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When we are transforming ourselves, turning towards the spiritual world, there is a lot we're afraid that we might lose. It can be a fearful situation. I feel rooted here. So if I'm to turn towards spiritual practice, spiritual world, and so forth, then I may think, "Well, what am I going to give up?" This is a point that Arjuna makes in the Bhagavad-gītā, isn't it? Kṛṣṇa tells him about how to embrace his duty and also take up spiritual life, and he tells him about the spiritual world, and then Arjuna says, "Yeah, but what if I go for it and then I lose my job, and I also blow it in spiritual life, too? What's that about? What would I do then?" Very encouraging! First time I read it in Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa said to Arjuna that you never lose anything because He said that a person who's sincere and tries to reach the spiritual world, even a little bit, will never lose that progress. He further says that such a person will never be lost. Sincerity is ironclad, it is the best currency that we have. (09:06) ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

Why does Krishna wait until Chapter 11 to reveal his universal form? In this episode, we explore one of the most dramatic turning points in the Bhagavad Gita. After ten chapters of spiritual teaching, Arjuna is finally granted "divine sight."  But why now? In this episode, I'll compare Krishna's revelation with Jesus' Transfiguration, explore the yogic concept of avidya (ignorance), and explain why spiritual practice doesn't create God. It removes the veil that keeps us from recognizing what has always been there. In this episode:

Dans l'épisode précédent sur la Bhagavad-Gita, on a parlé du dharma, de cette juste place que chacun cherche patiemment à habiter. Mais trouver sa place ne protège de rien : on peut être parfaitement aligné avec soi-même et se faire quand même emporter par la première vague venue.Dans ce cinquième épisode de notre série sur la Bhagavad-Gita, on explore ce que Krishna enseigne à Arjuna sur les dualités de la vie, le succès et l'échec, le plaisir et la douleur, et sur un état qu'elle appelle la samatva, l'équanimité.Loin d'être de l'indifférence, l'équanimité est cette capacité à rester stable et présent même quand tout bouge autour de nous, à sentir pleinement sans s'y noyer. Krishna va jusqu'à dire que cette équanimité, c'est précisément ce qu'on appelle le yoga, bien au-delà des postures.Une réflexion sur la stabilité intérieure, la manière dont on confond parfois intensité et vérité d'un ressenti, et sur ce tout petit geste qui peut tout changer : la pause avant de réagir.

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in this episode the preparations for the great Rajasuya yagam start. Arjuna, Bheema, Nakula and Sahadeva are sent in each direction with the mission of conquering the kings and or acquiring their wealth. Arjuna goes even beyond Himalayas and comes back with lots of Gold, silver and rare gems. along with horses,camels and elephants. Bheema and Nakula also accumulate lots of wealth from east and West. Sahadeva goes South and meets our Chera Choza pandya kings and enjoys their hospitality. he is awestruck by the beauty of the southern landscape. Later sends Gatothkachan to Srilanka where Vibhishana is still the ruler . Their meeting is what depicted here by Abirami as she was listening to the story. let's listen to the narration and enjoy. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam with Abirami. Hariom.

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Human value story on love and service.When one does any kind of activity without any expectation and keeps others' interests before his/her own; God loves them and takes care of them in every respect.One should aim to develop unconditional love.https://saibalsanskaar.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/selfless-service-story-of-arjuna-and-the-brahmin/ http://saibalsanskaar.wordpress.com

https://youtu.be/NRFfI32X2q0?si=z8U0gQp64SvlXiqX Follow along with us! If faith is TRUE… it should survive investigation. Next few weeks – questions Christians sometimes get nervous about. Real. Reasonable. Can stand under pressure. Series Outline September 13: CAN I TRUST THE BIBLE? September 20: DID JESUS REALLY RISE FROM THE DEAD? September 27: CAN I STILL TRUST JESUS AFTER CHURCH HURT? 3 asks:1. COME WITH QUESTIONS.2. BRING A FRIEND WITH QUESTIONS.3. GRAB 30 HONEST QUESTIONS. 30 real questions… short/simple answers… God, science, Bible, suffering, doubt, church hurt… Grab one for yourself. Share one with your friends. I DO NOT WANT A BORROWED FAITH Pastor… Bible… church most of my life… eventually I have to ask: Do I believe because I was TOLD?Or because I believe it is TRUE? Borrowed faith… from parents… pastors… denomination… culture… Works UNTIL life hits: death… unanswered prayer… hard question… church hurt… NOT WANT A BORROWED FAITH.I want to discover a Valid Faith. What about you? Can you relate? THE QUESTIONS ARE REAL 29% of U.S. adults are now religiously unaffiliated — identifying as atheist, agnostic, or “nothing in particular.”(Pew) 60% of unaffiliated say questioning religious teachings is an extremely or very important reason they are nonreligious. (PEW) 42% of American adults say they have deconstructed the faith of their youth. Among Christians, 37% say they have deconstructed the faith they grew up with. (Barna) DECONSTRUCTION: Taking apart the faith you inherited and reexamining what you believe.   Good and Bad to this…-sometimes good, true beliefs get discarded along with the things that genuinely needed to be questioned.We are dealing with… ANCIENT FAITH IN A MODERN WORLD. People wrestle -science/evolution/evidence… Genesis… miracles… morality… ancient Bible… That is why I am calling this message: Valid Faith Week 1: Must I Turn My Brain Off to Be a Christian? Your questions are real. They deserve DEEPER THOUGHT – not less. There is a tension between Reason & FaithCompartmentalize – Brain vs Heart.Think vs FeelWhat if God's Word shows us a better way? 1 Peter 3:15 NIV Peter assumes: HOPE… and a REASON for that hope. Think about your Faith!REASON IS NOT THE ENEMY OF FAITH. Connect to the reason you have hope.Hebrews 11:1 NIV HOPE = WHAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO. FAITH = TRUSTING GOD WITH THAT HOPE. Faith = TRUST. So… WHO ARE YOU TRUSTING – AND CAN HE BE TRUSTED? STRIP IT ALL AWAY Christianity makes MANY claims. Not all equally central. Christians disagree:Genesis/age earth…baptism…free will…spiritual gifts…end times…  SECONDARY ISSUES… Important? In varying degrees, YES.The reason for my hope? NO.STRIP THEM AWAY FOR NOW  Strip away denomination… political tribe… worship style… theological labels…  WHAT IS LEFT?Better question… Who is left? JESUS. Who are you trusting and can He be trusted.Christian faith = trusting HIM. IS JESUS TRUSTWORTHY? This leads us to God's Word..Then let us reason through God's Word… not panic at questions. REASONING EXERCISE #1 – WHY SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING? Old question. Answer?God created or Big Bang?How did the universe come to be? Hebrews 11:3 NIV Visible world made from what cannot be seen.Visible made from invisible. Faith teaches this… Science teaches this… Modern science: atoms/subatomic realities… invisible building blocks under visible matter. SCRIPTURE REVEALED A TRUTH SCIENCE LATER STUMBLED UPON about 1800 years later. Faith explains how there is a universe.Science explains how there is a universe. But WHY is there a universe? Why matter? energy? laws? universe?WHY PEOPLE? HEARTS? SOULS? DREAMS? Science can describe HOW. (mechanism)Science can't describe WHY. (purpose) Faith explains HOW & WHY.Mechanism & purpose. REASONING EXERCISE #2 – WHAT MAKES EVIL, EVIL? Child abuse… trafficking… torture… not just “I dislike it.” ACTUALLY WRONG – EVIL.WHY? If we are only matter, chemistry, cells, impulses, and survival instincts… what makes one set of impulses good and another set evil? Science can describe what happens in the brain.Science can describe behavior.Science can describe what helps a species survive.But science by itself does not tell you: CHILD ABUSE IS EVIL.   WHY? FAITH SAYS MORAL TRUTH IS REAL BECAUSE IT IS GROUNDED IN A MORAL GOD. More questions like this?Short. Simple. Start investigating. I saw this pop up on facebook… Jackman: If you put Buddha, Jesus Christ, Socrates, Shakespeare, Arjuna, Krishna at a dinner table together, I can't see them having an argument. Nice thought… all welcome… acceptance…but THINK DEEPER. JESUS DID NOT COME JUST TO TAKE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. Everyone at table died. Jesus died too… JESUS DIED FOR EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE. And Christianity says HE ROSE. Jesus is different.  NOT JUST A TEACHER. CAN JESUS BE TRUSTED? One follower had to decide that for himself… Thomas Followed Jesus… HOPE.Jesus dies… DISAPPOINTED / hope crushed. Friends: “We saw Him.”Trouble TRUSTING them. “Unless I see…” Thomas investigates. Jesus meets him in it. Jesus shows up… stretches out hands… invites him to investigate. John 20:28 NIV Notice what Jesus does not do…-No lecture.-No guilt trip.-No turning away. Imagine – Jesus standing their… open arms.What do you even do with all of this? PRACTICE 3 STEPS: REASON → TRUST → HOPE 1. COME WITH YOUR QUESTIONS Do not bury them. NAME them. Ask them. 2. INVESTIGATE – DO NOT ASSUME Science disproved faith? Bible changed? Genesis impossible? All religions same? → LOOK CLOSER. 3. KEEP COMING BACK TO JESUS Not every question carries equal weight. Who is Jesus? What did He claim? Is He trustworthy? We want to help you take these steps. What if we stripped everything in religion away until we were just left with Jesus? “Is that all you need?” “YES.” Strip away denomination… politics… labels… possessions… ability to answer everything… WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE HOPE YOU HAVE?  IS IT JESUS? Other questions matter. But underneath it all… JESUS IS THE CENTER. IF THIS IS TRUE… Jesus cannot be one more thing in the cart. JESUS IS NOT SOMETHING I ADD TO MY LIFE. HE BECOMES THE CENTER. He is the center… I follow.…shame loses grip.…I serve others… forgive others. VALID FAITH SHOULD CHANGE THE WAY I LIVE. IS JESUS WORTH TRUSTING?1. If so… PRAY “God, I do not have all the answers, but I believe You are worth the search.” 2. IF so… START A CONVERSATION Connection Card / text me / 30 Honest Questions. Let us reason together. 3. If so… TAKE ONE STEP TOWARD JESUS Investigate 30 honest questions.Come back. Bring a friend. Trust Jesus. Return to Jesus.

