60http://blog.indianrenaissance.comMon, 28 May 2012 22:19:17 GMTMon, 28 May 2012 22:19:17 GMTensunilvasisht@gmail.comyeshttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/05/06/season6-bhagavat-gita-part13.aspx?ref=rsssun2275"Yogastha kuru karma tvam sangam tyaktva dhananjaya| Sidhyasidhyoh samo bhutva samatvam yoga uchyate||"BG2.48 "(Therefore) You should perform focused only on acting with good intentions, completely detached from expectations. Thus shall you have equipoise towards (short term) successes and failures. It is this equipoise that is the essence of Yoga" ...vedanta sunday classeshttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/05/06/season6-bhagavat-gita-part13.aspx#Comments6f5ba909-8976-4789-92fe-94fd64c76627Sun, 06 May 2012 23:26:43 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita Part13nono01:23:17http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/05/06/season6-bhagavat-gita-part12.aspx?ref=rsssun2275"Karmanyevaadhikarste maa phaleshu kadachana| Ma karma phalahetur bhu ma te sango'stvakarmani|| BG2.47" "It is your duty only to act with the Right intentions, for actions alone do you control to influence outcome. ("Right" here is that which in your honest estimation and that of the collective wisdom of the past (shruti/smriti/itihaasa/Purana) is good for the well being of yourself and others). Outcomes are never in your complete control nor will you ever have a good judgment of which outcomes are beneficial to you in the long run. Therefore do not let your actions be dictated by perceived short term benefits to you nor should you let consequences deter you from doing the right thing" ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/05/06/season6-bhagavat-gita-part12.aspx#Commentse03e9ef7-33fc-479e-bbcd-f3c52d04d712Sun, 06 May 2012 23:10:31 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita Part12nono01:27:15http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/02/26/season6-bhagavat-gita-part11.aspx?ref=rsssun2275In this class we discuss verse 47 in chapter 2 of Gita. This is the famous Karmanyeva... verse. It is the crux of the philosophy of Yoga or skill in action. ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/02/26/season6-bhagavat-gita-part11.aspx#Comments245563d1-aa2c-401b-a1cc-4874f3f3abbeMon, 27 Feb 2012 03:09:44 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita Part11nono01:22:47http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/01/16/season6-bhagavat-gita-part10.aspx?ref=rsssun2275In this class, we learn slokas 42-45. Krishna had already explained previously that one should come to conclusions only based on valid sources of knowledge ie, One's own experience (pratyaksha), Inference (anumana) and Shruti (aagama). Experience unguided by shruti is useless and inference by itself is wild. So when all these come togeather, we reach right conclusions. In slokas 42-45 Krishna now explains what happens when Shruti is unaided by ecperience. All we get is knowledge without depth (of experience). Krishna asks arjuna (and indirectly us) to rise above this triviality if we seek happiness and balance in life. ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/01/16/season6-bhagavat-gita-part10.aspx#Commentsc4939acd-7027-4874-96ba-713bca570738Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:39:50 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita Part10nono01:05:51http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/01/16/season6-bhagavat-gita-part9.aspx?ref=rsssun2275wiIn this class, we learn about the applications of Samkhya into practice through life strategies called"Yoga". In the Gita, Samkhya means knowledge of the Self (both Individual and Supreme) and Yoga means Strategies. The important aspects we learnt in Samkhya were -We are not our bodies or anything that changes -> This is to Externalization as a problem solving strategyJiva is Eternal -> implies everything around us changes. How do we handle change?Jiva is not an independent actor -> What motivates our actions? ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2012/01/16/season6-bhagavat-gita-part9.aspx#Comments43fa4798-aa84-4067-b35f-01ff81e758a6Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:23:16 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita Part9nono01:23:54http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/11/15/season6-bhagavat-gita-part8.aspx?ref=rsssun2275In this lecture, we start the topic of Yoga. Discussions include What is Sankhya and Yoga? What is the process of acquiring knowledge? and many more interesting topics... ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/11/15/season6-bhagavat-gita-part8.aspx#Comments0bf2fb35-df4f-4987-88f1-ac0d34cb55bcWed, 16 Nov 2011 04:07:10 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita Part8nono01:24:19http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/16/season6-bhagavat-gita-part7.aspx?ref=rsssun2275BG chapter 2 slokas - 31 to 38. In this class we discuss the implications of "sankhya" in everyday life. We deal with what constitutes Sva-dharma. Discussion on Varna and Jati. ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/16/season6-bhagavat-gita-part7.aspx#Comments3b139a69-2020-46a9-98f0-230b3c1e2bb7Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:32:59 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita Part7nono01:25:38http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/09/season6-bhagavat-gita-ch2-part6.aspx?ref=rsssun2275Sankhya yoga chapter2. In this lecture, we study how Krishna shows grief for the destruction of the body is also not justified... ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/09/season6-bhagavat-gita-ch2-part6.aspx#Comments327d8d10-1fd0-4248-927c-e6cfefd8debdMon, 10 Oct 2011 03:51:46 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita ch2 part6nono01:22:06http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/09/season6-bhagavat-gita-ch2-part5.aspx?ref=rsssun2275Chapter 2 sankhya yoga continued.... ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/09/season6-bhagavat-gita-ch2-part5.aspx#Commentsed1597a7-bddc-4766-98ae-c416d336bc9cMon, 10 Oct 2011 03:43:00 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita ch2 part5nono01:25:12http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/09/season6-bhagavat-gita-ch2---part4.aspx?ref=rsssun2275Beginning of Season6. Sakhya yoga chapter 2. ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/09/season6-bhagavat-gita-ch2---part4.aspx#Comments3e5e7c3f-2c70-4d67-a3c6-d3f2610343e9Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:35:00 GMTSeason6: Bhagavat Gita Ch2 - Part4nono01:13:55http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/09/season6-bhagavad-gita-ch2-part4.aspx?ref=rsssun2275End of Season 5. Sankhya yoga chapter2 ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/10/09/season6-bhagavad-gita-ch2-part4.aspx#Comments1bdf6ee2-f5f6-446c-8cd8-34999ec4acddMon, 10 Oct 2011 03:27:08 GMTSeason5: Bhagavad Gita ch2 part2nono01:15:14http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/09/01/good-bye-euclid.aspx?ref=rsssun2275This is a recording of C.K.Raju's lecture on his work on history of mathematics. This is a part of decolonizing our universities initiative of Multiveristy. This talk is interesting to me because it gives all the proofs necessary to say Euclid did not actually exist. It also opens our eyes to the double standards that is prevalent in nature of accepted evidence. This is not for the faint of the heart. Also ignore the comment of the lady towards the end... UTIUB@USM ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/09/01/good-bye-euclid.aspx#Comments3c57ffcf-0464-4c7b-9e1a-ef715ad5d2b6Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:39:57 GMThttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/08/14/decolonizing-our-universities.aspx?ref=rsssun2275Prof. C.K.Raju's work fascinates me. I think i get a lot of things he is talking about but a long way away from understanding the math and science behind it. But if what he says is true, relearning calculus would be amazing. The essential point of is talk is science and math as we do it today is infused with a lot of metaphysics. Indian did math as number crunching only. On the face of it, it is hard to believe that the things we take for granted is not as straight forward as we think it is... Decolonising Our Universities - Fifth Session from TV Multiversity on Vimeo. ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/08/14/decolonizing-our-universities.aspx#Commentsa9f838dd-78b4-40c1-885f-3bb8a43592adSun, 14 Aug 2011 23:35:46 GMThttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/07/17/trial-error-and-god-complex.aspx?ref=rsssun2275A great talk by Tim Harford. Trial and Error method is a very important emperical technique which formed basis of Indian mathematics. Western civilization ascribe more weightage to logical proof (which is believed to be more certain) than emperical. ...http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/07/17/trial-error-and-god-complex.aspx#Comments073f2406-e661-4fdb-ab30-2cf77bf44076Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:56:35 GMThttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/04/25/dharma-and-ethics-conference.aspx?ref=rsssun2275As usual, Balu delivers an awesome lecture. I wish he uses more of "Idli - sambar" kind of examples to send the message across. It makes it easier to understand this problem which is highly abstract. The talk is in 4 parts, so press the forward arrow if the next part does not automatically load. Send me your feedback! ...Balu's cornerhttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/04/25/dharma-and-ethics-conference.aspx#Comments982e550a-4b31-4c13-a59e-596eb56c3cb2Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:57:00 GMThttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/03/06/season5-bhagavat-gita-ch2-part1.aspx?ref=rsssun2275This lecture covers verses 1- 5 of Sankhya yoga chapter2 of Gita. Krishna who was silently listening to Arjuna's concerns about the consequences of War, speaks. ...vedanta sunday classeshttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/03/06/season5-bhagavat-gita-ch2-part1.aspx#Commentsa877ff8c-f1ec-495e-aa30-a3c29f18bdd0Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:36:00 GMTSeason5: Bhagavat Gita Ch2-part1nono01:18:40http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/02/21/season5-bhagavat-gita-ch1-part4.aspx?ref=rsssun2275Arjuna's anguish about the effects of war on society. Verses 35 to end of chapter1. ...vedanta sunday classeshttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/02/21/season5-bhagavat-gita-ch1-part4.aspx#Commentsd2a8ebb2-1f19-4883-954e-ce4b2952822dMon, 21 Feb 2011 21:46:00 GMTSeason5: Bhagavat Gita ch1-Part4nono00:00:00http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/02/21/season5-bhagavat-gita-ch1-part3.aspx?ref=rsssun2275Verses 18 to 35. start of Arjuna's anguish ...vedanta sunday classeshttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/02/21/season5-bhagavat-gita-ch1-part3.aspx#Comments57ab4c3e-1d01-4c0d-8056-1ca2403eee53Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:41:00 GMTSeason5: Bhagavat Gita ch1-Part3nono01:13:43http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/02/02/the-french-revolution.aspx?ref=rsssun2275A Great documentary on French revolution. This revolution was a flowering of the Protestant theology and eventually was modelled all over the West and mimicked in the East.The French Revolution ...Videoshttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/02/02/the-french-revolution.aspx#Comments1f13f3e5-005e-4b41-95f0-ee829b187711Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:52:00 GMThttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/01/23/season5-bhagavat-gita-ch1-part2.aspx?ref=rsssun2275In this session, we covered slokas 4 to 18. Examine further Duryodhana's state of mind on the eve on the battle. ...vedanta sunday classeshttp://blog.indianrenaissance.com/2011/01/23/season5-bhagavat-gita-ch1-part2.aspx#Commentscd1fe585-7dcd-4a72-a607-ff698dd97c6dSun, 23 Jan 2011 23:39:00 GMTSeason5: Bhagavat Gita ch1-Part2nono01:13:01