Gita For Daily Living

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

Episode 518: Chapter 13, verses 32 - 35

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 32, through 35 The lecture discusses the concluding verses of this Chapter, indicating the nature of the self as unattached and untainted by the actions of the limited self, yet supportive of the World of all beings. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

12-14
22:20

Episode 517: Chapter 13, verses 29,30 and 31

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 29, 30 & 31 The lecture discusses the relationship between the Supreme Self and the lower conditioned self in all things and beings, and how understanding this can liberate one from all limitations. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

11-30
26:10

Episode 516: Chapter 13, verses 26, 27 and 28

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 26, 27 & 28 The lecture explores the unity amidst the diversity of the world of plurality. The PARMESHVAR – the great Lord is the willing creator and remains present in all things and beings as the eternal essence and the efficient cause. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

11-15
21:27

Episode 515: Chapter 13, verses 23, 24 and 25

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 23, 24, & 25 The lecture discusses the relationship of our higher self – PARAMATMA with our lower “conditioned” self-JIVA, and examines what makes the JIVA take birth repeatedly. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

11-02
22:46

Episode 514: Chapter 13, verses 20, 21 and 22

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 20, 21, & 22 The lecture discusses the cause-and-effect relationship as the nature of the manifest World and how our tendencies in this life will lead us to the good or evil womb in the next life. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

10-18
20:47

Episode 513: Chapter 13, verses 17, 18 and 19

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 17, 18, & 19 The lecture explores how the all-pervading, indivisible supreme self appears to be divided among all beings; it is not only within all beings and things but also outside of them. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

10-04
19:00

Episode 512: Chapter 13, verses 14, 15 and 16

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 14, 15, & 16 The lecture discusses the nature of the knower in all beings as the all-pervading Supreme Self, which is within and without all things and beings. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

09-22
20:46

Episode 511: Chpater 13, verses 11, 12 and 13

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 "The Field and the Knower of the Field" Verses 11, 12, & 13 The lecture discusses "Ananya Yoga" – Yoga of unflinching identification with the one supreme fundamental reality that is our own self to find ultimate happiness, and liberation from all limitations. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

09-08
25:02

Episode 510: Chapter 13, verses 8, 9 and 10

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 8, 9, & 10 The lecture discusses the necessary values for the purification of the internal instrument - Mind and Intellect, so one can recognize the knower of the field, the all-pervading consciousness. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

08-25
33:21

Episode 509: Chapter 13, verses 4 - 7

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 4, 5, 6 & 7 The lecture discusses the nature of the Field, which encompasses not only the World of five great elements and external objects but also the inner senses, tendencies, desires, and emotions. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving  

08-09
22:22

Episode 508: Chapter 13, verses 1,2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 1, 2 & 3 The lecture discusses what the Field of our experiences is and who the knower of this Field is. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

07-27
26:29

Episode 507: Chapter 12, verses 19 and 20

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 19 & 20 The lecture explores the nature of devotion and Bhagavan’s assurance that those who follow the path of Dharma taught in this discourse with faith will attain immortality and become very close to his Supreme Self. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

07-06
22:43

Episode 506: Chapter 12, verses 16, 17 and 18

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 16, 17 & 18 The lecture discusses the verses describing the nature of perfect devotees and Bhagavan’s assurance that such devotees are supremely dear to him. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

06-23
27:14

Episode 505: Chapter 12, verses 13, 14 and 15

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses  13,14 & 15 The lecture explores the characteristics of a true devotee of the Supreme Self and identifies the type of devotee who is closer to God. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

06-10
23:32

Episode 504: Chapter 12, verses 10. 11 and 12

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses  10,11 & 12 The lecture discusses  Karmaphala Tyaga as an alternate method to practice Bhakti Yoga if one cannot give up one’s ego and does not have enough control over one’s mind and intellect to focus single-pointedly on God. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

05-25
19:35

Episode 503: Chapter 12, verses 7,8 and 9

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 7, 8, & 9 The lecture discusses Krishna’s assurance that he will rescue his devotees from the ocean of ever-changing samsara, fraught with death and distraction. He offers  Abhyasa Yoga as an alternative for those who cannot fix their minds on the divine. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

05-11
24:00

Episode 502: Chapter 12, verses 4, 5 and 6

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 4, 5, & 6 The lecture discusses Krishna’s instructions on how to practice Bhakti Yoga with the mind and intellect fixed on the goal and the qualifications required for a seeker to meditate on the unmanifest Brahman. His straightforward advice for those identified with the body is to follow the path of devotion to the Sagun Brahman. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

04-27
23:48

Episode 501: Chapter 12, verses 1, 2 and 3

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 12 “Yoga of Devotion” Verses 1, 2, & 3 The lecture discusses the nature of supreme devotion and the two types of devotees: one devoted to a manifest form of the Lord, such as Krishna, and the other devoted to the imperishable, un-manifest, all-pervading Brahman. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

04-12
22:45

Episode 500: Chapter 11, verses 53, 54 and 55

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 53, 54, & 55 The lecture discusses Krishna’s statement that the cosmic form witnessed by Arjuna is not available to even Devas and cannot be experienced through knowledge of Vedas, charity, or austerity. Single-pointed devotion to the Supreme is the only means to achieve the vision of the Supreme self through learning and reflecting on its nature. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

03-30
22:25

Episode 499: Chapter 11, verses 49 - 52

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 50, 51, & 52 The lecture discusses Arjuna’s request to see Krishna in the form of Vishnu. Instead, Krishna showed him his gentle human form as Vasudeva, son of Vasudev, and why.          Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE Gita for Daily Living - Now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@GitaforDailyLiving

03-16
17:33

Angel K

do you have YouTube.. I need captions

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Abhishek Jain

👍

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Pk_25

listening to this while going to office. best part of the day !

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Satish Nayak

Thank you for your wisdom.

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