Gita For Daily Living

Gita For Daily Living episodes:

• 04.14.2024

  Episode 475: Chapter 10, verses 11, 12 and 13

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 11, 12,13 The lecture discusses the nature of the Supreme Self as described by the great rishis, such as Narada, Asita, Davala, and Vyasa, as well as Krishna himself...

  
• 03.30.2024

  Episode 474: Chapter 10, verses 7 - 10

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 7 through 10 The lecture discusses Buddhi Yoga – Understanding of oneness with the infinite self, which can be experienced by worshipping him as the one who is the...

  
• 03.17.2024

  Episode 472: Chapter 10, episodes 4, 5 and 6

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of The Opulence of the Lord” Verses 4,5 and 6 The lecture discusses the various positive qualities of our minds as the expression of the supreme self, which created the world as his mental creation. The...

  
• 03.02.2024

  Episode 472: Chapter 10, verses 1,2 and 3

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of Divine Glories” Verses 1,2 and 3 The lecture summarizes the previous chapters and discusses why even the wise and most evolved persons fail to recognize God’s presence even though he is Omnipresent. Moksharthi - Please visit...

  
• 02.18.2024

  Episode 471: Chapter 9, verses 31, 32 and 33

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 31,32,33,34 The lecture discusses why one should not get discouraged by any disadvantages or disabilities one encounters in life to achieve the highest goal of life, which is finding...

  
• 02.04.2024

  Episode 470: Chapter 9, verses 28, 29 and 30

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 28, 29 and 30 The lecture discusses Krishna’s promise of equal opportunity to all human beings to become one with the Supreme Self, even those who have fallen into...

  
• 01.21.2024

  Episode 469: Chapter 9, verses 25, 26 and 27

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 25, 26 and 27 The lecture discusses that we do not need any wealth or knowledge to worship God. We can offer whatever is available to us as a...

  
• 01.06.2024

  Episode 468: Chapter 9, verses 22, 23 and 24

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 22, 23 and 24 The lecture discusses Lord Krishna’s assurance that for those who worship him steadfastly, he takes care of Yoga (Things to achieve) and Kshema (Protections of...

  
• 12.31.2023

  Bonus Episode: Unity in Diversity - the message of the Gita and Upanishads

  Unity in Diversity – Unmistakable Message of the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads The lecture was delivered at the plenary session of the 8th International Gita Seminar at the Kurukshetra University on December 18, 20023. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by...

  
• 12.24.2023

  Episode 467: Chapter 9, verses 19, 20 and 21

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 19_20­_and 21 The lecture discusses the futility of expecting permanent happiness by fulfilling desires no matter how noble the desires are. Once the existing desires are fulfilled, you must...

  
• 12.09.2023

  Episode 466: Chapter 9, verses 16,17 and 18

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 16_ 17 and 18 The lecture discusses our relationship with the supreme being, the father, the mother, and the grandfather of every being in this World. Moksharthi - Please visit...

  
• 11.26.2023

  Episode 465:: Chapter 9, verses 13, 14 and 15

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 "Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret" Verses 13, 14 and 15 The Lecture discusses how great, highly evolved souls realize their true identity as the manifestation of the Supreme Self only and maintain it despite the...

  
• 11.12.2023

  Episode 464: Chapter 9, verses 10, 11 and 12

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 10, 11­,  and 12 The lecture discusses why we fail to recognize the presence of God in our lives. Seeking infinite Happiness in the material world through accomplishments and...

  
• 10.28.2023

  Episode 463: Chapter 9, verses 7, 8 and 9

  The lecture discusses why the supreme being is not affected by the activity of creation, sustenance, and destruction, even though no action occurs without his presence. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

  
• 10.14.2023

  Episode 462: Chapter 9, verses 4, 5 and 6

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 4, 5, and 6 The lecture discusses the profound declaration by Lord Krishna that all beings are in the Supreme Self, but the Supreme Self is not in them,...

