The Vedanta as Old/New Paradigm: The Gita on Human Action and Life’s Purpose I

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Contents

00:00—03:30
03:31—07:57
07:58— 08:57
08:58—18:56
18:57— 23:00
23:01—35:26
35:27—36:40
36:41—44:20
44:21— 59:02
59:03— 1:11:10
1:11:11—end		 Announcements
Q&A: neurobiology, determinism, can Gandhi’s statement on cowardice and violence be abused? 
Gandhi story: “What Gandhi says, what he does, and what he thinks are all the same.” 
Commentary: persuasion/coercion, cultural biases against nv, respect, scarcity, no irreducible conflict
Review: paradigm shift to consciousness physics and cooperation biology and its influence on culture 
What is matter? Is competition the driving force of evolution? What does history say about nv? 
Necessity of adapting models to own circumstances; Gandhi story: man who made khadi in America  
Introduction to Vedanta, its relationship to modern physics, and basic concepts we’ll be covering
Dharma 
Svadharma
Introduction to Gita Theory of Action

Readings

Section IIc of the course reader:

  • Gandhi’s religious Vocabulary: some terms
  • Sonnleitner, Michael. “Gandhian Nonviolence: Levels of Satyagraha” [Excerpt]
  • Gandhi, M.K. “Nonviolence- The Greatest Force”
  • Gandhi, M.K. “Five Great Yajñas”

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 1-2, 4, 6, 18
Continue reading Search for a Nonviolent Future through ch. 8 at your own pace