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Bhagavad Gita Structure Where does Bhagavan talk about atma after chapter 2? What is the difficult part - preparation of food or eating food? What is difficult - sadanas to prepare the mind or gain knowledge about self? What are the various topics that Bhagavad Gita deals with? Why do we need to revist chapter 2 after some time? Why would it be difficult to understand the concept

Sloka 11 (Contd...) - Wise Men do not grieve What is the ignorance that we possess? How long have we had that ignorance? What is the consequence of ignorance? What do we mean by Adhyāsa? What is the most common example of false super-imposition? What happens during false super-imposition? In the rope-snake example, whose existence is borrowed by who? Whose nature is borrowed by

Sloka 10 - Bhagavan's reaction to Arjuna How did Bhagavan start his Upadesha? Where did He start his Upadesha? How was Arjuna's mindset at that time? What are the 2 reasons for Bhagavan's smile? Sloka 11 - Wise Men do not grieve Who is Arjuna grieving for? Is it worthy enough to be grieved for? Is Arjuna's sorrow justified according to Bhagavan? How does Arjuna

Bhagavad Gita Structure Where does Bhagavan talk about atma after chapter 2? What is the difficult part - preparation of food or eating food? What is difficult - sadanas to prepare the mind or gain knowledge about self? What are the various topics that Bhagavad Gita deal in? Why do we need to revist chapter 2 after some time? Why would it be difficult to understand the concepts

Sloka 11 (Contd...) - Wise Men do not grieve What is the ignorance that we possess? How long have we had that ignorance? What is the consequence of ignorance? What do we mean by Adhyāsa? What is the most common example of false super-imposition? What happens during false super-imposition? In the rope-snake example, whose existence is borrowed by who? Whose nature is borrowed by

Sloka 10 - Bhagavan's reaction to Arjuna How did Bhagavan start his Upadesha? Where did He start his Upadesha? How was Arjuna's mindset at that time? What are the 2 reasons for Bhagavan's smile? Sloka 11 - Wise Men do not grieve Who is Arjuna grieving for? Is it worthy enough to be grieved for? Is Arjuna's sorrow justified according to Bhagavan? How does Arjuna

Adhikāritvam (Contd..) - Qualifications 03. Mumukshutvam - Desire (for liberation) What does Mumukshutvam (Desire) mean? What is the issue when we depend on the world for emotions? Why should we not depend on the world? What are the psychological problems we face with regards to relations? Whose problem is it to rely on the unreliable? Where is our problem - with the world or w

Sloka 08 : Worldly Solutions cannot solve Samsara Can name/fame/power/position/wealth/pleasures help in relieving grief / samsara? What is the famous mantra in Mundaka Upanishad? When does one discover Samsara? Does Arjuna see anything in this world that can remove his sorrow? How does he feel about his sense organs? Will an unrivalled prosperous kingdom relieve his grief? Ad

Sloka 07 (Contd) : Arjuna's Sharanagati What is the feeling that a Sannyasi needs to guard against, according to Shankaracharya in Sadhana Panchakam? What kind of sympathy should we not have in our mind? What is the dosha that had affected Arjuna's intellect? In which area is Arjuna's intellect confused with? What are the 2 definitions of Dharma according to Samprad

Sloka 07: Arjuna's Sharanagati At which stage (within the 4 stages of Vedanta) was Arjuna in? Why will people not seek help? How do we conclude that Arjuna has become an adhikaari (qualified)? What do we need to recognize Samsara? What makes us say that Arjun was helpless? What important change is Arjuna going through here? What is Sharanagati / Prapatti / Surrender? What k