Ravi Ranganathan Podcast

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 chapter seven.
 
Episode 31 covers the recap of chapters one and two. 

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 the ultimate definition of yoga and chapter appreciation.
 

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 yogi. This episode also covers the concern of arjuna about meditation.

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 with Self through Meditation takes place. Bhagavan quotes an analogy that Self realized yogIs have used to explain that state. 

Episode 27 gives an introduction to Chapter 6. This is the last chapter covering the "tvam" aspect in veda maha vakyam "tat tvam asi". This chapter covers the final step to Self realization, meditation.  It addresses the qualifications for meditation, right environment for meditation, what is and what is not yoga and meditation, what should we do and not do while practicing meditation, what happens when a person is united with inner Self, what happens if we cannot endure and sustain the yoga of meditation and more.

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 both the karma sannyasa yogi and Sankhyan achieve the highest brahma nirvana state, Bhagavan gives a quick summary and reminds once again about the hurdles of sense objects. Having given the full map for Self realization, Bhagavan concludes the chapter by setting up the stage for the next chapter and putting the seed for later chapters on bhakti, devotion.

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 so far. It is the merging of the practicing contemplative yogi to Self and indicates that it is same as merging with Paramatma, the all pervading brahman.

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 difference. Also in this episode Bhagavan brings in the podcast title "yah pashyati sa pashyati"!

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 will become the author of confusion", what is the connection of faith to knowledge and the story of shri krishna's disciple uddhava asking krishna about the gambling that took place in duryodhana's palace.