Gita Online Course at Chinmaya International Foundation

August 4, 2011

You may have seen my post on the online course on the Bhagavad Geeta launched by the Chinmaya International Foundation. The course is authored by Pujya Swami Tejomayanandaji himself.

I have enrolled in this program and seen the first lesson. I like it already. Several points made in the first lesson struck home immediately.

1. Dhṛtarāṣṭra was born blind, Pāṇḍu was born with leucoderma, and Vidura was born to a maid servant. None of the three, according to the prevalent laws of the state, was eligible to the throne of Hastināpura. Pāṇḍu and Vidura had no complaints, only Dhṛtarāṣṭra became bitter about his blindness and weaker because of his attachments.

2. Once, after the war, when the Pāṇḍavas were relaxing, Arjuna asked Śrī Kṛṣṇa to repeat the Bhagavad Gita. The Lord said that a masterpiece cannot be repeated. The Lord himself declares गीता मे हृदयं पार्थ Gītā me hṛdayaṁ pārtha. The Gītā, O Arjuna, is my very heart.

Would definitely recommend you enroll yourself asap.

Nothing like it.

Hari Om and Namaskaar until the next post.

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