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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 072 - Chapter 02 Slokas 28-29 - What is Birth? What is Death? - Class taken on 03 Dec 2023Chapter 02 - Sankhya YogaSloka 28 - What is Birth and What is Death?What is the essence of this sloka?Why do we need to understand death?What are we ignorant about?What is creation?Can there be an effect without a cause?Can things appear & disappear on its own?What does vyakta and avyakta mean?What is the unmanifest state of a tree?How is the seed different from tree?Is birth considered the manifest state or the unmanifest state?What do we call when a thing changes from avyakta to vyakta state?What is birth?What is the...2025-05-2358 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 071 - Chapter 02 Slokas 26-27 - Acceptance of Choiceless Situations - Class taken on 12 Nov 2023Chapter 02 - Sankhya YogaSloka 26 (Contd) - Bhagavan's advice to Arjuna if atma is constantly born and dyingWhat is kṣaṇika vijñāna vādaḥ? What happens to atma in this case?What hypothetical argument (abhyupetya vādaḥ) does Bhagavan present to Arjuna?Does Bhagavan say atma will die?What is the intent of Bhagavan when he presents different forms of argument?What does Bhagavan say if the atma is constantly born and dying?How does Bhagavan negate that scenario?Should Arjuna grieve if the atma is constantly born and dying?How does Bhagavan call Arjuna here?Sloka 27 - What is born...2025-04-2554 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 070 - Chapter 02 Slokas 23-26 - One cannot grieve after knowing features of the Self - Class taken on 12 Nov 2023Chapter 02 - Sankhya YogaSloka 23 - Pancha Bhootas cannot destroy Atma How does Bhagavan convey that the atma is avinashi in this sloka?What are the four elements that can affect objects in the creation?What cannot cut the atma?What cannot burn the atma?What cannot drown the atma?What cannot dry the atma?Sloka 24 - Atma feature SummaryHow does Bhagavan conclude the section of atma?From which sloka did Bhagavan start giving the features of atma?Which sloka is repeated in the first line of this sloka?What cannot be cut by weapons?What canot be burnt?What...2025-04-1958 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 069 - Chapter 02 Slokas 22-22 - Atma remains whilst the bodies change - Class taken on 05 Nov 2023Chapter 02 - Sankhya YogaSloka 22 - Atma remains whilst the bodies changeWhat example does Bhagavan use to denote death and re-birth?What is compared to the physical body?What is compared to the dress?Which body is the abode of papa and punya?Which body is called the Bhoga Sādānam?Which body is called the Bhoga āyatanam?What determines the kind of body we take?What determines how long the body is kept?What is Prarbda Karma?What is Sanchita Karma?What is Aagami Karma?What determines our body, parents, childhood & upbringing?What does a person's horoscope indicate?Whe...2025-04-0659 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 068 - Chapter 02 Slokas 20-21 - Atma is free from 6 modifications and is not an instigator - Class taken on 29 Oct 2023Chapter 02 - Sankhya YogaSloka 20 (Contd...) - Atma is free from the 6 modificationsIs this sloka also taken from Katoponishad?Why has the meter been changed for this sloka?What are the shad vikaaraha (6-fold changes)?What does asti mean?What does Jayate mean?What does Vardhate mean?What does viparinamate mean?What does apakshiyate mean?What does vinashyati mean?What does Bhagavan say about atma?What does na jāyatē mean?What does na mriyatē mean?What does na bhūtvā mean?What does na abhavitā bhūyaḥ mean?What does ajaḥ mean?What does nityaḥ mean?What does śāśvataḥ mean?What does pur...2025-03-3055 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 067 - Chapter 02 Slokas 19-20 - Atma is non-doer, non-enjoyer & is free from modifications - Class taken on 22 Oct 2023Chapter 02 - Sankhya YogaSloka 19 - Atma is neither the doer nor the enjoyerIf atma is akarta and abhokta, who is the karta and bhokta?Who is in Samsara?How does other philosophies differ from Advaita in terms of who is karta and bhokta?If the body and mind are inert, how does it become conscious and sentient?Where does the mind borrow the consciousness principle?Which Shareera becomes the karta & bhokta?How does Bhagavan explain this concept in this sloka?Why does Bhagavan use the example of killing?What does Bhagavan say about the one who considers atma to...2025-03-2259 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 066 - Chapter 02 Slokas 18-19 - Atma is changeless eternal, un-objectifiable, non-doer, non-enjoyer - Class taken on 15 Oct 2023Sloka 17 - Atma is Changeless Eternal (Kootastha Nityam) and Un-objectifiable (Aprameyah)What are the 2 features of atma provided in this sloka?What are the 2 types of Nityam?How is Kootastha Nityam different from Pravaaha Nityam?Is the Universe (Jagat) Kootastha Nityam or Pravaaha Nityam and why?Is the atma Kootastha Nityam or Pravaaha Nityam?What is the meaning of the word Antah?Where is it said that the bodies belong to the Imperishable Atma?If the body is mortal, what should be our attitude towards it?On what should we identify the self to be?What is the meaning...2025-03-1559 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 065 - Chapter 02 Slokas 