Bhagavad Geeta - Chinmaya Mission
276 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago -Our mission is to share the wisdom of Vedanta (the knowledge of universal oneness) and the practical means for spiritual growth and happiness - enabling people to become positive contributors to society. The Podcast features the teachers of Chinmaya Mission, who capture the essence of the Bhagavad Geeta, the Upanishads and other ancient Hindu scriptures and bring them to us in a contemporary language with messages relevant to our times.
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Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 67 - 68 - The Power of the Senses and an Integrated Mind and Intellect
March 21, 2024 23:03 - 23 minutes - 18.3 MBWithout steadiness in knowledge, the weakness of just one sense organ can cause one’s downfall. Despite hearing the Geeta, we often are unsteady in the conviction of Krishna’s words and allow the mind to get carried away by sense objects, disobeying the intellect’s guidance! Swamiji beautifully illustrates this through the significance of the Satyanarayana Katha. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 66 - 67 - What’s Wrong with Liking My Stuff?!
July 16, 2023 14:51 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBWithout clear understanding that all that we seek outside is not going to bring us the peace we seek, the mind will always be restless. Swamiji delves deep into our mind’s flawed logic and tendency to dwell on the objects we desire. He also clearly illustrates the journey from agitation to quietness in the mind that we repeatedly go on when pursuing our desires. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 64 - 65 - Going Beyond Likes and Dislikes
June 29, 2023 16:36 - 20 minutes - 15.7 MBIt is not that every object attracts us, but depending on our likes and dislikes that the mind develops a desire for certain objects. Taking our mind through the shopping malls of the world around us, Swamiji clearly illustrates how in the peaceful mind of one who has given up strong likes and dislikes, the seeds of their vasanas get completely roasted! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 63 - The Ladder of Fall (2)
June 17, 2023 17:44 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBObsessive desire for anything constitutes lust. Lust when obstructed leads to anger, and this anger deludes us, causing us to lose our ability to discriminate between what is real and unreal. Swamiji illustrates this through an anecdote in the Ramayana, driving home the clear ways in which our desire for the world outside carries us swiftly down the ladder of fall! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 61-63 - The Ladder of Fall (1)
June 01, 2023 21:14 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBThe mind is easily coloured by sense pleasures and the intellect often justifies indulgence, but Krishna explains how an intellect dedicated to a higher goal can lovingly inspire the mind to master, and not just suppress, the senses. Swamiji also introduces Krishna’s famous ‘ladder of fall’ to help us understand how the uncontrolled mind leads us further away from our ultimate goal! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/ge...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 59-60 - The Strength of the Senses!
May 21, 2023 10:12 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBHow much can one abstain from all the temptations of the world? When we stay away from the temptations, they eventually turn away from us too. However, Krishna reminds us that the memory of the pleasures continues to tempt even the most intelligent of us! Having withdrawn the senses, the mind must be alert, vigilant and directed into deeper contemplation of the Truth. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 57- 58 - The Person of Perfection (4)
May 10, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBKrishna paints this delicate word-picture of a person of perfection on the canvas of Arjuna’s mind. He even anticipates Arjuna’s queries and begins to eliminate them! How can one so easily withdraw from the world? In today’s episode, Swamiji eloquently explains Krishna’s beautiful metaphor comparing the tortoise and the sthitaprajna! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 56-57 - The Person of Perfection (3)
May 02, 2023 17:55 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBSwamiji clearly points out how our raga (attachment), leads to bhaya (fear) and krodha (anger), and the stithaprajna is free from them. Their mind is not dependent on any outer object, hence the level of detachment which they operate from. The person of perfection also sees beyond ‘good’ and ‘bad’, neither complains nor praises, and is ever fixed in knowledge of Brahman in all as all. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 56 - The Person of Perfection (2)
April 16, 2023 10:38 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBWith a variety of tales, Swamiji explains the self-satisfied nature of one who is equanimous. We hear of the sthithaprajna’s unshakeable mental attitude towards joys and sorrows, who accepts all that falls in their lap as the Lord’s grace, and has no fear, attachment or anger towards the world and people around them. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 54-55 - The Person of Perfection (1)
March 30, 2023 10:19 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHaving heard of this state of ease, Arjuna is curious to understand such a person of perfection. To the untrained ear, his questions may seem childish, but Krishna understands these prattling questions from His student and begins by speaking of the knowledge the sthitaprajna is rooted in. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 51-53 - The Path to Ease
February 04, 2023 23:31 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBMoksha is not freedom from action but freedom in action. When we intelligently let go of attachment to the results of actions, we gain freedom from bondage of birth and de ath. Swamiji breaks down the psychology of our attachment to the fruits of our efforts despite the suffering that we inflict on ourselves by that very attachment, and how we can reach our original state of ease. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geet...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 51: Dexterity in Action
February 04, 2023 23:31 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBMoksha is not freedom from action but freedom in action. Get freedom from bondage from birth and death I react and leaves behind karma phalas and vasanas Freedom from vasanas, karma phalas Karma yoga gives you the opportunity to catharise your vasanas - the freedom to get out of the repetitive chain of desire - action - reaction. When such a mind becomes calm, there comes an efficiency. And you do the action and dont become bound. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can b...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 50 - Joy in Every Action
January 19, 2023 21:34 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThe benefit of the Geeta is to be experienced here and now. With amusing anecdotes, Swamiji clarifies how we can act in love and dedication. Applying the practice of karma yoga in whatever we do, enriches our work with efficiency and brings us peace and equanimity, regardless of the results that follow. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 49 - Are We Being Miserly with Our Efforts?
