Hari Om All,
Thank you for attending the second week of Bala Vihar.
During this session, we learnt to chant the first 4 verses of Bhagavadgeeta chapter 2.
We continued reviewing chapters 1 – 12 of the Bhagavad Geeta as understanding the concepts brought up during these sections will be absolutely vital for understanding chapters 13 and onwards. Some concepts we discussed included Karma yoga which promotes the performance of one's duties without an expectation of the fruits of the action, in other words, this means acting with yajna spirit (i.e. the spirit of sacrifice).
We also discussed the nature of duty – each person has a duty to their family, friends, society and vocation. It is important to consider your actions in light of your various duties and the motivations behind them – are you acting with yajna spirit?
Below is the link to a video by Swami Bodhatmananda ji which gives a very quick overview of the first 12 chapters, that we have been revising. Please take some time to listen to this video which will give a super FastTrack in bringing us up to speed.
We will see you soon.
Regards,
Raghav and Rashmi
