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Gita For Daily Living

372 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 194 ratings

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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Episode 474: Chapter 10, verses 7 - 10

March 30, 2024 23:31 - 22 minutes - 35.5 MB

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 who is the source of all beings with devotion and how “Satsanga” - the company of other sincere seekers helps in such pursuit. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE  

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

March 17, 2024 21:54 - 21 minutes - 32.6 MB

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 creation. The negative attributes of the people we see are due to the lack of identification with the supreme self. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE  

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

March 02, 2024 23:01 - 25 minutes - 38.2 MB

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 Omnipresent. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

February 18, 2024 14:11 - 23 minutes - 37.1 MB

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 highest goal of life, which is finding permanent happiness and peace. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

February 04, 2024 05:28 - 21 minutes - 34 MB

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 have fallen into a life of sin or are disadvantaged by circumstances. By simply offering all our actions to God, we can free ourselves from all limitations and sorrows, as he is the same to all. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.co...

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

January 21, 2024 06:17 - 25 minutes - 40.1 MB

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 of our love for him, and he will gladly accept it. We can free ourselves from all limitations and sorrow without changing our lifestyle and goals, by offering all our actions to him. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?...

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

January 06, 2024 20:39 - 21 minutes - 33.6 MB

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) and Kshema (Protections of things achieved) for them; therefore, just doing good is not good enough without the knowledge of our relationship with the Supreme Self. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQ...

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

December 31, 2023 23:07 - 20 minutes - 25.9 MB

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. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

December 24, 2023 20:45 - 24 minutes - 36.3 MB

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 existing desires are fulfilled, you must start working to fulfill new desires created in the process. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

December 09, 2023 18:55 - 29 minutes - 46.4 MB

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 World. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

November 26, 2023 02:11 - 22 minutes - 33.4 MB

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 maintain it despite the world's temptations. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

November 12, 2023 21:38 - 21 minutes - 32.3 MB

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 through accomplishments and achievements amounts to futile efforts for vain hopes. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

October 28, 2023 21:11 - 21 minutes - 31.8 MB

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 Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

October 14, 2023 22:48 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MB

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 them, and in reality, the beings are also not in the Supreme Self. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

October 01, 2023 15:22 - 25 minutes - 36.2 MB

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 which one gets liberated from all inauspiciousness in life. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 460: Chapter 8, verses 25 - 28

September 16, 2023 18:17 - 24 minutes - 34.8 MB

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 with the Supreme Self. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE  

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

September 02, 2023 18:47 - 22 minutes - 32 MB

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 and no return. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

August 19, 2023 17:12 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MB

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 it never again return to this state of imperfection and limitedness. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

August 06, 2023 14:23 - 21 minutes - 30.4 MB

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 insignificant compared to cycles of creation and destruction of the universe as Brahma’s days and nights Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

July 22, 2023 22:05 - 23 minutes - 33.8 MB

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 of rebirth. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

July 09, 2023 23:32 - 22 minutes - 33 MB

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 YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

June 25, 2023 16:02 - 20 minutes - 29 MB

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 visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

June 09, 2023 20:31 - 18 minutes - 26.3 MB

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 the unconditioned supreme self. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

May 28, 2023 20:35 - 17 minutes - 24.9 MB

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 visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

May 15, 2023 14:03 - 21 minutes - 31.5 MB

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 the supreme by crossing over the pairs of opposites- likes and dislikes. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

April 30, 2023 21:51 - 20 minutes - 29.8 MB

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 be separate from his supreme self. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

April 15, 2023 20:31 - 18 minutes - 26.8 MB

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 supreme mistakenly takes it to become finite in various manifestations. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

April 02, 2023 21:40 - 24 minutes - 37.1 MB

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, our true nature. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

March 19, 2023 21:17 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

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 come to achieve it by identifying with the supreme completely. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

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

March 05, 2023 02:37 - 24 minutes - 21.2 MB

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 of independent entities that are unrelated to each other. One who recognizes the unity in diversity crosses over this delusion. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 445: Chapter7, verses 10,11 and 12

February 18, 2023 20:19 - 23 minutes - 34.3 MB

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 us, he says the beings are in me; I am not in them. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 444: Chapter 7, verses 5 - 9

