E196 - Moving on from renunciation of our ego in our actions, the Gita helps us to understand our actions and the five causes for them. In understanding why actions happen, we are better at renunciation and ridding our actions of doership and expectation of personal reward.

E195 - The enlightened don't know ... Self-realized people neither hate negative actions nor are they attached to positive actions. This comes from better knowledge of the Self. The doctor also talks about the new James Webb telescope and how it will possibly "reveal" some knowledge the ancients knew thousands of years ago.

E194 - Giving up our attachments, sacrificing our ego, and concentrating on conserving our thoughts, energies, and actions for movement towards our spiritualism brings us peace. The doctor talks of giving up our doership, the "I' ,"me", and "I did it", of our actions and thinking more of what needs to be done. We explore embracing the moment, being less hurried, and the three kinds of renouncement of selfish desire-prompted actions. These help us become successful, calm, and peaceful.

E193 - Krishna tells Arjuna that all action should be relinquished as evil with the exception to charity, in all it's forms, sacrifice, and conservation of our energies. Once again we learn to give up our attachments.

E192 - Many say that Chapter 18 of the Gita is merely a summary, but there are many new things to learn that will help you get your mind to a peaceful state. The doctor introduces us to the analogy of the beautiful lotus flower, that lives in dirty, wetness, but remains untouched by the murkiness of the water.  We learn that we have to detach from the world to let the Brahman within us shine through.

E191 - The final verses of Chapter 17 talks about "om, tat, and sat" and how these key words in the Gita are makers and pointers to Brahman. They help us better understand the difference between "this", our world, our thoughts, and our desires, and "that", which is God

E190 - Charity helps to calm your mind and moves you closer to spirituality. The doctor talks about the many forms that charity can take in your life and how giving can reduce the disturbance of your thoughts.

E189 - When you practice tapas with devotion and detachment, the mind becomes pure. We continue our discussion of tapas focusing on the three types of tapas: sattvik, rajistik, and tamasic.

E188 - Conserve your energies to find yourself within yourself. In this episode, the doctor opens a discussion of tapas, which in the context of the Gita means austerity, in this case of the body, speech, and mind. This is an important skill that will help you heighten your actions and move you towards spirituality. 

E187 - All actions lead to bondage, except giving and sacrifice ... This episode focuses on sacrifice or the conversion of human activity into "worship" as Chapter 17 continues to explore ways to control our intake and calm our minds