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Gita For Daily Living

Neil Bhatt

250 episodes

Gita for Daily Living is a biweekly podcast that distils the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and presents it in a way that is action-able and relevant to daily life

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  1. Episode 487: Chapter 11, verses 9 - 12

    · 18 min · Episode 488

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 9, 10, 11 and 12 The lecture discusses Sanjay’s narration to King Dhrutarastra of the cosmic form that Arjuna saw. Sanjay witnessed the event due…

  2. Episode 486: Chapter 11, verses 5 - 8

    · 21 min · Episode 487

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 5, 6, 7 and 8 The lecture discusses the Divine Vision Given to Arjuna by Lord Krishna, which enabled him to see the Lord's cosmic form, the many…

  3. Episode 485: Chapter 11, verses 1 - 4

    · 20 min · Episode 486

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 1, 2, 3 and 4 The Lecture discusses Arjuna’s request to see Krishna’s Divine Cosmic Form, described as a source of all things and beings in…

  4. Episode 484: Chapter 10, verses 39 - 42

    · 19 min · Episode 485

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 39, 40, 41 and 42 The lecture discusses the concluding verses of Vibhuti Yoga, clarifying that these examples are only for the guidance of the seeker and…

  5. Episode 483: Chapter 10, verses 36, 37 and 38

    · 24 min · Episode 484

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 36, 37 & 38 The lecture discusses examples that we consider harmful, such as gambling, and unusual examples of himself, Arjuna, and the author of…

  6. Episode 482: Chapter 10, verses 33, 34 and 35

    · 22 min · Episode 483

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 33, 34 & 35 The lecture discusses the Lord’s manifestations as an ever-existing time, the source language as letters and compound words, an ever-existing…

  7. Episode 481: Chapter 10, verses 30, 31 and 32

    · 27 min · Episode 482

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 "Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord" Verses 30, 31 & 32 The lecture discusses examples of the great devotee Prahalad, the Time, the King of Jungle Lion, and the King of Birds Garuda as the…

  8. Episode 480: Chapter 10, verses 27, 28 and 29

    · 24 min · Episode 481

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 27, 28 & 29 The lecture discusses the concept of churning of the milky ocean and the puranic examples of Great Weapon Vajra; all desires fulfilling…

  9. Episode 479: Chapter 10, verses 24, 25 and 26

    · 19 min · Episode 480

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 24, 25 & 26 The lecture discusses the glory of the Himalayan Mountain range, the importance of Japa Yoga, and how to use the one-syllable sound symbol of…

  10. Episode 478: Chapter 10, verses 20 - 23

    · 27 min · Episode 479

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 20,21, 22 & 23 The lecture discusses divine glory through various examples given by Lord Krishna, where the presence of the supreme self, the beginning,…

  11. Episode 477: Chapter 10, verses 17, 18 and 19

    · 21 min · Episode 478

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 17,18 & 19 The lecture discusses the practical difficulties each seeker experiences in conceptualizing the nature of God even after learning the nature of…

  12. Episode 476: Chapter 10, verses 14, 15 and 16

    · 21 min · Episode 477

    Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 14,15 & 16 The lecture discusses our faith in the truth that God is the source of all things and beings, but we have practical difficulty realizing it.…

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

    · 21 min · Episode 476

    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…

  14. Episode 474: Chapter 10, verses 7 - 10

    · 23 min · Episode 475

    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…

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

    · 21 min · Episode 474

    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…

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

    · 26 min · Episode 473

    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…

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

    · 24 min · Episode 472

    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…

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

    · 22 min · Episode 471

    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…

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

    · 25 min · Episode 470

    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 token…

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

    · 22 min · Episode 469

    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)…

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

    · 21 min · Episode 468

    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.…

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

    · 24 min · Episode 467

    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…

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

    · 30 min · Episode 466

    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…

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

    · 22 min · Episode 465

    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…

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

    · 22 min · Episode 286

    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…

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

    · 21 min · Episode 285

    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…

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

    · 22 min · Episode 284

    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…

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

    · 25 min · Episode 283

    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…

  29. Episode 460: Chapter 8, verses 25 - 28

    · 25 min · Episode 282

    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…

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

    · 23 min · Episode 281

    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…

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

    · 23 min · Episode 280

    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…

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

    · 22 min · Episode 279

    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…

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

    · 24 min · Episode 278

    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…

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

    · 23 min · Episode 277

    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…

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

    · 21 min · Episode 276

    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…

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

    · 18 min · Episode 275

    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…

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

    · 18 min · Episode 274

    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…

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

    · 22 min · Episode 273

    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…

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

    · 21 min · Episode 272

    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…

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

    · 19 min · Episode 271

    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…

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

    · 25 min · Episode 270

    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,…

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

    · 20 min · Episode 269

    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…

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

    · 24 min · Episode 268

    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…

  44. Episode 445: Chapter7, verses 10,11 and 12

    · 23 min · Episode 267

    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…

  45. Episode 444: Chapter 7, verses 5 - 9

    · 24 min · Episode 266

    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…

  46. Episode 443: Chapter 7, verses 1 - 4

    · 21 min · Episode 265

    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 –…

  47. Episode 442: Chapter 6, verses 46 and 47

    · 24 min · Episode 264

    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…

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

    · 23 min · Episode 263

    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 -…

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

    · 21 min · Episode 262

    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…

  50. Episode 439: Chapter 6, verses 36 - 39

    · 21 min · Episode 261

    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…

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