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Mind Your Friend: Attaining Highest Happiness Through Bhagavad Gita Teachings

Discover the essence of Vedas and teachings of Bhagavad Gita to achieve spiritual awakening and ultimate happiness. Learn how to navigate the complexities of the mind and senses, and transform desires into spiritual pursuits. Explore the journey of self-identification, conquer the mind's enemies, and embrace the path to spiritual realization. Unravel the significance of consciousness in determining your eternal destination and embark on the pathway to the spiritual world. Join the journey of self-discovery and elevate your soul's existence through the teachings of Bhagavad Gita.

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Mind Your Friend: Attaining Highest Happiness Through Bhagavad Gita Teachings

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  1. Srila Prabhupada’s Journey

  2. ISKCON 50

  3. Welcome

  4. Welcome

  5. “Make Mind Your Friend: Gain the Highest Happiness”Based on the Teachings of Bhagavad Gita andSrimad Bhagavatam

  6. ISKCON Founder Acharya

  7. Teachings based on BG & SB(Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya) “Ripened Fruit of Vedic Tree” “Essence of Vedas”

  8. Yoga, Soul, Karma, Destinations, SPG

  9. Who am I ?

  10. What are we (Spiritual or Material beings)? • Spiritual • Super soul • Soul • Material – subtle (body)* • Ego • Intelligence • Mind • Material – gross/physical* • Senses • Body Senses Body Intelligence Ego Soul Mind (we are a sprit soul, live in a body) * Can be spiritualised

  11. We identify ourselves with… • Nationality • Race • Religion • Appearance • Names • Profession/job title • Political Parties • Education • Wealth • Property • Family • Choice • Values • Phones

  12. Identify Crisis

  13. mamaivamso jiva-lokejiva-bhutah sanatanahmanah-sasthanindriyaniprakrti-sthani karsati The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind. BG C15 (7): The Yoga of the Supreme Person (Relationship)

  14. As Krishna’s amsah, we are sct-cit-ananda beings We are qualitatively same, but minute in quantity By recognizing our identity and redefining our activity, we revolutionize our destiny. Soul quality: Sat-Cit-Ananda – eternal, conscious, and blissful Gold particle GOLD

  15. Living entities Struggle (senses and mind)

  16. Mind is like a spoiled child(holds your happiness hostage and demands that its desires be fulfilled)

  17. 16 Basic Desires • Power • Independence • Curiosity • Acceptance • Order • Wealth/Saving • Honor • Idealism • Social Contact • Family • Status • Vengeance • Romance • Eating • Physical Activity • Tranquility

  18. Needs Fulfiled in 3 Different Modes of Material Nature • Goodness • Passion • Ignorance

  19. Mind Desires are like Waves(Endless,…. Uncontrolled) Tsunami

  20. Hiranyakashipu: Ruler of 3 lokas with uncontrolled mind

  21. A chariot with uncontrolled horses, Safe? Mind is enemy if it is driven by unwanted desires of senses. Mind is Friend or Enemy ?

  22. "Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform." How to go beyondModes of Material Nature

  23. Bg 6: Sankhya/Dhyna-yoga > Bg 6.6 For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy. Regulated Mind is Friend

  24. Dhyna-yoga > BG 6.27 The yogī whose mind is fixed on Me verily attains the highest happiness. By virtue of his identity with Brahman, he is liberated; his mind is peaceful, his passions are quieted, and he is freed from sin. Attaining Highest Happiness

  25. Spiritualise mind AUM (Omkara): material->spiritual absorption

  26. Focus and Destination Death Focus on Divine/Krishna Focus on Wealth, Power, Glamour..

  27. Making our activities spirtual

  28. Destination for Worshipers of Demigods • BG 9.25, Most Confidential Knowledge: • “man-mana bhava mad-bhakt…” • “Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.”

  29. Pathway for Migration to Spiritual World • Understand: • Body, Soul? • Supreme Person? • Relationship? • Kill demons, KKL… • Need a Brahmastra? • Practice: ABC of KC • Association, Books, Chanting of Holyname • Add T+HO HOT • Home+Office+Temple

  30. To Conclude: Consciousness decides the next destination

  31. … Srila Prabhupada, “Bagavat Gita As It Is”, Bkaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT Pres). Ajith Govinda Das, “Values of Life: Based on the Knowledge of Holy Scriptures”, ISKCON Delhi. Srila Prabhupada, “Srimad Bhagavatam”, BBT Press. Chaitanya Charan, Gita Daily, gitadaily.com .. References / Inspirations

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