In the ninth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita Bhagavan Sri Krishna gives emphasis to revealing the non-dual vision of reality. It is called Raja Vidya, the ‘King’ of knowledge, because knowing this alone, one can be free from ignorance. It is caleed Raja Guhya, the ‘king’ of secrets, because one never suspects that it is […]
Lord Krishna answers Arjuna’s questions about the meaning of key words that reveal the truth of the self and the nature of Karma. Krishna also reveals what happens to a person at the time of departure from the body. An Audio Course on Vedanta Texts- Bhagavad Gita: Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 8) by Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati.
The emphasis shifts from the meaning of Tvam (you) to the meaning of Tat (that). Lord Krishna reveals the nature of Para and Apara Prakriti (Higher and lower manifestations of the Lord) and the means we can use to know the Lord. We come to understand the Lord as both the material cause and the
Having begun in the last three verses of the fifth chapter, Bhagavan continues and expands upon the topic of meditation throughout this sixth chapter. While providing specific instruction for meditation, Bhagavan focuses on the most important factor in meditation in this chapter-who is the one who is meditating? An Audio Course on Vedanta Texts- Bhagavad
In this chapter on Sannyasa. Lord Krishna explains renunciation of the fruits of action while performing action (Karma Yoga) and renunciation of action by knowledge and mature understanding. An Audio Course on Vedanta Texts- Bhagavad Gita: Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 5) by Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati.
This chapter explores Karma (action) and the four varnas that are divided, significantly, not just in terms of duty, but in terms of the manner in which that duty is executed. The crux of the chapter is revealed in Verse 18: Knowledge of reality has everything to do one’s view of Karma. An Audio Course
Lord Krishna teachers the importance of fulfilling one’s duty in a spirit of offering (Karma Yoga). Devotion brings about the inner purification and growth that leads to liberation. An Audio Course on Vedanta Texts- Bhagavad Gita: Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 3) by Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati.
Chapter 01 includes in-depth explanation of the background of the Bhagavad Gita including the fundamental problem that Arjuna faced with on the battlefield and what led up to this problem. Thus we find this problem to be true to all human beings who find themselves in helpless situations. Arjuna finally realizes he cannot solve his
Complete Bhagavad Gita Sankarabhasya (363 Classes) took place in Saylorsburg(1987-1990). Set in the context of the battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita begins with a moving description of Arjuna’s anguish and conflict at the sigh of the people he held dear, arrayed against him on the battlefield. The Gita
Set in the context of the battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita begins with a moving description of Arjuna’s anguish and conflict at the sigh of the people he held dear, arrayed against him on the battlefield. The Gita proceeds to unfold, in the form of a dialogue between Lord