In this episode, Adam Guzman-Poole talks about The Right Relationships for Enlightened Success. Adam Guzman-Poole is a holistic relationship counselor, coach, and spiritual therapist. Alongside his background in psychology, he carries nearly 20 years of apprenticeship with traditional Indigenous healers, Buddhist monks, and yogis. He’s the author of the Amazon bestseller Lessons on Love, a book currently being used at the University of South Florida to help students foster holistic health and compassion. Beyond his work as a counselor, he’s actively engaged in his community, whether mentoring young people, organizing community meditations, or supporting the local permaculture initiative in Bali, where he lives with his wife Andréanne and their son Arjuna. For More Information ★ To learn more about Adam Guzman-Poole visit his website: https://lessonsonlove.org/★ If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a five star iTunes review. Visit Spiritual Rockstar Podcast at https://yoursacredpurpose.com/ for more information!★ I encourage you to join our Rock Your Sacred Purpose Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/246228169428755★ Do you want to Meditate and Make Money? Grab your Free meditation today: YourSacredPurpose.com Show Notes ★ 3:37 – We have to really ask ourselves ‘What is success?’.★ 10:44 – I really had to seriously ask myself ‘What am I doing? Why am I pushing myself so hard? Why am I hurting myself this way?’★ 20:07 – Most people deal with that inner critic.★ 31:15 – I’m actually so much more, I’m whole, I’m complete. I’m love itself.★ 40:06 – We have so much power, limitless power.★ 48:53 – When we can think that, feel that and act with that it literally changes the entire atmosphere around us.★ 58:38 – FREE GIFT – Grab your copy of Adam’s book ‘Lessons on Love’ here: https://lessonsonlove.org/gift★ 1:04:11 – Do you want to Meditate and Make Money? Grab your Free meditation today: https://www.YourSacredPurpose.com Listen to the Show The post 551: Adam Guzman-Poole – The Right Relationships for Enlightened Success appeared first on Your Sacred Purpose.

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This episode is brought to you by Alma. Visit https://helloalma.com/dg/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=privatepractice to learn more Get the Couples Therapy 101 course: https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/ Join the Couples Therapist Inner Circle: https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/inner-circle-new Join The Couples Therapist Couch Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/295562197518469/ In this Part 1 of 2, Shane talks with Arjuna Ardagh about The Tao of Love, Sex, and Deep Intimacy. Arjuna supports couples in the practice of conscious relationships and Taoist sexual practices. Hear how he became so in love with love, his unique approach with couples, the history of relationships, helpful exercises related to Taoism, and the difference between healthy connection & codependence.   To learn more about Arjuna Ardagh and The Tao of Love, Sex, and Deep Intimacy, visit: TaoOfDeepIntimacy.com Instagram @TheTaoOfDeepIntimacy  

The Supreme Person: Who is Krishna?What if the friend we have been searching for has been with us all along?An ancient Vedic analogy describes two birds sitting together in the same tree.One bird is constantly trying to enjoy the fruits of the tree—sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter. It represents each of us, moving through life searching for happiness, struggling with disappointment, and continually hoping the next experience will finally satisfy us.The other bird simply waits.This is Paramātmā—the Supreme Soul, accompanying us within the heart, patiently waiting for us to turn toward Him.In this fifth talk from The Bhagavad-gita — A Guide for Life, we move beyond the question “Who am I?” to another profound question:“Who is God—and what is my relationship with Him?”The Vedic teachings describe three features of the one Absolute Truth: Brahman, the all-pervading spiritual reality; Paramātmā, the Supreme Soul accompanying every living being; and Bhagavān, the Supreme Person—the ultimate object of love.And at the heart of these teachings is Krishna.The Bhagavad-gita presents Krishna not as a distant God disconnected from our lives, but as the source of both the material and spiritual energies—and the eternal friend of every living being.We may experience loneliness even while surrounded by people. We may continually search for someone or something that will make us feel complete.But perhaps part of that longing comes from having forgotten our deepest relationship.The spiritual journey is therefore not simply about discovering what we are.It is about discovering Whom we belong with.And remembrance of Krishna doesn't have to be confined to meditation, temples or religious rituals.Krishna says: “I am the taste of water.”Even something as simple as drinking a glass of water can become an opportunity to remember the Supreme.The eternal friend we are searching for may have been beside us all along.Chapters 00:00:00 Arjuna's surrender and the foundation of spiritual knowledge ‎ 00:01:53 Krishna consciousness as the highest form of yoga ‎ 00:04:37 The three features of the Absolute Truth: Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan ‎ 00:08:43 Paramatma and the two birds in the tree analogy ‎ 00:12:58 Bhagavan, the soul's servant identity, and divine love ‎ 00:16:30 Krishna's avatar, transcendental form, and liberation ‎ 00:22:02 Free will, perception of Krishna, and divine reciprocation ‎ 00:26:38 Illusion, impersonalism, and Krishna as the basis of Brahman ‎ 00:31:46 Ishvara, Purusha, and Krishna's material and spiritual energies ‎ 00:38:09 Loneliness, eternal relationship, and Krishna as the origin of all ‎ 00:41:06 Vedic creation, material elements, and remembering Krishna in daily life ‎ 00:45:59 Devotion, surrender, chanting, and the accessibility of spiritual life ‎ 00:52:33 Invitation to questions and final encouragement‎#BhagavadGita #GuideForLife #Krishna #Paramatma #BhaktiYoga #SpiritualWisdom #SelfRealization #GodRealization #YogaWisdom

The Path of SurrenderWhat does it really mean to surrender?To many people, surrender sounds like defeat—giving up control, becoming passive, or allowing someone else to dictate your life.But the Bhagavad-gita presents something very different.At the conclusion of His teachings to Arjuna, Krishna gives perhaps His most famous and far-reaching instruction:“Abandon all varieties of dharma and simply surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.”But surrender doesn't mean running away from life.Arjuna surrendered—and then acted.The change was not simply in what he did, but in why he did it and whom he was living for.This brings us to the culmination of the Bhagavad-gita's teaching.We begin by understanding:I am not this temporary body or mind. I am an eternal spiritual being.We learn that action is unavoidable, but that selfishly motivated action binds us. We learn that the restless mind can become either our friend or our enemy. And we discover that spiritual realization ultimately means awakening our forgotten relationship with Krishna.Then comes the question:How do we actually live this understanding?The answer is śaraṇāgati—the path of surrender.Accept what nourishes our spiritual life.Reject what obstructs it.Trust in Krishna's protection.Depend upon Him as our maintainer.Offer ourselves in His service.Cultivate genuine humility.This isn't passive surrender. It is an active reorientation of our life away from:“How can everything serve me?” toward: “How can my life become an offering?”It is a conscious change in the center of your life:From “What can I get?”to “What can I give?”From living primarily for ourselves to making our work, relationships, abilities and daily activities an offering to the Supreme.And this is where the Bhagavad-gita moves from philosophy to practice.Hearing. Chanting. Remembering Krishna. Serving. Seeking spiritual association. Offering our work and daily activities. Cultivating humility. Learning to live for something greater than ourselves.Ultimately, Krishna does not force Arjuna to accept any of it. After giving His instruction, He tells Arjuna to consider what he has heard—and then freely choose what he will do.Because genuine love requires freedom.The Bhagavad-gita begins with a man who doesn't know what to do.It ends with a man who knows who he is, whom he belongs to, and what he wants to live for.Perhaps that is what it really means to have a guide for life.Chapters 00:00:00 Spiritual Identity, Action, and the Foundation of Gita Practice ‎ 00:04:06 Krishna's Final Teaching: Change the Purpose of Action ‎ 00:08:35 Saranagati: Surrender as Taking Refuge‎ 00:11:36 The Six Practices of Surrender ‎ 00:20:00 Active Devotion Through Sadhana Bhakti ‎ 00:22:52 Association, Social Pressure, and Spiritual Community ‎ 00:27:10 A Daily Example of Sadhana and the Value of Service ‎ 00:34:02 Free Will, Gratitude, and Humble Chanting ‎#BhagavadGita #GuideForLife #Krishna #Surrender #Saranagati #BhaktiYoga #SpiritualWisdom #SpiritualLife #SelfRealization

The soul beyond the body – Who am I really?In the continuation of this series from a retreat, the question raised is what do you do when you genuinely don't know what the right thing to do is?Arjuna stood on the battlefield of Kurukshetra facing an impossible choice.On one side was his duty. On the other were people he loved—relatives, friends and respected teachers. Although renowned as a fearless warrior, Arjuna was overwhelmed. Whatever he chose seemed certain to bring suffering.It is at this point that Arjuna does something extraordinarily important. He turns to Krishna and admits:“I am Your disciple… Please instruct me.”And Krishna's answer is remarkable.He doesn't begin with politics, military strategy or even Arjuna's immediate dilemma. He begins by answering a much more fundamental question:Who are you?The body changes from childhood to youth, adulthood and old age—and eventually dies. The mind is also constantly changing. Yet throughout all these changes, there remains the person who experiences them.The Bhagavad-gita calls this person the ātmā—the eternal spiritual self.This understanding completely changes the way we look at life.Much of our fear and anxiety arises because we identify ourselves with things that cannot last—our bodies, appearance, possessions, relationships, social identities and circumstances.We struggle to obtain what we desire.When we get it, we fear losing it.And when it is gone, we lament.The Bhagavad-gita offers another way of living: to understand who we actually are and to act from that spiritual understanding.And spirituality doesn't necessarily mean abandoning ordinary activities. The same activity can bind us or liberate us depending upon our consciousness, motivation and whom we are trying to please.From Arjuna's crisis on an ancient battlefield comes a question just as relevant today:Am I the constantly changing body and mind—or am I the eternal person experiencing them?Chapters 00:00:00 Background to the Bhagavad Gita and the Kurukshetra Conflict ‎ 00:09:22 Arjuna's Moral Crisis and His Request for Guidance‎ 00:15:53 The Method of Spiritual Inquiry ‎ 00:18:05 The Atma: The Eternal Self Beyond the Body ‎ 00:27:51 Fear, Death, Anxiety, and False Bodily Identity ‎ 00:36:04 Desire and the Continuing Cycle of Anxiety ‎ 00:40:56 Social Identity, Materialism, and Spiritual Transformation ‎ 00:52:15 Spiritual and Material Action: Motivation, Duty, and Offering ‎ 01:02:46 Impersonalism and the Three Features of Absolute Truth ‎ 01:06:13 Family, Relationships, and Spiritual Love ‎ 01:12:23 Rebirth, Memory, Trauma, and the Limits of Material Psychology ‎ 01:21:16 False Ego, Intelligence, Chanting, and the Nature of Krishna#BhagavadGita #GuideForLife #SpiritualWisdom #SelfRealization #Krishna #Atma #YogaWisdom #SpiritualLife #BhaktiYoga

