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Gita In Action Podcast
Bringing Ancient Wisdom to Everyday Life-
Join us on a fun and enlightening journey through The Bhagavad Gita, one of the oldest and coolest yogic texts around. We’ll dive into its ancient wisdom and find ways to make it totally relevant to your life today. Starting from page one, we’ll uncover practical lessons that’ll uplift, entertain, and inspire you. By the end of each episode, you’ll be ready to live a more connected, empowered life—Gita inspired!…
Episodes
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Episode 209--When Relationships Hurt | With Chaitanya Charan
Relationships can be one of our greatest sources of joy, but also some of our greatest challenges. When someone hurts, disappoints, or misunderstands us, how…
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Episode 208--When Enough Is Never Enough
Why is it that no matter how much we accomplish, achieve, or acquire, we often find ourselves wanting more? In this episode of Gita in Action, we explore the…
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Episode 207--Who's Pulling Your Strings?
Have you ever wondered why you can feel peaceful and clearheaded one moment, restless and overwhelmed the next, and completely unmotivated by the end of the…
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Episode 206--When We Don't Know What We Don't Know
What if some of the decisions we feel most confident about are actually being influenced by ignorance? In this episode of Gita In Action, we explore Bhagavad…
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Episode 205--Why Nothing Ever Feels Like Enough
Have you ever worked so hard to achieve something, convinced that once you got there you'd finally feel happy, only to find yourself wanting something else?…
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Episode 204--When Even Happiness Becomes a Trap
We all want more peace, happiness, and clarity in our lives. But what happens when we become attached to those very things? In this episode of Gita In Action…
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Episode 202--Forgiveness, Trust & Boundaries | Chaitanya Charan
What does it really mean to forgive someone? Does forgiveness mean trusting them again? Rebuilding the relationship? Letting go of boundaries? Or pretending…
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Episode 201--The Illusion of Control
What does it actually mean to become “fixed” in spiritual knowledge? In this episode of Gita In Action, we explore Bhagavad Gita 14.2–14.4 and the difference…
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Episode 200--What’s Really Keeping Us Stuck?
Why do we keep getting pulled into the same patterns, desires, attachments, and ways of thinking—even when we know they aren't making us happy? In this class…
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Episode 199--Episode 199--Beyond the Body & Mind | Chapter 13 Overview
What does the Bhagavad Gita say about who we really are beyond the body and mind? In this episode of Gita In Action, we review Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 and…
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Episode 198--What Life Can't Take From You
What if the deepest part of you has never been damaged by anything you’ve been through? In this episode of Gita in Action, we finish Chapter 13 of the Bhagavad…
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Episode 197--Different, But Not Separate
What if being different didn’t have to mean being separate? In this episode of Gita in Action, we explore Bhagavad Gita 13.31–13.32 and what it means to…
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Episode 196--What 50 Years of Spiritual Life Will Teach You
In this special episode of Gita in Action, Radha sits down with Kripamaya Prabhu and Krishna Bhava, longtime practitioners and original disciples of Srila…
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Episode 195--You Are Not Your Conditioning
How much of what we call “me” is actually just conditioning? In Bhagavad-gita 13.30, Krishna explains that material nature is acting—but that doesn’t mean we…
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Episode 194--You Don't Have to Believe Everything Your Mind Tells You
Our minds are constantly telling us stories—about what other people think of us, what something means, what should have happened, and even who we are. And when…
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Episode 193--How to See People Differently
We’re constantly forming opinions about people—based on their behavior, personality, appearance, beliefs, mistakes, and even the way they treat us. But what if…
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Episode 192--You Are More Than What’s Happening to You
You Are More Than What’s Happening to You It's easy to become completely identified with what we're experiencing—our thoughts, emotions, relationships, bodies…
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Episode 191--Is Your Spiritual Practice Actually Changing You?
