BHAGVAD GITA CHAPTER 7 FLOWCHARTS

BHAGVAD GITA CHAPTER 7 FLOWCHARTS
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Based on teachings of
Bhagvad gita Study by Bhakti Caitanya Swami

Swami Paripoornananda Saraswathi

Chapter 7 :
KNOWLEDGE OF THE ABSOLUTE
Vijnana Yoga
(Yoga of Pure and Applied(Yoga of Pure and Applied
Wisdom).Wisdom).
{30 Slokas / Verses}
Bhagvad gita Study by Bhakti Caitanya
Swami

This chapter has variously been called
Jnana-Yoga (Yoga of Pure Wisdom),
Vijnana Yoga (Yoga of Applied Wisdom)
and Jnana-Vijnana Yoga
(Yoga of Pure and Applied Wisdom).
http://www.advaita-vedanta.co.uk/index.php/7-content/bhagavad-gita/87-bhagavad-gita-commentary-chapter-7
A similar sounding title was given to Chapter iv.
There the perennial nature of wisdom as distinct from a mere
system of rational philosophy covered by Samkhya in
Chapter xi was made evident. Chapter v gave further
primacy to the way of wisdom, while Chapter vi brought the
discussion to a personalized focal point in the name of a
universalist yogi.

Jnana is
paroksha-jnana
or
theoretical knowledgetheoretical knowledge
from the study of the
scriptures
ViVijnana isjnana is
visesha jnana orvisesha jnana or
aparoksha jnana,aparoksha jnana,
i.e.,i.e., direct knowledge of
the Self throughthrough
Self-realizationSelf-realization
(spiritual experience(spiritual experience
or anubhava.or anubhava.
Chapter 7.
The Yoga of Jnana and
Vijnana (Yoga of Wisdom and realization)
(The following explanation is by Swami Shivananda The Divine Life
Society, Rishikesh.)

An understanding of the absolute nature of reality; not in the
language of pure philosophy, but as given to intuition or by the
contemplative method of synthesis by bringing counterparts under
one vision.
http://www.advaita-vedanta.co.uk/index.php/7-content/bhagavad-gita/87-bhagavad-gita-commentary-chapter-7
JNANA (PURE WISDOM)
VIJNANA
(APPLIED KNOWLEDGE)
wisdom refers to theory
specialized
knowledge refers to practice
PURE APPLIED
P[HILOSOPHY WAY OF LIFE
Wisdom by itself would be
incomplete without this natural
counterpart which implies a
savoir faire or a knowledge of what to
do in every situation
the applied knowledge comprises
merely existential aspects
of reality, where laws of nature
operate, and referred to
as the lower nature of the
Absolute in Verse 4.

As this Discourse deals with
such direct Knowledge
derived from experience,
it is entitled Vijnana Yoga.
Since the knowledge of
saguṇa-īśvara (jñānam) and
that of
nirguṇa-īśvara (vijñānam) are highlighted in this
chapter,
it is called jñānavijñāna-yoga..
http://practicalphilosophy.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/GitaaSaaram.pdf

Text 6.47Text 6.47 explains that A yogi who always thinks of Me in devotion
is the best (“mad gaten antaratmana...”)
Text 7.17.1 explains how to do so
Text 6.476.47– concentrate on Him In full faith
Faith comes from knowledgeFaith comes from knowledge
Without knowledge one may doubt KrishnaWithout knowledge one may doubt Krishna’’s positions position
Therefore, in Chapters 7 to 127 to 12 – Krishna presents the “knowledge
of himself” as Supreme Personality of Godhead, to inspire and
strengthen Bhakti.
Text 7.1 stresses on ‘Hearing’ – Acquiring knowledge by descending
process, as the only process
http://ebooks.iskcondesiretree.com/pdf/Bhagvad_Gita_Notes_Complete_Gauranga_priya_prabhu/BGNotes%20v3.1.pdf
Connection between Chapter 6 and Chapter 7

