Gita 16 Yoga of Divine Inheritance, spirituality and ethics

Divine Inheritance (Arjuna) creates freedom (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga)

Jnana Yoga Course

Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita- The Yoga of Distinction of Divine and Demoniac Nature (Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga) Spanish / English / Hindi

In the sixteenth chapter, titled Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga in the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, on the science of yoga, as part of the Knowledge of Brahman in the Upanishad known as the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna pointed out the relationship between spirituality and ethics, introducing the concept of the “divine” and “non-divine or demonic” qualities (pairs of opposites) of man.

Subject Syllabus:

1. Introduction and summary of Chapter 16- The Yoga of Distinction of Divine and Demoniac Nature)
2. Chapter reading Chapter 16 - The Yoga of Distinction of Divine and Demoniac Nature (Gandhi's Gita):
   1. Analysis of the Comments by Gandhi, Mahadev Desai and Swami Sivananda
3. Key topics of chapter Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga:
   1. Verses 1 -3: Profile of the man born with the divine inheritance (Sattva). Daivisampat (divine wealth)
   2. Shloka 4: Profile of the man born with demonic inheritance
   3. Shloka 5: The divine inheritance (Arjuna) creates freedom, the diabolical (Duryodhana) bondage
   4. Verses 6-20: Characteristics of diabolical inheritance and the destruction that comes with it
   5. Verses 21-22: The three gates of hell (passion, anger and greed)
   6. Verses 23-24: Shastras as the authority to determine what should and should not be done. Emphasis on Karma Yoga
4. Reading the versified adaptation of this chapter
5. Analysis of each verse and its comments from chapter Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (Gita Makaranadam of Swami Vidya Prakashananda)
6. Readings by Swami Vivekananda and Sri Ramakrishna related to the Chapter 16- The Yoga of Distinction of Divine and Demoniac Nature
7. Exercises of Chapter 16 Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

Few people have exclusively a certain heritage. A man may have divine inheritance in much of his characteristics, but he may also have some diabolical inheritance. The objective of the human being is to eradicate the diabolical inheritance and develop the divine. The divine (Sattvic - Gunas) brings light, liberation and peace, the demonic brings darkness, slavery and violence.

Sri Krishna also explained the concept of Sastra (rules, Path of Self-control).

“Sastra also means that no one be a law unto himself.” Gandhi.

In verses 1, 2 and 3, Sri Krishna enumerated the characteristics of those who are born with divine inheritance (Sattvas): firmness in Jnana (Knowledge) and in yoga (of Action), self-control, sacrifice, spiritual study, austerity (Tapas), Ahimsa. All of them fit the profile of Vyasa, Arjuna or Sri Krishna.

And in verse 4 he listed the characteristics of those born with the diabolical heritage: pretentiousness, arrogance, vanity, anger, rudeness, ignorance.. All of them fit the profile of Dhritirashtra (blind king of the Kauravas) or Duryodhana.

Arjuna continued to be depressed, so Sri Krishna reassured him by assuring him of his divine inheritance that would lead him to salvation (Moksha):

“Sri Krishna: Divine qualities lead to liberation, demonic qualities lead to slavery. Do not grieve, O Arjuna, the son of Pandu, since you were born with divine virtues.” Bhagavad Gita 16.5.

Swami Sivananda titled this discourse as “The Yoga of the Division between the Divine and the Demonic..”

The rest of this summary on the subject “Yoga of Divine and Demoniac Nature” is available exclusively to students of the Bhagavad Gita Institute

Yoga de la Herencia Divina y Diabólica Bhagavad Gita Ioga da Herança Divina e Diabólica.

Video Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

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Training: Jnana Yoga
Video ( subtitles): Gita Makaranadam


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