Fall
Sample Fall Semester Bhakti Academy Bhakti-Sastri Curriculum
*This is the syllabus for our evening bhakti-sastri classes. This semester we will be studying the Bhagavad-gita. All reading assignments are given for the following class discussion.
8/24- Setting the Scene. Read BG Preface.
8/25- Srila Prabhupada’s Mood & Mission. Read BG Introduction p. 1-10.
8/26- Five Subject Matters of the Bhagavad-gita. Finish reading BG Introduction.
8/27- The Disciplic Succession. Read BG chapter 1.
8/31- Observing the Armies. Read BG chapter 2, 1-19.
9/1- I Shall Not Fight. Read BG chapter 2, 20-40.
9/2- No Loss or Diminution. Read BG chapter 2, 41-72.
9/3- Process of Spiritual Falldown. Read BG chapter 3, 1-20.
9/7- Karma Yoga. Read BG chapter 3, 21-32.
9/8- Setting an Example. Read BG chapter 3, 33-43
9/9- Attachment & Aversion. Read BG chapter 4, 1-9.
9/10- Millennium After Millennium. Read BG chapter 4, 10-33.
9/14- Inaction in Action. Read BG chapter 4, 34-42.
9/15- Just Try to Learn the Truth. Read BG chapter 5, 1-6.
9/16- Work with Devotion. Read BG chapter 5, 7-19.
9/17- City of Nine Gates. Read BG chapter 5, 20-29.
9/21- Beyond the Dualities. Read BG chapter 6, 1-9.
9/22- Dhyana Yoga. Read BG chapter 6, 10-23.
9/23- Sit Down in a Secluded Place. Read BG chapter 6, 24-33.
9/24- Flickering Mind. Read BG chapter 6, 34-47. Complete take-home exam.
9/28- That is My Opinion. Read BG chapter 7, 1-12.
9/29- Pearls on a Thread. Read BG chapter 7, 13-19.
9/30- Cross Beyond It. Read BG chapter 7, 20-30.
10/1- I Make His Faith Steady. Read BG chapter 8, 1-8.
10/5- Attaining the Supreme. Read BG chapter 8, 9-14.
10/6- Closing All the Doors. Read BG chapter 8, 15-28.
10/7- By Human Calculation. Read BG chapter 9, 1-15.
10/8- The Most Confidential Knowledge. Read BG chapter 9, 16-25.
10/12- I am the Butter. Read BG chapter 9, 26-30.
10/13- A Leaf, Flower, Fruit, or Water. Read BG chapter 9, 31-34.
10/14- Become My Devotee. Review chapters 1-9.
10/15- Review of chapters 1 through 9. Read BG chapter 10, 1-11.
10/19- Opulence of the Absolute. Read BG chapter 10, 12-18.
10/20- Forms to Be Remembered. Read BG chapter 10, 19-42.
10/21- Of Sacrifices I Am. Read BG chapter 11, 1-14.
10/22- The Universal Form. Read BG chapter 11, 15-34.
10/26- Time I Am. Read BG chapter 11, 35-49.
10/27- Thinking of You as my Friend. Read BG chapter 11, 50-55.
10/28- Humanlike Form. Read BG chapter 12, 1-12.
10/29- If You Cannot… Read BG chapter 12, 13-20. Complete take-home exam.
11/2- Such a Devotee Is Very Dear to Me. Read BG chapter 13, 1-7.
11/3- Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness. Read BG chapter 13, 8-19.
11/4- Taste the Eternal. Read BG chapter 13, 20-35.
11/5- Knower of the Field. Read BG chapter 14, 1-9.
11/9- The Three Modes of Material Nature. Read BG chapter 14, 10-18.
11/10- Destination after Death. Read BG chapter 14, 19-27.
11/11- I am the Basis. Read BG chapter 15, 1-6.
11/12- Imperishable Banyan Tree. Read BG chapter 15, 7-14.
11/16- Juice of Life. Read BG chapter 15, 15-20.
11/17- Remembrance, Knowledge, & Forgetfulness. Read BG chapter 16, 1-6.
11/18- Divine & Demoniac Natures. Read BG chapter 16, 7-18.
11/19- Works Meant to Destroy the World. Read BG chapter 16, 19-24.
11/23- Three Gates to Hell. Read BG chapter 17, 1-6.
11/24- Divisions of Faith. Read BG chapter 17, 7-19.
11/25- Juicy, Fatty, & Wholesome. Read BG chapter 17, 20-28.
11/26- Om tat sat. Read BG chapter 18, 1-10.
11/30- Perfection of Renunciation. Read BG chapter 18, 11-18.
12/1- Five Factors of Action. Read BG chapter 18, 19-30.
12/2- Knowledge, Action, & Performer of Action. Read BG chapter 18, 31-40.
12/3- Understanding, Determination, & Happiness. Read BG chapter 18, 41-54.
12/4- Prescribed Duties. Read BG chapter 18, 55-63. Complete take-home test.
12/7- Do What You Wish to Do. Read BG chapter 18, 64-66.
12/8- Abandon All Other Varieties of Shelter. Read BG chapter 18, 67-78.
12/9- Free from Doubt.
12/10- Review of chapters 9 through 18.
