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    Hinduism

    Chinmaya Mission – Gita, Upanishads and Ancient Knowledge

    Our mission is to share the wisdom of Vedanta (the knowledge of universal oneness) and the practical means for spiritual growth and happiness – enabling people to become positive contributors to society. The Podcast features the teachers of Chinmaya Mission, who capture the essence of the Bhagavad Geeta, the Upanishads and other ancient Hindu scriptures and bring them to us in a contemporary language with messages relevant to our times.

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    Latest Episodes:
    The irony of practices without purpose | Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 7 explained by Swami Swaroopananda Oct 25, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Four paths to divine truth | Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 6 explained by Swami Swaroopananda Oct 24, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    How to balance material and spiritual life? | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 12 Oct 14, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    The key to spiritual growth | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 11 Oct 12, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Vedantic Principles for a Happy Life | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 10 Oct 10, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    True happiness and permanent peace | Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Episode 5 | Insights by Swami Swaroopananda Oct 07, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Why do we suffer despite doing good deeds? | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 9 Oct 02, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    The concept of Moksha | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 8 Sep 30, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    The Effort-Result Disconnect | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 7 Sep 27, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Relationship between desire and suffering | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 6 Sep 26, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Dharma, the leveller | Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir | Episode 5 explained by Swami Swaroopananda Sep 25, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    What leads people astray from a meaningful living? | Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Episode 4 | Insights by Swami Swaroopananda Sep 23, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    How Savitri Changed Her Destiny | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 5 Sep 17, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    How to find meditation in your daily work? Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 3 explained by Swami Swaroopananda Sep 16, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Episode 3 | Insights by Swami Swaroopananda Sep 09, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda Episode 4 Sep 06, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda Episode 3 Sep 05, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda Episode 2 Sep 04, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 2 explained by Swami Swaroopananda Sep 03, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 1 explained by Swami Swaroopananda Aug 29, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Episode 2 | Insights by Swami Swaroopananda Aug 27, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 1 Aug 14, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Insights By Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 1 Aug 14, 2024

    Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally.

    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 67 - 68 - The Power of the Senses and an Integrated Mind and Intellect Mar 21, 2024

    Without steadiness in knowledge, the weakness of just one sense organ can cause one’s downfall. Despite hearing the Geeta, we often are unsteady in the conviction of Krishna’s words and allow the mind to get carried away by sense objects, disobeying the intellect’s guidance! Swamiji beautifully illustrates this through the significance of the Satyanarayana Katha.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 66 - 67 - What’s Wrong with Liking My Stuff?! Jul 16, 2023

    Without clear understanding that all that we seek outside is not going to bring us the peace we seek, the mind will always be restless. Swamiji delves deep into our mind’s flawed logic and tendency to dwell on the objects we desire. He also clearly illustrates the journey from agitation to quietness in the mind that we repeatedly go on when pursuing our desires.

    The entire Geeta Marathon by Swami Swaroopananda can be caught at https://clix.chinmayamission.com/product/geeta-marathon/

    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 64 - 65 - Going Beyond Likes and Dislikes Jun 29, 2023

    It is not that every object attracts us, but depending on our likes and dislikes that the mind develops a desire for certain objects. Taking our mind through the shopping malls of the world around us, Swamiji clearly illustrates how in the peaceful mind of one who has given up strong likes and dislikes, the seeds of their vasanas get completely roasted!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 63 - The Ladder of Fall (2) Jun 17, 2023

    Obsessive desire for anything constitutes lust. Lust when obstructed leads to anger, and this anger deludes us, causing us to lose our ability to discriminate between what is real and unreal. Swamiji illustrates this through an anecdote in the Ramayana, driving home the clear ways in which our desire for the world outside carries us swiftly down the ladder of fall!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 61-63 - The Ladder of Fall (1) Jun 01, 2023

    The mind is easily coloured by sense pleasures and the intellect often justifies indulgence, but Krishna explains how an intellect dedicated to a higher goal can lovingly inspire the mind to master, and not just suppress, the senses. Swamiji also introduces Krishna’s famous ‘ladder of fall’ to help us understand how the uncontrolled mind leads us further away from our ultimate goal!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 59-60 - The Strength of the Senses! May 21, 2023

    How much can one abstain from all the temptations of the world?

    When we stay away from the temptations, they eventually turn away from us too. However, Krishna reminds us that the memory of the pleasures continues to tempt even the most intelligent of us! Having withdrawn the senses, the mind must be alert, vigilant and directed into deeper contemplation of the Truth.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 57- 58 - The Person of Perfection (4) May 10, 2023

    Krishna paints this delicate word-picture of a person of perfection on the canvas of Arjuna’s mind. He even anticipates Arjuna’s queries and begins to eliminate them! How can one so easily withdraw from the world? In today’s episode, Swamiji eloquently explains Krishna’s beautiful metaphor comparing the tortoise and the sthitaprajna!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 56-57 - The Person of Perfection (3) May 02, 2023

    Swamiji clearly points out how our raga (attachment), leads to bhaya (fear) and krodha (anger), and the stithaprajna is free from them. Their mind is not dependent on any outer object, hence the level of detachment which they operate from.

    The person of perfection also sees beyond ‘good’ and ‘bad’, neither complains nor praises, and is ever fixed in knowledge of Brahman in all as all.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 56 - The Person of Perfection (2) Apr 16, 2023

    With a variety of tales, Swamiji explains the self-satisfied nature of one who is equanimous.

    We hear of the sthithaprajna’s unshakeable mental attitude towards joys and sorrows, who accepts all that falls in their lap as the Lord’s grace, and has no fear, attachment or anger towards the world and people around them.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 54-55 - The Person of Perfection (1) Mar 30, 2023

    Having heard of this state of ease, Arjuna is curious to understand such a person of perfection. To the untrained ear, his questions may seem childish, but Krishna understands these prattling questions from His student and begins by speaking of the knowledge the sthitaprajna is rooted in.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 51-53 - The Path to Ease Feb 04, 2023

    Moksha is not freedom from action but freedom in action. When we intelligently let go of attachment to the results of actions, we gain freedom from bondage of birth and de ath. Swamiji breaks down the psychology of our attachment to the fruits of our efforts despite the suffering that we inflict on ourselves by that very attachment, and how we can reach our original state of ease.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 50 - Joy in Every Action Jan 19, 2023

    The benefit of the Geeta is to be experienced here and now. With amusing anecdotes, Swamiji clarifies how we can act in love and dedication. Applying the practice of karma yoga in whatever we do, enriches our work with efficiency and brings us peace and equanimity, regardless of the results that follow.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 49 - Are We Being Miserly with Our Efforts? Jan 05, 2023

    A restless mind leads to an inefficient intellect, leading to nothing but more suffering! Doing our best and accepting the fruits of our action as the just results, regardless of whether it is what we desire or not, ensures a balanced mind. Swamiji elaborately explains the benefits of performing our duties with this attitude (and the downside of not!)

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 46-48 - The Essence of Karma Yoga Dec 02, 2022

    Swamiji distils the knowledge of Karma Yoga to explain how we can come to liberate ourselves. He shares the approach we should take to doing our duties such that we can remain steadfast in yoga - ever peaceful and balanced with an equanimous mind.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 45 - Be Centred in the Self Nov 24, 2022

    Krishna urges the seeker to go beyond the three modes of nature (gunas). By staying centred in the Self, we can remain free from the pairs of opposites that are part of life and instead come to experience completeness.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 44 - Finding Peace and Happiness Nov 20, 2022

    Krishna advises the seeker to not get carried away with elaborate actions. We cannot fulfil ourselves by pursuing actions that can only give us finite results. Swamiji shares how we should work towards a higher goal, free of desire, so as to be able to reach the highest state of peace and happiness.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 42-44 - Flowery Words Bear No Fruit! Nov 11, 2022

    As we gain spiritual knowledge, many paths and many goals appear to be taught over the ages. How to know which will lead us to our goal? Swamiji explains how the flowery words of various ‘religious’ practices promise only temporary pleasures, not allowing the mind to become peaceful, perpetually distracting the mind!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 40-41 - Perpetual Progress on the Path! Nov 03, 2022

    In Karma Kand, if we don’t complete actions in the proper order, despite our efforts, we may not benefit from it and even gain the opposite of our desired outcome! Krishna, the expert salesman, shows us how Buddhi Yoga solves this problem of Karma Kand. Not only that, the efforts we put in will always lead us closer to our goal, when there is love in action.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 40 - How is Buddhi Yoga different from Karma Kand? Oct 27, 2022

    Working with the right attitude, the right Buddhi, can help us gain knowledge of the Truth.

