Spiritual Learnings - Shrimad Bhagavad Gita - 'श्रीमद भगवदगीता ' - हिंदी सत्संग पॉडकास्ट

When we act in this world, we should always bear in mind that the recipient of any action is Ishvara. When we feed someone, care for someone, help someone in need, we should know that ultimately we are feeding, caring for, and helping Ishvara.  Emotions such as pride, greed, and jealousy are caused because we think we own something, or we covet something that others own. If we know that the u...

If we wholly devote ourselves to the pursuit of Ishvara, we need not spend any time incessantly worrying about our needs. As long as we perform our duties efficiently and in a spirit of service to Ishvara, we will be well taken care of. Ishvara will not just carry our burden of needs, he will also carry all of our worries as well.  Ishvara is the foundation of everything, therefore ultimately...

In these verses, Shri Krishna gives a glimpse into the various aspects of His infinite personality. It is not enough to consider Ishvara as a finite resident in a picture or an idol. We should be able to incorporate Ishvara into all aspects of our lives. Shri Krishna emphasizes work as a connection to Ishvara by saying that Ishvara is present within all aspects of action.   Shri Krishna says that...

Shri Krishna now talks about the great souls in these verses. Material life is a prolonged dream, which is being experienced by the souls who are sleeping under the sway of material energy. In contrast, the great souls are those who have woken up from their ignorance and brushed aside material consciousness like a bad dream. Released from the grips of the material energy, Maya, are now under the s...

Belief in God is not a natural process that we as human beings just follow. We have to exercise our free will and actively make a decision to have faith in God.  Lord Sri Krishna’s name, fame, pastimes, etc., cannot be understood by material senses. Only to one who is engaged in pure devotional service under proper guidance is He revealed. The lesson for us here is that we should follow karma...

In this chapter, Shri Krishna gives Arjuna a deeper understanding of the workings of the universe and how they coincide with rebirth and freedom from the cycle of rebirth.  During each day of Brahma, all living entities become manifest, and during his night they merge into the unmanifested nature. Although there are auspicious and inauspicious times for leaving one’s body, devotees of Krishna...

Lord Krishna says that without having a spiritual foundation, one cannot be materially happy. At the beginning of Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna tried to be happy by stopping the battle on the grounds of compassion, religious principles, moral codes, and indecisiveness. However, Krishna denounced Arjuna’s proposals because they were on a material (mundane) platform. Krishna wants everyone, including Arjuna...

Shri Krishna says that liberation is obtained through single-pointed devotion to Ishvara. However, here it is meant to include not just devotion but also karma yoga. If the karma yoga aspect is missing, our vaasanaas or latent desires will remain unfulfilled, pulling us back into the cycle of rebirth so that they will be fulfilled.  Shri Krishna tells us that he has spelled out an entire “flo...

Those who sincerely pursue this path attain the supreme goal: Ishvara himself. If we get Ishvara, we will not get revisit the world ever again. It is like waking up from a dream – we will not get to go back. So if we hold on to the world, we will never get Ishvara.  Once we decide that our goal is Ishvara, and develop dispassion or vairagya towards the world, we should diligently pursue karma...

When one is continuously engaging in devotion, with complete surrender to God, their purified mind will gradually get fully absorbed in God-consciousness. Such souls receive the divine grace of God that liberates them from the bondage of Maya. Then God bestows upon these souls His unlimited divine bliss, divine knowledge, and divine love. They become God-realized while they are still alive and liv...

(8.5) In this verse the importance of Krishna's consciousness is stressed. The word smaran (remembering) is important. Remembrance of Krishna is not possible for the impure soul who has not practiced Krishna consciousness in devotional service. To remember Krishna one should chant the maha-mantra, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare (8...

Ishvara set into motion this entire universe with the one original action that has resulted in the millions and millions of actions that occur in the universe every second. It was the seed of all future actions in the universe. But our ego, our false sense of individuality, comes under the delusion that it is the doer of all actions.  The neophyte is advised to contemplate the universal form...

