Gita For Daily Living

Episode 243: Chapter 8, verses 22 - 28

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 22 through 28

Lecture discusses two eternal paths of spiritual evolution – one is the path of return to this world of limited existence and the other is the path of liberation.

Episode 242: Chapter 8, verses 19, 20 and 21

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 19,20, and 21

Lecture discusses the highest goal of human life to achieve the state of being one with the unmanifest and the imperishable. Those who reach it never again return to this state of imperfection and limitedness.

Episode 241: Chapter 8, verses 15 - 18

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 15,16, 17 and 18

Lecture discusses the permanency of our existence and its relationship to the creator’s night and day.

Episode 240: Chapter 8, verses 12, 13 and 14

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 12,13 and 14

Lecture discusses the cause of our unhappiness and the path prescribed by Lord Krishna to achieve permanent happiness.

Episode 239: Chapter 8, verses 9, 10 and 11

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 9,10 and 11

Lecture discusses the milestone verses in Gita which describe the nature of the supreme and also gives us path how to identify with him.

Episode 238: Chapter 8, verses 5 - 8

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 5,6,7 and 8

Lecture discusses how the remembrance of the Supreme Self at the time of death liberates the embodied Jiva. Constant remembrance is the only way to ensure that one will remember the supreme self at the last moment.

Episode 237: Chapter 8, verses 1, 2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 1, 2 ,3 and 4

Lecture discusses the seven terms Arjuna wanted to learn from Krishna - Brahman, Adhyatma, Karma, Adhibhtam, Adhidaivam, Purushah, & AdhiYajna.

Episode 236: Chapter 7, verses 28,29 and 30

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 28, 29, & 30

Lecture discusses the concluding verses of this chapter describing the qualities of a seeker who will reach the supreme by crossing over the pairs of opposites- likes and dislikes.

Episode 235: Chapter 7, verses 25,26 and 27

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 25, 26, & 27

Lecture discusses why we do not recognize God’s presence. Delusion created by desire and aversion veils the identity of the true self in all beings right from their births.

Episode 234: Chapter 7, verses 22, 23 and 24

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 22, 23, & 24

Lecture discusses nature of faith and how un-manifest God remains un-manifest in spite of his of manifestations in the eightfold Prakriti (Nature).The one who does not know his supreme nature mistakenly takes him to become finite in various manifestations.

Episode 233: Chapter 7, verses 19, 20 and 21

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 19, 20, & 21

Lecture discusses why a wise person is much closer to God than other devotees. It also discusses what distracts us from achieving lasting peace and happiness which is our true nature.

Episode 232: Chapter 7, verses 16, 17 and 18

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 16, 17, & 18

Lecture discusses four types of devotees who are all good intentioned and seeking the same result of achieving unbroken happiness but only the wise come to achieve it by identifying with the supreme completely.

Episode 231: Chapter 7, verses 13, 14 and 15

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 13, 14, & 15

Lecture discusses how divine Maya with its three qualities deludes all beings so that the world appears as if it is made up of collection of independent entities which are unrelated to each other. One who recognizes the unity in the diversity crosses over this delusion.

Episode 230: Chapter 7, verses 10, 11 and 12

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 10, 11, & 12

Lecture discusses the relationship of the Supreme Lord with his created beings in this world. Contrary to our popular belief that Bhagavan is in us he says the beings are in me, I am not in them.

Episode 229: Chapter 7, verses 7, 8 and 9

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 7, 8, & 9

Lecture discusses the relationship of I the individual, World as I know and the creator who created both I and the world.

Episode 228: Chapter 7, verses 4,5 and 6

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 4, 5, & 6

Lecture discusses manifest and un-manifest aspects of our reality both at a microcosm as an individual and at the cosmic level as the all-pervading self.

Episode 227: Chapter 7, verses 1,2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 1, 2, &3

Lecture discusses four great statements in Upanishads “Mahavakyas” and how Gita relates to one of the statements “Tat Twam Asi – That though Art”. Gita teaches the complete path to achieve the realization that my self is the Supreme Self.

Episode 226: Chapter 6, verses 43 - 47

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 43 through 47

Lecture discusses Concluding verses of Dhyan Yoga and introduces the tem “Sabda Brahma”- OM the sound symbol the eternal self. It also explains why we are the Architects of our own destinies.

Episode225: Chapter 6, verses 41 and 42

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 41 & 42

Lecture discusses continuity of actions, process of future building and the concept of re-incarnation. The promise of Bhagavad Gita is that one gets what one desires either now or in future as long one continue to pursue the goal.

Episode 224: Chapter 6, verses 37 - 41

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 37 through 41

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s fear about the seeker’s efforts going in vain if the mind cannot be controlled in one’s lifetime & Krishna’s reassurance that efforts in this life for liberation will result in a conducive environment in next life to continue the efforts till the goal is reached.