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So, today, welcome to this Gita discussion, and we are discussing the prospects of growth in spiritual life and the challenges in that growth. This is specifically one question: what happens if I am not spiritual enough by the time I die? We will discuss this based on 6.40 in the Bhagavad Gita. So, Partha,…
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Oh, my God. Thank you very much for joining today. Today, we’ll be continuing our discussion on the Bhagavad Gita. I believe the PowerPoint has already been shared with you, so we’ll be focusing on the third chapter today, specifically the 36th verse, which addresses an important and relevant theme for us. We will be…
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So, I’m sharing the screen now, and we’ll start. This is our 7th session, actually the 9th session. We are on verse 3.9, which we’ll be discussing. We’ll be introducing the concept of sacrifice, specifically the sacrifice in the form of yajna. To trace back, basically, what we are doing in this course is that…
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So grateful to be here among all of you today, and I’ll be speaking on the topic of happiness. What is happiness, and why is it so elusive? We discuss this based on verse 255 in the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna is describing the characteristics of one who is enlightened. Prajayata, Kaman sarvan partamano, ganaan atmanyavadmanan….
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So here we are now discussing the concept of destiny. What happened here? Okay, I was talking about how the Bhagavad Gita’s message can be applied till now. We discussed that this verse has four propositions within it. These four propositions are as follows: Adhikar means rights. The idea of rights is not just a…
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So, today we are continuing our session on the Bhagavad Gita, and we are having the sixth session now.In this session, till now, we have been discussing how the Bhagavad Gita’s thought flow progresses and how we are taking the concepts accordingly.First, we talked about the concept of Dharma, then we talked about the concept…
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Hare Krishna, so today we continue our discussion on the Bhagavad Gita. Today I’ll be discussing the topic of how we can understand the nature of spirituality. I’ll be sharing a PowerPoint now, and if at any time the PowerPoint is not visible while I’m speaking, please let me know through a message, and I…
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So, welcome back to our Bhagavad Gita course, and today we will be discussing one practical application of the understanding that we are not the body, that we are the soul.There are multiple aspects to this understanding, and an important aspect here is how it helps us deal with various life events. For example, whenever…
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Oh, my God. Thank you very much for joining today. Today, we’ll be continuing our discussion on the Bhagavad Gita. I believe the PowerPoint has already been shared with you, so we’ll be focusing on the third chapter today, specifically the 36th verse, which addresses an important and relevant theme for us. We will be…
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What is the mind, what is mindfulness, and how can we be more mindful?These three questions we will address, and we will address them as the three parts of this talk.So, let’s begin with verse 6.5, it’s on the next slide:uddharedhātmanātmānam nātmānam avasādayet, ātmaiva yātmano vandhur ātmaiva ripurātmanahā.So, uddharedhātmanātmānam, Krishna is saying here, elevate yourself….
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Our topic is why religious people sometimes are sectarian and it is better to be spiritual, not religious. So, we will discuss based on 5.18 in the Bhagavad Gita. That is our next slide. That is: Samadarshinaha. Samadarshinaha is to see equally. And Panditaha. What happens over here is the wise people, the Panditas, they…
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So, today we discuss 4.34 in the Bhagavad Gita. The topic will be about the spiritual master, the Guru. And here we will be focusing on 4.34 in the Gita.Tadviddhi pranipaten pariprasnena sevaya upadekshanti te jnaninastatvadarshinahaSo, Tadviddhi pranipaten. Krishna is telling us to know that truth, pranipaten. Go and approach the spiritual master. Tadviddhi pranipaten…
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So, today we discuss 4.34 in the Bhagavad Gita. The topic will be about the spiritual master, the Guru. And here we will be focusing on 4.34 in the Gita.Tadviddhi pranipaten pariprasnena sevaya upadekshanti te jnaninastatvadarshinahaSo, Tadviddhi pranipaten. Krishna is telling us to know that truth, pranipaten. Go and approach the spiritual master. Tadviddhi pranipaten…
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Hare Krishna!So,Karmano yapi bodhavyamBodhavyam cha vi karmanahaAkarmanas cha bodhavyamGahana karmano gati hi So Krishna is speaking here about the concept of Karma, and Gahana karmano gati hi—the moments of Karma are very difficult to understand. Therefore, Arjuna, try to understand what is Karma, what is Akarma, and what is Vkarma. So today, we will discuss…