    By acting without the input of our own likes and dislikes, the mind becomes calm and unites us with the Buddhi, the means to gain knowledge. Gradually, we begin to work with our intelligence in tune with our higher Ideals, purifying us with each action we undertake!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 39 - What is Buddhi Yoga? Oct 21, 2022

    Swamiji elaborates on Krishna’s advice to ‘work for the sake of working’ to prevent creating newer vasanas, and shares the importance of knowledge of the Self through an amusing story from Swamiji’s time in Hong Kong!

    He also introduces the upcoming concept of Buddhi Yoga that Shri Krishna shares with Arjuna.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 38 - What is Paapa? Oct 13, 2022

    Using a charming anecdote with Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, Swamiji illustrates our folly in understanding what Paapa or Sin is. Anything that creates agitation in the mind is considered sin and Swamiji goes on to clarify what it truly means in the context of our scriptures and in how we behave in our daily life!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 35-37- Recognise the Win-Win Situation, O Arjuna! Oct 06, 2022

    Arjuna running away would not only bring him infamy, but it would allow anyone and everyone to criticise his power. Krishna further explains that regardless of whether he slays or is slain in battle, Arjuna only stands to gain by fighting, as is his duty! Swamiji also gives us a great tool with which we can apply Krishna’s words to our own conflicts in life.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - An Honourable Death over an Infamous Life Sep 29, 2022

    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - An Honourable Death over an Infamous Life

    Infamy to a respectable person is worse than death, says Krishna. With Arjuna, the scandal of his escapism would live forever! Swamiji drives this point home with a host of examples from the war by which Arjuna and those whom he killed attained fame, because of their steadfastness in their duties.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 34 - The Fame Game Sep 22, 2022

    Arjuna is stuck viewing the war from his emotional lens, thinking what would happen to his reputation if he won against his family. Krishna comes down to his level and reminds him that with fame, responsibility to maintain the capability that brought fame arises!

    Swamiji explains that when we don’t live up to the fame gained from performing our duty, we incur sin by moving away from our swadharma.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 31-33 - Living our Best Life Aug 18, 2022

    Swamiji illustrates how one’s swadharma expresses itself no matter what with a humorous anecdote with Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. If we don’t express our own swadharma, we cannot work with efficiency and a sense of fulfilment. When life gives us opportunities to live out our swadharma, we must seize them, for they will open many doors for us!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 31 - No Better Opportunity than Now, Arjuna! May 12, 2022

    Our karma (work) is an expression of our swadharma (personality). Arjuna’s duty is to fight and protect his country and Krishna reminds him of this. Swamiji teaches us to look at our swadharma and what work we inherently want to engage in, by which we can exhaust our vasanas and purify our mind!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 30 - The Four Levels of our Personality May 05, 2022

    We all have physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual personalities with different needs and desires, curating our swadharma, our individual duty. The same situation outside is also processed by them differently. Arjuna, like us all, sees the battle only physically and emotionally. Krishna now begins to guide us through these four levels to help resolve our own internal conflicts.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 30 - Jiva and Atma Apr 26, 2022

    Swamiji illustrates that the texture of the water will determine the quality of the reflection of the Sun reflected in it. Similarly, as our mind and vasanas, so our expression of the Divinity within us. When we decide to clear the water, we add a purifier to it, and when we aim to purify our mind, we must add inspiration from the Higher into our minds.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 29-30 - Wonder of Wonders! Apr 19, 2022

    The Atma in discussion remains a wonder to all, be one a scholar or a dullard. Even more wonderful is the Master who can explain to us what words fall short of describing! With His characteristic examples, Swamiji explains how the subtleness of the Atma and Jiva can be understood.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 23-28 - What do you grieve for? Apr 12, 2022

    Continuing these important verses of the Geeta, Krishna reiterates to Arjuna that there is no need to grieve. Birth and death is inevitable to the body but O Arjuna, realise that the relatives you grieve for are not the body but the eternal, unchangeable, imperishable Atma (Self).

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 22 - Casting off the body like a garb Apr 05, 2022

    In this very important verse from the Bhagavad Geeta, Krishna shares a powerful analogy of how the jiva (soul) casts off the body and takes a new one just like how one would shed off old garments and wear new ones. Swamiji delves into the law of action and reaction as he sheds more light into this nuanced topic.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 21 - Unborn and Undying Feb 13, 2022

    We live in the delusion that we are this body. Swami Swaroopananda guides us to recognise the perishable and changing nature of this body. He urges us to instead identify with the Atma - the Self; that is unborn, undying and cannot be destroyed by anyone or anything.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 17-20 - The Indestructible Truth Dec 31, 2021

    Krishna shares pivotal verses that will support a spiritual seeker in their meditation. He reiterates the nature of one’s Self as that which is changeless and the eternal Truth that pervades everything. Krishna urges Arjuna to get up and recognise that which is imperishable.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 15-16 - The Vantage Point Dec 02, 2021

    Krishna continues to help Arjuna cultivate a higher viewpoint from which he can see how small his problems truly are, giving him the strength and wisdom to be able to solve them, rather than run away. Swamiji breaks down Krishna’s words about this new vision and guides us on how we can cultivate it ourselves.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 15 - This Too, Shall Pass! Nov 18, 2021

    All our experiences, happy or sad, have a beginning and an end. But the more we complain about what we cannot change, the more the sorrow and pain magnify!

    When the mind is disturbed by sorrow, we brood over the change and become more easily influenced by future fluctuations. In forbearing the changes in the world outside, we can gradually come to identify with the changeless within us.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 14 - Forbearing the pinpricks of the world around us Nov 04, 2021

    We experience the world around us as pairs of opposites, giving us joy or sorrow, based on our likes and dislikes. When our sense organs come into contact with the sense objects, then only do we experience these dualities, just as when we touch electricity, we get the shock! In this episode, Swamiji teaches us the secret to overcoming these ‘shocks’ around us!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 12-13 - Every body dies, but nobody dies Oct 28, 2021

    To comfort Arjuna’s grief, Krishna reveals the truth of how there never was a time when any of us did not exist. The ‘I’ Krishna speaks of is the Self of everybody, not the individual ego-centric identity we associate with. Understanding the permanence of the one true Self is a hallmark of the wise student of the Bhagavad Geeta!

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 11 - Grief, and the secret to Relief! Oct 14, 2021

    The cause of our sorrow is our false expectations born of misunderstanding one thing to be something else. Identifying with the individual ego, we grieve for the natural phenomenon of death, and lose sight of our Dharma. Knowledge of what Dharma is lifts us out of sorrow, and here Krishna, the Jagad-Guru, establishes Dharma by taking Arjuna as His disciple.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 7- 11: When Man falls Silent, God Speaks! Oct 02, 2021

    Through his signature storytelling, Swamiji illustrates the paths of Shreyas and Preyas - goodness and pleasure. Arjuna’s humility helps him open up to Krishna’s guidance, demonstrating an ideal disciple’s character and surrender. Krishna begins His song with a gentle scolding of Arjuna’s misery and Swamiji gives us a short, but powerful lesson from Krishna’s first words of the Geeta.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 4- 7: Oh Me, Oh My! Sep 23, 2021

    Swamiji explains that the notions of “I” and “mine” arise when we don’t know who we truly are, leading us to misidentify our swadharma. Arjuna's response to Krishna reveals this, when he seeks to abandon his duty as a warrior to live a renunciate’s life to avoid the war. Arjuna’s outburst peaks when he surrenders to Krishna and enquires into what will lead him to the greatest good.

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    Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 1-3: Krishna Speaks! Sep 16, 2021

    Grief like Arjuna’s leads one to enquire into what is the cause of one’s sorrow. How can we find permanent solutions to our problems and gain shreyas - the supreme good?

    Swami Swaaroopananda explains how Krishna begins by calling out Arjuna’s despondency as ignoble and un-Aryan, in an attempt to prod at his pride and shake him out of self-pity.

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    Gayatri Mantra Day 9: Our true nature Sep 09, 2021

    As we do our Japa of the Gāyatrī Mantra, the mind quietens. We must deepen our Sādhana by contemplating that Truth which the Mantra is indicating. In this concluding episode, Swamiji explains how the Mantra reveals to us our true nature, that of Existence (Sat), Consciousness (Cit) and Bliss (Ānanda)!

    Gayatri Mantra Day 8: The meaning of Om Sep 02, 2021

    The 3 vyāhrtis Bhūh, Bhuvaḥ and Svaḥ, prefix the Gāyatrī Mantra, which Ādi Śaṅkararacharya tells us indicate the nature of the Truth. Oṃ, with which the Mantra begins, is the subtlest of all symbols for, and is the closest indicator of that same Truth. Swamiji gives us further insight into Oṃ, distilled from the vast knowledge of the Upaniṣads.

