Geeta Girl: Evolving Through the Bhagavad Geeta
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -The Geeta Girl podcast show us how the Bhagavad Geeta teaches us to deal with everyday challenges while helping us live our best lives. Each episode will focus on the issues that many of us face and we will feature guest speakers as well as responses to questions from our Geeta Girl family (send those questions in!) to help us learn how the Geeta is the ultimate self-help guide.
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Episode 24: Geeta Girl Discusses Getting What You Deserve
February 05, 2024 20:00 - 11 minutes - 20.6 MBI deserve it! We have all had that thought before. I worked hard therefore I deserve the promotion. I studied hard so I deserve to get into that college. Maybe you thought, I messed up, so I deserve the punishment. But what do we really deserve? In the Geeta, Krishna reminds us that we only have a right to the effort and no right to the result. No one deserves anything – not the good fortune or the bad. The only thing you have a “right” to is the effort itself and not the outcome. If you can...
Episode 23: Geeta Girl Discusses Anger, Look What You Made Me Do
January 04, 2024 05:52 - 33 minutes - 60.7 MBOh, that trickly little tempter Anger. Anger has the power to make us lose reason. Say things we don’t mean. Lash out. Even make us feel temporarily powerful. Anger is a feeling familiar to most of us and sometimes hard to avoid. In our latest podcast we share the Geeta’s guidance on how to control our anger and not allow our anger to control us. Listen to this episode and then tell Anger who’s boss. Don’t forget to subscribe to, rate, and review the Geeta Girl Podcast! Check out our websi...
Episode 22: Geeta Girl Discusses Excuses Excuses Excuses!
November 28, 2023 04:57 - 44 minutes - 80.7 MBA good part of Chapter 1 in the Bhagavad Geeta is Arjun making excuses for why he doesn’t want to engage in battle with his ne’er-do-well cousins. He makes excuse after excuse for why he can’t do what he knows he has to do. Will it really do any good? They are my family- I can’t stand up to them! It will be bad for my karma if I do something! Sound familiar? In this podcast, we break down all the excuses we make to not do our duty. We discuss how we can stop making excuses and just do the r...
Episode 21: Geeta Girl Discusses Practicing What You Preach
October 23, 2023 04:17 - 29 minutes - 54.6 MBWe all know the negative tendencies we need to change. Control your anger? Sure. Stop judging others? Okay, fine. Meditate more and eat healthier? Definitely. But why is it so hard to change? The Geeta shares with us ways to make our good habits stick. Check out our first podcast of Season 5, “Geeta Girl Discusses Practicing What You Preach” on our website geetagirl.com, Apple Podcast/iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. Don’t forget to subscribe to, rate, and review the...
Episode 20:Geeta Girl Discusses Dealing with You When the Problem is Them
December 20, 2022 23:32 - 39 minutes - 71.9 MBWhat is your duty or your dharma when it comes to dealing with the complainers, the hostile, the rude, the passive aggressive, or just downright aggressive people in your life? The not so great news? You will likely always have people who frustrate and disappoint you. But the Bhagavad Geeta’s gift to you is advice about when and how to deal with them and when and how to walk away. Check out our latest and last podcast of Season 4, “Geeta Girl Discusses Dealing with You When the Problem is Th...
Episode 15: “Geeta Girl Discusses Free Your Mind and the Rest will Follow”
June 06, 2022 04:50 - 29 minutes - 53.7 MBIs this your inner dialogue while you are meditating? “OMMM…OMMM….oooh, I think I’ll order Thai tonight…okay, back to the breathing…OMMM…OMMM…oh, and I need to remember to set a reminder to buy dog food…FOCUS!”. If this sounds familiar to you, don’t worry, you are not alone. From the unique perspective of the Geeta, we discuss why meditation is tough for many of us, and why you need to stick to it anyway. We discuss why it’s an essential tool in combatting your anxiety and perhaps, most impo...
