Gita For Daily Living

Episode 279: Chapter 11, verses 41 - 44

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 41, 42, 43 & 44

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s remorse for not recognizing Krishna as the Supreme Being and his regrets that he may have mistreated him by addressing him as a friend or as a Yadav not recognizing his greatness.

Episode278: Chapter 11, verses 38, 39 and 40

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 38, 39, & 40

Lecture discusses the verses which can be described as the most beautiful Universal Prayer to the Lord of all beings and things.

Episode 277: Chapter 11, verses 35, 36 and 37

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 35, 36, & 37

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s reckoning that the supreme-self he is witnessing in the cosmic form is the Lord of Lords, evil runs away in fear when his presence is felt, and the sages praise his glory.

Episode 276: Chapter 11, verses 32, 33 and 34

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 32, 33 & 34

Lecture discusses Lord Krishna’s advice to Arjuna to become the instrument of the supreme and enjoy the credit as everything is already done by him whether we take part in it or not.

Episode 275: Chapter 11, verses 28, 29 and 30

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 28, 29,30 & 31

Lecture discusses relationship of death and destruction with birth and creation from a cosmic perspective.

Episode 274: Chapter 11, verses 25, 26 and 27

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 25,26 & 27

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s vision of death and destruction of all sons of Dhritarastra along with Bhisma, Drona, Karna and the warrior chieftains on his own side.

Episode 273: Chapter 11, verses 21 - 24

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 21,22,23 & 24

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s vision of all beings entering in the mouth of the supreme being. Some are fearful, but the other great souls are blissfully praising the Lord with sublime hymns.

Episode 272: Chapter 11, verses 18, 19 and 20

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 18 through 20

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s vision of terrifying and fearsome aspect of the supreme-being. He sees that not only he is terrified, but all three worlds are trembling with fear.

Episode 271: Chapter 11, verses 15, 16 and 17

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 15, 16 and 17

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s description of his experience of seeing the cosmic form and his understanding of the unity of all things and beings.

Episode 270: Chapter 11, verses 12, 13 and 14

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 12,13 and 14

Lecture discusses Sanjay’s narration to King Dhrutarastra that the splendor of that supreme form showed to Arjuna by Krishna is similar to the splendor of thousands of suns rising in the sky at the same time.

Episode 269: Chapter 11, verses 9, 10 and 11

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 9, 10 and 11

Lecture discusses Sanjay’s narration to King Dhritarashtra’s of the cosmic form that Arjuna is seeing and at the same time he is seeing due to the Divine Vision given to him by Veda Vyasa.

Episode 268: Chapter 11, verses 5 - 8

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 5, 6, 7 and 8

Lecture discusses Divine Vision Given to Arjuna by Lord Krishna to enable him to see the cosmic form of the Lord.

Episode 267: Chapter 11, verses 1, 2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 1, 2, 3 and 4

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s request to see Krishna’s Divine Cosmic Form so that he can experience the oneness of all things and beings.

Episode 266: Chapter 10, verses 39 - 42

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 39,40,41 & 42

Lecture discusses the concluding verses of Vibhuti Yoga reaffirming that these examples are only for the guidance to the seekers and not to limit the presence of the omnipresent self in the glorious and the splendid only.

Episode 265: Chapter 10, verses 35 - 38

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 35,36, 37 & 38

Lecture discusses examples which we consider negative such as death and gambling but are still as much a part of God’s manifestation as the other divine manifestations.

Episode 264: Chapter 10, verses 32, 33 and 34

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 32,33 & 34

Lecture discusses reiteration from Krishna that he is the cause for this creation. He is the beginning, middle and end of anything in this creation. All the finer qualities which are considered feminine are his expressions.

Episode 263: Chapter 10, verses 29,30 and 31

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 29,30 & 31

Lecture discusses examples of Ananta Nag, Varuna, Aryama, Lord of death Yama, Great devotee Prahalad, Time, King of Jungle Lion and King of Birds Garuda as the manifestations of all pervading God. It also discusses why River Ganges represent the perennial knowledge flowing from teacher to students.

Episode 262: Chapter 10, verses 26, 27 and 28

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 26,27 & 28

Lecture discusses the concept of churning the milky ocean and the puranic examples of Devarshi Narada, Kapila Muni, Great Weapon Vajra, Desires fulfilling Kamdhenu Cow, Lord of desires Kandarpa, Vasuki Snake as well as Uchhaisrava the flying horse and Airavat the four-tusked elephant that came out of the milky ocean during the great churning.

Episode 261: Chapter 10, verses 23, 24 and 25

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 23,24 & 25

Lecture discusses Mount Meru in our Purana and one syllable sound symbol of God OM.

Episode 260: Chapter 10, verses 20, 21 and 22

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 20,21 & 22

Lecture starts discussion of Divine Glories in various examples given by Lord Krishna where the presence of the supreme self which is beginning, middle and end of everything and being in this world  can be experienced.