The Science of Self

Realization
The Essence of Bhagavad-Gita
 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

 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?
Humans vs. Animals
 Four (4) things in common:
1. Eating
2. Sleeping
3. Mating
4. 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?
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…

 Threefold miseries
• Adhyatmika (body & mind)

• Adhydaivika (material
nature)

• Adhybhautika (other living

entities)

We look towards science for solutions…

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
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- moth
eyes
ears - deer
nose - musk deer
tongue - fish
touch - elephant
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