    Gayatri Mantra Day 7: Gayatri Mantra reveals the Truth Aug 26, 2021

    In this episode, we hear from Swami Swaroopananda about Ādi Śaṅkararacharya’s commentary on the Gāyatrī Mantra, which tells us that the Gāyatrī Mantra reveals the truth about the relationship between the Jivatma and Paramatma. Swamiji breaks down the meaning of each word of the Mantra, taking us deeper in contemplation on the divine Gāyatrī Mantra!

    Gayatri Mantra Day 6: Overcoming limitations Aug 19, 2021

    The vibrations of the Gāyatrī Mantra create the right mental atmosphere so we can gain the right knowledge to overcome our limitations. Swamiji explains how understanding the Mantra can lead us to know the Truth of our eternal nature.

    Gayatri Mantra Day 5: The impact of chanting on the mind Aug 12, 2021

    The Gāyatrī Mantra illustrates the brilliant values and qualities the Sun embodies, and gives an ideal to aspire to. Swamiji shines a light on how regular Japa (chanting) of the Gāyatrī Mantra leads us to develop a calm, concentrated, devoted mind, in which all noble values can be cultivated. As our practice of Gāyatrī Japa deepens, our intelligence gains clarity and our knowledge deepens.

    Gayatri Mantra Day 4: Significance of the Upanayana Aug 05, 2021

    Swami Swaroopananda goes further into the profound significance of the Upanayana Samskara and the inspiration it provides us with. Swamiji gives us a brief definition of the Gāyatrī Mantra and the inner significance of a Vedic tale told at the time of the receiving the Gāyatrī Mantra - blending tradition with science in his characteristic storytelling style!

    Gayatri Mantra Day 3: Intelligence can be invoked Jul 29, 2021

    Intelligence is not purely genetic, it is something that can be invoked and cultivated. Swami Swaroopananada talks about the tradition of the Upanayana Samskara, its significance and how the initiation into the Gayatri Mantra was given in childhood. This tradition facilitated the development of the intellect and prepared students for the highest knowledge - something we can still aspire to today!

    Gayatri Mantra Day 2: Dharma, a means to reach the goal Jul 23, 2021

    Dive deeper into the science of the Gayatri Mantra is to understand how by chanting this Mantra properly, our mental impurities are removed and our mind can be attuned to the vibrations of eternal knowledge and power in the universe. Swamiji explains how the Gāyatrī Mantra reveals to us Dharma, the means to reach the Ultimate Goal, the Infinite, Eternal Bliss!

    Gayatri Mantra Day 1: The power of the mantra Jul 15, 2021

    When faced with the challenges thrown at us by the world, our minds can be our greatest asset or a cause of sorrow. To help strengthen and purify the mind, the ancient Rishis (seers) gave us the Gāyatrī Mantra, found in the Vedas. Swami Swaroopananda gives us the background into the origins and deep significance of this popular mantra. Swamiji clearly articulates how we can use it to tune the mind so that the mysteries and the powers of the universe are revealed to us.

    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 42-43: Arjuna justifies his pacifism Jul 04, 2021

    Arjuna continues to justify his pacifism, telling Krishna that by killing a whole generation of men, the Vedic culture would be lost for future generations to follow. He even goes on to say he would rather the Kauravas kill him unarmed! Swami Swaroopananda talks about how Arjuna’s words have become today’s reality and reminds us to rise and take back our cultural heritage and pride.

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 40-41: Why family units break down Jun 25, 2021

    The family unit ensured that family traditions were passed down through the generations. As time goes by, we see this unit gradually decline, leading to great loss in cultural values. Drawing on real life situations, ranging from the collapse of the traditional joint family, to intercultural marriages, Swamiji shows us how the Geeta can help reconcile today’s generation gap.

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 38-40: The importance of family unit Jun 17, 2021

    When we want to escape a situation we have to justify our own minds/our desires, to make it seem like we are much greater than we actually are. Arjuna’s first argument against fighting is the breakdown of the family unit. Using modern society’s example, Swami Swaroopananda shows us how this argument has manifested itself today in the form of failing welfare systems and national debts!

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 36-37: Arjuna's misplaced compassion Jun 10, 2021

    Arjuna’s identification with the Kauravas as his family blinds him from seeing that his real duty lies in ensuring Dharma is upheld no matter what. He misquotes the scriptures to try and justify his misplaced compassion. Swamiji reminds us that punishment is for correction, not revenge, and knowing our duties clearly prevents us from getting carried away by our attachments.

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 33-35: Recognising desire in our denial Jun 03, 2021

    In moments of mental weakness, the bigger picture gets distorted as we zoom into our personal gains or losses in a situation. We even start to deny our true intentions, attempting to appear compassionate.
    Swami Swaroopananda guides us to see what our mind denies, because in denial is our desire expressed. Only upon recognising those desires, can we actually do something about them!

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 29-32: Arjuna's Symptoms May 27, 2021

    When the mind is overwhelmed by emotion, the body too may not be able to function properly. A cloudy mind is unable to see clearly any long-term benefit, and justifies weakness with superficial nobility. As Swamiji paints the picture of Arjuna speaking to Shri Krishna on his chariot, we see all these effects manifest in our hero - a reflection of our own mind!

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 26 to 28: How our minds function May 20, 2021

    Swami Swaroopananda expounds on how in the face of challenging situations the mind gets clouded by emotions, interfering with the intellect’s decision-making process. While Duryodhana projects his fears on to his Guru, Arjuna does the opposite, expressing all his emotions to Shri Krishna. Swamiji explains how by following in Arjuna’s footsteps, we can tap into the wisdom of the Geeta.

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 26-28: Arjuna facing his family in the battlefield May 10, 2021

    As Arjuna faces his family on the other side of the battlefield, he expresses strong emotional reactions. Swamiji explains how we face similar Arjuna-situations in life and take to misplaced compassion. Through the wisdom of the Geeta we can grow to realise what true compassion really means.

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 24-27: The Importance of Spirituality May 03, 2021

    Arjuna’s command to Krishna brings him face-to-face with the Kuru army on the battlefield, and when the devotee ‘commands’ the Lord, delusion is sure to result. Swamiji elaborates on the delusion faced by all of us, as seen in the case of Arjuna, and tells us how spiritual knowledge equips us to achieve success in the truest sense.

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 20-23: Arjuna and Krishna enter the battlefield Apr 17, 2021

    Swami Swaroopananda gives us the fascinating history of how Krishna became Arjuna’s charioteer, and how Hanuman came to sit on his flagstaff. Wishing to view the armies of both sides and view those he must fight with, Arjuna tells Krishna to bring him to the middle of the battlefield. What a thrilling moment after all the tumult of the war instruments!

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    Chapter 1 Verse 14-19: A Bird’s Eye View of the Pandava army Apr 04, 2021

    In today’s episode, Swamiji gives us the beautiful vision of Shri Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield, along with the Pandava army, as they blow their conch shells. Sanjaya describes in great detail, the conch shells of each of the Pandava brothers and the terrifying effect they had on Duryodhana and his army.

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    Chapter 1 Verse 9-13: The War is Declared! Mar 31, 2021

    Continuing with Duryodhana’s monologue with Drona, we see Duryodhana’s weak & self-centered personality express itself in his elaborate description of the Pandava army and the miniscule mention of his own army’s heroes. The war is declared with Bhishma’s blowing of his conch shell, and Swami Swaroopananda brings the awe-inspiring vastness of the battlefield alive in his characteristic narration style.

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    Chapter 1 Verse 4-8: As a Man Thinketh Mar 20, 2021

    In times of adversity, our true character and personality is revealed. Through the lens of Duryodhana and his words to his Guru Drona, Swami Swaroopananda gives us insight into the workings of a mind full of fear, pride and negativity towards others. A cautionary tale if we ever heard one!

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    Chapter 1 Verse 2-3: Duryodhana’s Reaction to the Pandava army Mar 07, 2021

    Sanjaya responds to Dhritarashtra’s question about what happened at Kurukshetra by first narrating Duryodhana’s reaction to viewing the Pandava army. Duryodhana approaches his Guru Drona with arrogance, teaching us an invaluable lesson in how not to behave with our teachers!

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    Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 1: Dhritarashtra’s Question Feb 28, 2021

    Swami Swaroopananda sets the scene between King Dhritarashtra and his minister, Sanjaya on the tenth day of the Mahabharata war. The blind king’s question opens the first chapter of the Geeta, giving us a deep insight into the psychology of the human mind! Swamiji invites us to use the question to reflect on how we also blindly live our lives.

