PRACTICAL  APPLICATIONS OF BHAGAVAD-GITA

Is Gita relevant in present times?
What are the practical instructions?
How to understand its application?

Do You Wonder:
Who am I, Where have I come from and what
ought to be my mission in this material existence (best of the bad
bargain) that I somehow find myself in?
What is death and how to prepare ourselves for that which lies beyond after this life?
Who is God and why are there so many Gods? Is there someone Supreme?
Why do Bad things happen to Good people and Good things happen to Bad people?
Why is everyone suffering to varying degrees? How should I conduct
myself in such trying circumstances? Why is even so-called happiness flickering? How to achieve lasting happiness?

Why is there evil in this world?
What is the Topmost Yoga?
What is the ultimate Goal of Life?

This course will help you reduce stress, anxiety, and find an
eternal and increasing source of happiness and peace. Above all, this
course will not only help you understand why all of us are suffering in
this world, but  will provide some very important guidelines as
to how to conduct ourselves in such difficult situations and how to alleviate such miserable material existence for good.
Bring your family and friends for the course, please do not
miss this rare opportunity.

Course Presenter: Caruchandra Das

When: Every Sunday, starting September 28, 2008
Time: 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm; Duration: 12-16 weeks

Where: Hare Krishna Temple, 10310 Oaklyn Drive,Potomac MD 20854,
301-299-2100, www.iskcondc.org

Fees: $25 to  cover supplies and handouts.

Contact: Chaitanya-bhagawan das (858-405-3563)
Hemant Mallya (703-887-5060)

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS

(An
18 week course from Sep 28, 2008 to Jan 25, 2009)

Instructor:
Carucandra Dasa (Chandrakant P. Giri, PhD)

Tentative Class
schedule

(Sundays
between 1:00 – 4:00 PM at the Potomac ISKCON temple)

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Lesson Date Topic Chapter(s)

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1.      Sep 28 Introduction (Why study Bhagavad-gita?) Preface
2.      Oct 5 Arjuna’s 5 reasons for declining to fight 1-2
3.      Oct 12 Lord Krsna’s response (Gita summarized) 2
4.      Oct 19 Karma-yoga—The art of performing action 3-5 without incurring resultant karmic reactions
5.      Oct 26 —Act while in the knowledge of the Supreme
6.      Nov 2 Dhyana- or Astanga-yoga 6
7.      Nov 9 Bhakti-yoga—Why Lord Krsna is the Supreme 7-12 Personality of Godhead?
8.      Nov 16 —How to attain the Supreme? Why & how
9.      Nov 23 should one prepare for the inevitable death?
10.      Nov 30 —The opulence of the Absolute
11.      Dec 7 —The Most confidential knowledge
12.      Dec 14 —The glories of devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
13.      Dec 21 Jnana-yoga—Difference between the body 13-17
14.      Dec 28 the soul, and the Supersoul
15.      Jan 4 —The 3 modes of material nature
16.      Jan 11 —The yoga of the Supreme Person
17.      Jan 18 —The divisions of faith
18.      Jan 25 The final instruction of Lord Krsna: 18 Seek out His Ultimate Shelter by cultivating loving devotional service unto Him & thus go back to the spiritual world.