Karma, Duty, Detachment, acting without entanglementCan you live in this world, fulfill your responsibilities—and still become spiritually free?Arjuna thought the answer might be no.Faced with the terrible consequences of battle, he wanted to walk away from everything—to renounce his duty and retreat from the world.But Krishna told him something surprising:Simply giving up action will not free you from karma.We cannot actually stop acting. We work, eat, speak, raise families, form relationships, make decisions and pursue goals. And according to the Bhagavad-gita, every action produces consequences—karma-phalam, the fruits of our actions.So how do we act without becoming increasingly entangled?Krishna presents the path of karma-yoga.The solution isn't necessarily to abandon your job, family or responsibilities. It is to transform the consciousness with which you perform them.Working, cooking, cleaning, raising children, giving to others—even our closest relationships—can become part of spiritual life when they are no longer centered simply on me and what I want, but are offered in loving service to the Supreme.This is a radically different idea of renunciation.You don't necessarily renounce the activity. You renounce the selfishness behind it.Instead of asking, “What am I going to get from this?” we begin asking, “How can what I do become an offering?”And ultimately the Bhagavad-gita takes us beyond simply escaping karma.It asks three profound questions:What is my essence?What is my natural position? (where do I fit in the big picture?)And what is my true function?We are eternal spiritual beings who naturally seek happiness, resist death, and long both to love and to be loved.The culmination of yoga is therefore not emptiness or withdrawal from life, but bhakti—the awakening of our natural loving relationship with Krishna.You don't have to run away from your life to become spiritual.Your life itself can become your spiritual path.Chapters 00:00:00 Karma, Action, and the Problem of Karmic Consequences ‎ 00:08:28 Arjuna's Dilemma: Duty Versus Escaping Action‎ 00:12:07 Varnashram Dharma: Social Roles and Stages of Life ‎ 00:20:43 The Three Modes of Nature and Arjuna's Natural Disposition ‎ 00:24:27 Why Inactivity and External Renunciation Do Not Liberate ‎ 00:27:57 Karma Yoga: Transforming Work into Spiritual Practice ‎ 00:32:53 Yajna, Gratitude, and Making Daily Life an Offering ‎ 00:37:55 Spiritualizing Family Life and Relationships ‎ 00:40:07 Critique of Materialism, Consumerism, and Self-Centered Desire ‎ 00:48:00 The Soul's Essence, Position, Function, and Highest Purpose ‎ 00:56:10 Bhakti and the Essential Practice of Chanting ‎ 01:01:55 Spiritual Destinations and the Age of Kali Yuga ‎ #BhagavadGita #GuideForLife #KarmaYoga #BhaktiYoga #Krishna #SpiritualWisdom #Yoga #SelfRealization #SpiritualLife

“O greatest of all personalities, O supreme form, though I see here before me Your actual position, I yet wish to see how You have entered into this cosmic manifestation. I want to see that form of Yours.” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 11.3)

The Battlefield within.We spend so much of our lives trying to become secure, happy and fulfilled. Yet everything we normally depend upon—our bodies, possessions, relationships and circumstances—is constantly changing.So are we looking for lasting happiness in a place where nothing lasts?The Bhagavad-gita begins with a crisis. Arjuna finds himself overwhelmed, confused and unsure how to move forward. It is at this moment that Krishna begins to reveal a radically different understanding of life:You are not the body. You are an eternal spiritual being.But if spiritual reality lies beyond matter, how can we actually know it? Can we discover it simply through our own minds and efforts—or does spiritual truth have to be revealed to us?In this opening talk from our six-part retreat, “The Bhagavad-gita — A Guide for Life,” we explore the foundation upon which the Gita's teachings rest: who we really are, why material life can never provide the permanence we seek, and how genuine spiritual knowledge is received.The Bhagavad-gita isn't a book to simply read once and put back on the shelf. It is a guide to return to throughout life—as our questions deepen and our understanding grows.Chapters 00:00:20 Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita as a guide for life ‎ 00:04:15 The purpose of the Gita: freedom from material ignorance ‎ 00:08:28 Impermanence, anxiety, and the eternal spiritual self ‎ 00:19:57 Studying the Gita requires patience, humility, and sincere inquiry ‎ 00:26:02 Bodily identification, selfie culture, and external validation ‎ 00:33:13 Two paths of spiritual realization: ascending and descending ‎ 00:40:19 Human limitations and the need for revealed spiritual vision ‎ 00:46:16 Patanjali, Ashtanga Yoga, and surrender to Ishwara‎ 00:51:01 Krishna, envy, and moving beyond self-centeredness ‎ 00:55:12 Krishna's authority and gradual engagement with difficult questions ‎ 00:57:45 Personal experience, impersonalism, and correcting misconceptions about God ‎ 01:01:06 Closing guidance: questions, patience, and overcoming ignorance#BhagavadGita #GuideForLife #SpiritualWisdom #Krishna #YogaWisdom #SelfRealization #SpiritualLife #VedicWisdom #BhaktiYoga

De muziek achter de woorden van de Bhagavad GitaWe kunnen de Bhagavad Gita vers voor vers lezen, vertalen en proberen te begrijpen. Daarin ligt een enorme rijkdom.Maar er is nog een andere laag van kennis.Sommige kennis bevindt zich niet in de afzonderlijke woorden en verzen, maar in de beweging van de tekst. In wat eraan voorafgaat, in wat erop volgt, in versnelling en vertraging, in verwachting, ontreddering en stilte.De Bhagavad Gita heet niet voor niets Gita: een lied.In deze podcast volgen we de muzikale beweging van het eerste hoofdstuk: van het oorverdovende tumult op het slagveld naar het stille midden; van vijanden naar vrienden en familie; van Arjuna's zekerheid naar lichamelijke ontreddering, argumenteren en uiteindelijk vishada — de diepe duisternis waarin het licht van de Bhagavad Gita kan verschijnen.Een andere manier van lezen:van kennen en begrijpen naar ervaren en ontmoeten.Want een lied kun je bestuderen.Maar om het werkelijk te leren kennen,moet je het ook horen.

For this months show got a set from me and a friend a few years ago. Mixing some Early an Millennium tracks at the 50th birthday party of a good friend's of us. HAMdj vs dj Pret Live @ House in Scum, Katwijk (17-09-2022) [1992-2002] Tracklist: 01. Dr. Macabre - Poltergeist [pow 003] 02. The Darkraver & DJ Vince - Intelligent Hardcore [BABY 021] 03. T.N.T. - Brainwashkiller (Killermix) [Z 8] 04. Rexanthony - For You Marlene (Technewbrain Interface Version) [S.O.B. 147] 05. Bass X - Hardcore Disco Part II [TT09] 06. DJ Sim - Simbiosis [SIM 2] 07. Men At Rave - Fuck Her All Night [HA 006] 08. DJ Isaac & DJ The Viper - Trigga Finga [SAMU 020] 09. Sunbeam - Outside World (Seismic Remix) [851 347-1] 10. DJ Acesone - Tina [V-Plain 002] 11. La Casa - Mutha F*cka House [TER-12002] 12. Thunderball - Bonzai Channel One [BR 93033] 13. Tschabos - Gib Mir Die Bass [TSCHAB 0] 14. Pascal - His First Creation [SNM 070194.23] 15. Wayward - Hardcore Hijacked Me [PROD 0197] 16. J.D.A. - Voel Je Die Bass [SR 004] 17. The Masochist - No New Style? [MASOCHIST 2] 18. Bertocucci Feranzano - XTC Love [BZRK 001] 19. DJ Delirium & Buzz Fuzz - Immortality ! [AS 001] 20. Dune - Hardcore Vibes (South Bound Mix) [TIME 049] 21. Neophyte - Braincracking [ROTSP 2] 22. Neophyte - None Of Ya Left [ROT 065] 23. Buzz Fuzz - Dreamgirl [BZRK 022] 24. Hardsequencer - Brain Crash [FIRE 102] 25. Hardcore Brothers - Smoke Motherfuckers [BPM 005] 26. Arjuna & Beyonder - Shoot That Motherfuck [60042] 27. Project Omeaga - Prednison Attack (HAMdj's Voel Je Die Bass Edit) [ENZYME 09] 28. Hard Creation - I Will Have That Power [NEO 002]

