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Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday Living
The Bhagavad Gita teaches the essence of the ancient Vedanta philosophy. Vedanta is the complete wisdom for achieving a peaceful, productive, and purposeful life in this world.
In this podcast series, Gautamji, senior disciple of Swami A Parthasarathy, explains the Gita verse by verse, focussing on its practical application in modern living.
Gautamji also addresses student questions on the Gita and Vedanta in dedicated Q&A episodes. In addition to the verse by verse explanations, these will be…
Episodes
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE55. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji provides guidance on identifying and overcoming selfishness, a required first step on any…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE54. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 51-52 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
In this podcast, Gautamji explains why the wise choose the path of knowledge, anchoring their goal in Self-realization. He outlines the spiritual path journey…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE53. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 49-50 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
In this podcast, Gautamji clarifies the common misunderstanding that spirituality implies inaction. This misinterpretation has led many to become passive and…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE52. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 48 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
In this podcast, Gautamji emphasizes the importance of continuing to act as long as the body and mind are capable. Action generates energy and dynamism, but it…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE51. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 45-47 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
In this podcast, Gautamji explains that the Vedas address the three gunas—the fundamental qualities or attributes of the mind: tamas (inertia or ignorance)…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE50. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji discusses the nature of right action and why it is essential to perform such actions. He…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE49. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this podcast, Gautamji responds to a student’s question on Karmakanda. He explains the structure of the Vedas…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE48. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 42-44 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
In this podcast, Gautamji explains how people across the world follow rituals that often have little to do with true spirituality. Many approach religion with…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE47. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this podcast, Gautamji reiterates the difference between the mind (scattered with endless desires) and the…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE46. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 41 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
In this insightful podcast, Gautamji breaks down the four stages of the spiritual journey —Salokyam, Samipyam, Sarupyam, and Sayujyam—using a relatable…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE45. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji helps us understand the role of 'vasanas' —our inherent tendencies—in driving our actions…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE44. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 40 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
In this episode, Gautamji explores Lord Krishna’s teaching on Buddhi Yoga—the path of uniting intellect and action to break free from the bondage of karma…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE43. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 38 and 39 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji explains the consequences of failing to act selflessly for a higher purpose and not learning to view the pairs of opposites with equanimity. When we…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE42. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 37 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji explains that our happiness is entirely dependent on the external world—a world that is constantly changing and incapable of fully satisfying our…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE41. Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji answers insightful questions from various students on the spiritual path. He responds to questions on the ego which acts as a barrier between us and…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE40. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji helps us understand that Self-realization is an attainable goal for everyone, highlights the…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE39. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 35 and 36 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge In these two verses, Lord Krishna continues to provoke Arjuna to shake him out of his hesitation. He warns…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE38. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 34 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Krishna provokes Arjuna’s ego that all his peers will ridicule him if he does not continue to fight the…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE37. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 32 -33 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Gautamji discusses the importance of understanding our duty to act with a selfless attitude. In these…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE36. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 28 -31 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Gautamji discusses the natural cycle of life and death and how the unknown reality evokes wonder and true…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE35 Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji explains the concept of Swadharma or the performance of actions in accordance with one's…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE34. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 26 -27 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Krishna addresses Arjuna's grief on multiple levels: spiritually, by emphasizing the eternity of the soul…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE33. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 23 -25 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Krishna continues to teach Arjuna the highest truths, emphasizing the importance of focusing on one's duty…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE32. Bhagavad Gita | Q & A | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Gautamji answers students' questions on transforming knowledge into wisdom, managing the mind’s tendency to…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE31. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 19 -22 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge In this episode, Krishna teaches Arjuna that the material world is temporary, while the true self is…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE30 Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji clarifies the underlying reasons for attachments, their influence on relationships, and…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE30 Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji clarifies the underlying reasons for attachments, their influence on relationships, and…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE29. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Q and A |Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge In this episode, Gautamji addresses various students' questions on managing anxiety about the future…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE28. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 17 -18 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge In this episode, Gautamji explains that Arjuna’s sorrow is meaningless because everything in the material…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE27. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 15 -16 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge In this episode, Gautamji urges us to balance self-interest with selflessness, aiming for personal growth…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE26. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 13-14 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge In today's episode Gautamji explains the first truth shared by Krishna with Arjuna: wisdom enables one to…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE25. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 12 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge In today’s episode, Gautamji dives deep into the nature of attachment and explores how knowledge is the…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE24. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji expands on important concepts in Vedanta that aid an individual's spiritual growth and are…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE23. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 8-11 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Arjuna finally surrenders to Lord Krishna, seeking guidance amid his inner turmoil. Krishna begins his…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE22. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 4-7 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Arjuna struggles with the moral dilemma of fighting his revered elders, attributing his inner turmoil to…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE21. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 1-3 'The Yoga of knowledge' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge In this episode, Gautamji summarizes Chapter 2 – The Yoga of Knowledge. This chapter explores the essence…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE20. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji provides guidance on making the right choices in life and correct assessments in…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE19. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 45-47 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji concludes his summary of Chapter 1, explaining Arjuna’s emotional…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE18. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji summarizes Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad Gita, drawing parallels between Arjuna’s incapacitation…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE17. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 36-44 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji explains the first principle of Karma Yoga: performing the right…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE16. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 33-35 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji invites us to reflect on the root cause of human decline. He explains…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE15. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji clarifies the correct approaches to practicing Karma, Bhakti, and Gyana yoga, emphasizing…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE14. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 32 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji answers questions from students on superstitions, law of causation…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE13. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 31 continued. 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji explains how the mind becomes agitated and disturbed when we…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE12. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji explores Vasanas—the root cause of our thoughts and desires—and how to address the…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE11. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 31 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji explains the fundamental law of causation, showing how our past…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE10. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji addresses questions from students on how to cultivate empathy and navigate challenging…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE9. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verses 15-30 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency Gautamji highlights various interesting details of the battlefield, the significance of blowing…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE8. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji elaborates on the techniques that are helpful to maintain a spiritual focus in life, the…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE7. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verses 9-14 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji talks about Duryodhana, who epitomizes an egoistic person. He believes…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE6. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 8 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji explains how our higher spiritual aspirations are outnumbered by our…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE5. Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Gautamji Answers Questions from Students In this episode, Gautamji explains the method to attaining lasting fulfillment and happiness in our lives by…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE4. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verses 3-7 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji discusses Duryodhana's fear revealed through his arrogance and how…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE3. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 2 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji explains how the Gita provides the complete prescription for life both…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE2. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Verse 1 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
Gautamji talks on Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency In this episode, Gautamji starts at the beginning of the Gita with Chapter One Verse One…
Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday LivingE1. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 'The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency' | Gautamji
We are excited to announce a new phase in our podcast journey as Gautamji begins teaching the Bhagavad Gita from the very beginning, exploring its timeless…