Exhausted by the vicious cycle of life and death; always seeking desires and pleasures from the world and yet never finding that permanent happiness, the seeker in despair turns to the Lord. In that complete surrender of the ego, one comes to realise the Infinite Self. Swami Swaroopananda implores us to seek that Lord. With Sincerity. Here and Now.

Death for the body is certain. It teaches us to enquire into how many of our actions are temporary resulting in only temporary results. Swami Swaroopananda shares the secrets by which we can no longer fear death, including the study of the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita teaches us about ourselves, our immortal nature by which we can free ourselves from our limiting beliefs and ego.

Bhaja Govindam sings the praise of the Man of Perfection, who free from all desires and cravings from the world, revels in the bliss of one’s own Self. Such a person whether in meditation or in the midst of pleasures, in a crowd or in solitude, is ever basking in the realisation - I am that Bliss, unconditioned by the circumstances of life.

Everyone is seeking happiness and yet no one seems to attain permanent everlasting happiness. Swami Swaroopananda diagnoses the problem to identify that our minds are constantly restless in the false expectations of happiness from objects, beings and situations. Breaking free from these dependencies, we can come to enjoy the effortless peace and happiness. That is our true nature.

Are you busying yourself with spiritual practices? Whilst these are essential on the path, Bhaja Govindam warns us not to get stuck in the means but to start with the Why? Ignorance of who we really are, creates our sense of finitude and results in our disappointments and sorrows. This ignorance can be removed only with Knowledge. Without this Knowledge, one cannot attain liberation even with lifetimes of these practices.

There can never be an end to desires by fulfilling it. It leaves behind a craving and we find ourselves helplessly going back to the objects we fancy. Through Bhaja Govindam, Swami Swaroopananda shares that the only way of getting rid of desires lies in lifting our mind to the Higher. Come to know Govinda, the source of Happiness, to be freed from the torture of the never ending stream of desires.

Many times, we find that we take up professional or personal pursuits, forgetting why we took it up in the first place! Bhaja Govind asks the imperative question - What is the true purpose behind what we do? Swami Swaroopananda asks us to examine if our external actions are aligned with our internal motivations? He invites us to live up to the nobler purpose of the roles and duties that we have taken up.

Our mind is in a constant storm of worries and anxieties, making it unavailable for higher contemplation. Adi Shankaracharya questions why we continue to waste our mental energies in this way and instead suggests the sturdy boat of the company of wise and positive people to help take us across the stormy sea of never ending changes.

Life is constantly passing us by and yet we waste our days in vain actions. Bhaja Govindam warns us that within a fraction of a second, everything built on our false identity and ego can be wiped away. Swami Swaroopananda reminds us of the importance of being present NOW, to delve deeper into that which is permanent instead of spending our time on that which is frivolous and ever changing.

Ignorant of our true identity, we conjure up the world in our minds with our likes and dislikes, chasing happiness from the ever-changing world. Swami Swaroopananda in this Bhaja Govindam talk, assures us nothing of this illusion can affect us when we come to realize that I am that Permanent Reality, against which the differences are seen. Have confidence in the power that lies within, that which is our very own nature.