16-17 - Adi Sankara's Explanation; I am all pervading, formless ONE - Class taken on 24 Sep 2023** Important Sloka **Sloka 16 (Contd...) - Adi Sankara' explanationWhat is Sankarar's pratigna?What does Seethoshnādi Sakaranam Asat mean?What is the reason Adi Sankara gives for Anatma to be Asat / Mitya?What does Vikaratvāt mean?What is the objection that Sankarar raise against this premise?What example does Sankarar use to negate Shoonyavaadam in a series of steps?What are the two types of buddhi according to Sankarar when we think of any object?Which among the Sat and Asat buddhi is constant?Which among the Sat and Asat buddhi keeps changing?Why can't Shoonyavaadam be true?What is...2025-03-0958 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 064 - Chapter 02 Slokas 16-16 - Brahma Satyam; Jagat Mitya - Class taken on 17 Sep 2023** Important Sloka **Sloka 16 (Contd...) - Atma Satyaha Anatma MityaHow are Kaarana and Karya related?What are the differences between Atma and Anatma?How do we establish Atma is satya and Anatma is mitya using Avastha Thraya Viveka?How do we establish anatma is mitya using nirvikaraha principle?How do we establish the world is mitya using nirvikaraha principle?How do we see the body and the world?Why is the world appearing as saashvata?Will the world disppaear once we recognize it as Mitya? What is the equivalent analogy?Will Brahman appear once we recognize it as Satyam? What...2025-03-0558 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 063 - Chapter 02 Slokas 16-16 - Satyam & Mitya - Class taken on 10 Sep 2023** Important Sloka **Sloka 16 - Atma SatyahaWhat is the essence of entire Gita?Why should we not self-study Gita and Vedanta?Will there be existence for the unreal?Will there be non-existence for the real?Who understands the truth of these both statements?What are the two types of Asat?What is Atyanta Asat?What is Mitya?What is the definition of the term Mitya?What is the famous example in Vedanta for understanding Sat-Mitya?Can the snake be called Asat?Can the snake be called Sat?How do Ajnanis differentiate between Sat and Asat?And how do Ajnanis stretch...2025-02-1759 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 062 - Chapter 02 Slokas 14-15 - Acceptance, Endurance, Patience & their benefit - Class taken on 03 Sep 2023
Sloka 14 (Contd..) - Endurance & Patience are to be cultivated
What is the cause for sorrow?
Is the situation giving us trouble or sorrow?
Is pain and sorrow only for some people?
Are there people who do not face failure?
How did Bhagavan Rama react when he was coronated?
How did Bhagavan Rama react when he was asked to go to forest?
How do we need to react when we face success / failure / joy / sorrow?
What is the virtue that we should develop to get Moksha?
What happens if one does not have tolerance or patience?
What happens when sense...2025-02-0152 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 061 - Chapter 02 Slokas 12-14 - I am Eternal and Changeless; What is death? What is Samsara? Why should we accept change? - Class taken on 20 Aug 2023
Sloka 13 - Atma Nirvikaraha - I am changeless
What does Nirvikaraha mean?
What are Jiva's components?
Which is sentient principle and which is not a sentient principle?
How does light reflect on rock, water and mirror?
How is the physical body compared to the 3 examples above?
How is the subtle body compared to the 3 examples above?
Until when does the mind reflect atma?
What are Jiva's components now?
What is Chidhabhaasa?
What is death?
Is the physical body destroyed after death?
Is the subtle body destroyed after death?
Is the causal body destroyed after death?
If the mind is...2025-01-2457 min
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 060 - Chapter 02 Slokas 12-12 - Who am I? Atma Nityaha - Class taken on 06 Aug 2023
Atma-Anatma Viveka
When does the Kaarana shareera get destroyed?
What does the body (anatma) consist of?
What is awareness principle?
If Atma is experiencer then what is the body?
What is Drig-Drishya viveka?
Should the experiencer be an inert / jatam principle or a knowledge / consciousness principle?
What does the shastras call the consciousness principle?
If ātma lakshana is Consciousness principle then what is Anātma principle?
What do we need to after knowing both the ātma and Anātma features?
What do we need to own up to - ātma or Anātma?
What is that benefit of knowing / unders...2025-01-1257 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 059 - Chapter 02 Slokas 12-12 - Anatma : Types of Bodies - Class taken on 30 Jul 2023Bhagavad Gita Structure
Where does Bhagavan talk about atma after chapter 2?
What is the difficult part - preparation of food or eating food?
What is difficult - sadanas to prepare the mind or gain knowledge about self?
What are the various topics that Bhagavad Gita deals with?
Why do we need to revist chapter 2 after some time?
Why would it be difficult to understand the concepts given in this chapter?
Jeeva
How does the shastras split an individual / jeeva?
What are the 2 parts to a jeeva?
How do we identify our body - as I or mine?
Where do...2024-11-0859 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 058 - Chapter 02 Slokas 11-11 - Essence of Gita - Class taken on 23 Jul 2023
Sloka 11 (Contd...) - Wise Men do not grieve
What is the ignorance that we possess?
