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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (UTC+5.5)
Weekend With Wisdom: Yoga & Knowledge as per Bhagavad Gita
SPEAKERS
Bhagavad Gita as told by Bhagavan is Brahmavidya and Yogashastra. Bhagavan has essentially completed the upadesha on both in the second chapter itself. Rest of Gita answers those seeking clarification on Brahmavidya and Yoga. In this Weekend With Wisdom session, Swami ji will enunciate upon Jnana and yoga as laid out in the second chapter.
Freedom is the birthright of every human being, in fact, the only reason to be born as a human being. That freedom is ours for the asking is the upadesha, referred to as Brahmavidya, Atmajnanam. In about twenty verses Bhagavan teaches this. Next twenty verses help us navigate through this life so that we remain focussed on this Atmajnanam without getting distracted by the vagaries of life. That is referred to as Karmayoga. Karmayoga is upaya for Atmajnanam the upeya, and the phalam, result if you can call it, is freedom, moksha. All these will be touched upon during the session.
Speakers
Swami Ramesvarananda Saraswati
Chief Acharya at Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Swami Ramesvarananda Saraswati took sannyasa deeksha from Swami Sakshatkrtananda Saraswati, chief acharya at Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh. He is a resident at Manjakkudi, Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati's birth place. He runs a Vedanta Study Centre - Jnana Pravaha wherein all Pujyasri's teachings have been archived and are available for free access for students of Vedanta. Swamiji is also associated with Arsha Vidya Research and Publication Trust founded by Pujya Swamiji which publishes Pujya Swamiji's teachings. He facilitates the production of transcripts & edits of Pujyasri's teachings, and their publication, thus making them available for students of Vedanta.
Nithin Sridhar
Host, Chief Curator, INDICA MOKSHA
Nithin Sridhar has a degree in Civil Engineering, and having worked in the construction field, he passionately writes about various issues from development, politics, and social issues, to religion, spirituality, and ecology. He is currently Editor of IndiaFacts- a portal on Indian history and culture; He is Chief Curator of Advaita Academy dedicated to the dissemination of Advaita Vedanta. He is a Consulting Editor to Indic Today Magazine. He is based in Mysuru, Karnataka. His first book "Musings On Hinduism" provided an overview of various aspects of Hindu philosophy and society. His latest book 'Samanya Dharma' enunciates upon general tenets of ethics as available in Hindu texts. However, his most widely read book is "Menstruation Across Cultures: A Historical Perspective" that examines menstruation notions and practices prevalent in different cultures & religions from across the world. His upcoming book is an English commentary on Ishavasya Upanishad. He tweets at @nkgrock.