För att förstå gamla texter måste vi först låta dem vara döda och sedan väcka dem till liv. Ola Wikander ger sin syn på hur vi kan närma oss berättelser från forna tider. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Först sänd 2019-09-26.”Varför skall man studera gamla texter?” frågar man ibland, med ett slags outsagd förförståelse att världen väl egentligen började 1945 (eller kanske till och med 1991 eller 2001). När jag inleder min undervisning i bibelhebreiska brukar jag inte sällan tala om möjligheten sådana texter ger att komma nära forna tiders tankar och människor, att överbrygga avståndet mellan dem och oss – och för en stund rycka oss ur den idéhistoriska dvala som identifierar modernt med gott. Det kan handla om texter som präglat stora delar av mänsklighetens idéhistoria. Så är det med de bekanta och ständigt lästa religiösa urkunder som man helt inte kan tänka bort ur vår tankevärld. I synnerhet då kan systematiska, gärna vetenskapligt exegetiska, studier av dem illustrera inte bara hur människor tänkt för länge sedan utan också hur deras tankar tagits över, hur de förändrats och än i dag påverkar världen omkring oss, och kanske oss själva. Och så är det helt enkelt väldigt fascinerande och spännande att läsa, låt säga, en antik text som något ur den Hebreiska Bibeln, Bhagavad-Gītā eller Homeros epos på deras egna språk, analysera varenda verbform, förstå referenser, återskapa ljuden och tankarna och den värld texten bär inom sig. Och så långt allt väl.Men det räcker inte. Det räcker nämligen inte att läsa – och heller inte att ”känna in” texten och vad man kanske tycker att den säger en personligen – i den situation i vilken man lever eller i ljuset av de ideologiska föreställningar man råkar hålla sig med. Risken för kritiklöst dåtidsförhärligande är lika förförisk som den för nutidsdyrkan. Och ännu viktigare: ett allmänt konservativt vurmande för och ”uppdaterande” av de tider och tankar som flytt hotar att dölja vad som faktiskt en gång tänktes och fanns. Det finns ingen text som inte tillkommit i ett historiskt sammanhang, och även de senare tidpunkter då de lästs och omtolkats har burits av ett sådant. Så är det naturligtvis också med oss som läser dem idag.För att komma svunna tiders tankar och människor närmare tycker jag – paradoxalt kanske en del skulle säga – att det är avståndet som ofta måste framhävas. Just genom att understryka hur annorlunda deras tänkande ofta var kan vi notera de saker som i någon mening kan anses vara ”allmänmänskliga”. Man måste med andra ord låta texten vara död.Men inte heller det räcker ensamt. Gamla testamentet berättar en egenartad och lite tragisk historia om hur den israelitiske konungen Saul i ett mörkt ögonblick konsulterade en häxa eller spåkvinna i orten En-Dor för att få tala med profeten Samuels ande, och det är i överförd bemärkelse något sådant textforskaren själv får ägna sig åt – man måste besvärja texten, frammana den – låta den döde tala. Med andra ord: göra sig själv till en textens nekromantiker. Konsekvensen av allt detta blir att man försätter sig i den paradoxala situation där man ser texten som på en gång död och bunden till dess ursprungliga historiska situation och bärande på en skattkammare av innebörd.En sådan metod leder delvis till vad några skulle uppfatta som en viss kyla. Man måste öva sig i att inte bli provocerad av vad man läser – just därför att våra moderna idéer ibland kan krocka med materialet och sätta sig som en bromskloss mellan den nutida läsaren och det han eller hon studerar. Ett exempel på detta råkade jag själv ut för under studentåren, när jag studerade Bhagavad-Gītā, hinduismens kanske mest älskade text, först i översättning och sedan på sanskrit. Den texten har som ramberättelse det stora, mytiska slaget vid Kurukṣetra, där två grenar av samma jättelika aristokratiska familj står beredda att bekriga varandra med stridsvagnar, hästar, och bågar. I det läget bryter den hjältemodige prins Arjuna ihop. Han vill inte slåss med sina släktingar. Men hans körsven, som råkar vara identisk med gudainkarnationen Kṛṣṇa, råder honom att göra sin plikt, varefter han börjar ett långt undervisande tal om meditation, försakelse och förtröstan på Herren som vägen till andlig befrielse. Detta tal är själva centrum i berättelsen, men första gången jag läste den studsade jag istället på Arjunas invändningar: man kan inte slåss mot sin släkt, argumenterar han, för då kan släktens kvinnor gå förlorade – och kastblandning kan uppstå! När jag läste detta satte jag i halsen – den aristokratiska ideologin framstod för mig som djupt frånstötande.Problemet var bara att detta för många modern västerländska läsare motbjudande tankegods inte var textens centrala budskap. Tvärtom var det vad den aristokratiske åhöraren för sisådär 2000 år sedan i Indien kunde förväntas ta för givet. Poängen är att man skall identifiera sig med Arjuna, och sedan lyssna på Kṛṣṇas teologiska utläggning, som utgör de kvarvarande 16 kapitlen av texten. Jag hade bara hunnit till kapitel 2.Den historien lärde mig att man för att förstå en texts budskap just måste försöka mentalt återskapa det som en gång var ”självklara” bakgrundsvärderingar – inte för att man håller med om dem, inte alls – utan för att kunna få en insikt i vad budskapet egentligen var menat att vara. Faktum är att det är just så man kan visa just detta att världen inte startade i mitten på 1900-talet – nämligen genom att visa hur genuint annorlunda värderingarna varit i andra miljöer.Men detta menar jag naturligtvis inte att det skulle vara omöjligt att hitta mer allmänmänskliga saker eller komma de forntida tänkarna genuint nära. Nej, sådant sker, och när det faktiskt gör det känns det verkligen som att man på ett nästan magiskt sätt slagit en brygga mellan nu och då. Men ”textdödandet” och ”textnekromantin” är båda lika nödvändiga steg i det arbetet. För att läsa en antik text – kanske i synnerhet sådana som i någon mening ”lever” i samhället än idag – måste man både ha en stark öppenhet för och inlevelse i miljöer och tankar som kan kännas både främmande, fantastiska, upplyftande och motbjudande – och en kyla och ett mentalt avstånd, som håller tillbaka den förföriska önskan att läsa ”för oss själva” – att göra läsarens eget perspektiv till det avgörande och texten bara till en spegel för läsarens egna idéer. Det måste gå åt båda håll, i ett slags hegeliansk spiral, där tolkandet av texten påverkar läsaren, som då kan förstå texten ännu bättre, ständigt uppåt i en avslöjande resa, som visar hur varje tanke fötts, meddelats och tolkats i ett sammanhang.Om vi gör så kan vi plötsligt faktiskt bli som häxan i En-Dor: verkliga besvärjare som kan återskapa tankevärldar som varit döda i tusentals år. Typiskt nog har texten om häxan betraktats som besvärande av en del senare tänkare, som stått långt från den miljö då den kom till – man såg det som ett problem att själva Bibeln framställer det som möjligt att frammana andar, vilket illustrerar problematiken med att på en gång vara ”för nära” och för ”långt bort”. Men som textnekromantiker som jag ingen anledning att beklaga mig över denna bibeltolkning. För dessa tankar och den historiska kontext de tillkommer i, är ju en del av texternas världsarv. Texten lever, just genom att man låter den vara död.Ola Wikander, teolog, författare och översättare

What if the world itself could become your meditation object? In this episode, we explore Chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita, known as Vibhuti Yoga — the yoga of divine manifestation and sacred seeing. This chapter explores how to train our perception and helps us stop dividing life into "spiritual" and "not spiritual." The sunset, the breath, the body, the mountain, even impermanence, all can become doorways back to the sacred. It also marks a turning point in Arjuna's relationship with Krishna. Until now, Arjuna has known Krishna as his friend, cousin, mentor, and charioteer. Here, he begins to realize that Krishna is not just wise, but divine reality itself. Inside this episode, I explore:

Join Ashutosh Garg in a profound conversation with Jaya Row, CEO of Vedanta Vision and Managing Trustee of Vedanta Trust, on The Brand Called You.In this enlightening episode, Jaya Row explores the timeless wisdom of Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita, discussing the true nature of happiness, the role of the ego, the importance of self-knowledge, the meaning of dharma, and practical ways to achieve spiritual growth in today's fast-changing world.Discover:Why suffering persists despite our true nature being bliss.How desires and the ego shape our experiences.Why the Gita emphasizes action over attachment to results.How Krishna guides Arjuna from confusion to clarity.Why mastering the mind is the key to inner freedom.How the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita remain relevant in the age of AI, social media, and constant distraction.Whether you're new to the Bhagavad Gita or a lifelong seeker, this episode offers practical wisdom for achieving greater clarity, resilience, and inner transformation.

“O King, as I repeatedly recall this wondrous and holy dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, I take pleasure, being thrilled at every moment.” (Sanjaya, Bhagavad-gita, 18.76)

O Bhagavad Gita, um dos grandes clássicos da filosofia oriental, continua oferecendo respostas profundas para os desafios humanos de todos os tempos. Neste episódio, refletimos sobre como seus ensinamentos podem iluminar os momentos de angústia, mostrando que as dificuldades da vida podem se tornar oportunidades de crescimento interior. A partir do diálogo entre Krishna e Arjuna, são abordados temas como a imortalidade da alma, a reencarnação, a importância da ação justa e a necessidade de unir conhecimento e prática. A conversa destaca que a verdadeira sabedoria não consiste apenas em compreender ideias elevadas, mas em vivê-las por meio de atitudes coerentes, desenvolvendo virtudes que fortaleçam o ser humano diante das adversidades. Ao explorar o simbolismo da batalha narrada no Bhagavad Gita, o episódio convida à reflexão sobre os conflitos internos que todos enfrentamos e sobre a construção de uma vida orientada por valores universais, capaz de transformar não apenas o indivíduo, mas também a sociedade. Participantes: José Roberto, Giovanna Bresciani e Danilo Gomes Trilha Sonora: Concerto em Ré Menor, RV 441 – Antonio Vivaldi