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    Geeta Chapter 1: Mahabharata in a nutshell Feb 17, 2021

    We are introduced to the great history of the Mahabharata, which forms the background against which the teachings of Shri Krishna shine forth as a crest jewel. Swami Swaroopananda introduces the various meanings of ‘Dharma’ and how the Mahabharata navigates Dharma by introducing us to the epic’s numerous personalities.

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    Geeta Chapter 1: How to study the Geeta Feb 07, 2021

    To benefit from the treasures of the Geeta, Swami Swaroopananda guides us to apply proper understanding and inquiry. Swamiji introduces us to the paths of ‘Pravritti’ and ‘Nivritti’, for the evolving and the evolved seekers respectively, and the results that await for the one who follows Dharma.

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    Geeta Chapter 1: Self Transformation for World Transformation Jan 31, 2021

    Today we journey with Swami Swaroopananda into inspiring memories of Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda’s first ever Marathon Bhagavad Geeta camp in Sidhbari, at the foothills of the Himalayas. Swamiji goes on to explain how the knowledge of the Geeta can transform each and every one of us, effectively creating the change we wish to see in the world.

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    Geeta Chapter 1: Why Study the Geeta? by Swami Swaroopananda Jan 24, 2021

    The irony of life is that we expect permanent joy in an ever-changing world and remain disappointed. Is it really possible to be free of sorrows? Swami Swaroopananda in this premier episode shares how the Geeta holds the answers to a life of fulfilment. Swamiji also shares his own journey into the Geeta and the inspiration behind the Bhagavad Geeta Marathon Yagna.

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    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #9: Eternal happiness awaits Jan 16, 2021

    Swamiji summarises Krishna’s Powerful Instructions in this final talk. This series of talks have summarised the entirety of the Bhagawad Gita, guiding us in a practical and clear manner on how to strive to achieve that Infinite bliss. Reminding us that desire, lust, anger and greed are sure ways to suffering, Swamiji guides us on how to free ourselves from this bondage, through surrendering to the Lord and gaining knowledge. The knowledge we gain from the shastras will allow us to determine what is right and wrong. When we live life according to this scriptures, we become fit for the highest Truth. It is abidance in this Truth, that will lead us to Infinite bliss, to eternal happiness.

    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #8: Achieving goals Jan 14, 2021

    Often we experience difficulty reaching our goals. This practical talks shows us the means to integrate our minds and intellect, a key method by which we can achieve success. Our mind, because it is full of desires and distractions, often deters us from reaching our goals. However, when the mind and intellect are integrated and remain focused on the Truth, we recognise that we can achieve anything because we are not limited, but we are part of the Infinite. To bring about this integration, we need to focus on positive values and work on removing our pride, ignorance and ego. When all our actions are devoted to the Lord, the ego is dropped and integration can take place. With an integrated mind and intellect, anything is achievable!

    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #7: Why Worry? Jan 12, 2021

    Why worry? Shri Krishna reminds us time and time again that for His devotees there is no reason to worry. His devotees shall never perish. How do we keep reminding ourselves that we are always protected? Swamiji reminds us that even those who have committed multiple sins, when they turn their mind to the Divine, they are transformed. When that person experiences a sense of Oneness with the Lord, they experience eternal peace. Once one has surrendered completely to God, there is nothing to worry about.

    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #6: Win the mind, win the world Jan 10, 2021

    As our mind, so is our experience of the world. As our mind, so our thoughts, our actions and our results. The entire world we experience is through the mind, so if our mind is miserable, everything appears miserable. Then how do we master this mind? Swamiji guides us clearly on developing a single pointed, meditative mind that can achieve magnificence. When our thoughts are scattered our energy is dissipated. Instead, if one’s thoughts are directed towards a Higher goal and focused on the Lord, revelling in positive thinking, one can manifest greatness.

    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #5: Lift yourself by yourself Jan 08, 2021

    Happiness is our true nature, our birth right yet why are we always searching for it? Swamiji takes us through a logical explanation, showing us how due to ignorance, we keep searching for happiness externally. When we do this, we often experience lust, anger, greed and as a result we deprive ourselves of peace and balance. Krishna’s Powerful Instructions in this talk demonstrates how best to manage anger and greed. Emphasis is placed on the need to calm our minds and discriminate between right and wrong. Most importantly, we are empowered to take control of our own happiness; as Shri Krishna clearly says “lift yourself by yourself” and make your mind one that is conducive to achieving happiness.

    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #4: Equanimity of Mind Jan 06, 2021

    When a student is attuned to her Guru, even a spark of knowledge can lead to realisation of the Self. What qualities are needed to become a fit student? An attitude of humility, an enquiring mind and a willingness to serve are all prerequisites to gaining knowledge. This knowledge must come from a Guru. One that is versed in the science of this knowledge, who lives this knowledge, not merely one who has knowledge from books. This knowledge resulting in equanimity of mind, gives us the ability to perform our duties and stand up to challenges in life.

    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #3: Meditation in action Jan 04, 2021

    In our eternal quest for happiness, we look to objects to fulfil us. Yet, these temporary moments of joy we experience do not provide long term satisfaction. How do we rid ourselves of these struggles which only provide short term gains? Swamiji clearly articulates how we should remain in a sattvic frame of mind; by ensuring all actions are done as an offering to the Lord. With this attitude, we are not fixated on the result of the action. The moment we are fixated on the result of any particular action, it breeds in us anxiety. Instead, Krishna’s Powerful Instruction reminds us to act with an attitude of service and love, resulting in all our actions becoming inspiration and efficient. This is meditation in action!

    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #2: Change is the only constant in life Jan 02, 2021

    How do we deal with the situations that life constantly throws at us? Krishna’s Powerful Instruction tells us to change what we can and have the strength and forbearance to deal with what we can’t change. With this simple but empowering instruction, we are given the tools to deal with any situation that arises. Keeping the attitude that this too shall pass away, no situation is too much to bear. As a result of this forbearance and strength, one experiences less sorrow and more joy, something we are eternally looking for!

    Krishna’s Powerful Instructions #1: The Secret of Happiness Dec 23, 2020

    Swami Swaroopananda starts this powerful series of talks by sharing the secret of happiness, which has been unfolded in the Upanishads. The first of Krishna’s Powerful Instructions reminds one that the choice to be happy is in our control. Despite the mind being full of emotions, anxieties and fears, Shri Krishna calls on us to choose happiness and not give in to despondency. Swamiji shares practical instructions on how to face life and awaken the ability in us to achieve greatness.


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    Bhagavad Geeta #67: Expression of Sin Dec 22, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #66: A Sin Dec 21, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 36

    Bhagavad Geeta #65: Are Likes and Dislikes Good? Dec 21, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 34

    Bhagavad Geeta #64: Change takes time Dec 20, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 33

    Bhagavad Geeta #63: A Dynamic Religion Stands the Test of Time Dec 20, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 31

    Bhagavad Geeta #62: Adapting to the Need of the Hour Dec 19, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 31

    Bhagavad Geeta #61: Anxiety Over the Future Dec 19, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 30

    Bhagavad Geeta #60: Factors Responsible for Our Mental Dissipation Dec 18, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #59: Memories of Our Past Dec 18, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 30

    Bhagavad Geeta #58: Who Is Responsible For Your Sorrows? Dec 17, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 28

    Bhagavad Geeta #57: Lead by Example and Inspire through Living Dec 17, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 26

    Bhagavad Geeta #56: Gunas Prompt Us Into Action Dec 16, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 25

    Bhagavad Geeta #55: Leadership In A Nutshell Dec 16, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 21

    Bhagavad Geeta #54: Manifestation Of Guru’s Infinite Love Dec 15, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 18

    Bhagavad Geeta #53: Standing on Two Legs Dec 15, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 16

    Bhagavad Geeta #52: The Built In Ability In All Beings Dec 12, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 15

    Bhagavad Geeta #51: Living Life with the Yajna Spirit Dec 11, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 9

    Bhagavad Geeta #50: How to Act Without Creating New Vasanas Dec 10, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #49: How Habits Are Formed Dec 09, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #48: Work For A Noble Endeavor Dec 08, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 8

    Bhagavad Geeta #47: Gunas Prompt Us Into Action Dec 07, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 5

    Bhagavad Geeta #46: The Dynamism of Life Dec 06, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 5

    Bhagavad Geeta #45: Actionless state Dec 05, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 4