January 05, 2023 23:28 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBA restless mind leads to an inefficient intellect, leading to nothing but more suffering! Doing our best and accepting the fruits of our action as the just results, regardless of whether it is what we desire or not, ensures a balanced mind. Swamiji elaborately explains the benefits of performing our duties with this attitude (and the downside of not!) The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 46-48 - The Essence of Karma Yoga
December 02, 2022 20:01 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBSwamiji distils the knowledge of Karma Yoga to explain how we can come to liberate ourselves. He shares the approach we should take to doing our duties such that we can remain steadfast in yoga - ever peaceful and balanced with an equanimous mind. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 45 - Be Centred in the Self
November 24, 2022 23:01 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBKrishna urges the seeker to go beyond the three modes of nature (gunas). By staying centred in the Self, we can remain free from the pairs of opposites that are part of life and instead come to experience completeness. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 44 - Finding Peace and Happiness
November 20, 2022 20:20 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBKrishna advises the seeker to not get carried away with elaborate actions. We cannot fulfil ourselves by pursuing actions that can only give us finite results. Swamiji shares how we should work towards a higher goal, free of desire, so as to be able to reach the highest state of peace and happiness. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 42-44 - Flowery Words Bear No Fruit!
November 11, 2022 16:52 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBAs we gain spiritual knowledge, many paths and many goals appear to be taught over the ages. How to know which will lead us to our goal? Swamiji explains how the flowery words of various ‘religious’ practices promise only temporary pleasures, not allowing the mind to become peaceful, perpetually distracting the mind! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 40-41 - Perpetual Progress on the Path!
November 03, 2022 21:50 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIn Karma Kand, if we don’t complete actions in the proper order, despite our efforts, we may not benefit from it and even gain the opposite of our desired outcome! Krishna, the expert salesman, shows us how Buddhi Yoga solves this problem of Karma Kand. Not only that, the efforts we put in will always lead us closer to our goal, when there is love in action. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 40 - How is Buddhi Yoga different from Karma Kand?
October 27, 2022 12:47 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBWorking with the right attitude, the right Buddhi, can help us gain knowledge of the Truth. By acting without the input of our own likes and dislikes, the mind becomes calm and unites us with the Buddhi, the means to gain knowledge. Gradually, we begin to work with our intelligence in tune with our higher Ideals, purifying us with each action we undertake! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 39 - What is Buddhi Yoga?
October 21, 2022 11:02 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBSwamiji elaborates on Krishna’s advice to ‘work for the sake of working’ to prevent creating newer vasanas, and shares the importance of knowledge of the Self through an amusing story from Swamiji’s time in Hong Kong! He also introduces the upcoming concept of Buddhi Yoga that Shri Krishna shares with Arjuna. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 38 - What is Paapa?
October 13, 2022 10:24 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBUsing a charming anecdote with Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, Swamiji illustrates our folly in understanding what Paapa or Sin is. Anything that creates agitation in the mind is considered sin and Swamiji goes on to clarify what it truly means in the context of our scriptures and in how we behave in our daily life! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 35-37- Recognise the Win-Win Situation, O Arjuna!
October 06, 2022 14:34 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBArjuna running away would not only bring him infamy, but it would allow anyone and everyone to criticise his power. Krishna further explains that regardless of whether he slays or is slain in battle, Arjuna only stands to gain by fighting, as is his duty! Swamiji also gives us a great tool with which we can apply Krishna’s words to our own conflicts in life. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - An Honourable Death over an Infamous Life
September 29, 2022 15:17 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBGeeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - An Honourable Death over an Infamous Life Infamy to a respectable person is worse than death, says Krishna. With Arjuna, the scandal of his escapism would live forever! Swamiji drives this point home with a host of examples from the war by which Arjuna and those whom he killed attained fame, because of their steadfastness in their duties. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - The Fame Game
September 22, 2022 11:18 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBArjuna is stuck viewing the war from his emotional lens, thinking what would happen to his reputation if he won against his family. Krishna comes down to his level and reminds him that with fame, responsibility to maintain the capability that brought fame arises! Swamiji explains that when we don’t live up to the fame gained from performing our duty, we incur sin by moving away from our swadharma. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamissio...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 31-33 - Living our Best Life
August 18, 2022 08:04 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBSwamiji illustrates how one’s swadharma expresses itself no matter what with a humorous anecdote with Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. If we don’t express our own swadharma, we cannot work with efficiency and a sense of fulfilment. When life gives us opportunities to live out our swadharma, we must seize them, for they will open many doors for us! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 31 - No Better Opportunity than Now, Arjuna!