How long have we had that ignorance?
What is the consequence of ignorance?
What do we mean by Adhyāsa?
What is the most common example of false super-imposition?
What happens during false super-imposition?
In the rope-snake example, whose existence is borrowed by who?
Whose nature is borrowed by who in the rope-snake example?
What is the result of Adhyāsa?
What do we mean by Abhimāna?
What is the result of false identification?
What does raga-dvesha lead to?
What is the root cau...2024-10-1356 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 057 - Chapter 02 Slokas 10-11 - Bhagavan's Upadesha; Wise Men do not grieve - Class taken on 16 Jul 2023
Sloka 10 - Bhagavan's reaction to Arjuna
How did Bhagavan start his Upadesha?
Where did He start his Upadesha?
How was Arjuna's mindset at that time?
What are the 2 reasons for Bhagavan's smile?
Sloka 11 - Wise Men do not grieve
Who is Arjuna grieving for? Is it worthy enough to be grieved for?
Is Arjuna's sorrow justified according to Bhagavan?
How does Arjuna speak, according to Bhagavan?
Is Bhagavan considering Arjuna to be wise?
Whom do wise men not grieve for?
What does Gita shastra want to convey?
What does Gita stand for?
What is the main topic of this...2024-09-2757 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 059 - Chapter 02 Slokas 12-12 - Anatma : Types of Bodies - Class taken on 30 Jul 2023
Bhagavad Gita Structure
Where does Bhagavan talk about atma after chapter 2?
What is the difficult part - preparation of food or eating food?
What is difficult - sadanas to prepare the mind or gain knowledge about self?
What are the various topics that Bhagavad Gita deal in?
Why do we need to revist chapter 2 after some time?
Why would it be difficult to understand the concepts given in this chapter?
Jeeva
How does the shastras split an individual / jeeva?
What are the 2 parts to a jeeva?
How do we identify our body - as I or mine?
Where do...2024-09-2159 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 058 - Chapter 02 Slokas 11-11 - Essence of Gita - Class taken on 23 Jul 2023Sloka 11 (Contd...) - Wise Men do not grieve
What is the ignorance that we possess?
How long have we had that ignorance?
What is the consequence of ignorance?
What do we mean by Adhyāsa?
What is the most common example of false super-imposition?
What happens during false super-imposition?
In the rope-snake example, whose existence is borrowed by who?
Whose nature is borrowed by who in the rope-snake example?
What is the result of Adhyāsa?
What do we mean by Abhimāna?
What is the result of false identification?
What does raga-dvesha lead to?
What is the root cau...2024-09-1356 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 057 - Chapter 02 Slokas 10-11 - Bhagavan's Upadesha; Wise Men do not grieve - Class taken on 16 Jul 2023Sloka 10 - Bhagavan's reaction to Arjuna
How did Bhagavan start his Upadesha?
Where did He start his Upadesha?
How was Arjuna's mindset at that time?
What are the 2 reasons for Bhagavan's smile?
Sloka 11 - Wise Men do not grieve
Who is Arjuna grieving for? Is it worthy enough to be grieved for?
Is Arjuna's sorrow justified according to Bhagavan?
How does Arjuna speak, according to Bhagavan?
Is Bhagavan considering Arjuna to be wise?
Whom do wise men not grieve for?
What does Gita shastra want to convey?
What does Gita stand for?
What is the main topic of this...2024-09-0857 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 056 - Chapter 02 Slokas 08-09 - Qualifications - Mumukshutvam & Shatka Sampatthi - Class taken on 09 Jul 2023
Adhikāritvam (Contd..) - Qualifications
03. Mumukshutvam - Desire (for liberation)
What does Mumukshutvam (Desire) mean?
What is the issue when we depend on the world for emotions?
Why should we not depend on the world?
What are the psychological problems we face with regards to relations?
Whose problem is it to rely on the unreliable?
Where is our problem - with the world or with us?
How is Samsara defined with respect to expectations / dependences?
04- Shatka Sampatthi - Sixfold discipline
What are the sixfold discipline?
Whom do we need to manage first - ourselves or others?
04.01 Shamaha - M...2024-08-3059 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 055 - Chapter 02 Slokas 08-08 - Qualifications - Viveka & Vairagya - Class taken on 02 Jul 2023
Sloka 08 : Worldly Solutions cannot solve Samsara
Can name/fame/power/position/wealth/pleasures help in relieving grief / samsara?
What is the famous mantra in Mundaka Upanishad?
When does one discover Samsara?
Does Arjuna see anything in this world that can remove his sorrow?
How does he feel about his sense organs?
Will an unrivalled prosperous kingdom relieve his grief?
Adhikāritvam - Qualifications
Why must one have qualifications?
How is reading & advising different from internalizing & applying?
What are the 4 types of qualifications called out by Shastras?
01. Viveka - Discrimination
What does Viveka (Discrimination) mean?
What are the different types o...2024-08-2456 min
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 054 - Chapter 02 Slokas 07-08 - Sharanagati; Worldly Solutions cannot solve Samsara - Class taken on 25 Jun 2023
Sloka 07 (Contd) : Arjuna's Sharanagati
What is the feeling that a Sannyasi needs to guard against, according to Shankaracharya in Sadhana Panchakam?