    Bhagavad Geeta #44: Path of Knowledge and Path of Action Dec 04, 2020

    Chapter 3 Verse 3

    Bhagavad Geeta #43: Karma Yoga - The Art of Action Dec 03, 2020

    Chapter 3

    Bhagavad Geeta #42: Embrace of A Man of Wisdom Dec 02, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #41: Wake Up From The Waking State Dec 01, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #40: Key to Unlocking the Treasure of Happiness Nov 30, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #39: Agitated Mind and Its Chain Reaction Nov 29, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #38: Slavery In The Modern Age Nov 28, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #37: Manifest Your Hidden Potential Nov 27, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #36: Dealing With Sense Pleasures Nov 26, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #35: Craving Sense Pleasures Nov 25, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #34: Do Not Disturb Mode Nov 24, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #33: Controlling the Ups and Downs Nov 23, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #32: Facing the Tragedies and Melodies of Life Nov 22, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #31: The Problem With Fear And Anger Nov 21, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #30: Is Rejecting The World Escapism? Nov 20, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #29: Vision of the Realised One Nov 19, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #28: Thought and Its Relation to Consciousness Nov 18, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #27: How to Stay Inspired Nov 17, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #26: Stop Not Till The Goal Is Reached Nov 16, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #25: Management Skills in Geeta Nov 15, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #24: The Science of Action and Result Nov 14, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #23: Are you Seeking or Searching for Reality? Nov 13, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #22: Two Words that Encapsulate Our Entire Lives Nov 12, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #21: Method of Integrating the Intellect Nov 11, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #20: Follow the Law of Nature Nov 10, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #19: Serving the Ideal Through the Idol Nov 09, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #18: Intelligently Dealing with Lust Nov 08, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #17: The Ocean of Life - Play With the Waves Nov 07, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #16: The Real Victory In Life Nov 06, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #15: Our Duties Nov 05, 2020

    Chapter 2 Verse 31

    Bhagavad Geeta #14: Death & Rebirth Nov 04, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #13: Is the Concept of God A Myth? Nov 03, 2020

    Chapter 2 Verse 20

    Bhagavad Geeta #12: Intelligently Fight the Battle of Life Nov 02, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #11: Recognising the Changeless Nov 01, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #10: Vedanta’s Definition of Real and Unreal Oct 31, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #9: Do Problems Belong to Me or the Mind? Oct 30, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #8: The Doorway of Sorrow Oct 29, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #7: You Are Renting Oct 28, 2020

    Chapter 2 Verse 13: Gone and going? Your physical body is a rental package.

    Bhagavad Geeta #6: Universal Principle of Life and Death Oct 27, 2020

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    Bhagavad Geeta #5: You Can Achieve The Height Oct 26, 2020

    Chapter 2 Verse 10: Face your life with all its challenges with the right mental attitude. You can reach the highest!

    Bhagavad Geeta #4: True Upliftment Oct 25, 2020

    Chapter 2 Verse 7: Correct meaning of prosperity, your well-being? What is the right path for you?

    Bhagavad Geeta #3: You Change, The World Will Change Oct 24, 2020

    Chapter 2 Verse 3: This is not time to run away from life. You change and the world will change.

    Bhagavad Geeta #2: Keep Your Motives Pure Oct 23, 2020

    Chapter 1 Verse 7: Our thoughts belie our fears, expectations and self-estimation. Mind is made up of thoughts. Be aware of your thoughts!

    Bhagavad Geeta #1: Your words reflect your state of mind Oct 22, 2020

    Chapter 1 Verse 3: Our thoughts belie our fears, expectations and self-estimation. Our mind are made up of thoughts. Be aware of your thoughts!

    Dialogue with Death #47: Realising this Truth Sep 30, 2020

    Just like peeling back the layers of a flower, if one can slowly peel back all the layers, the Atman will be revealed. The body, mind and intellect are covering it yet with self effort, through detachment and discrimination one can uncover this Truth and revel in bliss. Any being who strives to live like Nachiketa can also achieve and realise this Truth.

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    Dialogue with Death #46: The Culmination of a Seeker’s Journey Sep 30, 2020

    At the start of a spiritual seeker’s journey, desires have to be given up with will and effort. For the realised person, the desires leave him without effort. When a seeker is prepared and the knowledge takes place, the bliss that remains removes all desires. Kathopanishad instructs one to cut the knots of the heart. When these knots of ignorance, desires, actions are cut, this seeker realises he is immortal. When ignorance is removed, everything else drops away and immortality remains!

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    Dialogue with Death #45: Meditate and Realise Sep 30, 2020

    Having heard the means of knowledge, listen to Swami Tejomayananda expand on meditation. Meditation is withdrawal of the mind and turning the mind’s attention towards itself. When the senses, mind and intellect become still, the mind is not wishing for anything, the senses are not perceiving and the intellect is not judging. It is not the same as deep sleep! It is a conscious withdrawal. Once a person has seen this Truth, the knowledge is never lost. That person can continue to function in the world but ignorance is no longer. Faith is integral to this process. Faith in the knowledge, the Guru and existence of Truth.

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    Dialogue with Death #44: Listen, Reflect, Meditate Sep 30, 2020

    Although the Atman is unknown to us now, is it unknowable? Can we experience it via our senses or through perception? The Atman does not fall within the range of our sense perception. Kathopanishad shares the method of gaining this knowledge; listening, reflecting and then meditating. The student needs a purified mind and to have gained knowledge from a Guru. When a qualified student approaches the teacher, the Guru gives the knowledge. That is called Shravanam. Once we have heard, Mananam or reflection is required to slowly reduce the mind’s attention from external objects to the internal. And finally, meditation.

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    Dialogue with Death #43: No Time Like the Present Sep 30, 2020

    One lives as though life will last forever. Yet we have no idea when we will face death. Knowing this, one should focus on gaining knowledge in this life and not wait until the next! Even if the efforts do not lead to realisation, the results of our efforts will lead to a purified mind and gaining knowledge. Devotion to the Guru is a perfect way by which to purify the mind. Don’t wait. Do it now. Here and now – this is the best place, best time to purify the mind. Just like a clean mirror shows shining reflections, a purified mind allows one to clearly realise the Truth.

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    Dialogue with Death #42: The Cause Behind the Effect Sep 30, 2020

    The whole world, the forces of nature, our bodies, they all function in harmony with the laws of nature. By seeing the effects of the laws of nature, we are led back to the cause. Samsaara is likened to the tree which can be cut down, through developing vairagya and viveka. This Samsaara we experience is only there because of our ignorance of our true nature. Once we see that there is a cause behind every effect, we see that it is Ishvara who is the cause behind everything.

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    Dialogue with Death #41: Is this knowledge for me? Sep 30, 2020

    Swami Tejomayananda states clearly that there should be no doubt about whether one can experience this Truth. Instead of asking “can I experience this?”, ask how can I experience it. Try to understand this Truth instead of simply thinking “I don’t understand”. By knowing It, does one find fulfilment in life.

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    Dialogue with Death #40: Everlasting peace Sep 30, 2020

    What is the result of gaining knowledge of the Self? That person experiences abiding, everlasting bliss. Regularly, we get what we want and we experience some short term peace. Yet the peace and bliss gained from knowledge is everlasting. The more we look for this peace externally, the more we struggle and the more we are keeping ourselves separate from it.

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    Dialogue with Death #39: Seeing the Atman through a balloon Sep 30, 2020

    How to explain the nature of this Atmatattva (essential nature of the Self)? Swami Tejomayananda gives a number of vivid examples to remind us that this Atman is everywhere. It is not energy, it is consciousness which manifests as life. Air does not have any particular shape, it takes the form of its containers. For example, when you blow a balloon, you breathe in air which is transferred to the balloon and then back to space when the balloon bursts. Just like this, the Atman is the same in all of us and is expressed as many because of the many Jivas and upadhis that exist. Again the Rishis remind us to wake up to the one alone that is appearing as many, that One is what you are.

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    Dialogue with Death #38: Count your Blessings Sep 30, 2020

    Nachiketa wanted to hear more. What happens after death? The body becomes one with the elements yet what happens to the jiva? With self effort, we can impact this jiva’s journey. Kathopanishad points out that it is so very rare to get a human body, with a desire for spiritual knowledge. This wonderful life is because of all the past work we have done. Difficulties in life will always exist but do not brood over problems. If everything is always good, you never understand the totality of life. Everything is a learning opportunity. Abide in noble qualities; noble thoughts, devotion and knowledge. We can always beautify, sanctify and improve. We must count our blessings!

