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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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