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Baghavat Geeta, Class 28

Greetings All, Shloka # 55: Sri Krishna answered: “When one wholly discards desires of the heart and becomes exclusively content with the Self, one is called a sage of stable wisdom. O Arjuna.” Refreshing our memory, Swamiji says, we have come to the fourth and final topic of Sthita Pragyaha. Arjuna asked Sri Krishna if […]

Bagawat Geeta, Class 27

Shloka # 52: “When your intellect goes beyond the mist of delusion, you will win detachment from both what is to be heard and what has been heard.” Shloka # 53: “You will win this supreme yoga when your intellect, bewildered by Vedic texts, becomes firm and unwavering in concentration.” In shlokas 52 and 53 […]

Bagawat Geeta, Class 26

Shloka # 49: “ Work impelled by the desire for fruit is indeed far inferior, evenness of mind being far above it. O Arjuna, Take refuge in the evenness of intelligence. Pitiful are those impelled by the desire for the fruits of works.” Shloka # 50: “With the intelligence of evenness one discards (in this […]

Bagawat Geeta, Class 25

Shloka # 47: “to work alone you have the right and never to the fruits (of works). Don’t be impelled by the fruits of works; ( at the same time) don’t be tempted to withdraw from works.” Swamiji continuing with his teaching says Sri Krishna now presents the principles of Karma Yoga in Shloka # […]

Bagawat Geeta Class 24

Shloka # 45: “The scope of vedas embraces the three-fold force of nature, O Arjuna! Go beyond these three forces. He who has mastered the self rises beyond all dualities.” Continuing his teaching swamiji reminded us about shloka # 45. Prarabhda Karma will still impact us. Strengthen your mind to withstand the ups and downs […]

Bagawat Geeta, Class 23

Greetings All, Gita, Chapter # 2, Samkhya Yoga: Refreshing our memory, Swamiji says, after talking about Gyana Yoga now Sri Krishna wants to talk about Karma Yoga. Before starting his talk he has some general observations about Karma Yoga. Shloka # 40: “Here in the sphere of Karma Yoga there is no loss of good […]

Bagawat Geeta, Class 22

Greetings All, Gita, Chapter # 2, Samkhya Yoga: Refreshing our memory, Swamiji reminded us that Arjuna was suffering from problems of attachment and his internal conflict of whether to fight or not on the battlefield. He had delusions about what is dharma and what is not. Nevertheless he surrenders to Sri Krishna. Sri Krishna has […]

Bagawat Geeta, Class 20

Greetings All, Gita, Chapter # 2, Samkhya Yoga: Shloka: 29: “One beholds It as a marvel. Similarly, another talks of it as a marvel. Yet another hears of It as a marvel. Even after hearing, none indeed knows It aright.” Refreshing our memory of last class, Swamiji reminded us that all the verses from Shloka […]

Bagawat Geeta, Class 19

Greetings All, Gita, Chapter # 2, Samkhya Yoga: Shloka #24: “This Self cannot be cut, burned, wetted or dried. Eternal, allmpervasive, stable, immovable and ever lasting is It.” Refreshing our memory of last class, Swamiji reminded us that Sri Krishna wants to help Arjuna get out of his sorrow as well as help him stand […]

Bagawat Geeta, Class 18

Greetings All, Gita, Chapter # 2, Samkhya Yoga: Shloka #20: “This Self is never born; It never dies either. Having been born, It never ceases to be, again. Unborn, eternal and everlasting, this ancient One is not slain when the body is slain.” Refreshing our memory of last class, Swamiji reminded us that Sri Krishna […]