A.
Knowing
Krishna
by
Hearing
about Him
(7.1-3)
B. Knowing
Krishna as the
Source of all
Material and
Spiritual
Energies (7.4-12)(7.4-12)
C. Basic
Description of
the Three
Modes, and
the Need get
out of them
by
Surrendering
to Krishna
(7.13-14)(7.13-14)
D. Two
Different
classes of
people. The
Impious
Who don’t
Surrender,
and the
Pious Who
do (7.15-19)7.15-19)
E. Others
Who have
Little or No
Knowledge
(7.20-25)(7.20-25)
F. The
Bewilderment
of the Living
Entity and his
Freedom
through
Knowledge of
Krishna (7.26-(7.26-
30)30)
Gita - Chapter 7 -.Outline of sections:

A. Knowing
Krishna by
Hearing
about Him
(7.1-3)
B. Knowing Krishna
as the Source of all
Material and Spiritual
Energies (7.4-12)(7.4-12)
C. Basic
Description of
the Three Modes,
and the Need get
out of them by
Surrendering to
Krishna
(7.13-14)(7.13-14)
D. Two
Different
classes of
people. The
Impious Who
don’t
Surrender, and
the Pious Who
do (7.15-19)7.15-19)
E. Others Who
have Little or
No Knowledge
(7.20-25)(7.20-25)
7.17.1. These are the fundamental practices of
Krishna consciousness:
practice yoga in full consciousness of Krishna
mind attached to Krishna
Achieved through hearing about Krishna
Then one becomes “asamsayamsamagram”
IPrabhupada says he should now start the
practice of devotional service, in 9 forms.
F. The
Bewilderment of
the Living Entity
and his Freedom
through
Knowledge of
Krishna (7.26-30)(7.26-30)
7.2.7.2. Now Krishna says He is going to reveal how we
can achieve that state of having our minds attached to
Him.
The basic idea is that everything is His energy, and
the more we can see things in that way the more we
achieve “mayy asakta manah.”
It involves knowledge both phenomenal and noumenal,
and is the end of knowledge as it naturally includes
knowledge of Krishna and His form and
personality.
7.37.3. Even though it is such nice
knowledge it is very rare.
“sa mahatma sudurlabhah” 7.19
The first person described is the person
trying to realize Brahman. They are rare,
but even more rare are the devotees
Swami

A. Knowing
Krishna by
Hearing about
Him (7.1-3)(7.1-3)
B. Knowing Krishna
Energies
(7.4-12)
C. Basic
Description of
the Three Modes,
and the Need get
out of them by
Surrendering to
Krishna
(7.13-14)(7.13-14)
D. Two
Different
classes of
people. The
Impious Who
don’t
Surrender, and
the Pious Who
do (7.15-19)
E. Others Who
have Little or No
Knowledge
(7.20-25)
F. The Bewilderment
of the Living Entity
and his Freedom
through Knowledge
of Krishna (7.26-30)
a. There are two
energies at play in
the world — material
and spiritual. Both
are Krishna’s. (7.4-5).
b. Krishna is the
origin of all this, so
there is no truth
higher than Him.
(7.6-7)(7.6-7)
c. Krishna gives some specific
examples to help us achieve “mayy
asakta manah”. Note that they are all
very fundamental things (7.8-11).(7.8-11).
Having told us that everything is strung
on Him He will now explain how.
d. Summary —
everything is like that.
One and different from
Him.
7.4.. First Krishna gives a
very broad description of
things in relation to Him. He
starts out with the entire
material energy. It is all His,
and if we can always
remember that when we are
looking about us we will be
“mayy asakta manah.”
7.7.5.5. Not only is everything
material His energy, but
everything spiritual is also.
7.77.7. He is the sustaining
principle, “like pearls strung
on a thread,” unseen,
butwithout Him
everythingwould be a mess.
mattah — than Me
parataram — higher
na — not
anyat — other
7.87.8. These are very basic and important
things. Everything is being sustained by the
sun and water. Omkara is the fundamental
Vedic mantra etc
7.9.7.9. Fragrance — example of different types
of flowers. The different fragrances came
from the earth, which is the
reservoir of all fragrances, and K Ša is
the source of all that.
7.10-11.7.10-11. These are also very important
fundamental principles of existence, and
they are all coming from Krishna
7.127.12.
Here Lord Krishna
makes it very clear that
it is actually His energy,
not exactly Him in
person.
Swami
Prakriti’ (7.4)
‘Jiva’ (7.5)
‘Ishvara’ (7.6 – 7.7)

