at least one way you feel the artist got the idea of sacrifice right, or one way you feel they got it wrong.
INFERENCE
True Sacrifice is accompanied by the self-less intention to enrich another.
We must never back down when life presents us with our very own opportunity to sacrifice to enrich another.
A MOTHER'S SACRIFICE
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:
SACRIFICE
PROCEDURE:
Identify an unsung hero from your life,
who sacrificed for you. Write a 100
word character sketch about your real
life hero and their sacrifice for you.
INFERENCE:
Sacrifice is an elevated human quality. It leads to liberation.
We must hold gratitude in our hearts
for all those unsung heroes of ordinary
life, who have sacrificed for us.
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:
VAAKYARTHA SADHAS
Topic of discussion is "What is supreme sacrifice?"
Conclusion: Sacrifices made with the intention to enrich others alters our mindset, we enter a plane of non-attachment, leading to our liberation.
- BHAGAVAD GITA -
BOOK IV, VOLUME VIII