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    Dialogue with Death #37: Is the Self the same as the body? Sep 30, 2020

    How do we know that the Self is separate from the body? Kathopanishad clarifies that man does not live purely because he breathes. Instead, Swami Tejomayananda elaborates on what causes bodies to function. In every body, there is an individual jiva. When the jiva leaves the body, what remains? The functions of the body stop. This implies that there is something other than the body that causes it to function. The physical, physiological and senses work only because they are enlivened by Him, clarifying that the Atmatattva is separate from the body.

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    Dialogue with Death #36: Recognising Preciousness Sep 30, 2020

    Why do I continue to feel bound if this Atman (the Self) is liberated? Even though the Atman is free, since I do not know it, I feel I am bound. However a precious thing you may have, the joy is only in knowing its preciousness. If I have a diamond ring, the joy is not there if I do not know it is a diamond. Similarly if I do not know myself, there is no joy. Once I realise the Self, there is only bliss.

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    Dialogue with Death #35: True joy Sep 30, 2020

    Kathopanishad shares that the same consciousness that is there today will be there tomorrow. This consciousness does not change and is one and the same everywhere. Yet, we are unable to see this oneness. Instead we see differences, which in turn cause likes and dislikes, indifference or love, meaning we experience a range of emotions. Once we see past these differences, the experience will be one of only joy. The joy we think is true joy, it just isn’t.

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    Dialogue with Death #34: Playing a Role Sep 30, 2020

    There is an actor in a play. The actor knows he is playing a role. If he starts to identify fully with the role he is playing, he will lose sight of who he really is. Similarly, Swami Tejomayananda reminds us that we too are playing a role and shouldn’t lose sight of who we are. Once we understand that this Chaitanya in Its pure form is in the body, is the same Chaitanya that is present everywhere, we need not go searching elsewhere. Instead, this Truth can be experienced through a purified, cultured, disciplined mind, which has remained close to a Guru. One has to put in a certain amount of effort and then let the magic happen!

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    Dialogue with Death #33: Keep the Flame of Knowledge Lit Sep 30, 2020

    Kathopanishad shares that there are two types of people; one is action oriented and one is knowledge oriented. For example, in the spiritual field, there are those who are interested in rituals and those who are interested in enquiry, in the nature of the truth. Just like the pujari keeps the fire alive, the knowledge of the seeker should be kept alive. This inner lamp of knowledge should not be put out. Kathopanishad reminds us to be alert.

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    Dialogue with Death #32: Free from Fear Sep 30, 2020

    Swami Tejomayananda reminds us of one of the most powerful outcomes of understanding this Truth; we become fearless. As long as one identifies with the body, mind and intellect, one remains in fear of numerous things, health, wealth, loss of power etc. Yet the cause of fear is ignorance and wrong notions. When a person enquires and recognises his true nature the cause of fear is removed. Once we recognise that our true nature is infinite, we are freed.

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    Dialogue with Death #31: The Illuminator Sep 30, 2020

    Can an inert object know another inert object? Can the body, senses or mind know themselves? Kathopanishad sheds light on the true Knower. The Chaitanya which is unborn and imperishable, that alone is the illuminator. We only know a table is a table as a result of a thought. It is only when my thought goes to something that I know it exists. It is the Chaitanya that powers that thought, that allows us to see in a dream and in the dark.

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    Dialogue with Death #30: Overcoming obstacles Sep 30, 2020

    What are the obstacles to gaining this knowledge? Through our senses, we see only the outside world and not our true selves. Our mind continues to become more and more extroverted. Yet, one can overcome this obstacle and use his senses to guide his mind towards the Self. When we see something, think, who is the Seer? Who is the one doing the seeing, hearing, thinking? The mind can be used to enquire about the true nature of the Self, to look inwards instead of outwards.

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    Dialogue with Death #29: Result of knowledge Sep 30, 2020

    In this talk Swami Tejomayananda reflects back on what Nachiketa has learnt from Lord Death to date. Through listening, reflection and meditation on this knowledge, the one who realises that Brahman as his own self attains greatness. He realises he is Ananda, goes beyond joys and sorrows. Any man who realises this Truth becomes great, most revered and worshipped. But the wise person is not bothered by this at all.

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    Dialogue with Death #28: Arise, Awake! Sep 30, 2020

    Swami Tejomayananda reiterates the urgency of this quest, reminding us not to waste our time. Every moment is an opportunity to turn towards Self knowledge. This knowledge will take us beyond pairs of opposites, beyond joys and sorrows. Now is the time to arise, awake and take action to wake up from this sleep in which we are suffering. This knowledge is the subtlest of the subtle and so not easy to gain but this knowledge must be known because the fulfilment of life is the result.

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    Dialogue with Death #27: Practical meditation Sep 30, 2020

    How often should we meditate? Twenty four hours a day! How do we achieve this practice of constant meditation? This talk expounds on practical meditation; how do we do this? How do we withdraw our attention from our senses and slowly turn our attention within, from the individual I to the Totality. We are reminded by the great saints that even if this process is difficult, like walking on a razor’s edge, the results are more than worth the effort.

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    Dialogue with Death #26: Single Pointed Attention Sep 30, 2020

    Although the Upanishads, logic and the Guru all say you are the Self, we can't accept this. And although no one tells us we are the body we readily accept we are the body. This is the power of Maya! To know our true self we need a purified mind, clarity of knowledge and the grace of a Guru. By focusing our minds on what our hands are doing, we gain single pointedness which in turn leads to subtlety of intellect which enables meditation which leads to recognition of the Atman

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    Dialogue with Death #25: Part of the whole Sep 30, 2020

    How do we move from the subtle to the subtlest? Our physical body first appears in subtle form but before that it exists in unmanifest form, just like a tree is in unmanifest form in a seed, and butter is in its unmanifest form in milk. Similarly, before the total mind was manifest, it was unmanifest. By peeling back these layers, we are moving towards our Self. What we call our individual mind cannot exist without the total mind. The individual jiva cannot exist without Mahan Atma (Totality, Ishvara, God). Know that you are part of the totality, that without it, nothing is possible.

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    Dialogue with Death #24: Subtle to the Subtlest Sep 30, 2020

    Swami Tejomayananda dives into the Kathopanishad as it highlights That which is higher, subtler, more pervasive and most intimate. Subtlety is measured by the greater pervasiveness of one factor over the other. Listen in as Swamiji logically leads us to that which is the most subtle, taking us on our inner journey.

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    Dialogue with Death #23: The Greatest Asset and Liability Sep 30, 2020

    The human body is the gateway to liberation making it our greatest asset. We unfortunately turn it into our greatest liability! Identifying with the body, mind, senses and intellect, we mistake our true identity to be that of an individual limited being. We create bondages for ourselves by developing the wrong relationships with these equipment. Kathopanishad heeds us to not make our assets, our liabilities.

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    Dialogue with Death #22: Journey from ourself to ourself Sep 30, 2020

    Kathopanishad uses the metaphor of the chariot to explain our relationship with the True Self. For this inner journey, our chariot is the body, in which the in-dwelling 'jiva' is the master, intellect the charioteer, mind the reins, senses the horses and the sense objects the road. Swami Tejomayananda cautions us that for safety, the charioteer should remain on the path of devotion, right thinking and faith, avoiding the dangers lurking in the by-lanes of compromise.

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    Dialogue with Death #21: Shadow and Light Sep 30, 2020

    Shadow has no independent existence of its own. It exists only with reference to the light. Using this analogy, Kathopanishad elaborates how the jiva (the false ‘I’ ego) is the shadow and Paramata (the true Self) is the light. Seeing the jiva, we therefore know that Paramata is. Only ignorance keeps our true Self far from us, when in fact it is so close.

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    Dialogue with Death #20: Don't lose sight of the goal Sep 30, 2020

    Just as one does not lose sight of the destination despite the traffic and hurdles that are encountered while travelling, Swami Tejomayananda warns us of the impediments in the journey of our Self discovery; bad conduct, sensual indulgence, lack of concentration and impatience to reach the goal. Develop clarity of thought and purity of mind to reach our own Self.

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    Dialogue with Death #19: The Great Reveal Sep 30, 2020

    The subjective experience of the Atman - our True Self - cannot be gained by merely listening to discourses. One's study and reflection of the scriptures must be soaked in the intensity of faith. To the spiritual aspirant, who wants nothing else and diligently seeks the Atman, the Atman reveals Itself.

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    Dialogue with Death #18: The Glory of Your Own Self Sep 30, 2020

    To realise the Self as it is, without the conditionings of Body, Mind, and Intellect, one has to become free of desires. Swami Tejomanyananda shares how one can become free from desires, emphasising the need to develop purity of mind and control of the senses. The glory of knowing our true Self is that one is permanently released from sorrows, anxiety and stress.

