20 Virtues enumerated in Bhagavad Gita

 The 20 virtues explained in Bhagavad Gita by Lord Krishna:

1. Amanitvam: vanity-less-ness

2. Aadambitvam - un pretentiousness

3. Ahimsa: Non-violence

4. Santhi:  Peace, Calmness

5. Arjavam - straight forwardness

6. Acharya Upasana : Dedication and respect to Guru

7. Soucham - cleanliness

8. Sthairyam - consistency of purpose

9. Atma vinigraha - self control

10. Indriyartheshu vairagya:  Dispassion and detachment to sense organs generated activities.

11. Anahankara - no ego

12. Janma, Mrityu, Jara, Vyadi, Dukha, Dosha nu darshanam - recognizing life is all these sorrows

13. Asaktir anabhi svangaha: without attachments/identificatio to beings and things

14. Nityam cha Samachitvam - equilibrium at all times

15. Ishta- anishta upapashtitu - learn to live with both likes and dislikes

16. Mayi Cha ananya yogena - yoking your mind to me

17. Vivikta desa sevitvam: expose a few mins to be all alone

18. Arathir Jana samsadi: avoid crowds of people

19. Adyatma Jnana nityatvam - read scriptuures every day

20. Tatva  jananrtha darshanam: meditate on those value from the scriptures

Hari Om.

The Six roles of Paramatma (Self or Spirit) in every personality.

Paramatma the Supreme Self is ONE Spirit within,  but acts in 6 roles within our individuality depending on the ego that we exert:

1. Upadrishta: Only an onlooker, when our ego is 100%.  All our activities are commanded by our BMI based ego and we do not bother the Soul or Spirit within.

2. Anumanta: One who nods his head (either ways) when our ego is 80%.  Here the Spirit is given only a 20% authority.

3. Bharta: One who fills the cup of our success, when the ego is reduced to 60%. 

4. Bhokta: One who becomes the enjoyer in each one of us, when the ego falls to 40%

5. Maheshvarah: He who comes to rule (and protect) as the Lord of Lords when ego is only 20%

6. Paramatma: When that last bit of ego,  the final 20%, is also surrendered in the highest moods of contemplation ,  the individual has merged into that Reality.  That individual gliding from one plane of Conciousness to the other,  has become the Paramatman, the Supreme Self.

Hari Om.

Hari Om (Hurry Home!)

Namaste.  Sw. Chinmayananda in one of his BG talks gives an example of unending vasanas in a humorous way as below:

We all go for shopping with a list of things to buy.  These list of things are the initial vasanas.  However as we go from shop to shop (birth to birth) to satisfy these list of things (vasanas), we also knowingly or unknowingly add more to the list - so that list becomes endless. We seem to be caught up in the web of moving from one shop to another (one life to another) just to get these 'mostly unnecessary' items  (satisfy our unending vasanas)  that we ourselves created due to our ignorance and stupidity .  Once we realize the hollowness of it and are tired of it,  we try to finish the existing list carefully without adding anything new.  End of it we complete the list and go back home (attain Moksha/Sayujya).  

Gurudev funnily says that's why in Chinmaya Mission,  we all say 'Hurry Home' (Hari Om!) all the time! 

Hari Om!