Uddhava Gita

Course Description:
Uddhava Gita, which covers the major part of 11th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, is considered the sequel of Bhagavad Gita. It is called Uddhava Gita because it was sung by Sri Krishna to Sri Uddhava just before the Lord’s disappearance from this world. Topics spoken by Sri Krishna in Bhagavad Gita are dealt with in more detail here.

Course Contents:
There are, in total, 23 chapters:

1. Lord Krishna Instructs Uddhava
2. The Story of Pingala
3. Detachment from All that Is Material
4. The Nature of Fruitive Activity
5. The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities
6. Beyond Renunciation and Knowledge
7. The Hamsa-avatara Answers the Questions of the Sons of Brahma
8. Lord Krishna Explains the Yoga System to Sri Uddhava
9. Lord Krishna’s Description of Mystic Yoga Perfections
10. The Lord’s Opulence
11. Lord Krishna’s Description of the Varnasrama System
12. Description of Varnasrama-dharma
13. The Perfection of Spiritual Knowledge
14. Pure Devotional Service Surpasses Knowledge and Detachment
15. Lord Krishna’s Explanation of the Vedic Path
16. Enumeration of the Elements of Material Creation
17. The Song of the Avanti Brahmana
18. The Philosophy of Sankhya
19. The Three Modes of Nature and Beyond
20. The Aila-gita
21. Lord Krishna’s Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship
22. Jnana-yoga and
23. Bhakti-yoga
    

Course Materials: Brief notes on every session

Target Audience: Devotees interested in advanced philosophy

Assessment Plan: An examination held at the end of 7th, 15th & 23rd Chapters

Course requirement: Good understanding of Bhagavad Gita