'The Message of Bhagwad Gita' is a course offered in the B. Tech. programs at School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Unit 1
Introduction: Relevance of Bhagavad Gita today – Background of Mahabharatha.
Arjuna Vishada Yoga: Arjuna’s Anguish and Confusion – Symbolism of Arjuna’s Chariot.
Sankhya Yoga: Importance of Self-knowledge – Deathlessness: Indestructibility of Consciousness – Being Established in Wisdom – Qualities of a Sthita-prajna.
Unit 2
Karma Yoga: Yoga of Action – Living in the Present – Dedicated Action without Anxiety over Results - Concept of Swadharma.
Dhyana Yoga: Tuning the Mind – Quantity, Quality and Direction of Thoughts – Reaching Inner Silence.
Unit 3
Bhakti Yoga: Yoga of Devotion – Form and Formless Aspects of the Divine – Inner Qualities of a True Devotee.
Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga: Dynamics of the Three Gunas: Tamas, Rajas, Sattva – Going Beyond the Three Gunas – Description of a Gunatheetha.
- Swami Chinmayananda, “The Holy Geeta”, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, 2002.
- Swami Chinmayananda, “A Manual of Self Unfoldment”, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, 2001.
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