Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Sri Ramakrishna (Class 28: BG 4.33-4.35) | Swami Medhananda

In this class (Class 28, on Sunday, August 18th at 9:30 am PST), we discuss verses 4.33-4.35 of the Bhagavad Gita.
Handout for this class:
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In our next class (Class 29, to be held on Sunday, September 1st at 9:30 am PST), we will discuss Chapter 13 of Sri Aurobindo's Essays on the Gita, entitled "The Lord of the Sacrifice" (pp. 124-133).
Please also answer the following Study Questions for Class 29:
1. On p. 129 of Essays on the Gita, Sri Aurobindo writes: "The real renunciation - for renunciation, sannyāsa, there must be - is not the fleeing from works, but the slaying of ego and desire." Can you think of a time in your life when you realized the truth of this insight? How might this insight help you in your day-to-day life? Please give specific examples.
2. On p. 131 of Essays on the Gita, Sri Aurobindo writes: "The impersonal Brahman is not the very last word, not the utterly highest secret of our being; for impersonal and personal, finite and infinite turn out to be only two opposite, yet concomitant aspects of a divine Being unlimited by these distinctions who is both these things at once." Can you think of any teachings of Sri Ramakrishna that are similar or identical to what Sri Aurobindo is saying here?
3. According to Sri Aurobindo, why does the Gītā's doctrine of the Puruṣottama hold the key to understanding its doctrine of works and sacrifice?
4. Do you have any questions about the reading? Did you have difficulty understanding anything? Do you have any doubts or confusions?
Please submit your responses to the Study Questions by Saturday, August 31st at 7 pm PST by clicking on this link:
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To follow the class from the beginning and get access to all the course materials in a systematic manner, please visit this website:
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Main textbook: Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on the Gita:
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Supplementary texts:
* Sri Aurobindo, Bhagavad Gita and its Message, edited by Anilbaran Roy (www.amazon.com...)
* Swami Tapasyananda’s Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā: The Scripture of Mankind (archive.org/de...)
* Swami Chidbavananda’s The Bhagavad Gita (archive.org/de...)
* Śaṅkara's commentary on the Gita (archive.org/de...)
* Rāmānuja’s commentary on the Gita (vedanta.org/wp...)
Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo’s commentary:
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