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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Four paths to divine truth | Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 6 explained by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
10/24/2024 • 1 hour, 35 minutes, 35 seconds
How to balance material and spiritual life? | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 12
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.
10/14/2024 • 2 minutes, 45 seconds
The key to spiritual growth | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 11
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.
10/12/2024 • 1 minute, 27 seconds
Vedantic Principles for a Happy Life | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 10
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.
10/10/2024 • 2 minutes, 15 seconds
True happiness and permanent peace | Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Episode 5 | Insights by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
10/7/2024 • 26 minutes, 55 seconds
Why do we suffer despite doing good deeds? | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 9
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.
10/2/2024 • 7 minutes, 2 seconds
The concept of Moksha | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 8
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.
9/30/2024 • 1 minute, 30 seconds
The Effort-Result Disconnect | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 7
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.
9/27/2024 • 1 minute, 55 seconds
Relationship between desire and suffering | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 6
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.
9/26/2024 • 2 minutes, 41 seconds
Dharma, the leveller | Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir | Episode 5 explained by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
9/25/2024 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 6 seconds
What leads people astray from a meaningful living? | Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Episode 4 | Insights by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
9/23/2024 • 26 minutes, 11 seconds
How Savitri Changed Her Destiny | Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 5
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.
9/17/2024 • 4 minutes, 33 seconds
How to find meditation in your daily work? Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 3 explained by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
9/16/2024 • 1 hour, 40 minutes, 51 seconds
Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Episode 3 | Insights by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
9/9/2024 • 27 minutes, 28 seconds
Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda Episode 4
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.
9/6/2024 • 1 minute, 41 seconds
Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda Episode 3
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.
9/5/2024 • 1 minute, 56 seconds
Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda Episode 2
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.
9/4/2024 • 1 minute, 36 seconds
Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 2 explained by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
9/3/2024 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 18 seconds
Life-Changing Wisdom of Sant Kabir Episode 1 explained by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
8/29/2024 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 17 seconds
Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Episode 2 | Insights by Swami Swaroopananda
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.
8/27/2024 • 32 minutes, 26 seconds
Life's Big Questions answered by Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 1
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.
8/14/2024 • 2 minutes, 20 seconds
Dealing With Uncertainties Of Life | Insights By Swami Swaroopananda | Episode 1
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.
8/14/2024 • 14 minutes, 12 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 66 - 67 - What’s Wrong with Liking My Stuff?!
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.
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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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6/29/2023 • 20 minutes, 16 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 63 - The Ladder of Fall (2)
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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6/17/2023 • 25 minutes, 10 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 61-63 - The Ladder of Fall (1)
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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6/1/2023 • 32 minutes, 6 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 59-60 - The Strength of the Senses!
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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5/21/2023 • 28 minutes, 15 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 57- 58 - The Person of Perfection (4)
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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5/10/2023 • 29 minutes, 27 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 56-57 - The Person of Perfection (3)
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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5/2/2023 • 28 minutes, 13 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 56 - The Person of Perfection (2)
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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4/16/2023 • 22 minutes, 37 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 54-55 - The Person of Perfection (1)
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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3/30/2023 • 29 minutes
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 51-53 - The Path to Ease
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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2/4/2023 • 32 minutes, 39 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 49 - Are We Being Miserly with Our Efforts?
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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1/5/2023 • 25 minutes, 25 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 46-48 - The Essence of Karma Yoga
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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12/2/2022 • 37 minutes, 16 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 42-44 - Flowery Words Bear No Fruit!
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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11/11/2022 • 18 minutes, 26 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 40 - How is Buddhi Yoga different from Karma Kand?
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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10/27/2022 • 20 minutes, 1 second
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 39 - What is Buddhi Yoga?
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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10/21/2022 • 24 minutes, 38 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 31-33 - Living our Best Life
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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8/18/2022 • 18 minutes, 51 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 31 - No Better Opportunity than Now, Arjuna!
