Gita For Daily Living

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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Episode 434: chapter 6, verses 21,22 and 23

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 21, 22, & 23

The lecture discusses yet another definition of Yoga – Detachment from the attachment to sorrows, pain, and suffering as my own is yoga. They belong to the Body, Mind, and Intellect.

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Episode 433: Chapter 6, verses 18, 19 and 20

433: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 18, 19 and 20

The lecture discusses the Mind of the Yogi and the bliss he/she experiences.

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Episode 432: Chapter 6, verses 14 -17

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 14, 15, 16 and 17

The lecture discusses the life of moderation and detachment as a prerequisite for meditation.

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Episode 431: Chapter 6, verses 11, 12 and 13

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 11, 12, & 13

The lecture discusses basic preparations for meditation, the place of meditation, the seat for meditation, the correct posture for meditation, and the goal of meditation prescribed in the Bhagavad Gita.

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Episode 430: Chapter 6, verses 7 - 10

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 7, 8, 9 & 10

The lecture discusses techniques for excelling in life by developing even-mindedness by not giving undue importance to anything or a relationship.

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Episode 429: Chapter 6, verses 4,5 and 6

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 4, 5 & 6

The lecture discusses the relationship of the higher self to the lower self. The higher self may become a friend of the lower self or an enemy depending on one’s willingness to listen to the inner voice.

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Episode 428: Chapter 6, verses 1, 2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 1, 2 & 3

The lecture discusses the path of action for an aspiring seeker to achieve the quiescence of mind needed for contemplation and the path of inactivity for the accomplished seeker to achieve the ultimate freedom.

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Episode 427: Chapter 5, verses 28 and 29

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 27, 28, & 29

 

The lecture discusses the concluding verses of Ch. 5, which introduce the theme of the next chapter – Yoga of Meditation.

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Episode 426: Chapter 5, verses 25, 26 and 27

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 25, 26 & 27

The lecture discusses the qualities of a person who obtains absolute freedom – Moksha and why he engages in the welfare of all beings.

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Episode 425: Chapter 5, verses 22, 23 and 24

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 22, 23 & 24

The lecture discusses how to achieve liberation from the bondage of our desires and anger,recognizing that the objects of enjoyment are also the wombs of unhappiness.

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Episode 424: Chapter 5, verses 19, 20 and21

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 19, 20 & 21

The lecture discusses how to find permanent happiness by detachment from the pleasures experienced by contact with the World of objects recognizing that they are temporary and not capable of providing endless satisfaction.

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Episode 423: Chapter 5, verses 16, 17 and 18

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 16, 17 and 18

The lecture discusses how ignorance veils the true identity of the self and how one can remove this veil by the light of knowledge and achieve perfection.

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Episode 422: Chapter 5, verses 13, 14 and 15

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 13, 14 and 15

The Lecture discusses the nature of the individual self, Prakriti (natural world), and its relationship with the Supreme Self – God.

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Episode 421: Chapter 5, verses 10, 11 and 12

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 10, 11, and 12.

The lecture discusses how to act in this world without getting attached to the results, the only means to attain eternal peace.

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Episode 420: Chapter 5, verses 7,8 and 9

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 7, 8, and 9.

The lecture discusses the nature of “Yoga-Yuktah,” a person who has mastered the Path of Action. While working in this world, he does not think he is doing anything but sees that the Prakriti is working within itself. The self is not involved in any action.

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