What kind of sympathy should we not have in our mind?
What is the dosha that had affected Arjuna's intellect?
In which area is Arjuna's intellect confused with?
What are the 2 definitions of Dharma according to Sampradaya Guru in this sloka?
What is Arjuna asking Bhagavan here?
What does Shreyas mean?
What is the difference between Shreyas and Preyas?
How do we know Arjuna's surrender is total?
What does "niścitaṃ brūhi" mean?
What does "niścitaṃ śreyaḥ" m...2024-08-1056 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 053 - Chapter 02 Slokas 07-07 - Arjuna Sharanagati - Class taken on 18 Jun 2023Sloka 07: Arjuna's Sharanagati
At which stage (within the 4 stages of Vedanta) was Arjuna in?
Why will people not seek help?
How do we conclude that Arjuna has become an adhikaari (qualified)?
What do we need to recognize Samsara?
What makes us say that Arjun was helpless?
What important change is Arjuna going through here?
What is Sharanagati / Prapatti / Surrender?
What kind of person will surrender?
What is important in a person when he has to surrender?
Is surrender an activity?
What is being surrendered in Sharanagati?
Why is it difficult to surrender our intellect?
What is the highest form...2024-08-0358 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 052 - Chapter 02 Slokas 03-06 - Bhagavan's reprimand; Arjuna Opening Up - Class taken on 11 Jun 2023
Sloka 03: Bhagavan's reprimand of Arjuna
How does Bhagavan rebuke Arjuna?
Which word of Bhagavan would have hurt Arjuna's ego?
What does Bhagavan want Arjuna to do?
At which stage (within the 4 stages of Vedanta) was Arjuna in?
Sloka 04: Arjuna Giving the real reason
How does Bhagavan rebuke Arjuna?
Which word of Bhagavan would have hurt Arjuna's ego?
What does Bhagavan want Arjuna to do?
Why do we say that Arjuna is in the first stage of Vedant (Discovery of Samsara)?
What was the real reason that Arjuna did not want to fight?
When do we have a problem applying...2024-07-2753 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 051 - Chapter 02 Slokas 01-02 - Causes of Sorrow, Reason behind Bhagavan's silence - Class taken on 28 May 2023
Sloka 01 - Sanjaya's description of Arjuna
How was Arjuna's mind according to Sanjaya?
What are the 2 things that Sanjaya saw in Arjuna's eyes?
What did Bhagavan do then?
What is the meaning of Madhusūdanaḥ?
What is the meaning of Bhaga?
What are the 6 qualities that Bhagavan has in full?
What do we generally expect from Bhagavan at this stage?
Does every human being undergo sorrow / have discontentment?
Does a person get sorrow / discontentment only at a particular age?
How do we know we are jealous?
What are the various indications for jealousy?
What are the other qualities that are...2024-07-2058 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 050 - Chapter 02 Slokas 00-00 - Introduction - Class taken on 21 May 2023When do we get Sokham / sorrow?
How is sorrow different from attachment and delusion?
How often we get sorrow?
what are some of the reasons for our sokham?
How do we generally address sorrow?
How does Bhagavad Gita address sorrow?
Why is Bhagavad Gita relevant for so many years?
Is there a root cause for all the sorrows of the world?
Is Bhagavad Gita limited to certain caste / gender / age / stage of life?
If Gita is relevant why do most of them not come to study Gita / Vedanta?
Does experience and knowledge go together?
What do we need to...2024-07-1258 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 049 - Chapter 01 Slokas 43-47 - Arjuna Concludes his arguments - Class taken on 14 May 2023Sloka 43 - Caste Traditions and Family Traditions
What happens to Caste traditions and Family traditions when there is inter-mixture of varnas?
What is important when looking for a bride or groom?
What is being seen as important in present days?
Sloka 44 - Final outcome of war
Where, according to Arjuna, will people end up because of the war?
Why will people go to hell if they do not follow family traditions?
What happens if we let go of Dharma?
Sloka 45 - Great Sin
Why does Arjuna think that he is going to commit a great sin?
Why does he...2024-07-0658 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 048 - Chapter 01 Slokas 38-42 - Consequences of War - Class taken on 07 May 2023
Destruction of Families, Family traditions perish, Adharma takes over, Women become corrupt, Ancestors fall, Cause for hell
Sloka 38 (Contd) - Arjuna's third line of defense
What is Arjuna's argument? And is it correct?
Should we behave the same way as others behave to us?
Can a mistake be corrected by another mistake?
Sloka 39 - Families are destroyed; Sinful action
What is our tendency when it comes to mistakes committed by others?
Why does Arjuna want to withdraw from the war?
What is the sinful action according to Arjuna here?
Sloka 40 - Family traditions perish
What is the consequence when...2024-06-2958 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 047 - Chapter 01 Slokas 35-38 - Arjuna's interpretation of Dharma Shastras - Class taken on 30 Apr 2023
Sloka 35 - Arjuna's Fourth reason
How does Arjuna pre-empt Krishna's question?
