How well do you know Advaita Vedanta?
2a. First Principles: The Qualities of Nature
The yogic view of the world is based upon three qualities: sattva, rajas, and tamas. Einstein felt that the “principle of the universe will be beautiful and simple”. We ask if the three qualities are that “beautiful and simple” principle. Sattva is illuminating, free from contamination;Rajas binds tightly;Tamas is a bewildering absence of knowledge.Bhagavad Gita 14.6–8 (paraphrased)
3. Saturday arvo
We begin the weekend by chanting and discussing the Dhyana Yoga chapter of the Gita. For one who is absorbed in yoga while eating and in recreation, and is absorbed in yoga while sleeping and while awake, for such a person yoga destroys suffering
1. Chant: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6
We begin the weekend by chanting and discussing the Dhyana Yoga chapter of the Gita. For one who is absorbed in yoga while eating and in recreation, and is absorbed in yoga while sleeping and while awake, for such a person yoga destroys suffering.Bhagavad Gita 6.17
Indian Art: “More than the eye can see”
Extract from a conversation between Daniel Ehnbom and Neeraja Poddar, OCHS Visiting Fellows 17 May 2018