Gita For Daily Living

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 9, 10 and 11 Lecture discusses Sanjay’s narration to King Dhrutarastra of the cosmic form that Arjuna is seeing and he is seeing due to the Divine Vision given him by Ved Vyasa.

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 5, 6, 7 and 8 Lecture discusses Divine Vision Given to Arjuna by Lord Krishna to enable him to see the cosmic form of the Lord.

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 11 “Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” Verses 1, 2, 3 and 4 Lecture discusses Arjuna’s request to Lord Krishna to show his Divine Cosmic Form so that he can experience the oneness of all things and beings.

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 40, 41 and 42 Lecture discusses the concluding verses of Vibhuti Yoga reaffirming that these examples are only for the guidance of the seeker and not to limit the presence of the omnipresent self.

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 37, 38 and 39 Lecture discusses how the source of all things and beings in this universe is none other than the God’s self and therefore all things and beings are God’s manifestation in various forms.

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 34, 35 and 36 Lecture discusses examples which we consider negative such as death and gambling but are still as much a part of God’s manifestation as the other divine manifestations.

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 31, 32 and 33 Lecture discusses examples of Holy River Ganges representing the perennial knowledge flowing from higher self to the self and why Sanskrit is the sweetest sounding language.

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 28, 29 and 30 Lecture discusses examples of Great Weapon Vajra, All desire fulfilling Kamdhenu Cow, Lord of desires Kandarpa, Vasuki Snake, Ananta Nag, Varuna, Aryama, Lord of death Yama, Great devotee Prahalad, Time, King of Jungle Lion and King of Birds Garuda as the manifestations of all pervading God

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 25, 26 and 27 Lecture discusses examples of Bhrugu Rishi, Devarshi Narada and the concept of churning the ocean in Vedanta

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 22, 23 and 24 Lecture continue to discuss the Divine Glories in various examples given by Lord Krishna where the presence of the supreme self is most obvious.  

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 19, 20 and 21 Lecture discusses how the God is beginning, middle and end of everything and being in this world.. 

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 13 through 18 Lecture discusses why we have difficulty in recognizing God’s presence in all things and beings. 

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses7 through 12 Lecture discusses how oneness with the infinite self can be experienced by every seeker through single pointed devotion and “Satsanga” keeping company with other sincere seekers

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of the Opulence of the Lord” Verses 4, 5 and 6 Lecture discusses the concept of creation in Hindu scriptures and how to recognize the divinity in the world around us

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 10 “Yoga of The Opulence of the Lord” Verses 1,2 and 3 Lecture discusses why the God’s presence is not recognized even though he is Omnipresent even by the wise and most evolved persons