Will Arjuna kill these people even if they are willing to kill him?
Will Arjuna kill even if he is given 3 worlds?
What is the meaning of Madhusudana?
Why does Arjuna address Bhagavan as Madhusudana?
Sloka 36 - Arjuna's second line of defense
Does Arjuna feel they (Krishna and Arjuna) will be happy in killing the Kauravas?
What does Arjuna have an answer if Bhagavan asked that it should be done for Dharma?
How can the duties be divided?
What is our general attitude towards duties that we like?
...2024-06-2158 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 046 - Chapter 01 Slokas 31-34 - Arjuna's Delusion - Class taken on 23 Apr 2023
Sloka 31 (2nd line) - Arjuna's First Argument
What does Moha make us do or think?
When will we know we are in delusion?
What happens if the mind and intellect do not cooperate?
How is Arjuna's mind working now?
How did Shoka affect Arjuna and how is that position changed with delusion?
How will Arjuna interpret Dharma Shastras?
How did the Pandavas go about dealing with the Kauravas?
Was war undertaken as the last resort?
How did Arjuna see the war?
What was his first argument for not fighting the war?
Sloka 32 - Arjuna's Second Argument
How do we...2024-06-0859 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 045 - Chapter 01 Slokas 28-31 - Arjuna's Sorrow & Delusion - Class taken on 09 Apr 2023Sloka 28 (2nd line) -29 - Arjuna's Shoka / Sorrow
What happens to Arjuna when he sees the people on the other side?
Why is Sorrow as an emotion required?
Do people prefer sorrow? If not, why do people watch tragedy movies?
Why is sorrow considered a spiritual sadana?
How do we differentiate pain and suffering?
Can studying shastras help us alleviate pain?
What emotion does Bhagavan talk about at the start of Gita Upadesha?
Does everyone in this world experience sorrow?
What was Arjuna's sorrow?
How did Arjuna describe his sorrow?
What happened to Arjuna's limbs?
How did Arjuna describe...2024-06-0157 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 044 - Chapter 01 Slokas 23-31 - Arjuna's Transformation - Class taken on 02 Apr 2023Sloka 21-23 - Arjuna's Order
What is utsargah?
What is Apavaadha?
Is Dharma superior to relations?
Sloka 24-25 - Krishna's action
What is the meaning of Gūḍākeśah?
What did Bhagavan do on Arjuna's order?
Where was the chariot placed?
In front of Whom did Bhagavan place Arjuna's chariot?
What did Bhagavan say to Arjuna after placing the chariot?
Sloka 26-28 - Arjuna's change of mind
What is the meaning of Gūḍākeśah?
What emotion of Arjuna is described in slokas 26-28?
What emotion of Arjuna is described in slokas 29-31?
What emotion of Arjuna is described in slokas...2024-05-241h 01
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 043 - Chapter 01 Slokas 15-23 - Both armies get ready to fight - Class taken on 26 Mar 2023
Sloka 15 - Arjuna, Krishna & Bhima blow their conches
What are the names of Arjuna's & Krishna's conches?
What is the meaning of the word Hrishikeshah?
What is the meaning of the word Dhananjayah?
What is the meaning of the word Vrikodarah?
What is the name of Bhima's conch?
Sloka 16 - Other Pandavas blow their conches
What is the name of Yudhisthira's conch?
What are the names of Nakula's & Sahadeva's conches?
Sloka 17-18 - Pandavas allies blow their conches
Who are the 8 persons named in this sloka who blew their conches?
Sloka 19 - Effect of the Conches
How did the conches...2024-05-181h 00
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 042 - Chapter 01 Slokas 08-14 - Duryodhana's insecurity - Class taken on 05 Mar 2023
Sloka 08 - Warriors in Kaurava Army
Whom does Duryodhana list as the main warriors in the Kaurava Army?
Sloka 09 - Duryodhana's Ahankaara
How does Duryodhana show his self-importance?
What is the difference between Sastra & Praharana?
What is the actual strength of Kaurava & Pandava armies?
Which army is actually qualitatively superior?
Sloka 10 - Duryodhana's estimation on relative strength of both armies
Who is protecting Pandava army, according to Duryodhana?
Who is protecting Kaurava army, according to Duryodhana?
Which army does Duryodhana find to be superior?
Why does he feel so?
What is adrashtam and how does it work?
Sloka 11...2024-05-111h 00
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 041 - Chapter 01 Slokas 02-07 Duryodhana's Words - Class taken on 19 Feb 2023Sloka 02 - Sanjaya's response
From which day does Sanjaya start the narration?
What did Duryodhana do at the beginning of the war?
How was Duryodhana's mindset then?
Sloka 03 - Duryodhana's words
What does Duryodhana want Drona to see?
How does Duryodhana mock Drona?
Who does Durodhana consider to be Drona's top student?
What is Drishtadhumnya's birth reason?
Is Drona aware of that reason?
Sloka 04 - Powerful Archers of Pandava Army
Who does he list as powerful archers in Pandava army?
Whom does he equate them with?
