GITA Podcast

Cynicism, Doubt, and their roles in the spiritual journey

Gaura Sharan goes on a retreat and sings some sanskrit and we discuss the idea of sin and moral judgement

BG 4.34 and 4.35 - what happens when knowledge really hits...

How does wisdom flow - from heart to heart - especially this knowledge...

Lets not romanticize spiritual life but work for it in our own unique ways...

Gaura Sharan clarifies WHY we're reading the Gita and the goal of life

Satisfaction is a key to being FREE!

Abandon expectation & still carry your responsibility --- and the beautify of Sanskrit

We planned to launch today - but found out the most important thing is our intentions!

A strong encourgament to just be yourself please...

GS makes the org chart make EVEN MORE sense...and we get CLEAR on the caste system

I never went to the temple before a big exam...but GS did...

Bhagavad Gita

Guara Sharans take on $ and taxes & Feeling grateful for this sweet monk!

Knowledge flows - but from person to person...and GS describes what it means to be a real friend...

Jai and Gaura finish up the 3rd chapter - dogs run wild - and the hierarchy of sense, mind, intelligence, and soul Plus Chapter 3 recap

We want to be HAPPY not disciplined, but we need Discipline to be HAPPY

Balance is for rookies - better to regulate...regulators mount up

What we want in leadership lives inside us, but we have to take responsibility to activate it..

The ant and the elephant are taken care of by Natures arrangement - do we have the kind of faith that we also know we will be taken care of?...

Episode 25 - Its gradual - but you have to jump out of the boiling pot... by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Its not so easy to be yourself nor to give some of your hard earned money - it takes courage!

Dealing with Reality isn't always easy -- so we need an escape - but actually the mind needs these 2 things...

BG Chapter 3.1-2. Karma is a common term, and there are a lot of nuances with it - My basketball coach used to say...WGACA - what goes around comes around...

Can 21 days change u?

BG 2.67-69. The senses are powerful and Embarrassing...and you can't drive a Mercedes forever

Happiness is an inside job, but its more nuanced than you think... we explore BG 2.66

BG 2.64-66, East vs West culture, Community, Stable minds are from Stable people and listening to the voice within

We all need someone to connect to become mentally stable...

The full crew comes together for the first time - just getting started.

How to work with without binding yourself and a poignant example of doing this...

Entitlement Sucks - but what doesn't is how sneaky the Vedic system is...and how it brings you in and meets you where you are at!

Episode 13 - How to talk to a monk, what to ask them, and what to do with money…its binding us!

Fascinating discussion from YOLO to what it looks like to be a true leader

Jai and Gaura Sharan discuss the changing fashions and how that relates to the changing bodies that we have...what is your body made of?

From Raw Food to Religious nutcases - understanding happiness (and that it might not be just about excitement) this episode focuses on BG text 2.14 - The winter and summer seasons come and go!

Some fun experiments with trying to understand we are not the body - including fasting

the subtleties of asking for help are intricate - we take a deep dive into what makes one ready to receive help

Its not so easy to control your emotions, especially when sometimes they can own you --- you need the proper recipe so you don't BONK:)

like anything, there are levels to how we view what is "best" to be done in the current situation, its not black and white...GSD and Jai discuss 3 different levels to making decisions and ultimately what is the best choice for the moment.

Making rationalizations - for the family - is it worth it?

The shock of facing our fears and identities can sometimes cause a panic attack, overwhelm, and inability to do what is right

Sounds can shatter the heart - and when you choose the side of selfishness you're more prone to hear those types of sounds...

taking responsibility isn't easy - but its the start of the souls sojourn to truth

BG1.1 - 1_1_25 by Jai and Gaura Sharan

A meditation on Harmonizing by accepting our Independence and Dependance....Music by Garth Stevenson

How to get out of a situation you don't want to be in...love like a prostitute....

The problem may be easy to describe - but what is the solution?

When your wallet is stolen its one thing, when your intelligence is stolen thats a whole other thing!

Truth of the Soul----it isnt broke!