Gita For Daily Living

Episode 140: Chapter 18, verses 45 - 48

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  45,46,47 & 48

Lecture discusses the technic of performing actions in accordance with one’s own nature to gain the perfect happiness. 

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Episode 139: Chapter 18, verses 40 - 43

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  40,41,42 & 43

Lecture discusses four different types of people in any society and why they are different from each other.

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Episode 138: Chapter 18, verses 36 - 39

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  36, 37, 38 & 39

Lecture discusses three types of Sukha - Happiness.  Satvika – Sukha feels like poison in the beginning but in the end it feels like nectar.  Rajasika – Sukha feels like nectar in the beginning but in the end it feels like poison Tamasika – Sukha  feels like poison in the beginning and in the end also it feels like poison.

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Episode 137: Chapter 18, verses 33, 34 and 35

 Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  33, 34,& 35

Lecture discusses three types of Dhruti - Fortitude.  Satvika – Dhruti will make the mind focus, optimize the physiological functions in my body and will give capacity to overcome obstacles.  Rajasika – Dhruti may give me success in life but not happiness & Tamasika – Dhrutii will not let me get out of fear, depression and arrogance.

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Episode 136: Chapter 18, verses 29 - 32

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  29, 30,31 & 32

Lecture discusses three types of intellect.  Satvika – Buddhi will let me see things as they are and will guide me to right things.  Rajasika – Buddhi will make me do things that will cause more sorrows and unhappiness and Tamasika – Buddhi will make me do things which are completely inappropriate.

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Episode 135: Chapter 18, verses 26, 27 and 28

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  26, 27 & 28

Lecture discusses three types of doers.  Satvika – doers act without getting affected by success or failure, Rajasika – doers act because of desire to enjoy fruits of actions and Tamasika – doers act without any firm commitment or purity of purpose.

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Episode 134: Chapter 18, verses 19 - 25

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 19, 23, 24 & 25

Lecture discusses three types of actions.  Satvika – actions create bliss and harmony, Rajasika – actions create agitations and Tamasika – actions create destruction and pain.

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Episode 133: Chapter 18, verses 19, 20 and 21

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 19, 20, 21 & 22

Lecture discusses three types of knowledge.  Satvika – Pure knowledge leads to the understanding of unity, Rajasika – Passionate knowledge creates duality and Tamasika – Dull knowledge creates delusion.

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Episode 132: Chapter 18, verses 16, 17 and 18

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 16, 17 & 18

Lecture discusses three propellers of actions i.e. Knowledge, the object t to be known and the knower.  

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Episode 131: Chapter 18, verses 13, 14 and 15

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 13, 14 & 15

Lecture discusses five constituent causes required for any action. Understanding them can give us the path to liberate ourselves from the bondage of our actions.

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Episode 130: Chapter 18, verses 10, 11 and 12

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 10, 11& 12

Lecture discusses how a Satvika Tyagi by giving up anxiety for the fruits of actions become a sanyasi and liberates himself from the bondage of actions.

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Episode 129: Chapter 18, verses 7,8 and 9

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 7, 8 & 9

Lecture discusses three types of “Tyaga” i.e. Tamsika out of delusion, Rajsika out of fear  and Sattvika with right under understanding. 

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Episode 128: Chapter 18, verses 4,5 and 6

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 4, 5 & 6

Lecture discusses Krishna’s Doctrine of “Karmaphal Tyaga” as the path to achieve supreme bliss.

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Episode 127: Chapter 18, verses 1, 2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 1, 2 & 3

Lecture discusses difference between Tyaga – giving up and Sanyasa - renunciation.

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Episode 126: Chapter 17, verses 26, 27 and 28

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 26, 27 & 28

Lecture discusses the conclusion of three fold faiths with a caution that any sacrifice, austerity or charity done without faith becomes worthless action and does not yield intended results here or hereafter.

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Episode 125: Chapter 17, verses 23, 24 and 25

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 23, 24 & 25

Lecture discusses the great “niredsha vakya” – indicative statement “Om Tat Sat” OM is the ultimate truth.

Episode 124: Chapter 17, verses 20,21 and 22

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 20, 21 & 22

Lecture discusses three types of charities people make and who benefits from those charities and how. Not all charities are desirable some are out rightly forbidden.

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Episode 123: Chapter 17, verses 17, 18 and 19

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 17,18 & 19

Lecture discusses everlasting benefits of austerities performed with pure intentions on mind and intellect that can lead to ever lasting peace whereas the austerities performed to achieve material gains and powers can lead to pain and agitation.

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Episode 122: Chapter 17, verses 14, 15 and 16

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 14,15 & 16

Lecture discusses types of Tapas - disciplines we should practice at Physical, Mental and Speech level to achieve purity of mind which is a prerequisite in all spiritual practices. 

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Episode 121: Chapter 17, verses 11, 12 and 13

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 11,12 & 13

Lecture discusses the influence of one’s faith on the actions he performs and sacrifices he makes and how that affects his chances of achieving the ever lasting peace. 

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