Who does Duryodhana consider his primary enemy?
Who is a Maharathi?
Who is...2024-05-041h 03
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 040 - Chapter 01 Slokas 00-01 Attachment vs Love Kurukshetra War Dhritarashtra question - Class taken on 12 Feb 2023Sloka 00 - Introduction
How is Samsara defined by Vyasacharya in Mahabharata?
What is ragah? How is it different from love?
What are the differences between attachment and love?
What is Sokah or Sorrow? How does it come about?
What is the problem with attachment on things, relations, objects, possessions, people, situations?
What question does Vedanta ask us with regards to this problem?
What is the analogy used to explain a person trying to solve the problem at old age?
What is Mohah or delusion?
Where does Mohah lead us to?
How does this become a vicious circle?
What is...2024-04-2858 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 039 - Chapter 01 Slokas 00-00 Introduction to Spirituality - Class taken on 05 Feb 2023What is common among all beings in this world?
What is the difference that humans have over other beings?
What do humans look for in their lives?
How to handle life's situations?
Why do we need to learn our Scriptures now?
What are the caveats that one must have while going through this spiritual journey?
How are human goals classified?
What is the ultimate goal?
How do we get Moksha / liberation?
What is stopping us from knowing ourselves? What are three layers that cover that knowledge?
At what age should we start studying Bhagavad Gita?
What is the advantage...2024-04-2258 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 038 - Chapter 16 Slokas 01-24 Summary - Class taken on 22 Jan 2023Summary of the Chapter 162024-04-1450 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 037 - Chapter 16 Slokas 21-24 Benefits of giving up & Consequence of not giving up the 3 bad qualities; Shastras as the instrument of knowledge - Class taken on 15 Jan 2023
Sloka 21 : Gateway to hell
What is the loss if someone is greedy?
How does lobham come in way of our enjoyment?
What is Bhagavan's advice to Arjuna with regard to these 3 qualities - Desire, Anger and Greed?
Sloka 22 : Benefit of giving up the 3 bad qualities
What is the benefit of giving up the 3 bad qualities?
What is the benefit of getting involved in good things?
What is the highest goal that a human being can attain?
Sloka 23 : Consequence of not giving up the 3 bad qualities
What does Bhagavan say about Shastras?
What happens when someone does not follow shastras?
...2024-03-3159 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 036 - Chapter 16 Slokas 19-21 Asuras' next life, Three doors to Hell - Class taken on 18 Dec 2022Sloka 19 : Asuras' next life
What will be Asuras' next life?
What will that next life lead to?
What does Asuras' hate?
How is the hate on religion reflecting on people's lives?
Why are Asuras called cruel?
Why are Asuras called impious?
Sloka 20 : Asuras' subsequent lives
What are Asuras indiscriminate about?
What happens to their subsequent lives?
Will they be able to attain moksha?
Sloka 21 : Three doors to Hell
What are the three-fold gateways to hell?
What does those 3 characters cause to oneself?
How does desire manifest itself into Anger and Greed?
How does the intensity of anger relate to...2024-03-0257 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 035 - Chapter 16 Slokas 16-18 Asuras' Attitude Asuras' Worship Asuras' Hatred - Class taken on 11 Dec 2022Sloka 16: Asuras' Attitude
What sort of fancies does an asura have?
Why do an asura get confused by their fancies?
Why does Bhagavan use the word net of delusion?
What are the asuras' enslaved to?
Does freedom mean doing what we like?What is real freedom?
What happens if we get enslaved to sensory pleasures?
What sort of hell will that person fall into?
Sloka 17: Asuras' Worship
What is the meaning of the word "Sambhavana"?
Are we aware of our boasting?
What are the 2 main things we talk about?
What is the highest form of self-praise?
What is self-praise...2024-02-171h 01
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 034 - Chapter 16 Slokas 13-15 Asuras' Words, Asuras' Ego & Asuras' Delusion - Class taken on 04 Dec 2022Sloka 13 : Asuras' desires in their own words
Why is silence golden?
Does words one speak give us enough information on the kind of person?
How does an Asura talk about his / her wealth?
How does an Asura talk about his / her desires?
How should we use our money?
How many parts should our earnings be divided and for what purpose?
What is the order to be followed with respect to the use of money? And what is the order we follow?
How do the Asuras' boast with regards to their wealth?
Sloka 14: Asuras' anger / ahamkaara in their own words
...2024-02-1056 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 033 - Chapter 16 Slokas 09-12 Asura Philosophy; Asuras' Desires; Asuras' minds - Class taken on 27 Nov 2022Sloka 09 : Philosophy behind Asuras thought process; Asuras view of the world
Why do the asuras do himsa / take to cruel actions?
How are desire, anger and greed related?
how does an asura treat the world?
Sloka 10 : Asuras' Desires
What type of desires does asuras have?
What are the 2 meanings of insatiable here?
What are the 3 qualities that an asura have because of these desires?
What sort of pretension, superiority complex and vanity does an asura have?
What sort of judgement / view does an asura have? Why do they have such a view?