Meditation, yoga, studying spiritual wisdom, selfless service—these are all powerful practices. But there’s an important question we don’t always stop to ask…
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Episode 190--You Don’t Have to Be in Control to Be Safe
So much of our stress comes from trying to make life cooperate with our plans. We want to know what’s going to happen, how it’s going to happen, and that…
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Episode 189--You Become What You Surround Yourself With
What we surround ourselves with doesn’t just influence how we feel in the moment—it gradually shapes what we desire, what we become attached to, and…
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Episode 188--Why We Get So Attached to Outcomes
Why do we get so attached to how things are supposed to turn out? In this episode of Gita In Action, we explore Bhagavad-gītā 13.20–13.21 and the connection…
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Episode 187--Is It Intuition—or Just Your Mind?
We’ve all heard the advice: “Trust your gut. Follow your heart.” But what happens when the voices inside us are pulling us in completely different directions?…
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Episode 186--What Addiction Taught Me About God with Nancy Rothman
What can addiction teach us about God? In this powerful conversation, Radha sits down with Nancy Rothman to explore her remarkable journey from alcoholism to a…
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Episode 185--Life Changes. Krishna Doesn't.
Life is constantly changing. Jobs change. Relationships change. Our bodies change. Even the things we work so hard to build eventually come to an end. So where…
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Episode 184--When Krishna Feels Far Away
Have you ever gone through a season where Krishna felt distant? Maybe your chanting felt dry. Prayer felt difficult. Or you wondered if He was really there. In…
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Episode 183--Looking Outward, Inward... and Upward
Are you searching for fulfillment in the right place? Whether we realize it or not, we're all searching—for truth, purpose, happiness, and lasting…
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Episode 182--Learning to Live
We're taught from a young age how to build a career, earn a living, and create a successful life—but how often are we taught how to truly live? In this episode…
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Episode 181--Why Loving Someone Isn't the Same as Needing Them
What if love and attachment aren't the same thing? Many of us believe that needing someone is proof of how deeply we love them. But the Bhagavad-gītā offers a…
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Episode 180--Knowledge That Changes You
What does it really mean to be knowledgeable? Most of us think of knowledge as information—facts, degrees, skills, or expertise. But in Bhagavad-gītā Chapter…
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Episode 179--What If You're Not Who You Think You Are?
What if the person you've spent your whole life trying to improve isn't actually who you are? In this episode of Gita in Action, we continue our journey…
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Episode 178--From Consuming to Loving
What is life really about? In this episode of Gita in Action, we continue our study of Bhagavad-gītā Chapter 13, Verse 3, where Krishna expands our…
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Episode 177--“Just Add Krishna”: A Life of Faith, Family & Service
What does spiritual life actually look like when you live it for decades? In this special episode of Gita in Action, I sit down with longtime spiritual…
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Episode 176--If Everything About You Changes, What Stays the Same?
Everything about us changes. Our bodies change. Our thoughts change. Our emotions, relationships, priorities, and circumstances change. We can look back at who…
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Episode 175--Gita Chapter 12: Krishna's Guide to Spiritual Growth
In this episode of Gita in Action, we conclude our study of Gita Chapter 12 by stepping back to see the chapter as a whole. Krishna answers three of the…
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Episode 174--When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan
In this episode of Gita in Action, we explore Bhagavad-gītā Chapter 12, verses 17–20, where Krishna describes the qualities of a devotee who remains peaceful…
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Episode 173--How to Stop Letting Other People Control Your Peace
Why do other people's words, actions, and opinions have so much power over our inner peace? In this episode of Gita in Action, we explore Bhagavad-gītā…
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Episode 172--What Does Spiritual Maturity Actually Look Like?
