Gita For Daily Living

Episode 354: Chapter 18, verses 68, 69 and 70

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 68, 69 & 70

Lecture discusses the importance of sharing the knowledge of Bhagavad Gita as teaching is twice learning.

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Episode 353: Chapter 18, verses 62 - 67

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 62 through 67

Lecture discusses the most quoted verse “ Sarva Dharman Parityjya Mamekam Sharanam Vraj – Abandon all Dharmas  and seek refuge in me.” The verse is considered to be the summary verse of Bhagavad Gita.

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Episode 352: Chapter 18, verses 59, 60 and 61

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 59,60,61

Lecture discusses the presence of Ishvara in the hearts of all beings. His power of Maya  causing all beings  to act as if they are mounted on a machine.

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Episode 351: Chapter 18, verses 56, 57 and 58

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 56,57,58

Lecture discusses how by devotion to the supreme one can overcome all obstacles in life and achieves supreme bliss but by egoism if one decides to go against one’s essential nature one ends up doing what he avoids doing.

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Episode 350: Chapter 18, verses 53, 54 and 55

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 53, 54, & 55

Lecture discusses the state of becoming aware of the supreme self that gives joy in pursuing the path of performing actions without attachment and desires.

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Episode 349: Chapter 18, verses 49 - 52

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  49,50, 51 & 52

Lecture discusses physical and mental control as the preparation for meditation to realize one’s true nature.

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Episode 348: Chapter 18, verses 46, 47 and 48

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

Lecture discusses the technique of performing actions according to one’s own nature to achieve success and happiness.

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Episode 347: Chapter 18, verses 43, 44 and 45

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  43,44,45

Lecture discusses the appropriate fields of actions for the four different types of people found in any society.

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Episode 346: Chapter 18, verses 40, 41 and 42

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

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

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Episode 345: 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 344: 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 343: 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 342: 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 341: Chapter 18, verses 22 - 25

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses  22, 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 340: Chapter 18, verses 19, 20 and 21

Episode 340: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 19, 20, & 21

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

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Episode 339: 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 - Knowledge, the object to be known and the knower and three enablers of actions i.e. the instrument, the action and the doer. 

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Episode 338: 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 337: 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 336: 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 335: 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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