BhagavadGita - Chapter # 2
Today we discussed verses 15,16 and 17. 2/13/22 Here are some aspects that were discussed: 1. What happens after we die? After we die, it is not the soul that leaves the body - it is the subtle body that departs with all the vasanas. Pradeep made an excellent example - the subtle body is like a memory chip or external hard drive with everything that you stored. The body that we acquire is like a new computer. When you plug in the hard drive everything in the hard drive will be accessible and will influence you. This is profoundly simple. Free will plays a huge role in shaping our destiny. It is up to us to store what is on the hard drive. Junk in the hard drive is the biggest impediment to our progress. Brahman = Human body - Vasanas There are not multiple steps between us and Brahman - there is only one In essence, the summary of 15,16 and 17 is: There is a difference between a Vira and Dhiraa. Vira is a valiant...