Bhagavad Gita Discourses
The Song Celestial unfolds a dialogue of the advice given by an avatar or God incarnate. The recipient of the message is Arjuna, the prototype of the struggling human soul who is ready to receive the great knowledge by his close companionship and increasing nearness to the divine Self within himself. This symbolic companionship of Krishna and Arjuna, the divine and the human soul is further dramatized by the fact that their dialogue takes place amidst the din and clamor of a battlefield. The teacher in the Gita is therefore not only the God who is transcendent but also the God in man who unveils Himself through an increasing knowledge... Vanamali, Nitya Yoga. Aldous Huxley, asserts that ‘The Bhagavad Gita occupies an intermediate position between scripture and theology; for it combines the poetical qualities of the first with the clear-cut methodicalness of the second. ‘The book may be
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Gita Intro Part A
Introduction: The first in a series of 23 discourses on the Bhagavad Gita. These talks were given at a time when I was truly inspired by the charioteer of Partha. I was in a state of ecstasy and hardly knew what I was saying. Now when I look back on these talks I am amazed at my audacity in…
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Gita Intro Part B
Introduction: The first in a series of discourses on the Bhagavad Gita These talks were given at a time when I was truly inspired by the charioteer of Partha. I was in a state of ecstasy and hardly knew what I was saying. Now when I look back on these talks I am amazed at my audacity in having...
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Gita Chapter 1
The first chapter is called Arjuna Vishada Yoga: Union By Means Of The Despondency Of Arjuna. The word Yoga means union. Thus any activity which enables us to obtain union with the Divine can be called a yoga. ...The message of the Gita is thus addressed to the fighter- the man of action... life…
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Gita Ch 2 Part A
The second chapter is called Sankhya yoga but actually it deals entirely with Vedanta. The eternal nature of the atman and the ephemeral mature of the body is revealed to Arjuna. "The atman is eternal, immortal, never born and therefor can never die. It is pure consciousness and pure existence....
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Gita Ch 2 Part B
The second chapter is called Sankhya yoga but actually it deals entirely with Vedanta. The eternal nature of the atman and the ephemeral mature of the body is revealed to Arjuna. "The atman is eternal, immortal, never born and therefor can never die. It is pure consciousness and pure existence....
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Gita Chapter 3
Karma yoga the yoga of action is the theme of the third chapter. This is one of the most difficult sections in the whole text and provides a key to understanding the whole message. Chapter 3, 4 and 5 of the Gita deal exhaustively with Karma yoga. However we find that even in the 6th chapter the...
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Gita Chapter 4
The Yoga of Knowledge and Action is the title of the fourth chapter. All existence is a working out or evolving of the One Eternal Spirit. Every Atom...imbued with the will and intelligence of the Spirit... This being the case can we call every man an Avatar? Sri Krishna reveals the secret of...
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Gita Chapter 5
The Yoga of Renunciation And Action. Is asceticism and non-action superior to action? This is one of the questions Shri Krishna addresses in this liberating teaching. ...once more the central idea of the Gita is postulated... an Infinite Being who is not merely the witness, but the enjoyer of all...
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Gita Chapter 6
The Yoga of Self Discipline. The divine Self is present in everything and is constantly beckoning to us... Detachment and practice are the keys to Self knowledge. Sri Krishna offers instructions for meditation. The chapter concludes extolling Bhakti Yoga. Visit: Vanamali Ashram’s Bhakti Yoga Home...
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Gita Chapter 7
The seventh chapter, The Yoga of Wisdom and Decernment, opens the door to the exhalted mansion of Bhakti Yoga.
