Bhagavad Gita - Class 056 - Chapter 02 Slokas 08-09 - Qualifications - Mumukshutvam & Shatka Sampatthi - Class taken on 09 Jul 2023

Adhikāritvam (Contd..) - Qualifications 03. Mumukshutvam - Desire (for liberation) What does Mumukshutvam (Desire) mean? What is the issue when we depend on the world for emotions? Why should we not depend on the world? What are the psychological problems we face with regards to relations? Whose problem is it to rely on the unreliable? Where is our problem - with the world or with us? How is Samsara defined with respect to expectations / dependences? 04- Shatka Sampatthi - Sixfold discipline What are the sixfold discipline? Whom do we need to manage first - ourselves or others? 04.01 Shamaha - Mental discipline What do we mean by Shamaha? What is the mind used for? Do we see what is in our mind? What is the nature of the mind? Why do we need to master the mind? 04.02 Damaha - Sensory discipline What do we mean by Damaha? What are the senses used for? Why do we need to master the senses? 04.03 Uparamaha - Introspectiveness What do we mean by Uparamaha? Why should we make the mind look inward? 04.04 Titiksha - Forbearance / Tolerance Why do we need mental toughness? What kind of immunity is required in life? What sort of obstacles we get when doing a sadana? Why do we get obstacles when we do good karma? 04.05 Shraddha - Faith / Trust Do we have an English equivalent for the Sanskrit word Shraddha? What should we have trust or Shraddha on? 04.06 Samaadhaanam - Concentration Why is focus important? How is the mind controlled & calmed? How is the mind retained & made to look inward? How is the mind stregnthened? How is the mind qualified? How is the mind made to focus? If we are qualified can we still attend the classes? Has Arjuna qualified himself? How? Sloka 09 - Sanjaya reporting Arjuna's final statement before Gita Upadesha What is the meaning of Hṛṣīkeśa? What is the meaning of Guḍākeśaḥ? What are the three types of Guna and how are they different? What is the meaning of Pparantapaḥ? What did Arjuna say to Bhagavan? What is the meaning of Govinda? What did Arjuna do after saying that he won't fight?