Simple Living, High Thinking

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita: Ch 18: Texts 1-49 Tukaram Prabhu's Lectures on Ch 18: Tukaram Prabhu's 11/26/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWxFw2KqBSv/ Tukaram Prabhu's 12/10/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXVIlbrqkcQ/ Tukaram Prabhu's 12/17/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXnMgB7qITJ/ Tukaram Prabhu's 12/24/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CX5MzVbqwUL/ Tukaram Prabhu's 12/31/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYLP1Qjqm-D/ Tukaram Prabhu's 01/07/2022 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYdQ5TSqpRZ/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita: Ch 17: Texts 1-28 Tukaram Prabhu's 10/29/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVo5ynaKKLB/ Tukaram Prabhu's 11/19/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWfEkj-qZDd/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita: Ch 16: Texts 1-24 Tukaram Prabhu's 10/15/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVE3s73K6fo/ Tukaram Prabhu's 10/22/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVW5JBMKojv/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita: Ch 15: Texts 1-20 Tukaram Prabhu's 9/10/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTqtagxqpIN/ Tukaram Prabhu's 9/17/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CT8vq_WqDId/ Tukaram Prabhu's 9/24/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUQrdoRAI5x/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita: Ch 14: Texts 1-27 Tukaram Prabhu's 8/27/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTGrwLqqyi7/ Tukaram Prabhu's 9/03/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTYuSlGqQr5/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita: Ch 13: Texts 25-35 Tukaram Prabhu's 8/6/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSQmEVUKC5I/ Tukaram Prabhu's 8/13/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSiolwqqN_f/ Tukaram Prabhu's 8/20/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CS0pnQzKpnf/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita: Ch 13: Texts 15-24 Tukaram Prabhu's 7/23/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRshyChAcJX/ Tukaram Prabhu's 7/30/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CR-k_j0K1ml/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita: Ch 13: Texts 1-14 Tukaram Prabhu's 7/9/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRIgdMBKC4J/ Tukaram Prabhu's 7/16/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRaiPRhKtKT/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita: Ch 12: Texts 1-20 We review the entirety of Chapter 12, where Krishna addresses the pinnacle question of personalism vs impersonalism. Are we better situated to worship God as a person or as an all-pervasive energy? What are the qualities that are dear to Krishna? Tukaram Prabhu's 6/11/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQAZpVEqL8J/ Tukaram Prabhu's 6/18/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQScthjK04D/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita: Ch 11, Texts 34-55 Tukaram Prabhu's 5/28/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPcWz2nKJNV/ Tukaram Prabhu's 6/04/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPuZBVZKJVr/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita: Ch 11, Texts 1-33 Tukaram Prabhu's 5/14/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CO4Tjb4g_Yp/ Tukaram Prabhu's 5/21/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPKWad9qLka/ Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita: Ch 10, Texts 19-42 We conclude Ch 10 with a look at how Krishna pervades all aspects of this world, both good and bad. How do we respond to the atheistic idea that the world was created by random chance? How does knowing that everything comes from Krishna make the challenges in our life any easier? Tukaram Prabhu's 4/30/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/824990848224141 Tukaram Prabhu's 5/07/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/220674706106326 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita: Ch 10, Texts 8-18 Chapter 10, text 8-11, are considered the "catushloki" of the Bhagavad Gita. They are four verses which sum up the message of this sacred book. Tukaram Prabhu's 4/16/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/278044207264278 Tukaram Prabhu's 4/23/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/306143014238074 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita: Ch 9, Text 34; Ch 10, Texts 1-7 What does it mean to have an intimate relationship with God? If Krishna is the source of everything, is he also the source of evil? How is renunciation considered an opulence? Tukaram Prabhu's 4/2/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CNMKWRZqNOD/ Tukaram Prabhu's 4/9/2021 Gita class: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CNeL04cqH0I/ Tadeu's guru, Devamrita Swami: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXc85NECNkE Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Bhagavad