In this episode, we perceive an insightful refusal to a request, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Aganaanooru 286, penned by Orambokiyaar. The verse is situated amidst the sounds of pounding in the ‘Marutham’ or ‘Farmlands landscape’ and delves into abstractions about the actions of the noble. வெள்ளி விழுத் தொடி மென் கருப்பு உலக்கை,வள்ளி நுண் இடை வயின் வயின் நுடங்க;மீன் சினை அன்ன வெண் மணல் குவைஇ,காஞ்சி நீழல், தமர் வளம் பாடி,ஊர்க் குறுமகளிர் குறுவழி, விறந்தவராஅல் அருந்திய சிறு சிரல் மருதின்தாழ் சினை உறங்கும் தண் துறை ஊர! விழையா உள்ளம் விழையும் ஆயினும்,என்றும், கேட்டவை தோட்டி ஆக மீட்டு, ஆங்கு,அறனும் பொருளும் வழாமை நாடி,தற் தகவு உடைமை நோக்கி, மற்று அதன்பின் ஆகும்மே, முன்னியது முடித்தல்;அனைய, பெரியோர் ஒழுக்கம்; அதனால்,அரிய பெரியோர்த் தெரியுங்காலை,நும்மோர் அன்னோர் மாட்டும், இன்னபொய்யொடு மிடைந்தவை தோன்றின்,மெய் யாண்டு உளதோ, இவ் உலகத்தானே? In this trip to the farmlands, rather than the usual love-quarrels, we get to see a different dimension, as we listen to the confidante say these words to the man, when he informs her about his wish to part away from the lady, earn wealth, and then return to marry her: “With the soft, black sugarcane stems as the silver-capped pestles, swaying their dainty waists to and fro, akin to ‘valli' vines, heaping white sand, akin to fish eggs, in the shade of the portia tree, as the young maiden of the town sing the praises of their kin, in tune with their pounding, a small kingfisher that has feasted on murrel fish sleeps on the low-hanging branch of the Arjuna tree in your cool river shores, O lord! Even if a heart, which tends not to desire unjust things, happens to desire some such thing, with sharp questions as the goad, they would rein it in. Only after delving on questions of justice and fairness, and establishing that one is worthy of something, do they work towards accomplishing that; This is the discipline of those who are noble. When we ponder on the actions of such noble people, if someone like you, who is considered as one such, shows falsehoods in your actions, then where is truth to be found in this world?” Time to take a walk through this town of complexity! The confidante starts by describing the town of the man, and to do that, she paints a picture of young girls, using a sugarcane as a pestle, and the river sand, which appears like fish eggs, as the grains, imitating the actions of their elders, they pound and play, in the shade of a portia tree, even as they sing the praises of their townsfolk. As they sing and pound, a kingfisher, with its tummy full of murrel fish, sleeps on a branch of a ‘Marutham’ tree nearby, in the lord’s lush river shores, the confidante adds. After that tangible depiction of the world around, the confidante jumps into abstractions, talking about how the nature of the noble was to seek only what they think is just and fair and even if their minds sometimes pull them in the other direction, they tame those wild elephants with the goad of their intellect. She also mentions how they would weigh their worth before wanting something and only when they find themselves worthy, they would work towards attaining that. The confidante thus presents a portrait of the noble and concludes by saying to the man, ‘You are considered to be one such noble person. But if your actions show falsifications of these laws, then where only can we find truth in this world?’ To understand these abstractions, we have to travel back to the time when the man took an oath to never part from the lady, which gave confidence to the confidante and the lady, about his sincerity. So, now when the man says he wants to leave, the confidante is talking about how he’s going back on his words and it appears as if he said all that only to win the lady, by any means possible. She tries to appeal to his better nature by asking him that seemingly cynical question about the fate of truth in this world. Perhaps, hearing this, the man would realise the mistake in his ways and try to seek the lady’s hand, instead of parting away. In the scene of the kingfisher that sleeps on, not minding the pounding of young maiden, the confidante places a metaphor for how the man had been intent only on his pleasures of trysting with the lady, unmindful of the slander that he has caused around town. Leaving aside all this heaviness, the aspect that lingers on pleasantly is the memory of those songs of praise, reverberating with the rhythm of the pounding in the river shores of that rich town!

this episode describes the burning of Kandava vana by Agni bhagavan. He approaches Krishna and Arjuna to help him burn the forest with all its inhabitants to clear himself of indigestion caused by over consumption of ghee poured during a yaga. He also says that Indra keeps drenching the fire with rain whenever Agni tries to consume the vana by burning it. Arjuna promises to help him. in return agni& Varuna offer Gandivam the divine Dhanush and many astras to Arjuna . krishna also gets chakra and other Astras through them. after a fearful fight Indra gives up. and agni consumes the forest to his content. Indra also offers many Astras. this ends this episode. there are two upa kadhaigal ( branches of the Main story) which are added separately to this episode. One is about why Agni had to consume so much ghee in a yaga. another one is about how 4 chicks got unaffected by the fire while all of the Kandava vana was burning. you can listen to them too along with this episode.The depiction of Agni bhagavan is by Abirami my 9 years old Granddaughter. the background is AI created.this Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam hariom

Some time ago we gave a talk on  How To Turn Every Word Into A Mantra where we explored the phonemic foundations of Tāntrik mantras, to work out how every word in every language can be empowered (i.e "mantricized) to create change in the world within and without. In this talk, we take some of those ideas to their logical extreme to articulate a mantra for Mother Kālī in her pure void aspect, before whom even Śrī Arjuna trembled in fear in Chapter XI of the Bhagavad Gītā! In this talk, we see how Mā in this aspect is not scary at all but when approached in this way, is actually thrilling, exciting and empowering. This might be my most ambitious and exciting lecture yet since this idea is something I've been just chewing on and playing with for a few days and I don't think any idea has quite excited me as much as this one! Jai Mā!Hit Me Up xSupport the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

Subhadra Parinayam.Subhadra weds Arjuna .Subhadra Parinayam is a beautiful episode in the Mahabharatam.in this episode Arjuna has a secret love for Subhadra the sister of Sri Krishna.. krishna also knows Arjuna's desire.Arjuna after nearly completing his one year of Teertha yatra comes to Dwaraka disguised as a Sanyasi. Balarama the elder brother of Krishna and Subhadra invites him to the palace. Subhadra is introduced to him to serve him. Arjuna in due course reveals himself and his intention to marry her.she has already made up her mind to marry only Arjuna and now that Arjuna himself is proposing she immediately accepts. but they are worried about whether balarama would consent krishna suggests both to elope and get back to Indraprastha. what happens later let's listen to the episode and find out. hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.hariom

This episode covers the next part of chapter 34 to: “As I maintained a bewildered silence, the saint approached...”  to “‘The hour is midnight.' My guide laughed softly...” This section of the chapter focuses on the meeting between Lahiri Mahashaya and Mahavar Babaji in the Himalayas. The conversation centred on a profound reunion where Babaji touched Lahiri Mahasaya's forehead, triggering the recall of past lifetime memories. We explored the spiritual significance of this meeting, drawing parallels to Krishna's relationship with Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita, and discussed how Babaji had been watching over Lahiri Mahasaya across lifetimes with "deathless love".  00:00 Introduction; 1:00 Prior Episode 2:30 The touch that awakens 10:00 A love beyond death; 30:10 You need purification; 37:10 A light at midnight; 38:00 Looking Ahead Links discussed in the episode: Dunagiri to Gogash River: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NwTVrqP8RngiguGX7 Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next part of chapter 34 to: “Yonder light is the glow of a golden palace...”  to “...When this structure has served its purpose, Babaji will dematerialise it.' #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship Yogoda Satsanga Society of India #SRF #YSS 

in this episode The five Pandavas make an agreement as advised by Sage Narada. Drupadi would be with each Brother one year. when Drupadi is with one of the brothers others should not enter that palace.if they happen to do so they have to go on vanavasam for one year. Arjuna had to enter the palace of Yudhistra when Draupadi was living there. so he goes on vanavasam for one year. but he uses the same as an opportunity to do teerta yatra visiting all punya kshetras all over the Bharata Desam. also weds so many princesses thus ensuring the friendship of many Rajas. he finally reached Prabhasa teetrtam a place near Dwaraka. he has already heard a lot about Subhadra the little sister of Krishna and wants to marry her. let's listen to the story and enjoy..hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.

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Mental Models for Exceptional Capital Allocation by Mohnish Pabrai at Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing on April 21, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:03) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:03:54) - Model 1: The Bedrock model: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:04:51) - Model 2: Ben Graham's three ideas on markets (00:05:28) - Model 3: Do not overdose on Ben Graham; Poor Charlie's Almanack, Philip Fisher, and Pulak Prasad (00:06:27) - Model 4: Buffett's lifetime 20-punch card (00:07:15) - Model 5: Stay in the epicentre of your circle of competence; John Arrillaga (00:09:09) - Model 6: A high error rate is guaranteed in investing (00:09:26) - Model 7: Circle the wagons: the 4% rule (00:10:36) - Berkshire's 12 best decisions in 60 years (00:12:02) - Mistakes in investing: Ferrari, Progressive Insurance & Goldman Sachs (00:12:55) - Model 8: Do not cut flowers and water weeds; The Nifty 50 crash in the 1970s & Walmart (00:15:34) - Model 9: Be a shameless cloner; VIC & Dataroma; Gimat Gross (00:16:43) - Model 10: History does not repeat itself; Investing in Turkey & Reysas (00:19:50) - Model 11: Explain your investment thesis in 3-4 sentences to a 10-year old (00:19:58) - Model 12: You always need a rope to get out of the deepest well (00:23:14) - Model 13: Nick Sleep; Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (00:26:52) - Model 14: Thou shall not use Excel (00:27:17) - Model 15: Use a pre-investment checklist (00:28:06) - Model 16: Be singularly focused like Arjuna (00:29:27) - Read the footnotes; Turn every page: Robert Caro (00:31:16) - Model 17: Enjoy hunting for needles in haystacks; Buffett's childhood entrepreneurial adventures (00:33:40) - Japanese Company Handbook; My introduction to Charlie Munger & Debbie Bozanek (00:37:27) - Model 18: Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:38:53) - Model 19: You should always have someone to discuss your investment ideas with; Li Lu (00:40:45) - Model 20: The mistress is always hotter than the wife!  (00:41:12) - Model 21: Neither a short-term borrower nor a long-term lender be (00:41:33) - Model 22: Introduce randomness into your life; Peter Lynch's One up on Wall Street (00:43:11) - Model 23: Be a Swiss Army knife (00:43:24) - Model 24-26: Focus on spin-offs, uber cannibals & spawners; Alpha-Metallurgical Resources (00:44:02) - Model 27: Arbitrage is wonderful; Transocean vs. Valaris (00:44:17) - Model 28: Heads I win, Tails I don't lose much!; IPSCO and CONSOL Energy (00:46:10) - Model 29: Focus on low-risk; high uncertainty bets (00:46:45) - Model 30: Do not skim off the top (00:47:23) - Book recommendations: Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence & Excellent advice for living (00:47:41) - Investing in Turkish vs. Indian markets (00:50:17) - Follow your passion  The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. Views expressed on Chai with Pabrai are exclusively those of Mohnish Pabrai and not of any affiliated firm or organization.