  
• 10.01.2023

  Episode 461: Chapter 9, verses 1, 2 and 3

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 9 “Yoga of Royal Knowledge & Royal Secret” Verses 1, 2, & 3 The lecture discusses Lord Krishna’s statement that the knowledge of the self is Royal Knowledge, and it is also a Royal Secret, knowing which one...

  
• 09.16.2023

  Episode 460: Chapter 8, verses 25 - 28

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 25, 26, 27 and 28 The lecture discusses the concluding verses of this chapter, emphasizing the need to know both paths of Light and darkness to attain oneness with the Supreme Self. Moksharthi...

  
• 09.02.2023

  Episode 459: Chapter 8, verses 22, 23 and 24

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 22,23 and 24 The lecture discusses two eternal paths of spiritual evolution: the path of return to this World of limited existence and the path of liberation and no return. Moksharthi - Please...

  
• 08.19.2023

  Episode 458: Chapter 8, verses 19, 20 and 21

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 19,20 and 21 The lecture discusses the highest goal of human life to achieve the state of being one with the unmanifest and the imperishable. Those who reach it never again return...

  
• 08.06.2023

  Episode 457: Chapter 8, verses 16, 17 and 18

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 16, 17, 18 and 19 The lecture discusses the infinite existence of a limited being in various forms as part of the Prakriti and how the present existence is insignificant compared to...

  
• 07.22.2023

  Episode 456: Chapter 8, verses 13, 14 and 15

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 13, 14 and 15 The lecture discusses the meaning of one syllabled OM, the sound symbol of the Supreme Brahman,  and how chanting OM, one can get out of the cycle of...

  
• 07.09.2023

  Episode 455: Chapter 8, verses 10, 11 and 12

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 "Yoga of Imperishable Brahman" Verses 10, 11 and 12 The lecture discusses how one can prepare the mind to remember the Supreme Goal of liberation at the time of death. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by...

  
• 06.25.2023

  Episode 454: Chapter 8, verses 7,8 and 9

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 "Yoga of Imperishable Brahman" Verses 7, 8 and 9 The lecture discusses how Abhyasa Yoga (Yoga of Constant Practice) prepares a person to focus his mind on the Supreme Self. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by...

  
• 06.09.2023

  Episode 453: Chapter 8, verses 4,5 and 6

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 4, 5 and 6 The lecture discusses how the remembrance of the Supreme Self at the time of death liberates the embodied Jiva, the conditioned consciousness, into the unconditioned supreme self. Moksharthi -...

  
• 05.28.2023

  Episode 452: Chapter 8, verses 1, 2 and 3

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8 “Yoga of Imperishable Brahman” Verses 1, 2 and 3 The Lecture discusses Arjuna’s question regarding the terms Brahman, Adhyatma, and Karma used by Krishna in previous chapters. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

  
• 05.15.2023

  Episode 451: Chapter 7, verses 28, 29 and 30

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 28, 29, & 30 The Lecture summarizes the teachings of Ch. 7. It discusses the concluding verses of this chapter describing the qualities of a seeker who reaches the supreme by...

  
• 04.30.2023

  Episode 450: Chapter 7, verses 25, 26 and 27

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 25, 26 and 27 The lecture discusses why we do not recognize ourselves as part of God’s self even though we logically agree that God is Omnipresent and we cannot be...

  
• 04.15.2023

  Episode 449: Chapter 7, verses 22, 23 and 24

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 22, 23, & 24 The lecture discusses the various ways people in this world pursue the goal of happiness. The one who does not know the un-manifest nature of the supreme...

  
• 04.02.2023

  Episode 448: Chapter 7, verses 19, 20 and 21

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 19, 20, & 21 The lecture discusses why a wise person is much closer to God than other devotees and what distracts us from achieving lasting peace and happiness, our true...

  
• 03.19.2023

  Episode 447: Chapter 7, verses 16, 17 and 18

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 16, 17 and 18 The lecture discusses four types of well-intentioned devotees seeking the same result of achieving a world without sorrows. Still, only the wise come to achieve it by...