Gita, Ch 9, Texts 27-32 Are murderers and rapists deserving of God's grace? Is it possible to do abominable actions and still be considered saintly? Join us as we unpack one of the most famous verses in the Gita, Text 30. Tukaram Prabhu's 3/12/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/265477038357636 Tukaram Prabhu's 3/26/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/551464422516165 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita, Ch 9, Texts 12-26 Tukaram Prabhu's 2/19/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/776127976331415 Tukaram Prabhu's 2/26/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/342892126989765 Tukaram Prabhu's 3/05/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/274198494084101 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita, Ch 9, Texts 1-6 Tukaram Prabhu's 2/12/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/2885806361709181 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita, Ch 8, Texts 22-28 Tukaram Prabhu's 2/5/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/460191062016603 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita, Ch 8, Texts 5-22 Tukaram Prabhu's 1/22/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/131995545412215 Tukaram Prabhu's 1/29/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/822541631940755 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita, Ch 8, Texts 1-7 Tukaram Prabhu's 1/15/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/236505621256558 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita, Ch 7, Texts 29-30 Tukaram Prabhu's 1/8/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/461614558293538 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Bhagavad Gita, Ch 7, Texts 24-28 Tukaram Prabhu's 01/01/2021 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/157701549111998 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 7, Texts 19-23] Tukaram Prabhu's 12/18/2020 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/234987524673031 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 7, Texts 14-19] Tukaram Prabhu's 12/11/2020 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/397790874671142 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 7, Texts 1-13] Tukaram Prabhu's 12/04/2020 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/1505857176291323 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 6, Text 4-47] Tukaram Prabhu's 11/27/2020 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/385075266146574 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 6, Text 1-3] Tukaram Prabhu's 11/13/2020 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/394585348394681 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 6, Text 1] Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Text 29] Tukaram Prabhu's 10/30/2020 Bhagavad Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/663602427662325 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Texts 23-29] Tukaram Prabhu's 10/23/2020 Bhagavad Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/806358560096944 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Texts 18-23] Non-violence towards all beings, including animals, as a first step towards spiritual enlightenment. The benefits of giving up meat-eating as it pertains to your physical body, energy, and spiritual growth. Tukaram Prabhu's 10/16/2020 Bhagavad Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/353687349206256 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Texts 16-17] Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Texts 14-16] Tukaram Prabhu's 9/27/2020 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/362238658304135 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Texts 10-13] Time stamps & topics: 02:00 The culture Arjuna lived in further explained - those who engaged in the material world and those who renounced the world. 15:35 The integrity of Arjuna and why he repeatedly questioned Krishna when faced with the prospect of going into battle against his own family members. 20:55 The life of a sannyasi (renunciate) in Arjuna's culture 26:15 Krishna being an exemplary teacher and Arjuna as the ideal student. The importance of humility when we are students with qualified teachers. 34:10 Ch 5, text 11 - What does it mean to give "everything" to God? 41:55 Krishna explains the way by which you can attain peace ISKCON Laguna Beach Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Texts 8-9] Time stamps & topics: 11:04 Texts 8-9 12:44 The purity of the soul versus the material body 18:40 The relationship of the bodily senses, the mind, the intelligence, and the soul, as illustrated in a picture. 21:56 The first part of the texts are talking about input senses and taking information in. The second part of the texts are referring to output senses and how we act in the world. 28:58 Ch 2, text 62-63 - Krishna explaining to Arjuna how the soul gets entangled in the material world. How we're not attached to the material world if we have the right mindset. 