Bhagavad Gita

The Vedas are beautiful scriptures, a Way of Knowledge that reveals the Truth about the Self, You.

Veda means: source of Knowledge. The Vedas are revelations of the Great Universal Order itself, the oldest original scriptures about the Self, the World and Creation. They have come to us through the ṛṣhis. In a spontaneous and transcendent form.

The Vedas have four branches - Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sāma Veda and Atharvaṇa Veda. In Yajur Veda itself, there are two branches: Śukla Yajur Veda and Kṛṣṇa Yajur Veda. For many of us, the original Vedas are inaccessible. Therefore, out of compassion, Ishwara himself (the Great Order) has given us a condensed version of the Vedas: the Bhagavad Gītā.

Gita explains how the Self, the Atman, is unlimited, indestructible, Ever existing

The author of the Bhagavad Gītā is Vyāsācārya. Gītā is not a philosophy, it is a Way of Self-Knowledge.

We do not know when the Vedas themselves began, but the final part of the Vedas or Vedânta, is called Upaniṣad; which alone gives us this knowledge of Self. Bhagavad Gītā is the essence of the Upaniṣads or the essence of Vedānta.

Bhagavad Gītā consists of 700 verses, a relatively small work compared to the original Vedas. It occurs in the Mahābhārata as a dialogue between Lord Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. If you learn the Bhagavad Gītā, you have learned the entire Vedas.

Śankarācārya says that even if you do not study any other scripture, study the Bhagavad Gītā at least. It will be helpful in defining and understanding the direction of your life.

Every week, on Mondays at 1 p.m., in the traditional format.
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Anandi Audrey presents the teachings of the Gita according to the writings of
Swami Dayananda, founder of our Arsha Vidya lineage.

It is a moment of great magic and elevation. The desire for freedom, Moksha, is a desire that all human beings share.

Your attendance at the Bhagavad Gita requires commitment and diligent participation, it is not a drop-in & out class!

Passion and perseverance in study will lead you to a very great fulfillment, a feeling of contentment, pure, simple and deep: Moksha.

On Donation, as traditionally: the Dakshina.

Hari Om Tat Sat

In Sanskrit, the gift is called Daksina, spiritual gift for the teaching received.

In the West, we are not used to this concept of daksina. In India, it is part of the culture and tradition to honor the teaching and the teacher for sharing knowledge and practices.

Can't we put a price on what is priceless? for knowledge or practices that allow our hearts to relax?

We can give as much as we can, whenever we can, to express our gratitude, according to our situation and the means available.

It is said in the Veda that Phalam, the fruits of our study, descend and take shape in the Self at the moment of Dakshina. It is a practice that makes you free and that you will feel as such, from which you draw a great instantaneous fullness: Purnam.