  
• 03.05.2023

  Episode 446: Chapter 7, verses 13, 14 and 15

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 13, 14 and 15 The lecture discusses how divine Maya, with its three qualities, deludes all beings so that the World appears as if it is made up of a collection...

  
• 02.18.2023

  Episode 445: Chapter7, verses 10,11 and 12

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 10, 11, & 12 The lecture discusses the relationship of the Supreme Lord with his created beings in this World. Contrary to our popular belief that Bhagavan is in us, he...

  
• 02.06.2023

  Episode 444: Chapter 7, verses 5 - 9

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 The lecture discusses God’s manifest and un-manifest nature and how to find his presence in our world. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil...

  
• 01.20.2023

  Episode 443: Chapter 7, verses 1 - 4

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 1, 2, 3, and 4 The lecture introduces the second segment of the Bhagavad Gita and discusses the eightfold manifestation of the supreme self in the Prakriti – nature. Moksharthi - Please...

  
• 01.01.2023

  Episode 442: Chapter 6, verses 46 and 47

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 46 and 47 The lecture concludes the discussion on the Yoga of Meditation and introduces the topic for the next chapter. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

  
• 12.19.2022

  Episode 441: Chapter 6, verses 43, 44 and 45

  The lecture discusses how the yogi who did not achieve perfection in this life pursues perfection in the next life. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

  
• 12.03.2022

  Episode 440: Chapter 6, verses 40, 41 and 42

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 40, 41 & 42 The lecture discusses the continuity of actions, the process of the future building, and the concept of reincarnation. Bhagavad Gita promises that one gets what one desires either now...

  
• 11.19.2022

  Episode 439: Chapter 6, verses 36 - 39

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 36, 37, 38 and 39 The lecture discusses Arjuna’s fear about the seeker’s efforts going in vain if the mind cannot be controlled in one’s lifetime. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by...

  
• 11.06.2022

  Episode 438: Chapter 6, verses 33, 34 and 35

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 33, 34 and 35 The Lecture discusses Krishna’s response to Arjuna’s claim that the mind cannot be controlled as it is fickle by its very nature. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by...

  
• 10.23.2022

  Episode 437: Chapter 6, verses 30, 31 and 32

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 30, 31 & 32 The lecture discusses Lord Krishna’s assurance that once the seeker realizes the self, he/ she will never be separated from the almighty Lord. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans...

  
• 10.08.2022

  Episode 436: Chapter 6, verses 27, 28 and 29

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 27, 28, & 29 The lecture discusses the Vision of Oneness achieved through the Yoga of meditation culminating in Supreme Bliss. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

  
• 09.25.2022

  Episode 435: Chapter 6, verses 24, 25 and 26

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 24, 25, & 26 The lecture discusses how abandoning all fancies of mind by holding the intellect firm; one can gradually achieve long-lasting peace. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt...

  
• 09.11.2022

  Episode 434: chapter 6, verses 21,22 and 23

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 21, 22, & 23 The lecture discusses yet another definition of Yoga – Detachment from the attachment to sorrows, pain, and suffering as my own is yoga. They belong to the Body, Mind,...

  
• 08.27.2022

  Episode 433: Chapter 6, verses 18, 19 and 20

  433: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 18, 19 and 20 The lecture discusses the Mind of the Yogi and the bliss he/she experiences. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

  
• 08.13.2022

  Episode 432: Chapter 6, verses 14 -17

  Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 14, 15, 16 and 17 The lecture discusses the life of moderation and detachment as a prerequisite for meditation. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

  
• 07.31.2022

  Episode 431: Chapter 6, verses 11, 12 and 13

  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 meditation, and the goal of meditation prescribed in the Bhagavad...

  
• 07.17.2022

  Episode 430: Chapter 6, verses 7 - 10

  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 relationship. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by...

  
• 07.03.2022

  Episode 429: Chapter 6, verses 4,5 and 6

  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 depending on...

  
• 06.18.2022

  Episode 428: Chapter 6, verses 1, 2 and 3

  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 inactivity for the accomplished seeker...

  
• 05.29.2022

  Episode 427: Chapter 5, verses 28 and 29

  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. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by...