What sort of vrata (resolve) does an...2024-01-261h 03
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 032 - Chapter 16 Slokas 08-09 Asuras' view of the World; Asura Philosophy - Class taken on 20 Nov 2022
Sloka 08 : Philosophy behind Asuras thought process; Asuras view of the world
What is the another meaning of the word Asatyam when the Asuras say the world is Asatyam?
How does the world function?
How are the vedas related to creation?
Why do the Asuras believe that the world is not sustained?
What is Asuras' view on Dharma and Adharma?
What is the implication of no Dharma or Adharma?
How is Ishvara related to Creation?
Do the Asuras believe in Ishvara?
What is the equivalent of Dharma in physical world?
How does an advaitin view of Jagat asatyam compare to...2024-01-201h 00
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 031 - Chapter 16 Slokas 06-08 Asuri Sampat - Four Gunas of Asuras; Asuras' Philosophy - Class taken on 13 Nov 2022Sloka 06 : Asura Sampat (Contd...)
What is the meaning of "Kalavum Katru Mara"?
Why is the Asura Sampat being explained by Bhagavan?
What happens if we spiritually stagnate?
Which is easy to acquire - Daiva Sampat or Asura Sampat?
Sloka 07: 4 gunas of Asuras
1. Pravrttim-Nivrttim na Vidyate - Ignorant of Dharma & Adharma
What is the meaning of Pravrtti?
What is the meaning of Nivrtti?
Are asuras really ignorant of Dharma & Adharma?
What are Asuras position on papa & punya? How do they justify their actions?
How do we apply this ignorance on our mis-deeds?
2. Soucham na vidyate - Cleanliness will not be...2024-01-141h 00
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 030 - Chapter 16 Slokas 04-06 Asuri Sampat - Ignorance; Outcome of Daivi & Asuri Sampat - Class taken on 06 Nov 2022Sloka 04: 6 examples of Asuri Sampat
06 Ajnaanam - Ignorance
What kind of Ignorance is mentioned here?
What is the false equation we do when we want to do what is good for us?
What is vipareeta jnana?
What are some of the examples of vipareeta jnana?
Sloka 05 : Phalam of Daiva & Asura Sampat
Where does Daivi Sampat lead to for a person?
Where does Asuri Sampat lead to for a person?
Is having Daivi Sampat equal to Moksha?
How will Daivi Sampat lead us to Moksha?
What is simple definition for Dharma & Adharma?
What are the 2 types of Punya?
What sort...2024-01-0958 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 029 - Chapter 16 Slokas 03-04 Daivi Sampat - Humility Asuri Sampat - Intro, Showing Off, Disrespectful, Superiority Complex, Harshness - Class taken on 30 Oct 2022Chapter 16 - Daiva-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Sloka 03:
Naatimaanita - Humility
Why does Bhagavan start with this value and ends with this value?
What should be aware of?
What should we do when we start getting good qualities?
What should we see these values in us?
How are some people born with good qualities?
What is the implication when we understand some people are born with qualities?
Can we change our character?
How can we damage or improve our condition?
Sloka 04:
6 examples of Asuri Sampat
Which gunas are exhibited in Asuri Sampat?
Will these gunas bring about downfall of only self?
...2023-12-3159 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 028 - Chapter 16 Slokas 03-03 - Determination, Cleanliness, Not cheating anyone - Class taken on 09 Sep 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
23. Dritihi - Determination / Will power / Resilience
How do we define Dritihi?
Do we have will power?
How can Dritihi be divided into?
In which context we define Dritihi?
What are examples of Tamasic Will power?
Why are we not able to complete a saadana at times?
How can humans be divided in terms of saadana?
What is the difference between Determination and stubbornness?
Under what conditions should we change our decision / judgement?
When will I lose Dritihi?
How can I improve my will power?
How does dividing the goals into small achievable targets help?
...2023-12-2758 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 027 - Chapter 16 Slokas 02-03 Daivi Sampat - Sense Discipline, Gentleness, Decency, No fidgetiness, Sharpness, Patience, Forgiveness - Class taken on 25 Sep 2022Chapter 16 - Daiva-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Sloka 02:
Alolupthvam - Sense Discipline / Sense Organ calmness
When should the sense organs be calm and disciplined?
What happens if we do not keep the sense organs in check?
Maardavam - Softness / Gentleness
What should be soft?
How can our words be polite / soft?
What other values are required for us to follow this value?
Hrihi - Humility / Shyness / Decency
When do we need to be ashamed?
Where do we need to be modest & shy?
Achaapalam - No fidgetiness
What are the different types of fidgetiness?
Why do people do this/
Why should we...2023-12-2159 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 026 - Chapter 16 Slokas 02-02 - Not sharing others' weaknesses, Compassion - Class taken on 18 Sep 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
15. Apaishunam - Not sharing others' weaknesses / faults
What is definition of Apaishunam?
Why do we want to discuss other people's weaknesses?
What do we do to our weaknesses?
What could be the reason when people come and discuss about others' faults with us?
Is it wrong to listen when we get such information?
Is it wrong to know or judge others' faults / weaknesses?
Why do people discuss other's weaknesses? What could be the reasons?
