Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY

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WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Topic of discussion is: “What exactly happens at the time of leaving the body?” What kind of experiences surface as the soul passes through each of these seven layers of the being ?

Start the discussion from the First Layer or sthula sharira (gross body), Second Layer or prana sharira (pranic body), Third Layer or mana sharira (mind), Fourth Layer or vijnanamaya kosha (intellect), Fifth Layer or karana sharira (causal body), Sixth Layer or ananda sharira (bliss), Seventh Layer or atman (consciousness), corresponding to experience of bodily pain, desires, guilt, painful memories, unconscious state, happy memories, and consciousness awareness respectively.

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Conclusion: what Kṛṣṇa says: This is the path on which a man can easily leave and liberate himself, and also the path on which he can suffer and destroy himself. Both ways are now shown by Kṛṣṇa.