This talk is from an event sponsored by the Hindu Council of Australia in cooperation with the Australian School of Meditation and Yoga.The question was whether there is a distinction between Dharma and Sanatana Dharma? Acharya das explained that while Dharma has conventional definitions including customary religious observance, prescribed conduct, duty, religion, and good works, it has a deeper meaning as an intrinsic characteristic that makes something what it is - something that cannot be removed without changing the fundamental nature of that thing. He provided examples of heat and light being the dharma of fire, sweetness being the dharma of sugar, and liquidity being the dharma of water.Sanatana as meaning eternal, perpetual, permanent, everlasting, and primeval, distinguishing Sanatana Dharma from conventional religion by explaining that it deals with the eternal nature of the living being or spirit soul (atma). Acharya das distinguished Sanatana Dharma as dealing with the eternal nature of the living being or soul (atma), referencing Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's teachings that Sanatana Dharma refers to activities that cannot be changed and represents the eternal function of living entities in relationship with the Supreme Lord. The lecturer addressed the apparent contradiction in the Bhagavad Gita where Krishna instructs Arjuna to abandon all varieties of dharma and surrender unto Him, explaining that this refers to abandoning temporary religious duties to embrace one's eternal spiritual nature. Acharya das proposed that true self-realization requires understanding the three aspects of the self/soul: one's essence (being Brahman while maintaining distinction from Paramatma), one's position (equal to all living beings but subservient to the Supreme Being), and one's natural function (to love and to serve.) He concluded that bhakti - rendering eternal loving service to the Lord - is the natural function of the living being and the true definition of Sanatana Dharma. Quotes used in the talk:Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. - Bhagavad-gītā 18.66Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is eternally established in the hearts of the living entities. It is not something to be gained from another source. When the heart is purified by hearing and chanting, this love naturally awakens. - Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 22.107 By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one dissolves his entanglement in material activities. After this, one becomes very attracted to Krishna, and thus dormant love for Krishna is awakened. - Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 15.109 Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction to Dharma vs Sanatana Dharma ‎ 00:05:50 Deeper Understanding of Dharma ‎ ‎00:06:28 Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's Teachings on Sanatana Dharma 00:08:31 The Bhagavad Gita's Apparent Contradiction ‎ 00:12:17 Arjuna's Dilemma and Krishna's First Instruction ‎ 00:15:35 The Nature of the Eternal Soul ‎ 00:17:48 Varieties of Dharma in the Bhagavad Gita ‎ 00:22:06 The Temporary Nature of Vanashram Dharma ‎ 00:25:31 Self-Realization and the Three Essential Questions ‎ 00:29:46 The Position and Relationship of the Soul ‎ 00:31:09 The Natural Function and Characteristics of the Soul ‎ 00:35:10 Service as the Soul's Natural Expression ‎ 00:38:27 Bhakti as Sanatana Dharma‎ 00:41:10 The Awakening of Dormant Love ‎ 00:43:22 Free Will and Universal Brotherhood ‎ 00:46:04 Conclusion and the Power of Chanting

I gave you this example the other day of a visceral experience I had because a member of our congregation—a mother, had lost her child who was six years old. He had suffered a heart attack and was not revivable. She came to take counsel and solace. She brought with her a little bag that had some money in it; it came from her child's piggy bank. He had been saving that money to do something for Kṛṣṇa, and she had brought it to us and handed it over and said, "Please, would you engage this for the benefit of my departed son, who was six years old? This is all he had, as far as money goes." When my wife and I took that into our possession, we considered it sacred. There was no conception that we would stop on the way home and buy a snow cone with it. The idea of enjoying the material world is equally as odious to a person who has understood reality—that everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa (bhoktāraṃ yajña-tapasāṃ). It's all meant to be engaged in His service. At the end of that third chapter of the Gītā, Arjuna asks, "How to overcome lust?" Kṛṣṇa ends the chapter by saying: evam buddhi-paraṃ buddhvā saṃstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śatruṃ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṃ durāsadam He says that you should fortify your intelligence. With your intelligence because he said there is a hierarchy: the senses are above the objects, the mind is above the senses, the intelligence is above the mind. So, how do you do that? The way you purify your intellect so you don't do stupid things is by reading the Bhagavad-gītā; that's what it's there for. Everyone ignores the Bhagavad-gītā, and they say, "Give me some rasa-tattva." Nothing against rasa-tattva ; we keep it above our heads, way up there. But the Bhagavad-gītā is where we live, and Kṛṣṇa answers all questions categorically. And then, if you want the nuance of the categories, then you read the whole Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Caitanya-caritāmṛta about 108 times—the whole, each one of them—and then you are dissuaded from touching anything in this material world unless you have the intention of offering it to Kṛṣṇa. kurvan nirantaraṁ karma loko 'yam anuvartate tenaiva karmaṇā dhyāyan māṁ parāṁ bhaktim icchati (BS 5.61) This is the whole idea Kṛṣṇa mentions in the five ślokas at the end of the Brahma-saṃhitā. This is the answer to your question Kṛṣṇa gives to Brahmā at the end of the Brahma-saṃhitā. He said everyone has to work; all living entities are engaged in work, can't stop it. Therefore, he said everything you do, you should do with the spirit of devotion to offer to Kṛṣṇa. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------

Mental Models for Exceptional Capital Allocation by Mohnish Pabrai at The University of Nebraska, Omaha on May 1, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:11) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:03:43) - Model 1: The Bedrock: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:04:06) - Model 2: Ben Graham's Fundamentals (00:04:59) - Model 3: Do not overdose on Ben Graham; Poor Charlie's Almanack, Philip Fisher, and Pulak Prasad (00:05:16) - Model 4: Buffett's lifetime 20-punch card (00:06:05) - Model 5: Stay in the epicentre of your circle of competence; John Arrillaga (00:07:52) - Model 6: A high error rate is guaranteed in investing (00:08:06) - Model 7: Circle the wagons: the 4% rule (00:08:44) - Berkshire's 12 best decisions in 60 years (00:09:41) - Mistakes in investing: Ferrari, Progressive Insurance & Goldman Sachs (00:12:10) - Model 8: Do not cut flowers and water weeds (00:13:02) - Model 9: Be a shameless cloner; VIC; Dataroma & SumZero (00:15:11) - Model 10: History does not repeat itself - but it does rhyme (00:16:16) - Model 11: Explain your investment thesis to a 10-year old in 3-4 sentences (00:16:41) - Model 12: You always need a rope to get out of the deepest well (00:20:50) - Model 13: Pursue quality intensely; Nick Sleep, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (00:25:31) - Model 14: Thou shall not use Excel (00:25:52) - Model 15: Develop and use a pre-investment checklist (00:27:54) - Model 16: Be singularly focused like Arjuna (00:29:31) - Read the footnotes; Turn every page: Robert Caro (00:31:44) - Model 17: Enjoy hunting for needles in haystacks; Buffett's childhood entrepreneurial adventures (00:33:41) - Japanese Company Handbook; My introduction to Charlie Munger & Debbie Bozanek (00:38:02) - Model 18: Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:41:15) - Model 19: You should always have someone to discuss your investment ideas with; Li Lu (00:42:53) - Model 20: The mistress always looks hotter than the wife!  (00:43:30) - Model 21: Neither a short-term borrower nor a long-term lender be (00:43:54) - Model 22: Introduce randomness into your life; Peter Lynch's One up on Wall Street (00:46:28) - Model 23: Be a Swiss Army knife (00:46:36) - Model 24-26: Focus on spin-offs, uber cannibals & spawners (00:47:18) - Model 27: Arbitrage is wonderful; Rupert Murdoch (00:48:26) - Model 28: Heads I win, Tails I don't lose much!; IPSCO and CONSOL Energy (00:51:43) - Model 29: Focus on low-risk; high uncertainty bets (00:52:56) - Model 30: Do not skim off the top (00:53:37) - Book recommendations: Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence & Excellent advice for living (00:54:48) - Importance of the Bedrock model (00:55:30) - Finding great businesses (00:58:11) - Focusing on my deepest desire (00:59:23) - Berkshire Hathaway A-shares (01:00:35) - Intrinsic value of a company (01:02:17) - The Founders Podcast & Value Investors Club (01:05:34) - Pursue your passion (01:07:49) - Making of a Great American Capitalist by Lowenstein (01:09:05) - Family-run businesses; Walmart (01:10:24) - The Dakshana Foundation & Giving back (01:12:45) - Micron (01:13:43) - Warren's Too Hard pile & Charlie's pie-counter trips The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Chapter Twelve Devotional Service TEXT 1: Arjuna inquired: Which are considered to be more perfect, those who are always properly engaged in Your devotional service or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested? TEXT 2: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith are considered by Me to be most perfect. TEXTS 3-4: But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and immovable – the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth – by controlling the various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me. TEXT 5: For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied. TEXTS 6-7: But those who worship Me, giving up all their activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, having fixed their minds upon Me, O son of Pṛthā – for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death. TEXT 8: Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt. TEXT 9: My dear Arjuna, O winner of wealth, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulative principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way develop a desire to attain Me. TEXT 10: If you cannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me, because by working for Me you will come to the perfect stage. TEXT 11: If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness of Me, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated. TEXT 12: If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge. Better than knowledge, however, is meditation, and better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of action, for by such renunciation one can attain peace of mind. TEXTS 13-14: One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal in both happiness and distress, who is tolerant, always satisfied, self-controlled, and engaged in devotional service with determination, his mind and intelligence fixed on Me – such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me. TEXT 15: He by whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is equipoised in happiness and distress, fear and anxiety, is very dear to Me. TEXT 16: My devotee who is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains, and not striving for some result, is very dear to Me. TEXT 17: One who neither rejoices nor grieves, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things – such a devotee is very dear to Me. TEXTS 18-19: One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service – such a person is very dear to Me. TEXT 20: Those who follow this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engage themselves with faith, making Me the supreme goal, are very, very dear to Me.

