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Table of Contents

                            Course Aims        5
Course Overview         7
Bhakti-çästri Assessment       10
Unit 1 Dharma in Bhagavad-gétä      13
Unit 2 Yoga Ladder & Jïäna in Bhagavad-gétä    26
Unit 3 Sädhana-bhakti       38
Unit 4 Ananya-bhakti       61
Unit 5 Elevation Through The Modes     79
Unit 6  Preaching from the Bhakti-çästras    90
Unit 7 Qualities of a Bhaktiçästré      101
Sädhana Sheets        110
The Overall Purpose of VTE Systematic Çästric Study
The Twelve Aims of VTE Systematic Çästric Study

Objectives
Module 1 Understanding of the Bhakti-çästras

Module 2 Application of the Bhakti-çästras

Module 3 Values in the Bhakti-çästras

	
	Overview of Lessons
	Module 1: Understanding of the Bhakti-çästras
		Unit 1 Dharma in Bhagavad-gétä    7 Lessons
		Unit 2 Yoga ladder and Jïäna in Bhagavad-gétä 6 Lessons
		Unit 3 Sädhana-bhakti     16 Lessons
		Unit 4 Ananya-bhakti     9 Lessons
		Unit 5 Elevation through Modes of Nature  4 Lessons
		Unit 6 Preaching from Bhakti-çästras   5 Lessons
		
		Unit 7 Qualities of a Bhakti-çästré       3 Lessons
		
			
			
	Module 1:  Understanding of the Bhakti-çästras
	Unit 1  Dharma in Bhagavad-gétä
	Unit 2  Yoga ladder and Jïäna in Bhagavad-gétä
	Unit 3  Sädhana-bhakti
	
	Unit 4  Ananya-bhakti
	
		Unit 5  Elevation through Modes of Nature
		
		
		Unit 6 Preaching from Bhakti-çästras
			
		Unit 7 Values and Attitudes of a Bhakti-çästré
		
		Study Materials
		Reading Assignments
		Selected Analogies
		
		Preliminary Self-Study Questions & Analogies
		
		Closed-book assessment and verses for Memorization
		Open-Book Assessment
		
		Bhakti-çästri Certification
		
		Bhagavad-gétä
		Date
	Dharma in Bhagavad-gétä
		
		Unit Aim
		Schedule of Lessons
		
		Lesson 1: Bhagavad-gétä As It Is
		
		Lesson 3: Varëäçrama-dharma in Bhagavad-gétä
		
		Lesson 4: Contents of the Gétä Summarized
		
		Lesson 6: Transcendental Kåñëa Consciousness
		
		Lesson 7: Varëäçrama-dharma a Support to Kåñëa consciousness
	Chapter 1 Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukñetra
		Introduction: Preparations for War (1–13)
		Signs of victory (14–20)
		Kåñëa as Bhakta Vatsala  (21–27)
		Arjuna’s Doubts (28–46)
	Chapter 2 Contents of the Gétä Summarized
		Arjuna’s further doubts and surrender (1–10)
		Jïäna — Fight! There is no death for the soul (11–30)
		Karma-käëòa — Fight! By prescribed duties gain material enjoyment (31–38)
		Buddhi-yoga — Fight! But without any reaction (39-53)
		Sthita-prajïa — Become fixed in transcendental consciousness (54–72)
			
			
				Overview of 2nd Chapter
				
	1. Definition of Varëäçrama-dharma
	2. Brief explanation of Varëäçrama-dharma
	3. Modes prominently influencing the respective varëas
	4. Specific Duties for the the Respective Varëas
	4. Specific Duties for the the Respective Äçramas
		Vänaprastha
		Gåhastha
		Brahmacarya
	5. Result of following Varëäçrama-dharma
		svarga-dväram apävåtam
		Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 1
		Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 2
	Analogies:
		Understanding
		Personal Application
		Preaching Application
		Academic and Moral Integrity
		Evaluation
		Mood and Mission
			
				Unit Overview
	Unit Aims
		Schedule of Lessons
		Lesson 5 Éçvara, Jéva, and Prakåti
		Lesson 6   Jïäna-cakñuñä - The Vision of Knowledge
			Section A: The Yoga Ladder in Bhagavad-gétä
				Lesson 1: The Yoga Systems
			
				Lesson 5: Éçvara, Jéva and Prakåti
	
		Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 3
		Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 4
		Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 5
		Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 6
			Understanding
				Personal Application
				Preaching Application
				Mood & Mission
				Çästra-cakñusä
	Section A: The Nectar of Devotion
	
	Section A: The Nectar of Devotion
		Lesson 1: Overview of Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu
		Lesson 2: Definition of Pure Devotional Service
		