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Definitions of empowering are “to give someone the authority or power to do something” and “to make someone stronger and more confident.” In this sense, empower refers to helping someone realize his or her potential. It means recognizing, encouraging, and facilitating that person’s abilities and then creating a situation in which he or she can work in a stronger and more confident way.  Srila...

God loves us with such incredible love. He wants us to experience incredible, life-changing love, mercy, and compassion not only from him but from those around us. And he wants us to show that love to others.  The call to love is often difficult, but it’s also a reminder of how God loves us: relentlessly, completely, and without expectation of return.  - Send in a Voice Message - https:/...

This chapter begins with Shri Krishna describing the material and spiritual dimensions of God’s energies. He explains that similar to beads strung on a single thread, all these energies have originated from Him and rest in Him. The entire creation begins and dissolves into Him. Although it is very difficult to overcome His material energy Maya, those who surrender to Him can easily cross over it b...

Shri Krishna enumerated the four types of devotees that seek Ishvara’s refuge. Shri Krishna says that the wise devotee is special among the four types of devotees. The wise devotee is always striving to be connected with him…. his search for infinitude has culminated in Ishvara. He intuitively knows that it is Ishvara that is going to give him infinitude. He then takes to the path of spirituality...

Shri Krishna says that in order to cross over maaya, we have to surrender to Ishvara completely.  What does surrender mean in practice? As long as we emphasize our individuality and assert our ego, we will strengthen maaya. So, therefore, we need to de-emphasize our individuality and strengthen our devotion to Ishvara. When we surrender ourselves to Ishvara, we give up the notion that “I do e...

These verses explain how the Lord is all-pervasive by His diverse material and spiritual energies. The Supreme Lord can be preliminarily perceived by His different energies, and in this way He is realized impersonally. As the demigod in the sun is a person and is perceived by his all-pervading energy, the sunshine, similarly, the Lord, although in His eternal abode, is perceived by His all-pervadi...

Shri Krishna introduced this chapter by saying that he will reveal his true nature to Arjuna, which comprises both knowledge and wisdom. He also said that by knowing this, nothing else will remain to be known. Given the powerful nature of this knowledge, one would hope that everyone would seek this knowledge rather than running after new sources of knowledge every day. But this is not the case. He...

The sixth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is Dhyana Yoga. In this chapter, Krishna reveals the Yoga of Meditation and how to practice this Yoga. He discusses the role of action in preparing for Meditation, how performing duties in devotion purifies one's mind and heightens one's spiritual consciousness. He explains in detail the obstacles that one faces when trying to control their mind and the exact...

When the environment is more suited to your spiritual growth and your vasana for Enlightenment is stronger you put in more effort and the journey gets smoother. You are able to focus better. Everything else falls into place. Otherwise, you waste a lot of time and effort on irrelevant issues. If you invest all your thoughts in the spiritual field your environment changes and life becomes easy. The...

Usually a person starts the spiritual journey in all sincerity but somewhere along the way loses focus and goes astray. Or one may rise to a certain level and give up because the path gets more difficult.  The combination of affluence and happiness is possible only with spiritual living.  The real purpose of yoga practice is to achieve the highest perfection of Krishna consciousness. But...

Shri Krishna said that the mind, though hard to restrain, can be controlled through constant disciplined practice and dispassion, it can be controlled. Shri Krishna provided a two-pronged approach to controlling the mind, and in doing so, summarized the entire spiritual technique of the Gita.  The obstinate and turbulent mind has to be made to rest on the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord throug...

The truth is that there are no enemies out there. They are all in your own mind. Tackle the demons within and your outlook will change. Those who seemed despicable will now appear lovable. This is true spiritual development.  Arjun has addressed the Lord as Krishna. The word “Krishna” means: karṣhati yogināṁ paramahansānāṁ chetānsi iti kṛiṣhṇaḥ [v25] “Krishna is he who forcefully attracts the...