If someone comes to us with an offer, saying, "I will take care of all your affairs"—for instance, I have an app, and this app will take care of all your other apps, and that includes accounting and all your emails—something like Notion, where you just put it all in one place and then you don't have to worry about it, only much better. Yes, this person will take care of your financial situation. If you're lacking somewhere, that person will make up for it and pay all your debts. You might then ask, "Well, how much is it going to cost per month or per year to pay for this app you're offering me?" You might also think there's a learning curve to figure out how to work this app that's going to solve all my problems. You might also think, "Maybe you're taking my information and selling it to somebody else," or you may think, "What happens when the app becomes obsolete and then all my information is out there?" You may have many doubts, but if one suspends one's disbelief at the very beginning of reading the Bhagavad-gītā, to accept that there is a Supreme Person who controls everything, who is within everyone's heart, and who is our well-wisher. In that suspended disbelief—the idea that there could be such a person—we accept that He is offering us an opportunity that if we give Him all our information and "take the app," He'll take care of everything. And then, at the end: mā śucaḥ—"Don't worry, I'll deal with it." Such an offer we might consider. If we consider that, taking advantage of such an offer is all that's necessary for a successful life. Because there is a Supreme Personality of Godhead. He's within our hearts. We established that last week (if you were here for the class) beyond a shadow of a doubt. If we had a jury, we would have gotten a verdict of "Yes, there is a Supreme Personality of Godhead within everyone's heart." If we understand the definition of the Supreme Personality of Godhead—that He's benevolent and He's all-powerful—and then we take heed of the offer that He gives, "Just surrender unto Me," then what could be the problem? There would be no problem. That's why Kṛṣṇa says, "mā śucaḥ." To encourage us, and anyone who is practicing on the path trying to connect to Kṛṣṇa, in verse BG 6.40, Kṛṣṇa very sweetly says to Arjuna: 'durgatiṁ tāta gacchati'. I say "sweetly" because the word tāta means "Oh, my dear one," or "Oh, my son." He is saying it in a very tender way with an open heart: "Don't worry. If you're trying, if you're sincere, and you try on this path, then you'll never be overcome by evil." Pārtha naiveha nāmutra—in this world or in the next world, vināśas tasya vidyate—you'll never be vanquished. Na hi kalyāṇa-kṛt kaścit—because if you're the kalyāṇa-kṛt, if you're doing the right thing—which only means you're sincerely trying to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, even if you're not completely successful, durgatiṁ tāta gacchati—you'll never have an inauspicious destination, anywhere: this world, next world. The conclusion is that if we're sincere, it's infallible. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/

Season 5 of A Curious Yogi is here.I'm so happy to begin this season with a solo episode exploring an essential teaching from my teacher, Swamiji, who encouraged everyone to learn and memorize these seven verses from the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2, verses 19–25). He described them as containing the essence of the entire scripture.In this episode, I share some of Swamiji's reflections and commentary, attempt to sing the Sanskrit verses myself (eek), and explore ways we can read, contemplate, and meditate on this timeless text as modern seekers.Some key themes from the conversation:The Gita is not simply a literal story about war or battle, but an exploration of the inner conflict between the individual self and the wisdom of the Higher Self.Gita means “song” — these teachings were meant to be sung, recited, and absorbed deeply.The teachings point us toward deathlessness: the reminder that we are not merely the body or identity we take ourselves to be.Perspective matters deeply — reading the Gita through Krishna's consciousness offers something very different from reading solely through Arjuna's confusion.If this episode gives you even a small glimpse into the depth and beauty of the Gita, I'd love for you to join me this June for an 18-week reading, study, and meditation group: 18 chapters in 18 weeks.All sessions will be recorded, so there's no pressure to attend live every time. And Patreon members receive 50% off the full offering.More than anything, I'm excited to explore this mystical and practical scripture intentionally with the curious yogi sangha.In oneness, Bobbi Thanks for listening! 

In this episode of the Neuroveda Podcast, we sit down with Vinita Prachi Murarka, Ayurvedic Doctor, Waldorf educator, storyteller, and founder of Matre Sofia, to explore the deeper role of storytelling in healing, education, and human development.Born in India and raised in the United States, Vinita shares how her journey through Vedic sciences, gurukula education, Ayurveda, and esoteric wisdom traditions shaped her understanding of stories as living medicine. Together, we discuss the muses behind storytelling, the artwork and symbolism that inspire her work, and why certain traditional narratives continue to resonate so deeply in modern life.Vinita reflects on several featured stories, including:• A Game of Chess — and the symbolism of saffron• Arjuna and Kusha — and the Ayurvedic significance of arjuna and kusha• The Monk and the Cobra — and the teachings associated with neemThrough excerpts, reflections, and conversation, this episode explores how ancient stories carry emotional, spiritual, and medicinal wisdom that can still guide parenting, health, identity, and community today.We also discuss:• Vedic storytelling traditions• Ayurveda and symbolic plant medicine• The role of myth and archetype in healing• Soul-centered parenting• Education, imagination, and consciousness• Bringing ancient wisdom into modern family lifeVinita Prachi Murarka is an Ayurvedic Doctor, Waldorf educator, and transformational guide who bridges medicine, education, and spirituality. Born in India and raised in the United States, she later returned to India to immerse herself in Vedic sciences, gurukula education, and esoteric wisdom traditions. With over a decade of experience in integrative health and education, she brings a unique lens on health and human development.Vinita is the founder of Matre Sofia, an organization dedicated to soul-centered parenting and holistic family well-being. A storyteller, author, and curriculum developer, she translates ancient traditions into practical approaches for modern families and health practitioners alike. She currently lives between Hawaii and Colorado, consulting, teaching, and guiding others in aligning health, learning, and wholeness.

Marcos James is an actor/performer based in Los Angeles. He is mostprominently known for playing the role of White Rat in the hugely successfulHBO series, Game of Thrones. Marcos was also one of the primary stars of thetelevision movie series, Keeping up with the Joneses (LMN), in which heplayed the recurring role of William French. Other appearances include thelead role of Kody in the Amazon film, Cabin Pressure, appearances in Days ofour lives, the lead role of Arjuna in the theatre production, The Mahabharata,at the prestigious Sadler's Wells Theatre (UK), as well as prominent roles inDisney's, The Lion King (West End: London) and Aida.Alongside his activities in theatre, film and television, Marcos has carved outan impressive resume in the commercial sphere. He has appeared as afeatured actor, performer and commercial model in high profile campaigns forbrands such as Nokia, Heineken, Cadbury's, Viasat (Europe) and others andhas appeared as a lead actor in videos for high profile artists such as the rockband, Shinedown.Currently, Marcos is working on a key guest star role for a television series,which will be entering its sixth season in 2026.

In this episode, we listen to a firm refusal, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Aganaanooru 226, penned by Paranar. The verse is situated in the fertile fields of the ‘Marutham’ or ‘Farmlands landscape’ and portrays a historical moment from the era. உணர்குவென் அல்லென்; உரையல் நின் மாயம்;நாண் இலை மன்ற யாணர் ஊர!அகலுள் ஆங்கண், அம் பகை மடிவை,குறுந் தொடி மகளிர் குரூஉப் புனல் முனையின்,பழனப் பைஞ் சாய் கொழுதி, கழனிக்கரந்தை அம் செறுவின் வெண் குருகு ஓப்பும்,வல் வில் எறுழ்த் தோள், பரதவர் கோமான்,பல் வேல் மத்தி, கழாஅர் முன்துறை,நெடு வெண் மருதொடு வஞ்சி சாஅய,விடியல் வந்த பெரு நீர்க் காவிரி,தொடி அணி முன்கை நீ வெய்யோளொடுமுன் நாள் ஆடிய கவ்வை, இந் நாள்,வலி மிகும் முன்பின் பாணனொடு, மலி தார்த்தித்தன் வெளியன் உறந்தை நாள் அவைப்பாடு இன் தெண் கிணைப் பாடு கேட்டு அஞ்சி,போர் அடு தானைக் கட்டிபொராஅது ஓடிய ஆர்ப்பினும் பெரிதே. In this trip to the farmlands, we venture to the source of the town’s fertility, the river shore, as we listen to the lady’s confidante say these words to the man, when he seeks entry into the lady’s house, after leaving to be in the company of a courtesan: “I shall not accept it as truth! Speak not your words of trickery; You don't have any shame, O lord of the prosperous town! In wide spaces therein, clad in leaf garments with contrasting patterns, maiden wearing small bangles, after they tire of playing in the gushing streams, take to plucking new reeds from ponds, and chasing white birds from picturesque fields, filled with globe thistles, in the river shore of Kazhaar, ruled by the many-speared ‘Maththi', the king of the fisherfolk, having strong shoulders bearing a sturdy bow, where in the early hours of dawn, the new flood of Kaveri gushes, felling the tall, white Arjuna tree, along with the Portia tree. Here, along with that maiden you desire, wearing bangles on her forearm, you had been frolicking yesterday. The slander that arose today owing to that, is resounding louder than the uproar heard, when along with Paanan, having skilful strength, Katti, who had come with a huge army to attack Uranthai, ruled by the garland-clad Thiththan Veliyan, upon hearing the sweet music of the clear ‘Kinai' drums from the king's assembly, fearfully abandoned his mission and ran away!” Let’s listen to the familiar beats of a love quarrel in this land of plenty! The confidante comes straight to the point and refuses to accept the man’s words, calling them as lies and declaring that the man was shameless. When we ask her the reason for this emphatic statement, she launches into a description of the town of Kazhaar, ruled by the great Maththi, renowned for his spears, called as the ‘King of fishermen’, and apparently one who had strong shoulders to bear bows. The chap seems to be handling both spears and arrows, a multi-faceted warrior, seems like! Anyway, returning to the river shore of Kazhaar, here we find young maiden, wearing stylish leaf garments in striking designs and playing in the stream. After a while, tired of the exertion, they walk on to the ponds, where reeds are blooming, pluck those, and then run about chasing the white birds from the fertile fields, which not only have crops, but also colourful globe thistles growing therein. After laying out a day in the life of these carefree maiden, the confidante talks about how in these very river shores of Kazhaar, the river Kaveri had gushed with much force, felling two great trees in its stride, and it was right here, where the man had been having fun with another maiden he desired, a day previous. And because of that, continues the confidante, a booming slander had risen in town, which was louder than the uproar that erupted at the moment, when a ruler named Katti, having come with another ruler named Paanan to attack the town of ‘Uranthai’, ruled by Thiththan Veliyan, just after hearing the sound of Thiththan’s Kinai drums, abandoned his idea and ran away from Uranthai! Why would an attacking ruler abandon his mission just after hearing drum beats of the enemy king? A curious story, no doubt told to extol the prowess and aura of King ‘Thiththan Veliyan’! Anyway, good to see that the confidante is not fooled by the man’s deception, calls a spade a spade, and makes the lady’s dignity reverberate like those ‘Kinai’ drums of Uranthai!