Episode 14: Geeta Girl Discusses Cultivating Compassion
April 11, 2022 02:54 - 33 minutes - 61.4 MBPicture the person with whom you have the most challenging relationship. Do you have their image in your mind? (No judgment if you pictured them before you even finished reading the sentence.) Now what if you were able to make that relationship less difficult? Would your life be less stressful? In this podcast, we discuss Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT). Lavina Shamdasani, a student and teacher of CCT shares how to utilize this technique to see God in everyone. CCT is based on the beli...
Episode 13: Geeta Girl Discusses You Gotta Have Faith
March 01, 2022 05:51 - 33 minutes - 62.2 MBDo you need to believe in God to have faith? Not necessarily, according to Krishna. Surprised? But you do need to have faith in the teachings of the Bhagavad Geeta. How do we build that faith? And what is the role of that faith in managing our anxieties? In this podcast, we outline the specific tips described in the Geeta to build our faith in God and in the teachings of the Geeta. It’s a lot simpler than you think. You just have to have a little faith. Don’t forget to subscribe to, rate...
Episode 12: Geeta Girl Discusses Who and What is God Anyway?
December 06, 2021 05:04 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MB“What if God was one of us, Just a slob like one of us?” In her song “One of Us” Joan Osborne, wonders the same the thing so many of us do- who and what is God? In this podcast, we explore how the Bhagavad Geeta answers this question. Here’s a hint: God is not one of us, but in all of us. Check out our latest podcast “Geeta Girl Discusses Who and What is God Anyway?” This podcast is a two-parter. In the next podcast, we will discuss how and why to have faith in God. Check out our website ...
Episode 11: Geeta Girl Discusses Tackling Anxiety through Detachment from our Attachments
November 03, 2021 13:16 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MBDid you know that Krishna invented the rave, the all night dance party? Krishna is a lover of joy and an important part of his teachings in the Bhagavad Geeta is how to experience true happiness. But how can we experience true joy if we are feeling anxious? Even before the pandemic, we have all felt moments (maybe a lot of moments) of fear and worry. In this third season, we will focus on how the Bhagavad Geeta is an epic therapy session from Krishna to Arjun (and us!) on how to deal with ou...
Episode 10: Geeta Girl Discusses What Comes Around Goes Around…Right?”
May 27, 2021 04:55 - 33 minutes - 61 MBWhat comes around goes around, right? We all know there is that invisible karma scale. If someone does something bad, then something bad will happen to them, right? And if that someone does something bad to us, well, we have a right to help tip that scale, correct? Get our revenge. Help even things out. Are you fantasizing about it right now? Well, stop! Because even thinking about it costs us some karma points. In the last episode of this second season, we will talk about how that scale get...
Episode 9: Geeta Girl Discusses Turning your Family Drama into Positive Family Karma
April 19, 2021 05:21 - 52 minutes - 95.2 MBHave you ever had a family member that you couldn’t get along with? A relative who was, um, difficult? Most of us are no stranger to family conflicts. In this podcast, we invite Karen Passalacqua, a Family Constellation Facilitator, to help us discuss how we can deal with the inevitable family conflicts that come our way in a more constructive manner, creating positive karma for ourselves (and more peace in our lives). Check out our website at www.GeetaGirl.com Follow us on Instagram @Geet...
Episode 8: Geeta Girl Discusses Karma with her Dad, the original Geeta Girl’s Guru
March 08, 2021 05:25 - 35 minutes - 64.9 MBIf the system of karma works, why do some people seem to be getting away with doing bad stuff? Does Hinduism allow us to ignore the difficulties of others and say “not my problem, it’s their karma”? And whose karma is to blame for COVID? We discuss these and other difficult questions in this episode. This podcast is an enlightening conversation between Sharmila and her dad, her first Geeta teacher. She asks him all the tough questions about karma we all want to know and listen as he shares t...
Episode 7: Geeta Girl Discusses Updating Our Operating System to Create Our Best Karma.