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    Dialogue with Death #17: Beyond sins and merits Sep 30, 2020

    Swami Tejomayananda elaborates on the essence of Atman (the Self) as being beyond sins and merits. Who is the doer of actions? Who experiences the results of the actions? To whom accrues the sins and merits? The Atman cannot be the doer, enjoyer or prompter of any action. Kathopanishad reveals that when a person is awakened to one’s true nature, one is no longer bound by action and can be free from sorrows forever.

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    Dialogue with Death #16: Meet Yourself Sep 30, 2020

    Kathopanishad reveals the true nature of the Atman (the Self). The Atman is neither born nor dies. Neither is it an effect nor a cause.The Atman is changeless. As we listen to the glory of the Self as it is described, Swami Tejomayananda reminds us that the Upanishad is talking about our true nature! So go ahead and get acquainted with yourself.

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    Dialogue with Death #15: Om as a support Sep 30, 2020

    Lord Death reveals to Nachiketa “Om”; that which is the best support for worship as well as meditation. By worshipping the form of Om, one can be taken to the world of Brahmaji, the Creator, if one so desires. Alternatively, the meditator who with single pointed devotion meditates upon Om in a Nachiketa-like spirit of seeking the Ultimate and the Immortal, can realise one’s own Self and be liberated.

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    Dialogue with Death #14: Cause and Effect Sep 30, 2020

    We now only know the relative world within the confines of space, time and objects - observed in an unending chain of cause and effect. Nachiketa asks Lord Death to share based on His own subjective experience of the Truth, ‘That’ which is the Knower of all causes and effects, yet is neither the cause nor the effect.

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    Dialogue with Death #13: Happiness Within Sep 30, 2020

    Kathopanishad shares how the wise person is able to rise above the joys and sorrows of life by realising that Consciousness, which is within their own heart. The spiritual aspirant can come to gain an intimate subjective experience of that pure Consciousness through meditation. Withdraw the mind's attention from the objects of the outside world and instead absorb it in the thoughts of the Self.

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    Dialogue with Death #12: Find Your Flow Sep 30, 2020

    Despite seeing the greatness of spiritual knowledge and wanting it, we find that we are unable to gain it because there are still worldly desires that linger in us. Swami Tejomayananda comforts us to not be disheartened! Through objective introspection, each individual can come to know that which is blocking the flow of Knowledge in you.

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    Dialogue with Death #11: The Wonder of Wonders Sep 30, 2020

    The Knowledge of the Self is a wonder on its own; from its nature to how the Guru communicates it to the disciple. Only a Guru who knows the Truth can make us understand something that is beyond the faculty of our understanding and perception. Rare indeed are also the students who come to understand and experience the subtle ideas in their true essence.

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    Dialogue with Death #10: Two Roads Diverged Sep 30, 2020

    At each moment, man has the freedom to either follow the path of Shreyas; wherein lies our absolute good as it frees us from bondage permanently or the path of Preyas; wherein we gain only temporary gratification of the senses and material prosperity. Swami Tejomayananda reminds us to use right thinking and pick our paths accordingly.

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    Dialogue with Death #9: The Nachiketa Benchmark Sep 30, 2020

    In the concluding verse of the first section of Kathopanishad, Swami Tejomayananda encourages us to have Nachiketa as our benchmark - to imbibe his ability to objectively introspect, the extreme clarity of a goal and the courage to pursue it. By putting in the self-effort and invoking the grace of the Lord and Guru, we too can gain the qualifications that will enable us to attain the highest Self Knowledge.

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    Dialogue with Death #8: Temptations Sep 30, 2020

    Having failed at his initial attempts to dissuade Nachiketa, Lord Death now presents Nachiketa with an endless array of temptations including power, wealth, progeny, long life and the ability to enjoy all possible desires. Nachiketa remains unmoved, knowing that the nature of all objects and pleasures is temporary. Thus, he becomes even more determined to seek the third boon from Lord Death.

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    Dialogue with Death #7: The Teacher tests the Student Sep 30, 2020

    Swami Tejomayananda expounds on the next few verses of the Kathopanishad where Lord Death tests the calibre of Nachiketa to determine if he is fit to receive the Knowledge. Despite the attempts by Lord Death to dissuade Nachiketa from seeking the Knowledge, Nachiketa remains relentlessly firm in his resolve. He knows that only with the grace of the Guru, is it possible to gain the Knowledge of the Infinite Truth.

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    Dialogue with Death #6: Existence Beyond Death Sep 30, 2020

    After deep introspection, Nachiketa has come to know that the transcendental question of “Is there an existence after death?”, is not one that can be grasped by the mind or the intellect. Nachiketa therefore poses the question to the Lord of Death as only a Master who has realised the Truth, is able to reveal that Truth, which cannot be otherwise known by direct perception or inference.

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    Dialogue with Death #5: The Secret to Heaven Sep 30, 2020

    Nachiketa uses his second boon for the benefit of the society, asking the Lord of Death to reveal the secret knowledge by which a mortal in the world can come to gain the pleasures of heaven. Pleased with Nachiketa’s intelligence, sincerity and devotion, Lord Yama heaps blessings upon him and beseeches him to ask for his third boon.

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    Dialogue with Death #4: The Three Boons Sep 30, 2020

    Having unintentionally kept Nachiketa waiting for three days without due hospitality, the Lord of Death apologises by offering Nachiketa three boons. Listen to find out what three boons the little boy decides to ask from the Lord of Death; which then sets the background for Kathopanishad.


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    Dialogue with Death #3: The Guru’s words are never in vain Sep 30, 2020

    After his father bursts out, ‘Unto Death do I give thee’, Nachiketa introspects that the words of his father (and Guru) cannot be futile. He becomes curious about the great work that Yama (the Lord of Death) seeks to accomplish for which he has been sent by his father. Swami Tejomayananda extols the qualities of the ideal student, Nachiketa who follows the path of righteousness uncompromisingly.


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    Dialogue with Death #2: Dissidence Sep 30, 2020

    Kathopanishad begins as the young Nachiketa questions the actions of his father, who is involved in a great sacrifice. Nachiketa taps into the two most important qualities of a student; Shraddha (faith) and Viveka (right thinking) to probe into the deeper significance of the sacrifice and the dissonance that he observes with his father’s actions.


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    Dialogue with Death #1: A Quest Sep 30, 2020

    What exists after death? Is there a Truth after that? Join Swami Tejomayananda as he takes us through the dialogue between the Lord of Death and Nachiketa. In this episode, he offers an introduction of the knowledge covered in the Kathopanishad; beginning with a detailed explanation of the invocatory prayer recited by the teacher and the student as they begin this journey.

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    OutThink Uncertainty #27: Have Faith Sep 09, 2020

    In the concluding verse of Bhaja Govindam, Swami Swaroopananda shares how we can gain the Supreme Lord by having faith in the words of the Teacher and being devoted to the Knowledge shared. Introspect daily. Live It and come to discover you are Eternal Bliss, unaffected by any challenge. This liberation is not in some distant time and in some distant place, it is here and now.

    OutThink Uncertainty #26: Hasten Slowly Sep 09, 2020

    Most of our life’s energies are wasted in extrovertedness. Bhaja Govindam offers the inner practices that can help us to quieten the mind. With a purified mind and contemplative intellect, one is able to meditate on that which is changless in the midst of all change. The teacher cautions that there is no hurry in this path. Follow the instructions given with dedication but don't be impatient for the unfoldment.

    OutThink Uncertainty #25: Tread warily with wealth Sep 09, 2020

    Our attachment to pleasure and greed for wealth are two obsessions that take us away from our pursuit of the Higher. Adi Shankaracharya warns us to not let our life be wasted in the amassing and hoarding of wealth. Scientifically observe around you, the fears and anxieties created by wealth. Be a Trustee of wealth; making good use of it but refusing to be possessed by it.

    OutThink Uncertainty #24: Remain Vigilant Sep 09, 2020

    Swami Swaroopananda reiterates again the need to make the daily checklist of spiritual practices a part of our life. Start today! He then proceeds to the concluding verses of Bhaja Govindam which warn us not to lose our alertness and get carried away by mere sense pleasures. Our conviction for inner transformation must be strong, based on reflection and self inquiry.

    OutThink Uncertainty #23: A Daily Checklist Sep 09, 2020

    If we quietened our mind, we would be able to hear the eternal message from the universe resonating as Soham - There is only One and That I am. Anxious to impress the urgency of not letting a single moment be wasted away in the agitations and clamours of the mind, Bhaja Govindam directs every seeker to incorporate five key spiritual practices in their daily lives. Listen and make these part of your day too.