37:55 Can we justify bad actions by saying that we're not the body? If I'm a pure spiritual soul, why am I still suffering and experiencing karmic reactions? 48:00 Lust is not limited to sexual desires. Lust is associated with anything material for your own gratification. Lust, thirst, and desire are used interchangeably here. 59:45 If you spend time educating yourself on how not to get entangled in this world, you can make a difference. Acting in this world with integrity. How spirituality goes hand in hand with our material life when our goal is integrity. Tukaram Prabhu's 9/11/2020 Bhagavad Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/414570912857622 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Text 7] Time Stamps & Topics: 1:55 Overview of what Ch 5 is about 8:35 What is a sannyasi? Discussion of the difference between sannyasi's in the Gita and sannyasi's within ISKCON (Int'l Society of Krishna Consciousness). 15:43 The lifestyle of Vaisnava gurus and followers of bhakti yoga 33:53 Text 7 sanskrit 39:00 Senses we use for 'input' and senses we use for 'output'. How the mind is ultimately in control of all of our senses. 47:55 Prabhupad's purport (explanation) of Text 7. It's impossible to control our senses if our mind is not controlled. Intelligence controls the mind, and it's impossible to control our intelligence if we're not aligned to something higher. 57:03 The nuances of being a professional translator. How to capture what is being said versus literal translation. Varangi Radha is a professional translator for the court system. Hear her take on what the job of a translator entails. 1:00:00 Translation versus interpretation. 1:19:15 The methodology of Srila Prabhupad's translations Tukaram Prabhu's 9/4/2020 Bhagavad Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/632785617655344 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 5, Texts 1-6] Time stamps & topics: 5:41: There's certain terminology in the Gita that can best be understood if left in the original language. Renouncing work (sannyas) and work with devotion (karma-yoga). Arjuna is asking Krishna which is better, sannyas or yoga. 9:15: Krishna answers Arjuna's question, but doesn't stop there. He expands on the answer to get Arjuna to ponder the answer. By Krishna expanding on the answer and giving more details, Krishna is wanting us to use our intelligence to see how he came to this answer. 15:25: Krishna is incorporating cognitive and behavioral concepts. Merely having knowledge (cognitive) or only acting properly (behavioral) is not as desired as acting based upon transcendental knowledge. By deepening of this knowledge, your action starts to become more pure. Whatever you are learning should be mirrored by your actions. 29:54: Prabhupad's purport in Text 5, on sankhya and yoga - The real purpose of sankhya is to find the ultimate goal of life. An individual's actions must be in some relationship with the Supreme. Determining what to detach from (matter) and what to attach to (Krishna). 34:35: What makes "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" the #1 translation of the Bhagavad Gita. Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! [Bhagavad Gita, Ch 4, Texts 39-42] Time stamps and topics: 13:03 Is it a blessing or a curse that we come into each life with amnesia of past lives? 25:50 The mercy of God played out in Christian teachings. 31:20 Faith is required as part of the spiritual journey. The distinctions between blind faith versus knowledgeable faith. 36:40 Faith is not something that happens overnight. Faith must be present in everything we do, whether in material or spiritual life. 50:40 How do we start to build faith? Krishna gives guidance for how we can start to build faith in something higher. 56:30 The reciprocal loving relationship that unfolds with the mercy of a guru. Tukaram Prabhu's Bhagavad Gita class (08/21/2020): https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/1138973266496681 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! [Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Ch 4, Text 33] Time stamps & topics: 06:50 Krishna highlights the power of doing the right thing for the right reasons. 11:15 The evolution of yajna - Krishna describes yajna in Chapter 3 as doing the right action but being attached to the results. Now Krishna introduces jnana yajna, which is right action with knowledge - doing the right thing for the right reason. 21:00 What is the Hare Krishna mantra (i.e. Maha mantra) and what does it mean? Why do we chant the Maha mantra? 27:00 Our natural role as Krishna's loving servants 31:50 Why chanting is so challenging for devotees 39:48 What Krishna desires from us as an offering Tukaram Prabhu's Bhagavad Gita class (08/14/2020): https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/707024670029002 Tukaram Prabhu's Instagram: @tukaram.das Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! [Bhagavad Gita, Ch 4, Texts 19-23] Time stamps & topics: 4:30 Krishna starts to explain what a spiritually advanced person looks like. How this person is engaged in the world. 