Gita For Daily Living

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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Episode 334: Chapter 18, verses 1, 2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 18 “Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation” Verses 1, 2 & 3

Lecture discusses difference between Tyaga – giving up and Sanyasa - renunciation.

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Episode 333: Chapter 17, verses 26, 27 and 28

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 26, 27 & 28

Lecture discusses the conclusion of threefold faiths with a caution that any sacrifice, austerity or charity done without faith becomes worthless action and does not yield intended result here or hereafter.

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Episode 332: Chapter 17, verses 23, 24 and 25

 Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 23, 24 & 25

Lecture discusses the great “niredsha vakya” – indicative statement “Om Tat Sat” OM is the ultimate truth.

 

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Episode 331: Chapter 17, verses 20, 21 and 22

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 20, 21 & 22

Lecture discusses three types of charities people make and who benefits from those charities and how. Not all charities are desirable some are out rightly forbidden.

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Episode 330: Chapter 17, verses 17, 18 and 19

 Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 17,18 & 19

Lecture discusses everlasting benefits of austerities performed without any expectation for particular result which will lead to ever lasting peace whereas the austerities performed to achieve material gains and powers can lead to pain and agitation.

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Episode 329: Chapter 17, verses 14, 15 and 16

 Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 14,15 & 16

Lecture discusses types of Tapas - disciplines we should practice at Physical, Mental and Speech level to achieve purity of mind which is a prerequisite in all spiritual practices.

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Episode 328: Chapter 17, verses 11, 12 and 13

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 11,12 & 13

Lecture discusses the influence of one’s faith on the actions he performs, sacrifices he makes and how that affects his chances of achieving the ever lasting peace.

Episode 327: Chapter 17, verses 7 - 10

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 7,8,9,10

Lecture discusses three types of food that people like in accordance with the predominance of Satva, Rajas or Tamas in their mental makeup.

 

Episode 326: Chapter 17, verses 5 and 6

 Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 5, & 6

Lecture discusses three types of faith in accordance with the predominance of Satva, Rajas or Tamas in a person’s mental makeup.

Episode 325: Chapter 17, verses 1 - 4

 Bhagavad Gita Ch. 17 “Yoga of Threefold Faith” Verses 1,2,3 & 4

Lecture discusses the nature of faith in a person who does not depend on the traditional books of wisdom to determine what to do and what not to do.

Episode 324: Chapter 16, verses 23 and 24

 Bhagavad Gita Ch. 16 “Yoga of Divine and Devilish Estates” Verses  23, & 24

Lecture discusses Lord Krishna’s advice to follow the scriptures to decide what to do and what not to do in life here and now to achieve happiness and the supreme goal of liberation from limitations.

Episode 323: Chapter 16, verses 20, 21 and 22

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 16 “Yoga of Divine and Devilish Estates” Verses  20, 21 & 22

Lecture discusses three negative tendencies – lust, anger and greed which make people go through hellish experiences in life and therefore in order to achieve happiness one must avoid them.

Episode 322: Chapter 16, verses 17, 18 and 19

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 16 “Yoga of Divine and Devilish Estates” Verses 17,18, & 19

Lecture discusses how our egos boosted by the negative tendencies make us believe that our identification with our accomplishments and achievements will make us happy but in fact we end up in immeasurable worries.

Episode 321: Chapter 16, verses 14, 15 and 16

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 16 “Yoga of Divine and Devilish Estates” Verses 14, 15, & 16

Lecture discusses how negative tendencies make us believe that we are in control of our lives and our actions are helping us achieving security but in fact these tendencies are binding us to more unhappiness and insecurities.

Episode 320: Chapter 16, verses 11,12 and 13

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 16 “Yoga of Divine and Devilish Estates” Verses 11,  12, & 13

Lecture discusses how negative – Asuric tendencies make people behave in a manner that binds them to immeasurable worries till their deaths and destructions.