Bhagavad Gita - Class 028 - Chapter 16 Slokas 03-03 - Determination, Cleanliness, Not cheating anyone - Class taken on 09 Sep 2022

Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga 23. Dritihi - Determination / Will power / Resilience How do we define Dritihi? Do we have will power? How can Dritihi be divided into? In which context we define Dritihi? What are examples of Tamasic Will power? Why are we not able to complete a saadana at times? How can humans be divided in terms of saadana? What is the difference between Determination and stubbornness? Under what conditions should we change our decision / judgement? When will I lose Dritihi? How can I improve my will power? How does dividing the goals into small achievable targets help? what happens when we get success? what happens when we face failure? How does patience help in getting will power? What should be our attitude towards pain or difficulties? When do we not give importance to difficulties? What should we tell ourselves on all our spiritual goals? How does change in external situation help in building our will power? Why is it important to know our weaknesses? Why is it easy to get others to point our mistakes? 24. Soucham - Cleanliness / Purity What are the 2 types of cleanliness Why is external cleanliness given importance by shastras? What is common between external and internal cleanliness? Who have asoucham as their primary guna? 25. Adrohaga - Not cheating anyone / Being trustworthy Why is this a basic virtue? Where is trust required in this world? What should be our attitude when someone places trust on us?