Brahmana - PowerPoint Presentation

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śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaḿkṣāntir ārjavam eva cajñānaḿ vijñānam āstikyaḿbrahma-karma svabhāva-jam BG -18.42 Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness—these are the natural qualities by which the

brähmaëas

work.

Brahmana

QualitiesSlide3

These qualities can only be cultivated when one practices occupations that requires these qualities.Slide4

Modern day occupations basically promote rajas and tamas

Factory

Software Slide5

Hence a Brahmana should take up such occupations that promotes Sattva Guna. This will not only help the individual in his spiritual life but also fulfill the needs of the societySlide6

Our Current Position Slide7

In ISKCON, the “Temple devotees” engage in spiritual occupation of preaching, Deity Worship which requires both Realization and Sattva Guna Slide8

Grihasta Devotees generally work in tamasic offices and have to engage mind and senses in cheating and making profits at others cost.Slide9

Rare Cases of spiritual work environment Bhaktivedanta HospitalSlide10

The Rajasic/Tamasik work environment has a very negative impact on spiritual life Slide11

Devotees suffer from Diabetes, Depression, financial anxiety, frustration and it spoils their spiritual lifeSlide12

Bottom line is to a large extent we do not have a good mechanism to guide the Grihasta devotees in Proper Occupations favorable to Krishna ConsciousnessSlide13

Lack of harmony between

material occupation and spiritual

thoughts leads to social confusion and

lack of social

structure

Negative effects a

lready seen

Children of devotees go to

Karmi

School to get

Asuric

education.

Very few second generation

Brahmanas

among

devotee

children

lack of

devotee community Slide14

Shivaram Maharaj explains very nicely in a lecture “ISKCON are still an organization, not a society where devotees live together as community” Slide15

There is a great need to train up and develop Brahminical occupations for the welfare of our own society Slide16

This will ensure……. Slide17

Brahminical Occupation so that Grihastas are in Sattva Guna Slide18

Proper standards and devotee relationships in ISKCON society as devotees avoid ugra karma jobs.Slide19

The rise of

Gurukula

(

Brhamanas

are teachers )Slide20

ISKCON Communities

(

Brhamana

agraharas

)Slide21

The following Brahminical occupations can be promotedSlide22

Priest AstrologerYoga teacher Ayurveda doctor Vaastu consultant Traditional music teachers Slide23

Devotees with Brahmana nature can learn these vidya and slowly implement them in a Krishna consciousness way.Slide24

As of now the focus have been on Deity worship and Spiritual preaching in Brahmana

vidya

Rest

remain

relatively

unknown

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These occupations would give the devotees a better way to support himself and his family rather than having to taking up some ugrakarma

occupation. Slide26

However these occupations require lot of research and institutional support which ISKCON can and should promote for the welfare of its society Slide27

Importance of Brahminical occupations Slide28

Social strata begins with Brahminical occupations Slide29

We do not have enough devotees engaged in spiritual occupations , rather working in factories or softwareSlide30

Proper Brahmanas are needed to develop other varnasSlide31

Thorough knowledge of sastras is required for leading a saatvic and successful spiritual life Slide32

Help devotee not only get a chance to develop the saatvic nature but also more time for Spiritual

sadhana

.Slide33

Spiritual life is practiced in a spiritual platform and on a material platform one should maintain saatvic lifestyle to have a successful spiritual lifeSlide34

The Brahmanas are responsible for training and education for Brahmanas and other varnasSlide35

Brahmaninical occupations like Yoga, Ayurveda, astrology, priesthood are a must in society Slide36

These practices can ensure devotees follow a saatvic lifestyle according to sastrasSlide37

The following practices are required for all varnas for good spiritual development Slide38

1. Yoga 2. Knowledge of Ahara (part of ayurveda)3. Basic knowledge of astrology (Vedic calendar)Slide39

Yoga practices strengthen ones body and mind and help maintain sattva Guna Slide40

Yoga is a good popular method of preaching as well Slide41

Bhaktivoda Thakura talks about 3 aspects Service Sadhana Health Slide42

Good health can lead to good consistent Sadhana and then eventually to good service Slide43

Consistency in sadhana can be maintained only by Good health and YogaSlide44

Good health comes by proper Yoga Ahara Nidra Slide45

These should be learnt through authentic teachers . We in ISKCON need to develop these teachers* Not initially through videos Slide46

One should follow scriptures while learning vedic vidya as we have lot of quacks and misconceptions around Slide47

One should understand Yoga from Srimad-Bhagavatam Bhagavad-Gita Patanjali Yoga sutrasSlide48

Regarding Prasada one should have basic knowledge of tridosa from ayurvedaSlide49

Diet is 50% of your maintenance . Hence one should avoid industrially manufactured food as much as possible. 80% of todays food comes from Petroleum and then adulterated as well.Slide50

This awareness should be spread among devotees We need to train brahmanas experts in this knowledge Slide51

A prescribed food should be “Susnigdha Madhuraha”

Freshly cooked and slightly sweet Slide52

For that one needs to have proper ashrama (previously rishi ashramas) and grow own food . Slide53

Salty, sour , too many vegetables, oily foods render food only for taste with no nutrition. Slide54

This can lead to bad health and bad sadhana Slide55

One

needs to be very conscious about

Ahara

and practice Yoga

with

proper

nidra

for a

succcessful

saatvic

lifeSlide56

With proper basic knowledge of astrology one should follow Ekadasi and follow moon cycles in eating Slide57

One should also follow dinacharya and rtucharya Slide58

This can only come about when we have proper understanding of brahminical vidya and experts in that fieldSlide59

Daiva varnasrama ministry is planning to promote these vidyas and Occuaptions Slide60

We need interested people and an opportunity to do researchSlide61

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Hare Krishna