Gita For Daily Living

Episode 454: Chapter 8, verses 7,8 and 9

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 "Yoga of Imperishable Brahman" Verses 7, 8 and 9

The lecture discusses how Abhyasa Yoga (Yoga of Constant Practice) prepares a person to focus his mind on the Supreme Self.

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Episode 453: Chapter 8, verses 4,5 and 6

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 4, 5 and 6

The lecture discusses how the remembrance of the Supreme Self at the time of death liberates the embodied Jiva, the conditioned consciousness, into the unconditioned supreme self.

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Episode 452: Chapter 8, verses 1, 2 and 3

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

The Lecture discusses Arjuna’s question regarding the terms Brahman, Adhyatma, and Karma used by Krishna in previous chapters.

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Episode 451: Chapter 7, verses 28, 29 and 30

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

The Lecture summarizes the teachings of Ch. 7. It discusses the concluding verses of this chapter describing the qualities of a seeker who reaches the supreme by crossing over the pairs of opposites- likes and dislikes.

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Episode 450: Chapter 7, verses 25, 26 and 27

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

The lecture discusses why we do not recognize ourselves as part of God’s self even though we logically agree that God is Omnipresent and we cannot be separate from his supreme self.

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Episode 449: Chapter 7, verses 22, 23 and 24

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

The lecture discusses the various ways people in this world pursue the goal of happiness. The one who does not know the un-manifest nature of the supreme mistakenly takes it to become finite in various manifestations.

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Episode 448: Chapter 7, verses 19, 20 and 21

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

The lecture discusses why a wise person is much closer to God than other devotees and what distracts us from achieving lasting peace and happiness, our true nature.

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Episode 447: Chapter 7, verses 16, 17 and 18

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

The lecture discusses four types of well-intentioned devotees seeking the same result of achieving a world without sorrows. Still, only the wise come to achieve it by identifying with the supreme completely.

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Episode 446: Chapter 7, verses 13, 14 and 15

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

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

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Episode 445: Chapter7, verses 10,11 and 12

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

The 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.

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Episode 444: Chapter 7, verses 5 - 9

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

The lecture discusses God’s manifest and un-manifest nature and how to find his presence in our world.

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Episode 443: Chapter 7, verses 1 - 4

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 1, 2, 3, and 4

The lecture introduces the second segment of the Bhagavad Gita and discusses the eightfold manifestation of the supreme self in the Prakriti – nature.

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Episode 442: Chapter 6, verses 46 and 47

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 46 and 47

The lecture concludes the discussion on the Yoga of Meditation and introduces the topic for the next chapter.

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Episode 441: Chapter 6, verses 43, 44 and 45

The lecture discusses how the yogi who did not achieve perfection in this life pursues perfection in the next life.

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Episode 440: Chapter 6, verses 40, 41 and 42

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 40, 41 & 42

The lecture discusses the continuity of actions, the process of the future building, and the concept of reincarnation. Bhagavad Gita promises that one gets what one desires either now or in the future as long as one continues to pursue the goal.

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Episode 439: Chapter 6, verses 36 - 39

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 36, 37, 38 and 39

The lecture discusses Arjuna’s fear about the seeker’s efforts going in vain if the mind cannot be controlled in one’s lifetime.

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Episode 438: Chapter 6, verses 33, 34 and 35

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 33, 34 and 35

The Lecture discusses Krishna’s response to Arjuna’s claim that the mind cannot be controlled as it is fickle by its very nature.

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Episode 437: Chapter 6, verses 30, 31 and 32

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 30, 31 & 32

The lecture discusses Lord Krishna’s assurance that once the seeker realizes the self, he/ she will never be separated from the almighty Lord.

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Episode 436: Chapter 6, verses 27, 28 and 29

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 27, 28, & 29

The lecture discusses the Vision of Oneness achieved through the Yoga of meditation culminating in Supreme Bliss.

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Episode 435: Chapter 6, verses 24, 25 and 26

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 24, 25, & 26

The lecture discusses how abandoning all fancies of mind by holding the intellect firm; one can gradually achieve long-lasting peace.

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