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Gita Chapter 8
Yoga of The Impeirshable Brahman Sri Krishna explains the metaphysical concepts: Brahman, adhyatma, karma, adhibhuta... Visit: Vanamali Ashram’s Bhakti Yoga Home Page
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Gita Chapter 9
The Yoga of Sovereign Knowledge and Sovereign Secret. A powerful religious impulse permeates the ninth, tenth and eleventh chapters... Visit: Vanamali Ashram’s Bhakti Yoga Home Page
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Gita Chapter 10
The Yoga of The Divine Manifestations The yoga of the Gita...is the gospel of the Divinity in man which forces him out of the encasing of his lower nature to an increasing awareness of the Divine within him and outside him, through the methods of yoga... visit www.vanamaliashram.org
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Gita Chapter 11
The Yoga of the Vision of Cosmic Form ...the illusion that all things exist separate from God has been dispelled from his mind. He realized that all nature is but a revelation of that Godhead... Mataji’s love songs are translated at at the www.vanamaliashram.org Vanamali Love Songs page. Her...
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Gita Chapter 12
The Yoga of Devotion Lord Krishna unites the triple strands of divine love, divine knowledge and divine works, Bhakti, Jnana and Karma and unites them into one. Creature, creator and creation blend into one... This is the supreme teaching of the Gita. Visit: Vanamali Ashram’s Bhakti Yoga Home Page
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Gita Chapter 13
The Yoga of the Distinction Between the Field and the Knower of the Field. In the thirteenth chapter, Lord Krishna says that the entire universe is a field for the play of god. This field has two parts. On the universal level it includes the whole of cosmic manifestation and on the individual…
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Gita Chapter 14
The Yoga of The Distinction Between The Three Gunas. What is Liberation? Who is it that is liberated and from what, when all is Spirit and Spirit alone. The special feature of the Gita is that it insists that "karma" or action has to be done since we live in an active universe and we cannot say...
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Gita Chapter 15
The Yoga of The Supreme Person The 15th chapter delineates three Purushas - The Kshara, the Akshara and the Uttama. The Kshara is the Kshetra of the 13th chapter - all of visible nature. The Akshara, He says "is an eternal portion of myself that becomes the jiva in this world". "Mamaivamso...
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Gita Chapter 16
The Yoga of The Distinction Between Divine and Demonic Qualities. ...the advice of the Gita is given by an avatar or God incarnate. The recipient of the message is Arjuna, the prototype of the struggling human soul who is ready to receive the great knowledge by his close companionship and...
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Gita Chapter 17
The Yoga of The Three Fold Faith Om Tat Sat is the mantra that embodies the sraddha or faith which can divinize our every action through a consciousness of the transcendence and eminence of Reality.
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Gita Chapter 18 A
Chapter 18. The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation..... “Abandon all dharmas..give yourself to the Lord alone... Fix your mind on Me, be devoted unto Me, worship Me, prostrate unto Me. I give you my solemn pledge that you shall attain Me for you are indeed dear to me.” Mataji sings her original...
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Gita Chapter 18 B
Chapter 18. The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation... “Surrender your ego which is a myth of your own making, together with the duties imposed on you by that ego to Me the Lord sitting within the chariot of your body and I will cary you... as I carried Arjuna... I give you my absolute assurance...
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Summary Nitya Yoga The Yoga of Constant Communion
Bhagavad Gita Summary-Nitya Yoga: The Yoga of Constant Communion. The purpose of the Gita is to fashion a God out of this mortal clay- to unveil the divinity within the humanity... "Abandon all dharmas..give yourself to the Lord alone... Fix your mind on Me, be devoted unto Me, worship Me,...
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The Song Celestial unfolds a dialogue of the advice given by an avatar or God incarnate. The recipient of the message is Arjuna, the prototype of the struggling human soul who is ready to receive the great knowledge by his close companionship and increasing nearness to the divine Self within himself. This symbolic companionship of Krishna and Arjuna, the divine and the human soul is further dramatized by the fact that their dialogue takes place amidst the din and clamor of a battlefield. The teacher in the Gita is therefore not only the God who is transcendent but also the God in man who unveils Himself through an increasing knowledge... Vanamali, Nitya Yoga. Aldous Huxley, asserts that ‘The Bhagavad Gita occupies an intermediate position between scripture and theology; for it combines the poetical qualities of the first with the clear-cut methodicalness of the second. ‘The book may be