Gita For Daily Living

Episode 83: Chapter 12, verses 12, 13 and 14

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 12, 13 & 14

Lecture discusses why “Karma Phala Tyaga” - Renunciation of Fruits of Actions is superior to any other method of devotion.

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Episode 82: Chapter 12, verses 9, 10 and 11

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 9, 10 & 11

Lecture discusses Abhaysa Yoga, Offering all actions to the Lord and Karmaphala Tyaga as alternate methods to practice Bhakti Yoga if we do not have enough control over our mind and intellect to focus single pointedly on God.

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Episode 81: Chapter 12, verses 5 - 8

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 5, 6, 7 & 8

Lecture discusses Krishna’s instructions on how to practice Bhakti Yoga with mind and intellect offered to him and his assurance that one who follows these instructions will become one with him in no time.

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Episode 80: Chapter 12, verses 1,2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 1, 2, 3 & 4

Lecture discusses two types of devotees, one who is devoted to a manifest form of the Lord such as Krishna and the other is the one who is devoted to the imperishable, un-manifest, all pervading Brahman.

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Episode 79: Chapter 11, verses 54 and 55

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 54, & 55

Lecture discusses path of perfection to achieve the vision oneness through unconditional devotion to the supreme God.

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Episode 78: Chapter 11, verses 51,52 and 53

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 51, 52, & 53

Lecture discusses Krishna’s statement that the cosmic form witnessed by Arjuna is not available to even Devas and also not possible to experience through knowledge, charity or austerities.

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Episode 77: Chapter 11, verses 48,49 & 50

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 48, 49, & 50

Lecture discusses Krishna’s statement that no one has ever seen the Cosmic Form before Arjuna and that this Cosmic Form is not available to the seekers pursuing traditional religious practices.

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Episode 76: Chapter 11, verses 45,46 & 47

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 45, 46, & 47

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s mixed feelings of rejoicing and fear while witnessing the cosmic form of the Supreme Being and his admission that he would like to see him in the gentler form of Vishnu with a crown on head and mace and discus in his hands.

 

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Episode 75: 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.

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Episode 74: 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.

 

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Episode 73: 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.

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Episode 72: Chapter 11, verses 31 - 34

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

 

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Episode 71: Chapter 11, verses 28,29 and 30

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

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

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Episode 70: Chapter 11, verses 18 - 27

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 18 through 27 

Lecture discusses Arjuna’s vision of terrifying and fearsome aspect of the supreme-being in whose mouth all beings are hurriedly rushing towards their death.

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Episode 69: 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 beings.

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Episode 68: 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 the cosmic form as understood by Sanjaya as a third party witness to this grand vision.

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Episode 67: 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 Dhrutarastra of the cosmic form that Arjuna is seeing and he is seeing due to the Divine Vision given him by Ved Vyasa.

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Episode 66: 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.

 

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Episode 65: Chapter 11, verses 1 - 4

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

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

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Episode 64: Chapter 10, verses 40,41 and 42

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

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

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