May 12, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBOur karma (work) is an expression of our swadharma (personality). Arjuna’s duty is to fight and protect his country and Krishna reminds him of this. Swamiji teaches us to look at our swadharma and what work we inherently want to engage in, by which we can exhaust our vasanas and purify our mind! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 30 - The Four Levels of our Personality
May 05, 2022 07:50 - 19 minutes - 18 MBWe all have physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual personalities with different needs and desires, curating our swadharma, our individual duty. The same situation outside is also processed by them differently. Arjuna, like us all, sees the battle only physically and emotionally. Krishna now begins to guide us through these four levels to help resolve our own internal conflicts. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/produc...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 30 - Jiva and Atma
April 26, 2022 10:43 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBSwamiji illustrates that the texture of the water will determine the quality of the reflection of the Sun reflected in it. Similarly, as our mind and vasanas, so our expression of the Divinity within us. When we decide to clear the water, we add a purifier to it, and when we aim to purify our mind, we must add inspiration from the Higher into our minds. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 29-30 - Wonder of Wonders!
April 19, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBThe Atma in discussion remains a wonder to all, be one a scholar or a dullard. Even more wonderful is the Master who can explain to us what words fall short of describing! With His characteristic examples, Swamiji explains how the subtleness of the Atma and Jiva can be understood. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 23-28 - What do you grieve for?
April 12, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBContinuing these important verses of the Geeta, Krishna reiterates to Arjuna that there is no need to grieve. Birth and death is inevitable to the body but O Arjuna, realise that the relatives you grieve for are not the body but the eternal, unchangeable, imperishable Atma (Self). The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 22 - Casting off the body like a garb
April 05, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this very important verse from the Bhagavad Geeta, Krishna shares a powerful analogy of how the jiva (soul) casts off the body and takes a new one just like how one would shed off old garments and wear new ones. Swamiji delves into the law of action and reaction as he sheds more light into this nuanced topic. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 21 - Unborn and Undying
February 13, 2022 13:26 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBWe live in the delusion that we are this body. Swami Swaroopananda guides us to recognise the perishable and changing nature of this body. He urges us to instead identify with the Atma - the Self; that is unborn, undying and cannot be destroyed by anyone or anything. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 17-20 - The Indestructible Truth
December 31, 2021 07:42 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBKrishna shares pivotal verses that will support a spiritual seeker in their meditation. He reiterates the nature of one’s Self as that which is changeless and the eternal Truth that pervades everything. Krishna urges Arjuna to get up and recognise that which is imperishable. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 15-16 - The Vantage Point
December 02, 2021 00:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MBKrishna continues to help Arjuna cultivate a higher viewpoint from which he can see how small his problems truly are, giving him the strength and wisdom to be able to solve them, rather than run away. Swamiji breaks down Krishna’s words about this new vision and guides us on how we can cultivate it ourselves. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 15 - This Too, Shall Pass!
November 18, 2021 10:59 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBAll our experiences, happy or sad, have a beginning and an end. But the more we complain about what we cannot change, the more the sorrow and pain magnify! When the mind is disturbed by sorrow, we brood over the change and become more easily influenced by future fluctuations. In forbearing the changes in the world outside, we can gradually come to identify with the changeless within us. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/produ...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 14 - Forbearing the pinpricks of the world around us
November 04, 2021 09:38 - 27 minutes - 25 MBWe experience the world around us as pairs of opposites, giving us joy or sorrow, based on our likes and dislikes. When our sense organs come into contact with the sense objects, then only do we experience these dualities, just as when we touch electricity, we get the shock! In this episode, Swamiji teaches us the secret to overcoming these ‘shocks’ around us! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 12-13 - Every body dies, but nobody dies
October 28, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBTo comfort Arjuna’s grief, Krishna reveals the truth of how there never was a time when any of us did not exist. The ‘I’ Krishna speaks of is the Self of everybody, not the individual ego-centric identity we associate with. Understanding the permanence of the one true Self is a hallmark of the wise student of the Bhagavad Geeta! The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 11 - Grief, and the secret to Relief!
