Bhagavad Gita Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16Chapter 16

The Divine and Demoniac The Divine and Demoniac NaturesNatures

DaivDaivÄÄsura Sampad Yogasura Sampad Yoga

Chapter summaryChapter summary TRANSCENDENTAL AND TRANSCENDENTAL AND

DEMONIAC QUALITIES (16. 1‑6)DEMONIAC QUALITIES (16. 1‑6) THE DEMONIAC NATURE (16. THE DEMONIAC NATURE (16.

7‑20)7‑20)     THE CHOICE: ESCAPING TO THE CHOICE: ESCAPING TO

THE SUPREME DESTINATION THE SUPREME DESTINATION (16. 21‑24)(16. 21‑24)

Divine qualities in the Mode of Goodness

Demoniac qualities in the Modes of Passion and Ignorance

The Divine Qualities The Divine Qualities vs. 1-3vs. 1-3

Sannyas•Fearlessness•Purification of ones’ existence.•No association with women•Avoidance of wealth•Cultivation of knowledge

GrhasthaGrhastha CharityCharitySelf-ControlSacrifice

BramacarBramacariiVedic StudyCelibacy

VanaprasthaVanaprastha austerityausterity

The Divine Qualities The Divine Qualities

cont.cont. vs. 1-3vs. 1-3Brahmin:Brahmin: (for all asrams) (for all asrams)

SimpleSimple-- should be simple and straight should be simple and straight forwardforward

Non violent-Non violent-- not arresting the progressive - not arresting the progressive

life of any living entity.life of any living entity.TruthfulTruthful—not distorting the truth —not distorting the truth for personal interestfor personal interestControls angerControls anger Does not find fault Does not find fault unnecessarilyunnecessarily

DeterminedDetermined- not agitated or - not agitated or

frustratedfrustrated inin ones attemptsones attempts

ModestModest & does not perform abominable acts & does not perform abominable acts

Divine qualities Divine qualities continued:continued:KsatriyasKsatriyas- strong and able to - strong and able to provide protection, not showing provide protection, not showing anger to those who are inferioranger to those who are inferioror treat one with contempt, keeps the bodyor treat one with contempt, keeps the bodystrong even when tired.strong even when tired.

VaishasVaishas—clean in—clean in mind, body and mind, body and dealings. dealings. Non violent.Non violent.

Sudras—not expecting honor.—not expecting honor.

Pride, arrogance, conceit, anger harshness

and ignorance—

these qualities

belong to those of

demoniac nature,

O son of Prtha 16:4

Arjuna you are born with Arjuna you are born with divine qualitiesdivine qualities

They say this world is They say this world is false with no cause, false with no cause, like flowers in the sky! like flowers in the sky! It is not misunderstood It is not misunderstood but actually has no but actually has no existence as a real existence as a real object! object! Phantasmagoria!! Phantasmagoria!! BG 16:8 BG 16:8 SECTION 2SECTION 2

lustlust

……. God is dead!!!. God is dead!!!

……. . and You are and You are next!!!!next!!!!He is my enemy and I have killed him! All this is He is my enemy and I have killed him! All this is

mine and tomorrow I will have more! vs. 16: 7-mine and tomorrow I will have more! vs. 16: 7-1313

Caught in a network of illusion

Bound by material desires

Strongly attached to sense enjoyment

The Super soul and the jiva soul are like 2 birds in a tree.One, the jiva, is eating fruits trying to enjoy and the other, Krsna, is a witness, waiting for us to turn toward Him.

The demoniac person, who has no faith in God or the Supersoul, performs all kinds of sinful acts but does not realize that there is a witness sitting within his heart. Therefore he acts in abominable ways without considering the consequences. purport 16:12

BG BG purport purport 16:1616:16

Those who are envious and mischievous, who are Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men. I perpetually cast into the the lowest among men. I perpetually cast into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of life. BG 16:19species of life. BG 16:19

Attaining repeated birth amongst the species of Attaining repeated birth amongst the species of demoniac life, O son of Kunti, such persons can demoniac life, O son of Kunti, such persons can never approach Me. Gradually they sink down to never approach Me. Gradually they sink down to

the most abominable type of existence .the most abominable type of existence .BG 16:20BG 16:20

BG 16: 21 section 3BG 16: 21 section 3

Following the rules and Following the rules and regulationsregulationsBG 16: 24

Following the Following the sastrassastrasUnderstanding one’s Understanding one’s dutyduty Avoiding prohibited Avoiding prohibited behaviorbehavior

If, however one is able to be guided by a proper and bona fide spiritual master, who can lead one to the path of elevation, to the higher stage, then one’s life becomes successful.

gradual elevation