The Science of Self Realization

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The Science of Self Realization The Essence
of Bhagavad-Gita
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• Contents
• Introduction - The Search for Happiness
• Does GOD exist? What is Scripture?
• Who is GOD?
• Who am I? The Science of the Soul.
• Why bad things happen to good people?
• - The Law of Karma.
• The Science of Yoga and the topmost
• Yoga system
• Practical application of the Bhagavad-Gita

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The search for happiness

• All activities are performed in hope of happiness

• Many anxieties
• College education
• Job
• Family
• Retirement
• DEATH (the biggest anxiety)

• Always looking for relief
• Vacation --- a break!

As humans, we can question the cause of our
unhappiness is there permanent happiness?
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Humans vs. Animals

• Four (4) things in common
• Eating
• Sleeping
• Mating
• Defending

• Humans do these activities in more sophisticated
  manner but activity is same

• Finer/more refined intelligence allows us to
  question search for true happiness

Example Story of Alexander the Great

• Use human intelligence to solve the real problems
  of life,
• otherwise we are misers?

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Real Problems of Life

• Their nature (not relative applicable to ALL)
• Common to all
• No one wants it
• No one can avoid it

• Birth Disease Old age Death!
• For example, child born crying

Other reasons which prevent happiness
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Threefold miseries

• Adhyatmika (body mind)
• Adhydaivika (material nature)
• Adhybhautika (other living entities)

We look towards science for solutions
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Scientific Solutions

• Most scientific solutions are not permanent
  solutions
• Cosmetic industry (old age)
• Cryogenics (death looking for eternal life)
• Depression pills even teenagers are using it

• While generally helpful, some scientific
  solutions are worse than the actual problem
• Cars pollution
• Industries oceans flooded with wastes
• Cell phones make lives busier / can cause cancer

• False promises of happiness eg Dale Carnegie

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Happiness from the Senses (eyes, ears, nose,
tongue, skin)

• Temporary and Disappointing (i. e., piece of gum)

• Sense gratification is not the source of
• happiness

eyes - moth
ears - deer
nose - musk deer
tongue - fish
touch - elephant
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The Goal of Human Life

• To inquire about
• A permanent solution to the real
• problems of life

• Permanent relief from all miseries

• An eternal life of bliss, peace
• and happiness

• Therefore inquire about -
• the root cause of all causes
• the source of everything