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Introduction to Bhagavadgita

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Course Code:

HSF5002

Credit Hours:

3

Course Level:

500

Area of Study:

Hindu Studies Foundation 

Course Description

HSF5002 - (MAH– Core, Required Course) The Bhagavad Gita is a moksha-shastra, a sacred text that reveals the vision of the Upanisads. In that vision one is, in reality, whole and complete, the truth of all that is. Knowing this fulfills the fundamental human aspiration for the fulfillment, freeing one from the problem of seeking, here or in the hereafter. It is also a yoga-sastra, a sastra that teaches not only the prerequisites to gaining this vision but the means for acquiring them. For students curious to know how to study Bhagavad Gita, this Introduction to Bhagavadgita course will explore both aspects of this sastra through selected verses, to arrive at a comprehensive and consistent overview of the Bhagavad Gita.

 
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Program of Study

This course is part of the following programs:

Master of Arts in Hindu Studies

Division

Graduate Division

Required / Core / Elective:

Core, Required

Prerequisites:

Admission to the program of study.

Semester / Quarter System:

Semester

Number of Weeks:

17

Semester / Quarter Offered:

Fall 2024

Days of the Week:

Monday and Friday

Time:

9 am EST – 10:30 am EST / 6:30 pm IST – 8:00 pm IST

Start Date:

August 19, 2024

End Date:

December 20, 2024

Faculty

Swamini Agamananda Saraswati

Swamini Agamananda Saraswati, formerly Martha J. Doherty, holds a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University (1999) and an M.A. in Oriental Studies (1991) from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed the 3-year Certificate in the study of Vedanta and Sanskrit at Sandeepany Institute for the Study of Vedanta and Sanskrit, Piercy California, under the direction of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, in the years 1979-1982.
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Course Learning Objectives

In this course students will be able to:

  1. Gain a comprehensive and consistent overview of the Bhagavad Gita as both a moksha-shastra and a yoga-sastra.
  2. Understand the scope and relevance of the pursuits of knowledge and action in the Bhagavadgita.
  3. Be able to resolve paradoxes and seemingly competing viewpoints in the verses.
  4. Gain clarity on the meaning of moksa, karmayoga, bhakti, and meditation, in the Gita.
  5. Discern some of the paradigms that underlie various interpretations of the Gita.
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Course Content

The non-dual vision presented in the Gita has its origin in the Upanishads, where it is revealed through a teacher-student dialogue. Consistent with this, the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita are delivered through a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna. Unlike the Upanisads, the Gita discusses at length the participants in this dialogue.

The Gita also goes much further than the Upanisads in expanding the discussion of the philosophical teachings, approaching them from a variety of perspectives, sometimes precipitated by a question from Arjuna. Its uniqueness, however, lies in its elaboration of the necessary conditions for understanding its core teaching, and the means, including Ashtanga Yoga, for creating those conditions.

Our inquiry into the vision of the Bhagavad Gita presented in this course is based on the commentary of Sankara, the principal exponent of non-duality, advaita. Sankara’s is the earliest extant commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, and arguably the most consistent, as will be demonstrated in the course introduction to Bhagavadgita. of our study through an examination of paradoxical verses. As we proceed, we will also gain a clear understanding of the meaning of moksha, karma yoga, bhakti, and meditation, as presented in the Gita. And throughout the course, we will see, over the shoulders of Arjuna, the relevance of the teachings of the Gita to our lives today.

Class Structure

The class will meet for one and half hours, twice a week and will be composed of lectures, class discussions.  Students are expected to keep up with reading and writing assignments in order to participate effectively in class.

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Courses in the Program

  • Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Ayurveda)
  • Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Jyotisha)
  • Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Vedanta)
  • Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Yoga)
  • Applied Vedic Science – Basic (Ayurveda)
  • Applied Vedic Science – Basic (Jyotish)
  • Applied Vedic Science – Vedanta (Basic)
  • Applied Vedic Sciences Basic (Yoga)
  • Mimamsa Advanced
  • Mimamsa Basic
  • Nyaya-vaisesika Advanced
  • Nyaya-Vaisesika Basic
  • Sahitya – III
  • Sahitya – IV
  • Sahitya – Padya
  • Sahitya Landscape
  • Term Project – Sanskrit Studies
  • Introduction to Vedas
  • The Vedas (Atharva)
  • The Vedas (Rgveda)
  • The Vedas (Yajus-Sama)
  • Vedic Science Foundations
  • Vyakarana – I
  • Vyakarana – II
  • Vyakarana – III
  • Vyakarana – IV