Ravi Ranganathan Podcast

Episode 41 has the introduction to chapter 9 and describes the nature of God.

Episode 40 is a chat with my dear friend Smt. Jayasri Sundara Ragavan. She gives her perspective on BG and this podcast and her questions helps to revise and understand about sthitha prajna, our core…

This episode describes the two paths after death - the path of light and the path of darkness. This also has the chapter appreciation.

In this episode Bhagavan compares two places - The abode of imperishable brahman with brahma-loka, the place where the creator, four headed brahma, resides.

After explaining the difference, Bhagavan s…

Episode 37 starts chapter eight  titled akshara brahman, the imperishable God. This is an interesting chapter. One may wonder what is going on here. BG encompasses many Indian thoughts including karm…

Episode 36, the concluding part of chapter 7 explains what knowing God fully mean.

In Episode 35 Bhagavan explains what is God and how to see God in this world.

Episode 34 gives an introduction to chapters seven through twelve.  A paradigm shift happens in chapter seven. Teachings about Self-realization is complete. Now it is time to know what it really mean…

Episode 33 covers the recap of chapters five and six.

Episode 32 gives a summary of chapters three and four.

Episodes 31, 32 and 33 will cover the recap of the first six chapters.  This will give an opportunity for those who have missed the previous chapters to catch up and continue further episodes from ch…

Episode 30,  the concluding episode for chapter six, covers what happens to a practicing yogi who dies without having Self realization. Bhagavan gives some encouraging words. The episode also gives t…

Episode 29 explains the state of Self realized yogi, a quick summary of how to approach, with what attitude to approach meditation, the benefits of meditation, and the outlook of the Self realized yo…

Episode 28 explains the external and internal environment required for Meditation. Bhagavan also explains what we should do and what we should not do in between our meditation sessions. Finally union…

Episode 26 brings out appreciation of chapter five. It addresses the complexity of this chapter.

Episode 25 brings the Sankhyan to the same highest state as the Self realized yogi.  Pandita of chapter two comes back and we understand why this Pandita treat the living and the dead same.  With bot…

Episode 24 brings in the Yogins and the Sankhyans who both attain jeevanmukti, liberation while living in the body.  In three verses Bhagavan brings in the culmination of all practices he has taught …

Episode 23 introduces chapter five titled as Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Karma Sannyasam is used with two meanings, one by arjuna and the other by Bhagavan. Check out this episode to know about the differen…

Episode 22 covers chapter four appreciations. It talks about the only reason for taking incarnations,  battlefield context of "even the wise gets deluded",  what did Bhagavan mean when He said "he wi…