February 06, 2023 01:19 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

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 Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 443: Chapter 7, verses 1 - 4

January 20, 2023 21:28 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

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 – nature. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 442: Chapter 6, verses 46 and 47

January 01, 2023 00:20 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

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 Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE  

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

December 19, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MB

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 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE  

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

December 03, 2022 16:34 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

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 what one desires either now or in the future as long as one continues to pursue the goal. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 439: Chapter 6, verses 36 - 39

November 19, 2022 20:06 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

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 visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 438: Chapter 6, verses 33, 34 and 35

November 06, 2022 20:56 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 33, 34 and 35 The Lecture discusses Krishna’s response to Arjuna’s claim that the mind cannot be controlled as it is fickle by its very nature. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE  

Episode 437: Chapter 6, verses 30, 31 and 32

October 23, 2022 16:23 - 22 minutes - 21.6 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 30, 31 & 32 The lecture discusses Lord Krishna’s assurance that once the seeker realizes the self, he/ she will never be separated from the almighty Lord. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 436: Chapter 6, verses 27, 28 and 29

October 08, 2022 18:55 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 27, 28, & 29 The lecture discusses the Vision of Oneness achieved through the Yoga of meditation culminating in Supreme Bliss. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 435: Chapter 6, verses 24, 25 and 26

September 25, 2022 17:23 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 24, 25, & 26 The lecture discusses how abandoning all fancies of mind by holding the intellect firm; one can gradually achieve long-lasting peace. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 434: chapter 6, verses 21,22 and 23

September 11, 2022 04:25 - 26 minutes - 38.1 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 21, 22, & 23 The lecture discusses yet another definition of Yoga – Detachment from the attachment to sorrows, pain, and suffering as my own is yoga. They belong to the Body, Mind, and Intellect. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 433: Chapter 6, verses 18, 19 and 20

August 27, 2022 22:12 - 21 minutes - 32 MB

433: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 18, 19 and 20 The lecture discusses the Mind of the Yogi and the bliss he/she experiences. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE  

Episode 432: Chapter 6, verses 14 -17

August 13, 2022 17:57 - 21 minutes - 33.1 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 14, 15, 16 and 17 The lecture discusses the life of moderation and detachment as a prerequisite for meditation. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 431: Chapter 6, verses 11, 12 and 13

July 31, 2022 16:25 - 20 minutes - 31 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 11, 12, & 13 The lecture discusses basic preparations for meditation, the place of meditation, the seat for meditation, the correct posture for meditation, and the goal of meditation prescribed in the Bhagavad Gita. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE  

Episode 430: Chapter 6, verses 7 - 10

July 17, 2022 19:19 - 24 minutes - 36 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 7, 8, 9 & 10 The lecture discusses techniques for excelling in life by developing even-mindedness by not giving undue importance to anything or a relationship. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 429: Chapter 6, verses 4,5 and 6

July 03, 2022 22:34 - 20 minutes - 30.7 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 4, 5 & 6 The lecture discusses the relationship of the higher self to the lower self. The higher self may become a friend of the lower self or an enemy depending on one’s willingness to listen to the inner voice. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 428: Chapter 6, verses 1, 2 and 3

June 18, 2022 16:37 - 19 minutes - 30.4 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 6 “Yoga of Meditation” Verses 1, 2 & 3 The lecture discusses the path of action for an aspiring seeker to achieve the quiescence of mind needed for contemplation and the path of inactivity for the accomplished seeker to achieve the ultimate freedom. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 427: Chapter 5, verses 28 and 29

May 29, 2022 20:19 - 21 minutes - 32.5 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 27, 28, & 29   The lecture discusses the concluding verses of Ch. 5, which introduce the theme of the next chapter – Yoga of Meditation. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE

Episode 426: Chapter 5, verses 25, 26 and 27

May 15, 2022 17:57 - 21 minutes - 32.7 MB

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 5 “Yoga of True Renunciation” Verses 25, 26 & 27 The lecture discusses the qualities of a person who obtains absolute freedom – Moksha and why he engages in the welfare of all beings. Moksharthi - Please visit YouTube for Bhajans by Neil Bhatt - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jOW56VdfinQGoaP3cRFi-lSBfxjflJE