Gita For Daily Living

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 meditat…

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 relat…

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…

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 ina…

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.

Mokshar…

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 being…

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 …

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 obje…

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…

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 – Go…

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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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 do…

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 4, 5, and 6.

The lecture discusses the terms Karma Yoga and Sanyasa as defined in Bhagavad Gita and how they should be practiced for self-improv…

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 1, 2, and 3.

The lecture discusses why performing actions in the spirit of  Karma Yoga is more appropriate for most seekers than the renunciatio…

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 “Yoga of Renunciation of Actions in Knowledge” Verses 41 & 42

The lecture discusses the call of Bhagavad Gita to destroy the doubt in one’s heart about the true nature of the self…

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 “Yoga of Renunciation of Actions in Knowledge” Verses 38, 39 & 40

The lecture discusses the qualities required as prerequisites to achieve the knowledge that leads to eternal pea…

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 “Yoga of Renunciation of Actions in Knowledge” Verses 35, 36 & 37

The lecture discusses how the knowledge about the self will release a seeker from the bondage of all actions. Thi…

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 “Yoga of Renunciation of Actions in Knowledge” Verses 32, 33 & 34

The lecture discusses how a seeker should approach a teacher to get knowledge about the supreme self.

Moksharthi …

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 “Yoga of Renunciation of Actions in Knowledge” Verses 29, 30 & 31

The lecture discusses Pranayama–restraining breath & Pratyahara – Controlling diet as the other two methods of pu…

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 “Yoga of Renunciation of Actions in Knowledge” Verses 26, 27 & 28

The lecture discusses various Yagnas prescribed in scriptures such as Deva Yagna, Brahma Yagna, Dravya Yagna, Tap…