Bhagavad Gita - Class 027 - Chapter 16 Slokas 02-03 Daivi Sampat - Sense Discipline, Gentleness, Decency, No fidgetiness, Sharpness, Patience, Forgiveness - Class taken on 25 Sep 2022

Chapter 16 - Daiva-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga Sloka 02: Alolupthvam - Sense Discipline / Sense Organ calmness When should the sense organs be calm and disciplined? What happens if we do not keep the sense organs in check? Maardavam - Softness / Gentleness What should be soft? How can our words be polite / soft? What other values are required for us to follow this value? Hrihi - Humility / Shyness / Decency When do we need to be ashamed? Where do we need to be modest & shy? Achaapalam - No fidgetiness What are the different types of fidgetiness? Why do people do this/ Why should we stop doing these things? Which spiritual sadhana requires us to be motion less? Is it difficult to sit quiet? Sloka 03 : Tejaha - Brilliance / Smartness / Sharpness What guna should a person have to display sharpness? At what levels should one be quick? What is the other meaning of this word? Kshama - Patience & Forgiveness What is one of the main reasons for failure? How can we get patience as a virtue? Should we let the other person know that we have forgiven? Is punishment & forgiveness related? Who is the real, first & biggest beneficiary when we forgive? What bad qualities are removed from us when we have forgiveness? How should we view when a person creates problems for us? How does Karma work? How can we forgive others? What are the 2 reasons that we can attribute to people who create problems for us? What other qualities in us can help us forgive others? What should be our attitude when we are in sorrow or pain? How can we use that to grow spiritually?