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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5/12/2022 • 22 minutes, 9 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 30 - The Four Levels of our Personality
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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5/5/2022 • 19 minutes, 24 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 30 - Jiva and Atma
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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4/26/2022 • 18 minutes
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 29-30 - Wonder of Wonders!
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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4/19/2022 • 27 minutes, 22 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 23-28 - What do you grieve for?
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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4/12/2022 • 36 minutes, 50 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 22 - Casting off the body like a garb
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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4/5/2022 • 25 minutes, 20 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 21 - Unborn and Undying
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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2/13/2022 • 22 minutes, 24 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 17-20 - The Indestructible Truth
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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12/31/2021 • 33 minutes, 11 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 15-16 - The Vantage Point
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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12/2/2021 • 30 minutes, 17 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 15 - This Too, Shall Pass!
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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11/18/2021 • 19 minutes, 3 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 14 - Forbearing the pinpricks of the world around us
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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11/4/2021 • 27 minutes
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 12-13 - Every body dies, but nobody dies
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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10/28/2021 • 19 minutes, 5 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 11 - Grief, and the secret to Relief!
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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10/14/2021 • 34 minutes, 4 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 7- 11: When Man falls Silent, God Speaks!
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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10/2/2021 • 37 minutes, 18 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 4- 7: Oh Me, Oh My!
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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9/23/2021 • 30 minutes, 32 seconds
Geeta Chapter 2 Verse 1-3: Krishna Speaks!
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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9/16/2021 • 25 minutes, 4 seconds
Gayatri Mantra Day 9: Our true nature
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)!
9/9/2021 • 25 minutes, 8 seconds
Gayatri Mantra Day 8: The meaning of Om
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.
9/2/2021 • 25 minutes, 47 seconds
Gayatri Mantra Day 7: Gayatri Mantra reveals the Truth
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!
8/26/2021 • 30 minutes, 30 seconds
Gayatri Mantra Day 6: Overcoming limitations
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.
8/19/2021 • 29 minutes, 14 seconds
Gayatri Mantra Day 5: The impact of chanting on the mind
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.
8/12/2021 • 26 minutes, 8 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 42-43: Arjuna justifies his pacifism
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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7/4/2021 • 35 minutes, 23 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 40-41: Why family units break down
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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6/25/2021 • 25 minutes, 44 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 38-40: The importance of family unit
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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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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6/10/2021 • 16 minutes, 2 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 33-35: Recognising desire in our denial
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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6/3/2021 • 21 minutes, 19 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 29-32: Arjuna's Symptoms
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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5/27/2021 • 22 minutes, 20 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 26 to 28: How our minds function
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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5/20/2021 • 21 minutes, 44 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 24-27: The Importance of Spirituality
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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5/3/2021 • 28 minutes, 55 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 20-23: Arjuna and Krishna enter the battlefield
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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4/17/2021 • 26 minutes, 40 seconds
Chapter 1 Verse 14-19: A Bird’s Eye View of the Pandava army
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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4/4/2021 • 26 minutes, 7 seconds
Chapter 1 Verse 9-13: The War is Declared!
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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3/31/2021 • 22 minutes, 8 seconds
Chapter 1 Verse 4-8: As a Man Thinketh
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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3/20/2021 • 23 minutes, 12 seconds
Chapter 1 Verse 2-3: Duryodhana’s Reaction to the Pandava army
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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3/7/2021 • 19 minutes, 45 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1 Verse 1: Dhritarashtra’s Question
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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2/28/2021 • 31 minutes, 11 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1: Mahabharata in a nutshell
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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2/17/2021 • 30 minutes, 43 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1: How to study the Geeta
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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2/7/2021 • 29 minutes, 4 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1: Self Transformation for World Transformation
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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1/31/2021 • 17 minutes, 46 seconds
Geeta Chapter 1: Why Study the Geeta? by Swami Swaroopananda
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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