9:10 Krishna calls us to be independent, but what does this independence mean? 17:25 How dependence can be a positive experience. Krishna is a person that we can develop a relationship with - how should we develop that relationship? How would you pursue a relationship with a friend? 25:10 How to be a self-realized person 33:20 Krishna Consciousness is universal in guiding us how to approach spiritual advancement. 38:15 The genesis of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam - moving from polytheism to monotheism and "my God vs your God" mentalities. In the East, religion is more harmonized in acknowledging similar spiritual goals. Some religions believe in impersonalism, where you become one with God and lose your individuality. Other religions believe in a personal God, where you (and God) retain your individual consciousness. 45:50 The Bhagavad Gita's approach to Oneness 54:50 Why Text 24 cannot point to Absolute Oneness Tukaram Prabhu's Bhagavad Gita class (07/31/2020) - Ch 4, Texts 19-23: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/315414166249359 Tukaram Prabhu's Bhagavad Gita class - 08/07/2020 - Ch 4, Texts 24-34: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/735072997330771 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Time stamps & topics: 47 sec: What action is (karma), what inaction is (akarma), and what detrimental action is (vikarma). A formula for how to live in this world without getting enmeshed in it. 5 min, 41 sec: What is inaction (akarma)? 14 min, 30 sec: How inaction, or neglecting to act, can also result in karmic reactions. 19 min, 15 sec: Being conscious of the different types of actions we can engage in. Everybody is always acting - what kind of action do you want to engage in? 23 min, 55 sec: Why do we have sensory pleasures if we're not meant to enjoy them? If Krishna cares about me, why do I have desires which get me entangled in the material world? 33 min, 15 sec: What our body is actually meant for. 35 min, 30 sec: God, as the Supreme person, is not devoid of personality, feelings, likes, or dislikes. God has these traits and wants to engage in a loving relationship with us, another person. Just as we can't have a deep relationship with a pet, we seek relationships with other people who can reciprocate love in the way that is fulfilling. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

** Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! ** [Bhagavad Gita, Ch 4, Texts 9-15] Time stamps & topics: - 9 min, 29 sec: The main lesson of Ch 2 was that we are not this body; we are an eternal soul. The primary lesson of Ch 4 - acting in this world but not being attached to the results. Krishna uses himself as an example. - 13 min, 5 sec: What does it mean to perform transcendental duties? Can everyday people like us be transcendental, and what does that look like? - 21 min, 26 sec: What allows us to make spiritual progress. When we see ourselves as hopelessly fallen, we create a great divide between us and God. It is empowering to see ourselves as capable of "acting like Krishna" and being receptive to God's grace. Krishna, our saints, and our saddhus all set an example for us on how to act transcendental. It puts the responsibility back on us to take accountability for our choices and actions, and that it's possible to become transcendental in this lifetime. - 28 min, 28 sec: Your real nature is to be spiritual, just as fire's nature is to emanate heat. - 32 min, 25 sec: What does it mean that everyone follows Krishna's path in all respects? It's all Krishna's system, whether you're moving forward or backward. We all come into our lives at different stages of karma. No matter where we are in the state of our consciousness, everything is connected to Krishna in some way. - 39 min, 45 sec: Examples of what it looks like to detach from the results. Real-world examples of what it means to do your duty without be attached to the results. - 49 min, 10 sec: To go one step further, how to take the results of your actions and offer it to Krishna - even if the results are not what you wanted. - 51 min, 15 sec: Attaining transcendental love for Krishna. Krishna's transcendental nature described. Tukaram Prabhu's 7/24/2020 Bhagavad Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/277938436841801 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 4, Texts 5-11] Time stamps & topics: 4 min, 27 sec: Summary of where we are in Chapter 4. Krishna starts to reveal himself as God. 9 min, 9 sec: How we think of God as an abstract concept. It takes more of an effort to include God as a person in your life, with personality, character, and the ability to come into your life to transform it. 14 min, 8 sec: Does the Christian conception of God align with the philosophy of an all-good God? The philosophical differences between Krishna consciousness and Christianity. 25 min, 18 sec: The importance of teachers, gurus and elders in a religion. How disciplic succession has always been an integral part of any established religion. We wouldn't have the Bible without the apostles. 