In this episode of Gita in Action, we explore Bhagavad-gītā Chapter 12, verses 13–14, where Krishna describes the qualities of a devotee who is very dear to…
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Episode 171--The Path From Self-Centeredness to Love
In this discussion on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Krishna reveals one of the most compassionate and hopeful teachings in the entire Gita: spiritual life is…
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Episode 170--The Ladder of Devotion
In this episode of Gita in Action, we explore what Krishna calls the “ladder of devotion” from Bhagavad-gītā Chapter 12, verses 8–9. After establishing pure…
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Episode 169--The Relationship That Will Never Let You Down
In this episode of the Gita in Action podcast, we begin Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita and explore one of Arjuna’s most important questions: Is it better to…
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Episode 168--Chapter 11 Review: What Actually Brings Peace?
In this Chapter 11 review of the Bhagavad-gītā, we walk through one of the most intense and emotionally transformative chapters in the entire Gita — the…
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Episode 167--When Temporary Goals Conflict with the Eternal Goal
What happens when our temporary goals conflict with our eternal purpose? In this class, we explore one of the most practical and transformative teachings from…
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Episode 166--What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
What do we do when life shakes us? When plans fall apart, identities shift, relationships change, or the things we depended on no longer feel stable? In this…
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Episode 165--Returning to Our Original Nature
In this section of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Arjuna moves from fear and overwhelm back into peace through reconnecting with Krishna’s personal presence. After…
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Episode 164--Power Can Impress You, But Relationship Transforms You
In this section of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Arjuna witnesses Krishna’s universal form — an overwhelming vision of infinite power, creation, destruction, and…
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Episode 163--Intimacy Without Losing Reverence
In this class, we explore a powerful moment from the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11) where Arjuna’s relationship with Krishna begins to shift—from familiarity to…
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Episode 162--Where Effort Ends, Grace Begins
In this class, we explore a powerful section of the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, verses 34–36), where Krishna tells Arjuna that the outcome is already…
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Episode 161--The Secret to Real Confidence (It’s Not What You Think)
What if real confidence isn’t about believing in yourself… but about relying on something higher than yourself? In this episode of Gita in Action, we explore…
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Episode 160--Why the Same God Feels Terrifying… or Loving
Why does the same God feel terrifying to some… and deeply loving to others? In this class from the Gita in Action podcast, we explore one of the most intense…
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Episode 159--If We All Die… What’s the Point of Life?
If we’re all moving toward the same ending… what’s the point of how we live? In this class, we explore one of the most intense sections of the Bhagavad Gita…
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Episode 158--You’re Not Meant to Have It All Figured Out
Have you ever felt like if you could just understand everything—how things will play out, why things are happening, what’s coming next—then you’d finally feel…
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Episode 157--Lead Fully, Let Go Completely
What does it really mean to be an empowered leader? After this past weekend’s retreat, I found myself reflecting on that word—empowered. Because it can land in…
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Episode 156--Seeing Everything Won’t Give You Peace
We often think that if we could just understand everything—what’s going to happen, how things will unfold, how it will all work out—then we’d finally feel at…
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Episode 155--You Don’t Need Power—You Need Someone You Can Trust
We often think that if we just had more control—more clarity, more certainty, more power—then we’d finally feel at peace. But what if peace doesn’t actually…
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Episode 154--What Happens When You Let Go of Control
What actually happens when we stop trying to control everything? Most of us are taught—directly or indirectly—that we should be in control of our lives. That…
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Episode 153--Understanding Chapter 10: The Shift That Changes Everything
In this class, we take a step back and look at the full picture of Chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita—not just verse by verse, but how everything connects into…
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Episode 152--Why We Chase What Fades (And How to Find What Lasts)
Why do we keep chasing things that don’t actually last? In this episode of The Gita in Action Podcast, we explore a powerful insight from the Bhagavad Gita…
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Episode 151--Stop Chasing… Start Seeing
What if the problem isn’t what you’re pursuing… but how you’re seeing? In this class from the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 10 – Vibhuti Yoga), we explore a powerful…
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Episode 150--The One Bank Account That Follows You
What are we actually working for? In this class, we explore one of the most grounding (and confronting) truths from the Bhagavad Gita—everything material will…