Ome, Vasudeva, Suttam Devam, Kamsachanurramadhano Ramaddanam, Devaki, Paramanandam, Krishna, Vandhya, Gurum.

So in our study of the Bhagavad Gita, we were studying fifth chapter.

And the part we are studying is Ghyana Yoga, the path of knowledge or the way of knowledge.

In fact, it makes more sense to say the stage of knowledge because this is preceded by all sorts of spiritual practices. There is karma yoga where we engage ethical and disinterested action.

Disinterested in the sense, not that without interest, but in a sense of without selfish motive.

And that purifies the mind.

And then we engage in, not then means not sequentially, together with that.

We engage in worship, devotion to God, meditation.

So all of that gives us purification of mind and concentration of mind.

With the purified and concentrated mind mind as we continue our study of the

Upanishads the Bhagavad Gita and you know belantic texts there comes a point when there's a

breakthrough when we clearly see that it is true that i am really not the body it's not something

theoretical that i'm studying it It's, you know,

sometimes the breakthrough, not sometimes, always the breakthrough is so powerful. That's why the

breakthrough is always classified as, you know, enlightenment, mystical realizations, always accompanied

by, it's like a stunning moment, unforgettable in your life.

It's always effortlessly before and after. But technically speaking, it's not a new experience.

It's like recognizing what has always been there. Technically speaking, a new experience is when you meet somebody new,

when you see something new, that's a new experience. But when you suddenly realize something

about somebody you already knew or a place you have already seen, it's new knowledge about an

existing experience. Do you see the difference? So only thing is I'm a little hesitant about calling it new knowledge

because immediately we confuse it with getting some new information. It's not just new information.

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