		Lesson 7: How to Discharge Devotional Service
		Lesson 8: Devotional Principles
		Lesson 9: Aspects of Transcendental Service
		Lesson 10: Rägänuga-bhakti
	
	Section B: The Nectar of Instruction
		
		Lesson 5 The Highest Stage and Conclusion
		1st Laharé  Sämänya bhakti (Preface – Chapter 1)
		Preface – Bhakti rasa
		Introduction – Maìgaläcaraëa and Definition of Pure Devotional Service
		Chapter 1 – Characteristics of Pure Devotional Service
		2nd Laharé  Sädhana-bhakti (Chapter 2 – Chapter 16)
			Part One (Chapters 2–14) – Vaidhi-sädhana-bhakti
			Part Two (Chapters 15–16) – Rägänuga-sadhana bhakti
				Chapter 2 – Principles of Sädhana-bhakti
	Sämänya-bhakti
		Introduction
			
			Contents of the Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu
				Definition of Uttama-bhakti
				Six Characterisctics of Uttama-bhakti
	
		
		Nectar of Devotion Preface
		Nectar of Devotion Introduction
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 1
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 3
		
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 6
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 7
		
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 8
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 9
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 10
		
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 11
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 12
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 13
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 14
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 15
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 16
		
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 17
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 18
		
		Nectar of Devotion Chapter 19
			Çré Upadeçämåta
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			Text Nine
			Text Ten
			Text Eleven
			
			Çré Upadeçämåta Analogies:
			
			Nectar of Devotion Verses for Memorization
			anyäbhiläñitä-çünyaà
			jïäna-karmädy-anävåtam
			änukülyena kåñëänu-
			çélanam bhaktir uttamä
			sarvopädhi-vinirmuktaà
			tat-paratvena nirmalam
			håñékeëa håñékeça-
			sevanaà bhaktir ucyate
			ataù çré-kåñëa-nämädi
			na bhaved grähyam indriyaiù
			sevonmukhe hi jihvädau
			svayam eva sphuraty adaù
			anäsaktasya viñayän
			yathärham upayuïjataù
			nirbandhaù kåñëa-sambandhe
			yuktaà vairägyam ucyate
			The Nectar of Devotion
			The Nectar of Instruction
				Understanding
		
			4 Duñkåtinaù
			
				Bhagavad-gétä 9.4-10
				Mayä tatam idaà sarvaà
				Mayä    adhy   akñeëa
				
				Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 7
				Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 8
				Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 9
				Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 10
				Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 11
				Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 12
				Bhagavad-gétä Analogies:
		Bhagavad-gétä, Chapters 7-12
			Understanding
			Personal Application
			Preaching Application
			Evaluation
			Academic and Moral Integrity
			Çästra-cakñusä
			Mood and Mission
				Unit Aim
				Schedule of Lessons
		
		Lesson 1
		
		Lesson 2
		
		Lesson 3
		Lesson 4
		Chapter 13
			Kñetra and kñetrajna (1–7)
			The process of knowledge (8–12)
			The object of knowledge (13–19)
			Prakåti, puruña and their union (20–26)
			Jïäna-cakñuñä: the vision of knowledge (27–35)
		Chapter 14
			Conditioning of the modes (1–9)
			Characteristics, action and death in the modes (10–18)
			Transcending the modes (19–27)
		Chapter 15
			Becoming detached from the material world (1–5)
			Transmigration (6–11)
			Kåñëa as maintainer (12–15)
			Summary of Vedänta-sütra (16–20)
		Chapter 16
			Transcendental and demoniac qualities (1–6)
			The demoniac nature (7–18)
			Results of demoniac activities and the choice of elevation or degradation (19–24)
		Chapter 17
			Faith, worship and foods in the modes (1–10)
			Sacrifices, austerities, and charity in the modes (11–22)
			Chanting oà tat sat purifies activities (23–28)
		Chapter 18
			Karma-yoga: Superiority of working in devotion over renunciation of work (1–12)
			Jïäna-yoga (13–18)
			The modes of nature (19–40)
			Worshipping Kåñëa through one’s work (41–48)
			From Jïäna-yoga to pure devotional service (49–55)
			Surrender to Kåñëa (56–66)
			Arjuna agrees to fight and victory is assured by Sanjaya (67–78)
			Chapter 14 Workings of the three modes
			Chapter 17   Activities in the modes
			Chapter 18 - The modes control all activities
			Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 13
			Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 14
			Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 15
			Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 16
			Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 17
			
			
			
			Bhagavad-gétä Chapter 18
		
		Analogies:
			Understanding
			Personal Application
			Preaching Application
			Çästra-cakñusä
			Evaluation
			Mood & Mission
				
		
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			Understanding:
			Personal Application
			Mood & Mission
                        

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