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Talk: Open Forum Discussion on Divine Grace (4 of 4)
Facilitator: Br. Shankara
April 15, 2018
Since the beginning of March, our congregation has been studying, together, a truly remarkable short book by Swami Ranganathananda — Divine Grace.
Based on a talk given in Perth, Australia in 1978, Divine Grace is a commentary on Bhagavad Gita. The Swami said, “That great book expounds a complete philosophy of life; and the more we understand it, the more we get an insight into, and grasp on, this complex phenomenon called human life …
“Spiritual life, according to Vedanta, … covers the whole range of man’s life, including its so-called worldly stage, when man is the sole and supreme agent of his life with no partner called God.”
According to Ranganathanandaji, the Gita’s first lesson for us is: “Gain physical and mental strength; develop your talents and capacities and work-efficiency; gain self-confidence, practice self-reliance; and earn knowledge and wealth by hard honest labour; and share your wealth and happiness with others and earn their good-will and appreciation. All this is part and parcel of the spiritual training of man in the early stages …”
This fourth and final Open Forum covers Sections 21 – 24 (pages 60 – 78) of Divine Grace.
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