Walking Through the Bhagavad Gita

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, maya, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, yogi, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, tejas, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, indriya, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, tapas, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, prana, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, abhyasa, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, manas, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term, buddhi, found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term bhakti found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term yoga found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

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This episode covers the Sanskrit term jnana found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term atman found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term karma found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the Sanskrit term dharma found throughout the Bhagavad Gita, states every verse where this term appears, and discusses the term in the context within the text.

This episode covers the last chapter of the Bhagavad Gītā, chapter 18, which is one of the longer chapters in the text. This episode as well as the past ones are a summary of the verses and concepts presented in each of the chapters.

This episode discusses chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gītā. This chapter starts out with Arjuna questioning Kṛṣṇa on the state of those have cast aside scriptural injunction, but are full of faith sacrificing. Arjuna particularly wants to know if they are possessed of the sattva, rajas, or tamas guṇa. Kṛṣṇa replies with details about the sattvic, rajasic, or tamasic natures of those people and various other classifications and natures of those guṇas.

This episode discusses chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gītā. The divine and demonic natures of beings are listed and the results inherent in the two natures are explained in this episode.

This episode discusses chapter 15 of the Bhagavad Gītā. In this episode, Kṛṣṇa continues to explain the highest knowledge of knowledge touching on the concepts of the guṇas, prakṛti, and the puruṣas.

This episode discusses chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gītā. In this episode, Kṛṣṇa explains the highest knowledge of knowledge and a bit about his cosmological role. The bulk of this chapter is dedicated to the three guṇas of sattva, rajas, and tamas within prakṛti and how one attains immortality by transcending the guṇas.

This episode discusses chapter 13 of the Bhagavad Gītā. In this episode, Kṛṣṇa explains the important concept of the kṣetra to Arjuna, as well as defining knowledge and ignorance, and prakṛti and puruṣa. The guṇas and the ātman are also again discussed along with the states of being that bring about liberation

This episode discusses chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gītā. In this episode, Arjuna requests Kṛṣṇa to tell him which is better worship of him, the manifest or non-manifest. Kṛṣṇa also discusses various alternative paths towards liberation when another path is more difficult. Lastly, Kṛṣṇa discusses the qualities of those beloved of him.

This episode discusses chapter eleven of the Bhagavad Gītā. In this episode, Arjuna requests and then Kṛṣṇa reveals his many forms to him. I also speak on verse 11.32 that Robert Oppenheimer alluded to in a statement he made after he and other people witnessed an atomic bomb test explosion.

This episode discusses chapter ten of the Bhagavad Gītā. Kṛṣṇa begins to discuss his origin and the origin of beings, and his being and the manifold conditions of beings originating from him. Then Kṛṣṇa describes the state and actions of those who know and are yoked by that understanding, and the results of that state and those actions. Lastly, Arjuna asks Kṛṣṇa to explain the divine manifestations of the ātman, in which Kṛṣṇa does finishing out the chapter.

This episode discusses chapter nine of the Bhagavad Gītā. Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna the greatest secret that will release him from inauspiciousness. Kṛṣṇa also discusses topics such as cyclical existence, material nature, devotion, his essence, and deity worship.

This episode discusses chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gītā. Arjuna questions Kṛṣṇa on the definition of a number of important terms and concepts in the Bhagavad Gītā to include Brahman, the supreme ātman, karma, the declared supreme being, the supreme related to the divine, and the supreme yajña here in this body. The last question, "How is the supreme divine to be known by the harnessed ātmans at the time of death?," is discussed in the most detail.

This episode discusses chapter 7 of the Bhagavad Gītā and addresses the intricacies of the divinity of Kṛṣṇa, who is taking on the role of the supreme divine of this text. The worship of various deities and the supreme divine are also discussed.

This episode discusses chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gītā and readdresses many of the concepts that have been already discussed in the previous chapters of the Bhagavad Gītā and adds further clarifications to the concepts. In particular, there is heavy emphasis on seeing the practices of renunciation and yoga as necessary supports to each other. The concept of the ātman is also extensively covered.

This episode discusses chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gītā focusing Arjuna's question to Kṛṣṇa about which is the better between Sāṃkhya and Yoga. From the answering of this question, the practice of yoga is also discussed as well as the power of the knowledge of the ātman. The nirvāṇa in Brahman is discussed at the end of this podcast.

This episode discusses chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gītā focusing on the divinity of Kṛṣṇa and why he incarnates from time to time on earth. The concepts of action and inaction are also discussed in detail. The Sanskrit words māya, tapas, prāṇa, and apāna are introduced.

This episode discusses chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gītā focusing on the compatibility of the Sāṃkhya and Yoga philosophies, the importance of yajña, how nature dominates our wills by the guṇas, and the great creator of cyclical existence and sorrow, rajas.

This episode discusses chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gītā focusing on the philosophies of Sāṃkhya and Yoga. The significant Sanskrit word in this chapter is ātman.

This episode discusses the background and chapter one of the Bhagavad Gita with a sidebar discussion on the Sanskrit word, dharma.