In response to Arjuna's concern, Shri Krishna assures that no sincere spiritual effort is ever wasted. Even if Self-realization isn't achieved in this lifetime, we are reborn into conditions—of purity, prosperity, or wisdom—that nurture continued evolution toward Enlightenment. In this episode, we're exploring Chapter 6, Verse 40 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. ➡️ This season, we are exploring the 70 essential verses of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. To maximize your experience of this season, we encourage you to request your FREE copy of the Essential Love eBook. Incorporating accessible translations and practical application, the eBook accompanies each episode with additional ways to learn, synthesize, and reflect on key insights.

Spring has arrived, and with it, a bounty of nerd-culture content! First, Ben Lindbergh and Van Lathan explain the compulsive appeal of 'Paradise,' first in a general, high-level, non-spoilery sense, and then in a (clearly indicated) spoiler section on the series' just-concluded second season. After that, other Ringer-Verse hosts, friends, and listeners salute unsung releases to top off another monthly roundup of fandom favorites from TV, anime, movies, video games, books, comics, and beyond that were released recently but not yet covered in depth on a full-length episode. Intro (0:00)‘Paradise' (2:50)‘Paradise' Season 2 finale and spoiler section (21:10)Steve's recommendation (1:01:07)Arjuna's recommendation (1:03:18)Matt's recommendation (1:04:50)Ben's recommendation (01:07:18)Aleya's recommendation (1:14:31)Daniel's recommendation (1:17:40)Listener nomination (1:20:52Recap of picks  (1:22:49) Host: Ben LindberghGuests: Van Lathan, Steve Ahlman, Arjuna Ramgopowell, Matt James,  Aleya Zenieris, and Daniel ChinProducer: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shifting focus to the challenge of mind discipline, Shri Krishna compassionately addresses Arjuna's hesitation about contemplation in Chapter 6, Verse 35. Through prioritization, steady practice, and selfless associations, our mind becomes balanced and focused—ultimately guiding us to Self rediscovery. ➡️ This season, we are exploring the 70 essential verses of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. To maximize your experience of this season, we encourage you to request your FREE copy of the Essential Love eBook. Incorporating accessible translations and practical application, the eBook accompanies each episode with additional ways to learn, synthesize, and reflect on key insights.

If we want to serve Kṛṣṇa in a particular way, then Kṛṣṇa accommodates that. Take for example the Daṇḍakāraṇya ṛṣis; they thought, "Oh, He's so beautiful! I want to be in a relationship with Him—a very deep, conjugal relationship." And Kṛṣṇa reciprocated. Prabhupāda points out here in the purport that the jñānīs wouldn't appreciate this verse. Jñānīs wouldn't appreciate that the devotees are pained by the Lord's lotus feet being pricked by thorns on the forest path. They wouldn't be able to do that, what to speak of the karmīs. And therefore, we find that the devotional path—bhakti is a "feeling path." "Nāyam sukhāpo bhagavān dehinām gopikā-sutaḥ, jñānīnām cātma-bhūtānām yathā bhakti-matām iha." This is a verse Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quoted many times. One instance that I'm sure you're already thinking of is to Vyaṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa. When He was speaking to Vyaṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa about how the Supreme Goddess of Fortune tried to enter into the rāsa dance, but she wasn't able to do that because she couldn't change her mood in order to be a follower of the residents of Vṛndāvana—specifically the gopis. She wasn't able to enter into the rāsa-līlā. Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that the supreme path is this "feeling path," and that the jñānīs don't have access to it. Neither do the karmīs. Nāyam sukhāpo bhagavān dehināṁ gopikā-sutaḥ—those who are attached to the body also can't feel it. They don't get that special connection with Kṛṣṇa. Karmīs don't get it, jñānīs don't get it, and mystics don't get it. But it comes very easily to devotees; it's natural. Yathā bhakti-matām iha—with bhakti, this feeling of the heart for Kṛṣṇa in service as we see here, then one can very easily attain Kṛṣṇa. Thinking of today, and the "poor" people who couldn't find their way here to celebrate Lord Rāmacandra's appearance day: How would they be benefited? The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam says: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ bhajate tādṛśīḥ krīḍā yāḥ śrutvā tat-paro bhavet (SB 10.33.36) What a great verse for an appearance day! You can thank me later—or thank the Bhāgavatam later. Anugrahaya means "mercy." It's interesting because graha means "a grabber," like the planets are grabbers. So anugraha means someone who pulls you in the right direction; someone who pulls you along. Do you ever thank somebody for pulling you along in the right direction in your life? Please say yes. Yeah, you should thank somebody. Anugrahāya bhaktānām mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ means that the Lord comes with a beautiful human form. Like we find at the end of the 11th Chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā, Arjuna is saying to Kṛṣṇa, "No more! I don't want to see this." Seeing the Universal Form of the Lord has shaken him deeply; it's really scary. So Kṛṣṇa shows him His four-arm form, and then He shows him the saumya-vapu—His beautiful two-arm form. It is highly relatable and a form perfectly suited for very deep relationships with Kṛṣṇa, whether in friendship, parenthood, servitude, or, of course, the conjugal relationship. Kṛṣṇa, especially, is the epitome. That's what "Kṛṣṇa" means: that He can facilitate all of those rasas. He's the King of all rasas. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025

Chapter Twelve Devotional Service TEXT 1: Arjuna inquired: Which are considered to be more perfect, those who are always properly engaged in Your devotional service or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested? TEXT 2: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith are considered by Me to be most perfect. TEXTS 3-4: But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and immovable – the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth – by controlling the various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me. TEXT 5: For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied. TEXTS 6-7: But those who worship Me, giving up all their activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, having fixed their minds upon Me, O son of Pṛthā – for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death. TEXT 8: Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt. TEXT 9: My dear Arjuna, O winner of wealth, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulative principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way develop a desire to attain Me. TEXT 10: If you cannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me, because by working for Me you will come to the perfect stage. TEXT 11: If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness of Me, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated. TEXT 12: If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge. Better than knowledge, however, is meditation, and better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of action, for by such renunciation one can attain peace of mind. TEXTS 13-14: One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal in both happiness and distress, who is tolerant, always satisfied, self-controlled, and engaged in devotional service with determination, his mind and intelligence fixed on Me – such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me. TEXT 15: He by whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is equipoised in happiness and distress, fear and anxiety, is very dear to Me. TEXT 16: My devotee who is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains, and not striving for some result, is very dear to Me. TEXT 17: One who neither rejoices nor grieves, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things – such a devotee is very dear to Me. TEXTS 18-19: One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service – such a person is very dear to Me. TEXT 20: Those who follow this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engage themselves with faith, making Me the supreme goal, are very, very dear to Me. https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/12/advanced-view/ readchad.org

Yoga has never been a path of withdrawal from the world. It is a path of learning how to stand within it without losing clarity. In this episode, we explore the yogic concept of viveka, the capacity to see clearly and discern what is essential from what is transient. Drawing from the Yoga Sūtra, the Bhagavad Gītā, and traditional teachings, we look at how viveka-khyāti, steady and luminous discernment, allows practitioners to act in the world without becoming overwhelmed by it. Through the stories of Arjuna and Virabhadra, this conversation explores how clarity is restored in moments of confusion and how powerful action can arise without hatred, reactivity, or collapse. Yoga teaches that ethical action begins with perception. When the mind becomes steady through practice, discernment naturally emerges. In a world that rewards outrage and confusion, the cultivation of viveka-khyāti becomes a radical and necessary practice. If you want to go deeper into the study and practice of yoga, explore the full library of classes, philosophy, and courses available on Omstars, the practice platform created by Kino MacGregor. From daily yoga classes to in-depth workshops and trainings, Omstars is designed to support practitioners at every stage of the path. Share this episode with a teacher, studio owner, or mentor who would benefit from the conversation. Start your practice at Omstars.com.

Short month, long episode! First, Ben Lindbergh and Charles Holmes extoll the virtues of one of their favorite fantasy stories, the anime series ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey's End,' touching on its themes, influences, and characters, as well as why it makes a great gateway show for non-anime fans. They also discuss some other highlights of a peak period for anime (including ‘Journal With Witch' and ‘Jujutsu Kaisen'), preview a few coming attractions, and take a detour with discussion of ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu.' After that, other Ringer-Verse hosts, friends, and listeners salute unsung releases to top off another monthly roundup of fandom favorites from TV, anime, movies, video games, books, comics, and beyond that were released recently, but not yet covered in depth on a full-length episode. Intro (00:00) ‘Frieren' (03:04) ‘Journal With Witch' (25:34) ‘Jujutsu Kaisen' (37:15) Van's recommendation (50:15) Steve's recommendation (51:55) Miles's recommendation (54:37) Daniel's recommendation (56:21) Devon's recommendation (58:30) Arjuna's recommendation (59:32) Matt's recommendation (61:29) Listener nomination (69:03) Recap of picks (71:13) Host: Ben Lindbergh Guests: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Devon Renaldo, Daniel Chin, Miles Surry, Arjuna Ramgopowell, Matt James, Steve Ahlman Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We recently completed Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita — a raw and honest moment where Arjuna admits, "My mind is more restless than the wind." But before we dive into Chapter 7 (where everything shifts), I want to pause and explore an important question that naturally arises right here: How do the yogic teachings on Ananda (bliss) compare to the Christian understanding of grace — and why do these two paths feel so different in the body? This episode is a bridge — between effort and surrender, empowerment and comfort, self-regulation and devotion — as we explore this question from a comparative, academic, and curious lens.  This is not to prescribe belief, but to deepen understanding and set the stage for what's coming next in the Gita.