31 min, 15 sec: How resistance to a spiritual teacher is an obstacle to a spiritual practice. 37 min, 48 sec: Why critical thinking for each individual is important when analyzing a religion or tradition. We must avoid blind faith foolishness and ask questions of our religious leaders. A solid tradition will be able to address any philosophical question with logic and reason. God created us with logic and reason, and it's natural that we should be able to use logica and reason to understand God. 42 min: The role that suffering can take in our lives to help us in our spiritual growth. Do we allow suffering to help us grow? 46 min, 45 sec: How important it is to work on ourselves in order to grow spiritually and absorb religious teachings. We have a misconception that spirituality should be easy and "fit into" our daily material lives. 1 hr, 7 min: How learning about Krishna and knowing who he is allows us to fall in love with him. To know him is to love him. Tukaram Prabhu's 7/17/2020 Bhagavad Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/293014208605311 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Time stamps & topics: 4 min, 48 sec: The "imperishable science" - there is a difference between matter and spirit. The context of chapter 2 and 3, leading into chapter 4. 7 min, 12 sec: Who is Vivasvān? The significance of Krishna's claim that he gave instruction to the sun-god. 10 min: If we are God's devotees and friends, we will be able to understand transcendental mysteries through God's grace. 13 min, 20 sec: What does it mean when we say God is a person versus an energy? The implications of free will as it relates to love of God. 21 min, 6 sec: Krishna is now claiming to be God. What makes Krishna's claims any more believable than a homeless person at a bus stop claiming they are God? Why should we believe Krishna? 23 min, 21 sec: Why do we believe God exists? Philosophical arguments given for the existence of God through natural theology. How do we know consciousness exists? 41 min: Taylor's Cosmological argument for God's existence unpacked. 46 min, 15 sec: Why we believe Krishna is God, versus just a demi-god. This argument assumes the existence of God is agreed upon. Why then is Krishna considered God? 52 min, 20 sec: Would an all-good God send someone to hell for eternity? How to analyze a tradition's conception of Divinity and their sacred texts, whether it's the Bible or the Bhagavad Gita. [Bhagavad Gita, Ch 4, Texts 1-5] Tukaram Prabhu's 7/13/2020 Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/3232094456830281 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Time stamps & topics: 4 min: How sin is defined in the Bhagavad Gita As It Is. What the sanskrit word for sin is. How other religions use the word 'sin' versus the meaning in the Bhagavad Gita. 10 min: How these texts in Ch 3 are the most powerful texts in the Bhagavad Gita with regards to our relationship with the material world. 11 min, 25 sec: How lust is defined in the Bhagavad Gita As It Is. 15 min, 30 sec: Why anger is a covering for sadness. The process in which desires turn to anger, and how all desires eventually turn into wrath. 25 min: How desire is tied to resentment, and how resentment is actually a healthy coping mechanism. The two types of resentment and how to heal from them. 41 min: What it means to have a higher taste. There's a false dichotomy that you'll be sad if you give in to desires or sad if you fully suppress them. But there's a third option, which is a higher taste and a higher enjoyment. 46 min, 10 sec: The distinction between the mind and the intelligence and how to control the mind with your intelligence and actions. --- We conclude our discussion of Ch 3 with Krishna's perspective on sin and lust. Traditionally, in the West, these terms have a specific connotation to them. However, in vedic texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, sin and lust carry a slightly different definition. Hear why resentment is actually a healthy reaction, and how you can use resentment to approach relationships in a healing way. There is a link below to a Satsang lecture that Tukaram Prabhu gave earlier this year. He goes into great detail as to how you can process resentment and use it to heal relationships. [Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Ch 3, Texts 36 - 43] Tukaram Prabhu's 7/3/2020 Bhagavad Gita class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/614663129146684/ Tukaram Prabhu's 1/18/2020 lecture on why resentment is healthy: https://www.facebook.com/longbeachtemple/videos/576205886444770 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

Time stamps & topics: 1 min 48 sec: The setting for the Bhagavad Gita and who Arjuna is. A summary of Ch 3 and where we are at. 7 min 24 sec: The complex question - If God is omniscient, He already knows everything. So how can I have free will? Why Text 35 can be troubling, as it appears to leave a lot to interpretation. Should I continue to do my duty, even if I'm doing a bad job of it? 12 min 40 sec: The majority of Americans do not work in the field that they studied. There is a lot of confusion for people as to what their duty should be. How we can traverse this. 14 min: How commitment plays a part in determining your duty. How honoring your commitments and sticking to it allows you to thrive in your chosen path. 18 min 48 sec: The problem is, we're trying to find a material solution to a spiritual problem. Going from job to job looking for the perfect one. How to ground ourselves to something higher than ourselves. 