Guest guest Posted September 13, 2003 Report Share Posted September 13, 2003 Gabriele and I invite all members to join a Bhagavad Gita Study Group . Sri Bhagavan chose 42 verses which he regarded as the most important .We shall post one a day and invite members to comment as and when appropriate .The translation is by Arthur Osborne and Prof.Kulkarni. 1.The scene is set : Said Sanjaya "Despondent,overwhelmed with compassion[as he sat],his troubled eyes filled with tears ,Krishna, the Slayer of Madhu spoke to him. ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://mail.messenger..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2003 Report Share Posted September 14, 2003 om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya Dear Gabriele and Alan, > Gabriele and I invite all members to join a Bhagavad Gita Study Group . > Sri Bhagavan chose 42 verses which he regarded as the most important .We shall > post one a day and > invite members to comment as and when appropriate .The translation is by > Arthur Osborne and > Prof.Kulkarni. Thank you. It has often been said that, in this day and age, it is impossible to find the time to study Bhagavad Gita in its entirety. Indeed, the pace of life appears to sweep us away in incessant waves of action. Help is at hand! We are fortunate, that Sri Ramana Maharshi, when asked for one verse from Bhagavad Gita, which would encompass the essence of the teaching, referred to chapter 10, verse 20 where Krishna declares, 'I am the Self, O Gudakesa, dwelling in the Heart of all beings. I am the beginning, the middle and, indeed, the end of all beings.' It is even more fortuitous that, rather than stop with this single verse, he then selected, and arranged in order, a further 41 verses (giving 42 verses in total, of which the above verse is number 4) through which the non-dual teaching of Bhagavad Gita is made to unfold effortlessly before the reader. > 1.The scene is set : > Said Sanjaya > "Despondent,overwhelmed with compassion[as he sat],his troubled eyes filled > with tears ,Krishna, > the Slayer of Madhu spoke to him. --- sañjaya uvAca tam tathA krpayA 'vishTam aSrupUrNAkulekSaNam | vishIdantam idam vAkyam uvAca madhusUdanah || (2.1) 1 --- Sañjaya said: Then Madhusudana spoke these words to Arjuna, who, with mind despondent and eyes perplexed and full of tears, was overcome with pity: --- Note: Arjuna is in distress. His eyes search every which way. He stands in the midst of the turmoil of life, unsure of his actions. He is everyman. He represents the human condition. When 'events' constantly step up and slap us in the face, what on earth can we do to alleviate the suffering? Miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 How do I join? where? Regards, John PLum 14/9/03 2:27 AM +0100 Alan Jacobs alanadamsjacobs (AT) (DOT) co.uk wrote: > Gabriele and I invite all members to join a Bhagavad Gita Study Group . > > Sri Bhagavan chose 42 verses which he regarded as the most important .We > shall post one a day and invite members to comment as and when > appropriate .The translation is by Arthur Osborne and Prof.Kulkarni. > > 1.The scene is set : > > Said Sanjaya > > "Despondent,overwhelmed with compassion[as he sat],his troubled eyes > filled with tears ,Krishna, the Slayer of Madhu spoke to him. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Dear John ,the joining is by actively participating in the Group by relevent postings and or qustions when and where appropriate for the benefit of yourself and all .We look forward to hearing from you .Regards ,in Him,Alan --- chueewowee <chueewowee wrote: > How do I join? where? > > Regards, > > John PLum > > 14/9/03 2:27 AM +0100 Alan Jacobs alanadamsjacobs wrote: > > > Gabriele and I invite all members to join a Bhagavad Gita Study Group . > > > > Sri Bhagavan chose 42 verses which he regarded as the most important .We > > shall post one a day and invite members to comment as and when > > appropriate .The translation is by Arthur Osborne and Prof.Kulkarni. > ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://mail.messenger..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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