MY GITA

BOOK BY “DEVDATTA PATTNAIK”

Presented by : Pratik Gole (817)

Payas Dalvi (818)
Dattaraj Vagare (819 ABS)
Aditya Hendre (820)
Abhijeet Jadhav (821)
 INDEX
CHAPTER
NO. CHAPTERS
Introduction 3

7 You and I can EXCHANGE 4

8 You and I withdraw in FEAR 5

9 You and I hesitate to TRUST 6-9

INTRODUCTION
7. You and I can EXCHANGE
 8. You and I withdraw in FEAR
योगेन चित्तस्य पदे न वािाां मलां शरीरस्य ि वैददकेन ।
योपाकरोत्तां प्रवरां मन
ु ीनाां पतञ्जललां प्राञ्जललरानतोस्स्म॥

❖ ‘PATANJALI’ gives 8 step process to stop mental disturbances.

❖ FEAR
- the critical and essential emotion for survival.

❖ Yoga reconnects the mind moving from aham to atma.

 ASHTANGA SADHANA
❑
 9. You and I hesitate to TRUST
❑ Connecting with the other is not easy
Trust no one when we look upon each other as predator.
Trust anyone in situations of extreme helplessness.

❑ ‘TAPASYA’ refers the inner journey,

while ‘YOGA’ refers to the inner journey that eventually
leads to an outer journey
 Devas & Asuras

❖Devas are ASTIKA. ❖Asuras are NASTIKA.

❖ Devas appreciate the metamorphic ❖Asuras trapped by measurable things.

things. ❖ Asuras perform TAPASYA to acquire
❖ Devas interested in the inner journey power.
of grand wisdom. ❖ Asuras prefer TAPASYA.
❖ Devas preferYAGNA.
❑ PUJA is force that helps devotee to look at the divinity outside himself through
images.
❑ Yagna of the devas is good, as it forces us to look at the ‘PARAM-ATMA’ outside.
‘TAPASYA’ of the asuras is good, as it makes us discover the ‘JIV-ATMA’ inside.

योगस्थ: कुरु कमााणि सङ्गां त्यक्तत्वा धनञ्जय |

लसद्ध्यलसद्ध्यो: समो भूत्वा समत्वां योग उच्य ||
❑ If you and I believe we alone = ASURA

If you and I feel entitled in fortune

God only in misfortune = DEVA