27 min: How do I know what my duty is? Discussion of the 4 different categories of social order, and determining what your nature is. 39 min: How do I know which of the 4 categories I fall under? Finding your class, and within your class is your specific instance. 48 min 45 sec: Our highest eternal duty. At what point does my duty stop being something exterior or something that has to do with the material world, and become internal and related to Krishna? 55 min: Our material world duty vs our eternal duty - Let's not focus on what we should do, but who we should be. Building a lifestyle and character with integrity, honor, respect, transparency, and being an honorable part of your community. Living for something far greater than yourself. At the end of your life, you have something to give to the younger generation - what's your legacy? [Bhagavad Gita, Ch 3, Text 35] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net Tukaram Prabhu's 6/26/20 Bhagavad Gita Class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/217249052642600/ To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

We pick up our discussion of Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3. Text 30 is a summation of the entire Bhagavad Gita: "Therefore, O Arjuna, surrendering all your works unto Me, with full knowledge of Me, without desires for profit, with no claims to proprietorship, and free from lethargy, fight." Krishna is teaching that we are not just renouncing things and actions, but we are renouncing all things *to* Krishna. We are giving all actions to Krishna and doing all things for him. We act in this world as a service to God. We shouldn't think that we are the doer. Our actions and our duty belong to Krishna, so we shouldn't get attached to doing our duty. We must figure out who we are, what we're made of, and what we're supposed to do. In doing this, we can carry influence in this world and do what we're supposed to do, according to our nature. Listen to this episode to hear more about the deep impact of understanding that we are not the body. Once we start to accept this, it changes how we perceive and act in this world. [Bhagavad Gita, Ch 3, Texts 29-35] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net Tukaram Prabhu's Bhagavad Gita Class: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=557426311599056 To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

We continue our discussion of The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, along with current events surrounding Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, and our part in a spiritual revolution. [Bhagavad Gita, Ch 3, Text 28] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

What can we do to make a difference in today's social justice movement? What should our role be to help move the conversation forward? One of our hosts, Tadeu Souza, grew up as a black man in South America - from African-Brazilian to African-American. Hear his take on what it really means to accept that we are not the body, and what it looks like to accept accountability for our part in this society. [Bhagavad Gita, Ch 3, Texts 26-27] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

[Bhagavad Gita, Ch 3, Texts 17-26] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net Tukaram Prabhu's Gita Class: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/548063822739105/ To hear Indradyumna Swami's poignant story about Father Pierre, go to the 1:39:00 mark: https://soundcloud.com/iskconpsena/father-pierre-indradyumna-swami To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!

We continue our discussion on the opening texts of Ch 3. How do you choose which version of the Bhagavad Gita to read? What is a purport? What actions can we take for spiritual advancement? [Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Texts 3-17] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleliving108 Instagram: https://instagram.com/simpleliving108 Website: http://simplelivinghighthinking.net Tukaram Prabhu's Gita class for this episode: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/619337228670738/ Tukaram Prabhu's Gita class lecture on tyagi vs sannyasi: https://www.facebook.com/lagunabeachtemple/videos/2759332927494278/ To get your own copy of the Bhagavad Gita, or any of Srila Prabhupad's books, please visit: https://lagunatemplebooks.org/. All donations go toward the cost of the books and supporting the temple. Thank you!