Gita For Daily Living

Episode 403: Chapter 3, verses 40 - 43

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses  40, 41, 42 & 43

The lecture summarizes the Chapter and discusses the last four verses identifying desire as our greatest enemy.

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Episode 402: Chapter 3, verses 37, 38 and 39

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 37,38 & 39

The lecture discusses the irresistible force that prompts us to sin is desire, and it is the enemy within us. The desire is a sign of incompleteness, and it loots away our inner peace.

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Episode 401: Chapter 3, verses 34, 35 and 36

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 34,35 & 36

The lecture discusses the value of recognizing one’s natural tendencies to find a field of action and not comparing it with other more glamorous areas.

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Episode 400: Chapter 3, verses 31, 32 and 33

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 31,32 & 33

The lecture discusses the futility of restraining one’s tendencies as even knowledgeable people have their tendencies.

Acting in this world according to one’s tendencies but offering all actions to the supreme self, one can overcome those tendencies.

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Episode 399: Chapter 3, verses 28, 29 and 30

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 28, 29, & 30

The lecture discusses how one should perform actions in the present without any mental fever of worries for preserving past acquisitions and anxiety of future accomplishments by offering all actions to the supreme self.

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Episode 398: Chapter 3, verses 25, 26 and 27

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 25,26 & 27

The lecture discusses how the inherent qualities of things and beings interacting with each other create actions, knowing which a wise person does not get attached to them and achieve liberation from sorrows and unhappiness.

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Episode 397: Chapter 3, verses 22, 23 and 24

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 22,23 & 24

The lecture discusses how and why the creator remains engaged in preserving the worlds and the beings he created and becomes a role model.

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Episode 396: Chapter 3, verses 19, 20 and 21

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 19,20 & 21

The lecture discusses the importance of appropriate actions even after achieving the highest goal in your life to be a good role model for those who look up to you.

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Episode 395: Chapter 3, verses 17 and 18

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses  17 & 18

The lecture discusses who is free of all obligatory duties and why.

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Episode 394: Chapter 3, verses 13 - 16

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 13, 14, 15 & 16

The lecture discusses the cosmic cycle set in motion by the creator since the creation of this universe and the significance of actions by the individuals to keep the cycle functioning properly for the greater good.

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Episode 393: Chapter 3, verses 10, 11 and 12

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 10, 11 & 12

The lecture discusses the power of cooperative endeavors and the responsibilities of an individual towards society and nature.

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Episode 392: Chapter 3, verses 7, 8 and 9

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 7, 8, & 9

The lecture discusses how one can transform obligatory duties into Karma Yoga by expanding one’s identification to a greater reality.

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Episode391: Chapter 3, verses 4,5 and 6

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions ( Karma Yoga)” Verses 4, 5, & 6

The lecture discusses why Actions are unavoidable and mere physical restrain of the organs of actions is futile if the organs of perception are not under control.

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Episode 390: Chapter3, verses 1, 2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 “Yoga of Actions (Karma Yoga)” Verses 1,2,&3

The Lecture discusses Arjuna’s confusion about which path is right and Lord Krishna’s response. Two paths are always available for self-realization, Path of Knowledge and Path of Selfless Actions.

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Episode 389: Chapter 2, verses 70, 71 and 72

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 2 "Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya)" Verses 70 through 72

The Lecture discusses the concluding verses of the Sankhya Yoga, describing the state of being one with the supreme - the Brahman.

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Episode 388: Chapter 2, verses 67, 68 and 69

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 2 "Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya)" Verses 67 through 69

The Lecture discusses how a person of steady wisdom sees the World of objects as temporary and unreal. He remains established in the awareness of his true self that is immortal and permanent.

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Episode 387: Chapter 2, verses63 - 66

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 2 “Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya)” Verses 63 through 66

The Lecture discusses how a person of steady wisdom achieves freedom, peace, and comfort by controlling his senses.

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Episode 386: Chapter 2, verses 60, 61and 62

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 2 “Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya)” Verses 60 through 62

The lecture discusses the ladder of fall for a person who does not avoid excessive attachment to the sense objects and how to avoid it.

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Episode 385: Chapter 2, verses 57, 58 and 59

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 2 “Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya)” Verses 57 through 59

The lecture discusses how a wise person maintains his detachment from the world of objects by withdrawing his senses like a tortoise withdraws its limbs when danger is detected.

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Episode 384: Chapter 2, verses 54, 55 and 56

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 2 “Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya)” Verses 54 through 56

The lecture discusses the qualities of a wise person whose mind and intellect remain steady in all situations whether conducive or un-conducive.

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