TWO KINDS OF NATURE OF THE LORD [7.4-5].
Principle 1: Consciousness which is called Atma which is
unconditioned, un-influenced, un-circumscribed by the time and
space.
•Principle 2: Whole creation in causal matter form called Maya
•To put it in simple words, we can now conclude that Consciousness and Maya existed
in causal form before creation.
http://srimadbhagvatgita.blogspot.com/2013/07/bhagavad-gita-chapter-7-jnaana-vijnaana.html

1ST STAGE 2ND STAGE 3RD STAGE
In the first stage,
man's desires
instinctly run after
sense-
enjoyments and the
gratification of lust and
greed.
In the second
stage, desire becomes
ennobled to the higher
plane of selfless
acts of service,
generosity, and
benevolence. It is then
purified
of its former evil.
In the third and last
stage, desires
disappear
from the mind when
man realizes the true
Self. Then there are
no desires, good or
bad.
There are three distinct stages in the development of man.
It is true that Self-realisation is not possible without giving up all desires
But man's development is traceable from bad to good, and from good to the
free state of Moksha.
Here the Lord speaks of the second stage.
GITA Ch 7 , Verse 11

A. Knowing
Krishna by
Hearing about
Him (7.1-3)
B. Knowing
Krishna as the
Source of all
Material and
Spiritual Energies
(7.4-12)
C. Basic Description
of the Three Modes,
and the Need get out
of them by
Surrendering to
Krishna
(7.13-14)
D. Two
Different
classes of
people. The
Impious Who
don’t
Surrender, and
the Pious Who
do (7.15-19)
E. Others Who
have Little or No
Knowledge
(7.20-25)
F. The Bewilderment
and his Freedom
through Knowledge
7.13.7.13. Arjuna asks that if everything is
coming from You, why don’t all the
people know this fact. So Krishna
answers by speaking this verse.
7.14.7.14. One must surrender to K Ša. Then
one will get out of this trap. Otherwise one
will not, because the energy one is fighting
is divine.
They don’t know He is the controller
of the modes, and that they are His
energies, they think that He is under
the modes.
Maya devi is known as Rudrani — one who can
make you cry forever.
when Krishna says “mam eva” He
points to His chest emphatically.
“The whole world” is deluded by the modes, and
therefore don’t recognize Krishna. But those who
surrender to Him get out of maya.
Swami

A. Knowing
Krishna by
Hearing about
Him (7.1-3)
B. Knowing Krishna
Energies (7.4-12)
C. Basic
Description of
the Three Modes,
and the Need get
out of them by
Surrendering to
Krishna
(7.13-14)
D. Two Different
classes of people.
The Impious Who
don’t Surrender,
and the Pious
Who do
(7.15-19)(7.15-19)
E. Others Who
have Little or No
Knowledge
(7.20-25)
F. The Bewilderment
and his Freedom
through Knowledge
a. The impious
rascals and fools
NON DEVOTEENON DEVOTEE
(7.15)
b. The pious who do surrenderThe pious who do surrender..
But there are gradations among them which are important to note. (7.16-19)
the four types
7.16. (Describe)Examples of each type:
A.distressed — Gajendra
B.desirer of wealth — Dhruva
C.curious — Saunaka Rsi
D.jnani — Sukadeva and the 4 Kumaras
“Arjuna asks why, if surrendering to Krishna is so important,
some people do and others don’t."
A & B are materialistic
The C class is in between
The D the jnani is niskama — all he wants is to realize the Absolute.
So the A,B,C have to come to the higher level, otherwise they will
eventually fall down.
7.17. Krishna here makes it clear why the jnana-bhakta is most dear to Him of the four.
“Mama priyah”. He is dear to Krishna.
7.18. We shouldn’t think that the others are useless.
7.19. After many births and deaths the jnana-bhakta finally surrenders fully to Krishna
This is in contrast to the prema bhakta who is described in the 12th chapter. There Krishna says that
for such devotees He is the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.
Swami