October 14, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThe cause of our sorrow is our false expectations born of misunderstanding one thing to be something else. Identifying with the individual ego, we grieve for the natural phenomenon of death, and lose sight of our Dharma. Knowledge of what Dharma is lifts us out of sorrow, and here Krishna, the Jagad-Guru, establishes Dharma by taking Arjuna as His disciple. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 7- 11: When Man falls Silent, God Speaks!
October 02, 2021 09:46 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBThrough his signature storytelling, Swamiji illustrates the paths of Shreyas and Preyas - goodness and pleasure. Arjuna’s humility helps him open up to Krishna’s guidance, demonstrating an ideal disciple’s character and surrender. Krishna begins His song with a gentle scolding of Arjuna’s misery and Swamiji gives us a short, but powerful lesson from Krishna’s first words of the Geeta. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 4- 7: Oh Me, Oh My!
September 23, 2021 08:52 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBSwamiji explains that the notions of “I” and “mine” arise when we don’t know who we truly are, leading us to misidentify our swadharma. Arjuna's response to Krishna reveals this, when he seeks to abandon his duty as a warrior to live a renunciate’s life to avoid the war. Arjuna’s outburst peaks when he surrenders to Krishna and enquires into what will lead him to the greatest good. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/gee...
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 1-3: Krishna Speaks!
September 16, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBGrief like Arjuna’s leads one to enquire into what is the cause of one’s sorrow. How can we find permanent solutions to our problems and gain shreyas - the supreme good? Swami Swaaroopananda explains how Krishna begins by calling out Arjuna’s despondency as ignoble and un-Aryan, in an attempt to prod at his pride and shake him out of self-pity. The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/
Gayatri Mantra Day 9: Our true nature
September 09, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBAs we do our Japa of the Gāyatrī Mantra, the mind quietens. We must deepen our Sādhana by contemplating that Truth which the Mantra is indicating. In this concluding episode, Swamiji explains how the Mantra reveals to us our true nature, that of Existence (Sat), Consciousness (Cit) and Bliss (Ānanda)!
Gayatri Mantra Day 8: The meaning of Om
September 02, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBThe 3 vyāhrtis Bhūh, Bhuvaḥ and Svaḥ, prefix the Gāyatrī Mantra, which Ādi Śaṅkararacharya tells us indicate the nature of the Truth. Oṃ, with which the Mantra begins, is the subtlest of all symbols for, and is the closest indicator of that same Truth. Swamiji gives us further insight into Oṃ, distilled from the vast knowledge of the Upaniṣads.
Gayatri Mantra Day 7: Gayatri Mantra reveals the Truth
August 26, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode, we hear from Swami Swaroopananda about Ādi Śaṅkararacharya’s commentary on the Gāyatrī Mantra, which tells us that the Gāyatrī Mantra reveals the truth about the relationship between the Jivatma and Paramatma. Swamiji breaks down the meaning of each word of the Mantra, taking us deeper in contemplation on the divine Gāyatrī Mantra!
Gayatri Mantra Day 6: Overcoming limitations
August 19, 2021 14:55 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBThe vibrations of the Gāyatrī Mantra create the right mental atmosphere so we can gain the right knowledge to overcome our limitations. Swamiji explains how understanding the Mantra can lead us to know the Truth of our eternal nature.
Gayatri Mantra Day 5: The impact of chanting on the mind
August 12, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThe Gāyatrī Mantra illustrates the brilliant values and qualities the Sun embodies, and gives an ideal to aspire to. Swamiji shines a light on how regular Japa (chanting) of the Gāyatrī Mantra leads us to develop a calm, concentrated, devoted mind, in which all noble values can be cultivated. As our practice of Gāyatrī Japa deepens, our intelligence gains clarity and our knowledge deepens.
Gayatri Mantra Day 4: Significance of the Upanayana
August 05, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBSwami Swaroopananda goes further into the profound significance of the Upanayana Samskara and the inspiration it provides us with. Swamiji gives us a brief definition of the Gāyatrī Mantra and the inner significance of a Vedic tale told at the time of the receiving the Gāyatrī Mantra - blending tradition with science in his characteristic storytelling style!
Gayatri Mantra Day 3: Intelligence can be invoked
July 29, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIntelligence is not purely genetic, it is something that can be invoked and cultivated. Swami Swaroopananada talks about the tradition of the Upanayana Samskara, its significance and how the initiation into the Gayatri Mantra was given in childhood. This tradition facilitated the development of the intellect and prepared students for the highest knowledge - something we can still aspire to today!
Gayatri Mantra Day 2: Dharma, a means to reach the goal
July 23, 2021 15:46 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBDive deeper into the science of the Gayatri Mantra is to understand how by chanting this Mantra properly, our mental impurities are removed and our mind can be attuned to the vibrations of eternal knowledge and power in the universe. Swamiji explains how the Gāyatrī Mantra reveals to us Dharma, the means to reach the Ultimate Goal, the Infinite, Eternal Bliss!