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SPIRITUAL VALUES
IN THE GITA
SPIRITUAL VALUES
IN THE GITA
Swami Visharadananda
[An exposition of verses 7-11 of the 13th
chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. Condensed from the
book Human Values , by Swami Visharadananda,
published by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashan,
Chamarajpet, Bangalore, pp.102. It was serialised in
different issues of The Vedanta Kesari from January
2009 to January 2011]
A monk of dashanami tradition, Swami Visha-
radanandaji lives and teaches at Vivekananda Yoga
Anusandhana Mahavidyapith, Prashanti Kutiram, near
Jigani Industrial Area, Bangalore, Karnataka.
C ONTENTS
ONTENTS
1.
Introduction
4
2.
Amanitvam (Humility)
5
3.
Adambhitvam (Unpretentiousness)
10
4.
Ahimsa (Non-violence)
14
5.
Kshanti (Forbearance)
22
6.
Arjavam (Straightforwardness)
30
7.
Acharyopasanam (Serving the Teacher)
36
8.
Shoucham (Purity)
40
9.
Sthairyam (Steadiness)
51
10.
Atmavinigraha (control of oneself)
57
11.
Indriyartheshu-vairagyam
(detachment towards the objects of senses)
61
12.
Anahamkara (absence of ego)
68
13.
Janma-mítyu-jarà-vyàdhi-duækha-
doäanu-daráanam (Seeing the
inherent defects in birth, death,
old age and disease)
72
14.
Asakti (Detachment)
77
15.
Anabhishvangah putra-dara-grihadishu
(‘giving up extreme attachment to son,
wife, house and so on’)
82
16.
Nityam samachittatvam ishêanishêop-
apattishu [‘Maintaining equanimity of mind
in favourable and unfavourable circumstances’]
91
17.
Mayi cha ananyayogena bhakti-
avyabhicharini [‘by developing unswerving
devotion to Me by the Yoga of non-separation’]
102
18.
Vivikta-desha-sevitvam [living in solitary places]
111
19.
Arati-jana-samsadi
[distaste for the company of people]
116
20.
Adhyatma-jnana-nityatvam
(Dwelling upon the Knowledge of atman)
119
21.
Tattvajnartha-darshanam
(Meditating on the reality of Self)
123
Introduction
Turning Within
The Bhagavad Gita outlines many values or virtues
which a human being should cultivate. Without these
values, a human being is not fit enough to be called a
human being.
All spiritual masters tell us that the human mind
is filled with many desires ( vasanas ). When these desires
are roused, our power of discrimination ( viveka shakti )
simply goes away. Our mind then acts like a child that
just wants everything irrespective of it being good or
bad. A child is drawn to whatever that looks attractive.
A mind too, filled with strong desires behaves similarly,
not using its discriminative faculty.
Why do we have desires? Because we tend to
identify ourselves with our body-mind-ego. We forget
our divine nature, our atman - nature which is ever
fulfilled and free from all worldly needs. We forget
that whatever we want, we already have that . Do we
want to be a significant person? The fact is that we are
already the most significant being in the world. This
whole world exists because of this inner core of our
bein g. Drawing strength from it , the sun and the moon
exist. But we do not see the significant nature of our
Self because we have identified ourselves with our

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