•Kṛṣṇa divides the entire humanity into 5 groups.
7.167.16
THE DEVOTEES OF 4 TYPESTHE DEVOTEES OF 4 TYPES
7.17.155
-The lowliest of those are those nonbelievers
A.-ārtha is one who
worships the Lord when
he is in distress
GajendraGajendra
B.Arthārthī
•is one who worships
the Lord for
•material prosperity.
••Dhruva MaharajDhruva Maharaj
C.Jijñāsu, who is
discriminative
enough to discern
the limitation of
everything else,
seeks the Lord
through knowledge.
Saunaka RsiSaunaka Rsi
D.Jñānī is one who
has reached the
destination of his
life’s journey by
discovering his
identity with the
Lord
Sukadeva and the 4 KumarasSukadeva and the 4 KumarasA & B are materialistic
The C class is in between
all he wants is to realize the Absolute.
the A,B,C have to come to the higher level,
otherwise they will eventually fall down

A. Knowing
Krishna by
Hearing about
Him (7.1-3)
B. Knowing Krishna
Energies (7.4-12)
C. Basic
Description of
the Three Modes,
and the Need get
out of them by
Surrendering to
Krishna
(7.13-14)
D. Two
Different
classes of
people. The
Impious Who
don’t
Surrender, and
the Pious Who
do (7.15-19)
E. Others Who
have Little or No
Knowledge
(7.20-25)(7.20-25)
F. The Bewilderment
and his Freedom
through Knowledge
of Krishna (26-30)
7.20. (Describe) They worship according to their conditioned
natures, to fulfill desires for bodily pleasure.
7.21. Krishna is saying that it is actually Him who is arranging to
fulfill these desires.
7.22. Same point.
7.23. He describes them as “alpa medhasam”, small intelligence.
A.. The Demigod worshippers (7.20-23)(7.20-23)
7.24. The demigod worshippers were described as “less
intelligent,” but the impersonalists are “abuddhayah” —
no intelligence!
7.25. After saying all this about these people Krishna
makes it clear that He reserves the right not to be revealed
to all these people.
It is interesting that He uses the term “yogamaya”.
It is used in different contexts.
B. The Impersonalists (7.24-25(7.24-25
Swami

A. Knowing
Krishna by
Hearing about
Him (7.1-3)
B. Knowing Krishna
Energies (7.4-12)
C. Basic
Description of
the Three Modes,
and the Need get
out of them by
Surrendering to
Krishna
(7.13-14)
D. Two
Different
classes of
people. The
Impious Who
don’t
Surrender, and
the Pious Who
do (7.15-19)
E. Others Who
have Little or No
Knowledge
(7.20-25)
F. The
Bewilderment of
the Living Entity
and his Freedom
through
Knowledge of
Krishna
(26-30)(26-30)
F. The Bewilderment of the Living Entity and his Freedom through Knowledge of Krishna (7.26-30 )
The idea of knowing Krishna at the time of death forms the basis for the next chapter. The
terms used in the last two verses are going to be referred to by Arjuna in the beginning of
it. Brahma, adhyatma, karma, adhibhuta, adhidaiva, adhiyajna.
1. Krishna contrasts His
nature with that of the
conditioned souls (7.26-27)
2. Those of the
conditioned souls who
can become free (7.28)
3. A 4th type of
sakama devotee
(yoga misra) (7.29)
4. Knowing Krishna at
the time of death (7.30)
7.30. One should know Krishna as
the
1-adibhuta — governing principle of
material manifestation
2-adhidaiva — governing all the
demigods
3-adiyajna — governing all sacrifices
Then one can know him, even at the
time of death.
7.29.
The description of
the yoga misra
bhakta.
7.28. By the mercy of the pure
devotees the conditioned
souls can be delivered.
“This elevation is possible in
Krishna consciousness in the
association of pure devotees,
for in the association of great
devotees one can be delivered
from delusion.”
7.26. Krishna is in a unique position.
7.27. The conditioned souls are in
abad position.
They are bewildered by dualities,
based on the subjective perceptions.
Swami

OM SHANTI
OM SHANTI
OM SHANTI
Om- let all the deficiencies of this PPT go away
Tat- let this give Bhagavan great happiness
Sat- let this give true lasting benefits

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