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So, today we are discussing the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, text 11. This is 4.11: “ye thamam prapadyante tam satayiva bhajamyaham mamavartaman uvartante anushyaparth sarvashyama.” Ye thamam prapadyante, Krishna says, as all people surrender unto me, I reward them accordingly. And importantly, mamavartaman uvartante anushyaparth sarvashyama, mamavartaman uvartante, all people are on my…
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Thank you very much for joining today.We will be continuing our discussion on the Bhagavad Gita. We are discussing the fourth chapter, and I have shared the PowerPoint. We will be discussing verse 4.8 in the Bhagavad Gita.The topic is: Who is God? Does He care? Why should we care? Verse 4.8 in the Bhagavad…
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So, I’m sharing the screen now, and we’ll start. This is our 7th session, actually the 9th session. We are on verse 3.9, which we’ll be discussing. We’ll be introducing the concept of sacrifice, specifically the sacrifice in the form of yajna. To trace back, basically, what we are doing in this course is that…
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So grateful to be here among all of you today, and I’ll be speaking on the topic of happiness. What is happiness, and why is it so elusive? We discuss this based on verse 255 in the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna is describing the characteristics of one who is enlightened. Prajayata, Kaman sarvan partamano, ganaan atmanyavadmanan….
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So here we are now discussing the concept of destiny. What happened here? Okay, I was talking about how the Bhagavad Gita’s message can be applied till now. We discussed that this verse has four propositions within it. These four propositions are as follows: Adhikar means rights. The idea of rights is not just a…
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So, today we are continuing our session on the Bhagavad Gita, and we are having the sixth session now.In this session, till now, we have been discussing how the Bhagavad Gita’s thought flow progresses and how we are taking the concepts accordingly.First, we talked about the concept of Dharma, then we talked about the concept…
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Hare Krishna, so today we continue our discussion on the Bhagavad Gita. Today I’ll be discussing the topic of how we can understand the nature of spirituality. I’ll be sharing a PowerPoint now, and if at any time the PowerPoint is not visible while I’m speaking, please let me know through a message, and I…
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So, welcome back to our Bhagavad Gita course, and today we will be discussing one practical application of the understanding that we are not the body, that we are the soul.There are multiple aspects to this understanding, and an important aspect here is how it helps us deal with various life events. For example, whenever…
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Today is our third session, and after the session, I’ll be sending you a broad outline of what we will be covering in the 51 sessions. Each session will be based on one question that addresses both the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita as well as some contemporary need or concern that we all have…
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Today, we will be discussing the second session on key verses from the Bhagavad Gita. In the first session, I started with verse 1.1, where I focused primarily on the context of the Gita and its relevance today. It addresses questions like: What is my purpose? What are we meant to do in life? The…
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Hare Krishna. I’m grateful to be here with all of you today. Thank you for joining. If at any time you’re not able to hear me, please let me know. Today, we are assembled on the occasion of the festival commemorating the sacred union of Sita and Ram. I will talk about this from three…
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The suicide of a 34-year-old techie Atul Subhash in Bangalore at his home has alarmed and angered the entire country. It is shocking that a man would feel so persecuted, tormented, and hopeless due to the actions of his ex-spouse, which, if allegations are to be believed, involve domestic violence. However, without delving into specifics…
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My dear Lord Krishna, please guide us so that we can understand the depth of your wisdom and, most importantly, the depth of the love of your infinite heart, which is revealed to us in the concluding chapter of your immortal song. Today we come to the conclusion of the journey of the Gita. And…
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Hare Krishna! So now we begin the 17th chapter of the Gita.This chapter is maybe not a very long chapter, so we will not read about it for long today.In the 16th chapter, Krishna ends by contrasting the divine and the demoniac creatures.He says that the divine, those who have divinity, follow the shastra, have…
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