    OutThink Uncertainty #22: Unity in Love Sep 09, 2020

    In love, there is a natural acceptance. Swami Swaroopananda reminds us to see the One Truth in everyone. Wherever the differences arise, we need to shift our attention to that Oneness, for all are manifestations of that Reality alone. Don't even waste a fraction of second on desire, anger, greed and delusion; the toxins that take us away from experiencing our true blissful Self.

    OutThink Uncertainty #21: The One in the Many Sep 09, 2020

    Our mind fuelled by likes and dislikes continues to create distinctions and differences. We judge some as friends and others as foes. Bhaja Govindam instructs us to seek that One Infinite Truth and Reality, beyond the names and the forms. Come to experience that in you and in me, is the same Truth, the One Consciousness that pervades the entire universe.

    OutThink Uncertainty #20: The Helpless Call of Prayer Sep 09, 2020

    Exhausted by the vicious cycle of life and death; always seeking desires and pleasures from the world and yet never finding that permanent happiness, the seeker in despair turns to the Lord. In that complete surrender of the ego, one comes to realise the Infinite Self. Swami Swaroopananda implores us to seek that Lord. With Sincerity. Here and Now.

    OutThink Uncertainty #19: Dialogue with Death Sep 09, 2020

    Death for the body is certain. It teaches us to enquire into how many of our actions are temporary resulting in only temporary results. Swami Swaroopananda shares the secrets by which we can no longer fear death, including the study of the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita teaches us about ourselves, our immortal nature by which we can free ourselves from our limiting beliefs and ego.

    OutThink Uncertainty #18: I Am Happiness Myself Sep 09, 2020

    Bhaja Govindam sings the praise of the Man of Perfection, who free from all desires and cravings from the world, revels in the bliss of one’s own Self. Such a person whether in meditation or in the midst of pleasures, in a crowd or in solitude, is ever basking in the realisation - I am that Bliss, unconditioned by the circumstances of life.

    OutThink Uncertainty #17: Elusive Happiness Sep 09, 2020

    Everyone is seeking happiness and yet no one seems to attain permanent everlasting happiness. Swami Swaroopananda diagnoses the problem to identify that our minds are constantly restless in the false expectations of happiness from objects, beings and situations. Breaking free from these dependencies, we can come to enjoy the effortless peace and happiness. That is our true nature.

    OutThink Uncertainty#16: The Why? Sep 09, 2020

    Are you busying yourself with spiritual practices? Whilst these are essential on the path, Bhaja Govindam warns us not to get stuck in the means but to start with the Why? Ignorance of who we really are, creates our sense of finitude and results in our disappointments and sorrows. This ignorance can be removed only with Knowledge. Without this Knowledge, one cannot attain liberation even with lifetimes of these practices.

    OutThink Uncertainty #15: Endless Stream of Desires Sep 09, 2020

    There can never be an end to desires by fulfilling it. It leaves behind a craving and we find ourselves helplessly going back to the objects we fancy. Through Bhaja Govindam, Swami Swaroopananda shares that the only way of getting rid of desires lies in lifting our mind to the Higher. Come to know Govinda, the source of Happiness, to be freed from the torture of the never ending stream of desires.

    OutThink Uncertainty #14: Our True Calling Sep 09, 2020

    Many times, we find that we take up professional or personal pursuits, forgetting why we took it up in the first place! Bhaja Govind asks the imperative question - What is the true purpose behind what we do? Swami Swaroopananda asks us to examine if our external actions are aligned with our internal motivations? He invites us to live up to the nobler purpose of the roles and duties that we have taken up.

    OutThink Uncertainty #13: Navigating the stormy seas Sep 09, 2020

    Our mind is in a constant storm of worries and anxieties, making it unavailable for higher contemplation. Adi Shankaracharya questions why we continue to waste our mental energies in this way and instead suggests the sturdy boat of the company of wise and positive people to help take us across the stormy sea of never ending changes.

    OutThink Uncertainty #12: The Ticking Clock Sep 09, 2020

    Life is constantly passing us by and yet we waste our days in vain actions. Bhaja Govindam warns us that within a fraction of a second, everything built on our false identity and ego can be wiped away. Swami Swaroopananda reminds us of the importance of being present NOW, to delve deeper into that which is permanent instead of spending our time on that which is frivolous and ever changing.

    OutThink Uncertainty #11: Chasing the Mirage Sep 09, 2020

    Ignorant of our true identity, we conjure up the world in our minds with our likes and dislikes, chasing happiness from the ever-changing world. Swami Swaroopananda in this Bhaja Govindam talk, assures us nothing of this illusion can affect us when we come to realize that I am that Permanent Reality, against which the differences are seen. Have confidence in the power that lies within, that which is our very own nature.

    OutThink Uncertainty #10: Choose Your Tribe Sep 09, 2020

    We easily start behaving and thinking like the company of people that we keep. To continue our enquiry until it becomes our belief pattern and guides all our actions, Bhaja Govindam encourages us to seek the company of the good and wise people who are attached to the Truth. Attaching to nobler thoughts allows us to detach from that which is harmful for us.

    OutThink Uncertainty #9: Who Am I? Sep 09, 2020

    Who is your wife or husband? Who is your child? From where has one come? To whom does one belong? In a world of mine and yours, Bhaja Govindam prods us to think of these fundamental questions. Swami Swaroopananda offers the right thinking by which we can come to inquire into the Truth of Who am I?

    OutThink Uncertainty #8: The biography of every man Sep 09, 2020

    The Great Teacher, Adi Shankaracharya shares the stages that all of us go through in the journey of life. He chides us not to waste away our lives with small attachments but to attach to the Supreme. Swami Swaroopananda shares the values that we can adopt by which we can and will reach the Highest. Infinite is our potential.

    OutThink Uncertainty #7: From dust, back to dust Sep 09, 2020

    In this thought provoking verse from Bhaja Govindam, Adi Shankaracharya brazenly points out how our body is of value to our loved ones, only when we are alive. Yet we spend so much of our time vainly on the body, neglecting the Infinite in the pursuit of the fleeting finite. Swami Swaroopananda urges us to build that permanent relation with “Govinda”, who is with us all times, in this body and beyond this body.

    OutThink Uncertainty #6: Self Love Sep 09, 2020

    Most of our sorrows are due to our false expectations in relationships. Bhaja Govindam dissects our relationships; their superficiality and dependence on what we can give and take. Swami Swaroopananda calls on us to tap into the source of permanent love and happiness within, thereafter which we will no longer feel lonely and insecure. Seek that Infinite Love within you.

    OutThink Uncertainty #5: Dew Drops of Life Sep 09, 2020

    In this poetic verse of the Bhaja Govindam, our life is compared to the dew drops on a lotus leaf. Their existence on the leaf is so temporary and uncertain, very much like how we do not know when, where or how our individual existence may slip off. Swami Swaroopananda confronts us on the uncertain reality of life and how we can emerge fearless to find that which gives us permanent peace and happiness.

    OutThink Uncertainty #4: Pursuit of Happiness Sep 09, 2020

    We seek the outer objects of pleasure believing that our happiness lies in them. But is it really so? Bhaja Govindam urges us to apply right thinking to enquire whether it is possible for the temporary-finite-limited objects to give us permanent everlasting happiness. Think about it again and again. Swami Swaroopananda offers tips on how we can look deeper to find the greater happiness that lies within us.

    OutThink Uncertainty #3: Rethink Wealth Sep 09, 2020

    We come into the world empty-handed and leave empty-handed. Wealth is only a means to serve us to reach our goals and sustain us. In this Bhaja Govindam talk, Swami Swaroopanda reminds us to let go of our unending thirst for acquiring wealth. Wealth when treated right, earned honestly, and shared with the world becomes a true blessing in our lives, allowing us to live free from worry and anxiety.

    OutThink Uncertainty #2: the Permanent in the Impermanent Sep 09, 2020

    Swami Swaroopananda shares how in this ever perishable world, we can come to know that which is eternal, permanent and a source of everlasting happiness. Through the inspired verses of the Bhaja Govindam, Swamiji urges us to seek “Govinda”, the unchanging substratum at the core of our personality. Come to recognise that in every being, through service to the world.

    OutThink Uncertainty #1: Crafting our Legacy Sep 09, 2020

    During these challenging times, Swami Swaroopananda offers perspectives on overcoming the challenges that we are bound to face in the game of life. Based on the famous Bhaja Govindam composed by Adi Sankaracharya, Swamiji invites us to pause and examine the purpose behind our life. He shares tips on how to aspire for that which is Higher, in this world that is temporary, uncertain, and ever-changing.

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