February 15, 2021 17:28 - 38 minutes - 53 MBIt’s not just our computers that require updates, even our personal Operating System (OS) needs constant updating. How you operate determines the Karma you create. In this podcast, we learn about three modes of operation: Sattvic, Rajsic, and Tamsic. These are three ways of behaving that impact our Karma. Listen to learn how we can all update our OS to create our best Karma. Check out our website at www.GeetaGirl.com
Geeta Girl Discusses What’s in your Karma Bank Account?
January 29, 2021 05:27 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBEveryone loves to name drop Karma. Karma has been the focus of poems, revenge fantasies, and even songs. This season, Geeta Girl breaks it all down for us. Check out this first episode to learn all about what karma is and how you can get more of the good kind.
Episode 6: Geeta Girl Discusses What’s in your Karma Bank Account?
January 29, 2021 05:27 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBEveryone loves to name drop Karma. Karma has been the focus of poems, revenge fantasies, and even songs. This season, Geeta Girl breaks it all down for us. Check out this first episode to learn all about what karma is and how you can get more of the good kind.
Episode 4: Geeta Girl Discusses What to do When Things. Go. Wrong.
October 29, 2020 15:04 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBHow do you deal when you do your very best and things still go wrong? What do you do when you have checked every box, dotted every “i”, and things still don’t go the way you hoped. At all. Whether it’s a work issue, a parenting issue, or a relationship issue, we have all been there. How do you deal with the resulting regret, disappointment, and guilt? Listen as we share the Bhagavad Geeta’s advice on what to do when things don’t go according to plan. Check out our website at www.GeetaGirl.c...
Episode 5: Geeta Girl Discusses Can You Believe in the Geeta When You Don’t Believe in God?
October 27, 2020 16:55 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBGeeta Girl host Sharmila’s son is an atheist?!? In this episode, Sharmila and her son Mohit (a recent college grad) discuss his atheism and how he feels about the teachings in the Geeta. Sharmila and Mohit also talk about the power of painful experiences - dealing with mental health issues, pressure, and difficult relationships and if having hope is helpful in facing adversity (the answer may surprise you). And what does the Geeta advise us to do when faced with this difficult situation or ...
Episode 3: Geeta Girl Discusses Dharma
September 09, 2020 13:22 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBWhen facing a dilemma, do you sometimes think, “Oh Lord, what do I do now?” Well, the Bhagavad Geeta has the answer! The main theme in the Bhagavad Geeta is Dharma. What does dharma mean? It means your duty or your responsibility, or put simply, what on earth do I do now?? The Bhagavad Geeta discusses what to do, how to do it, and why you gotta do what you gotta do, even when you feel like it is difficult or impossible. Our guest on this episode is Ami Kantawala who joined us to discuss t...
Episode 2 Geeta Girl Discusses Do your Best, Leave the Rest
August 19, 2020 18:42 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBAs a society, we are so goal oriented, right? My project at work needs to turn out a certain way, my children need to behave a certain way, my vacation needs to happen in a certain way, my life at age (fill in the blank) needs to be a certain way. But what if being goal-oriented is not the best way to achieve your goals? Join us and our special guest Dr. Shama Ahuja, an epidemiologist working on pandemic response efforts, as we discuss what the Bhagavad Geeta says about how to maximize your ...
Mini-pod: Geeta Girl’s Quick Tips for Meditation
August 03, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MBOMMMMMMM! New to meditation? We offer some basic guidance for meditation, a central concept in the Geeta. Listen to this mini podcast to learn why meditation is so important for your spiritual health and to learn a quick mediation you can do anywhere, anytime.
Episode 1: GeetaGirl Discusses how to Keep Calm and Carry On
July 29, 2020 13:13 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBThis podcast asks the question: How does the Geeta advise us to keep calm during a crisis? Currently, we are dealing with a global pandemic, fighting against long standing racial injustices, home-schooling our children and other anxieties. Join us as we discuss how the Geeta can help us cope with these and other daily stressors.