How can we stop ourselves from discussing other's faults?
Why should we not speak about others' weaknesses?
Is speaking bad...2023-12-091h 04
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 025 - Chapter 16 Slokas 02-02 - Calm Mind - Class taken on 11 Sep 2022
Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
14. Shantihi - Calm Mind (Contd...)
When do we get a calm mind?
What is our general attitude towards a person who does a sacrifice?
What is the role of an instrument?
What sort of instrument is the mind?
Who should be the master of the mind?
Why should the mind be disciplined?
How is the mind being used by us?
What is the role of the mind during Pratyaksha Pramanam (Perception)?
What is the role of the mind during Anumana Pramanam (Inference)?
How can we say that mind is the place where we experience...2023-12-041h 00
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 024 - Chapter 16 Slokas 02-02 - Absence of Anger, Sacrifice, Calm mind - Class taken on 04 Sep 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
12. Akrodaha - Absence of Anger (Contd...)
What happens when we use anger to get work done?
Is Anger a strength?
What happens when we lose physical strength?
Why do we get hurt when others disrespect us?
What is evident when somone behaves badly?
What should be our attitude when someone treats us badly or when they treats us highly?
How should we manage our ahankaara?
What should be the attitude when we see adharma around?
What is the purpose of our life?
Are we the custodians of Dharma?
What should be our attitude towards...2023-11-2455 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 023 - Chapter 16 Slokas 02-02 - Absence of Anger - Class taken on 28 Aug 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
12. Akrodaha - Absence of Anger (Contd...)
What are the Anger Management tips?
When should these tips be applied?
Can anger alone be removed from our personality?
is there a quick-fix solution to controlling anger?
What is the mistake we commit when we have hatred on someone?
How can we remove hatred?
How can we convince ourselves to separate words/actions with the person?
What should be our attitude towards people who hate us?
What is the common misconception that we have on people who ignore us?
What is value meditation and how does that...2023-11-2258 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 022 - Chapter 16 Slokas 02-02 - Truth, Absence of Anger - Class taken on 21 Aug 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
11. Satyam - Truth (Contd...)
How to practice speaking truth?
How can Sahaya Anveshanam assist in cultivating Satyam?
How does Mithavaak help in speaking the truth?
Why is self-honesty important for being truthful?
What sort of Sankalpa need to be taken to imbibe Satyam?
What are the three methods we generally adopt in difficult situations?
Who will be the biggest beneficiary if we are truthful?
12. Akrodaha - Absence of Anger
Who has Anger as their defining guna?
What is Anger?
What is the result of Anger?
How does anger act as internal enemy?
How does...2023-11-1653 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 021 - Chapter 16 Slokas 02-02 - Truth - Class taken on 14 Aug 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
11. Satyam - Truth
What is meant by Satyam?
What are the many common misconceptions about speaking truth?
What are the three levels of purity? And where does Satyam fit in?
What are three definitions of Satyam?
Why is stating facts not the same as speaking truth?
What is the difference between speaking truth and hiding truth?
Under what 2 conditions can one not speak the truth (hide the truth)?
When is speaking a lie considered to be Satyam?
What determines whether the words spoken are Truth or Falsehood?
Why do we generally lie?
What is...2023-11-0454 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 020 - Chapter 16 Slokas 01-02 - Austerity, Uprightness, Non Hurting - Class taken on 07 Aug 22Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
08. Tapah - Austerity
What is the literal meaning of the word Tapah?
What is the general meaning of Tapah?
What does Tapas do to us?
Why is Tapas difficult?
Who is our greatest enemy?
What are the 2 meanings that Valluvar gave for Tapas? And do we follow them?
What are the 2 different dimensions in which Bhagavan is going to discuss Tapah in subsequent chapters?
What should Tapah be like?
Why does doing duty considered Tapas?
What are the duties prescribed for each ashrama by the Shastras?
How is Tapas relevant for even Preyas ?
How...2023-11-041h 00
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 019 - Chapter 16 Slokas 01-01 - Sense Control, Worship, Scriptural Study - Class taken on 31 Jul 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
05. Damaha - Sense Control (Contd...)
What is the disadvantage that a human has over other species when it comes to sense control?
What happens when we lose sense control?
What is proper utilisation of senses?
What are the 4 ways to practice Damaha?
When do we keep ourselves out of a situation? And how does it help in sense control?
What should we do if we are forced into a situation?
What are the 2 different types of attitude that we have to keep on sense objects?
What are the 3 benefits of practising Damaha?
06. Yajna...2023-11-041h 01
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 018 - Chapter 16 Slokas 01-01 - Charity, Sense Control - Class taken on 24 Jul 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
04. Daanam - Charity (Contd...)
Why should we thank Ishvara for giving an opportunity to do Daanam?
What should we do when we get an opportunity to do Daanam?
How and where do we start giving Daanam?
Why do we generally not share things?
What are the 4 benefits of doing Daanam?
What is the characteristic guna of Manushya, Deva & Asura?
What is Lobham and how does it stand in way of happiness?
How does Daanam help in getting an expanded mind? How is an expanded mind related to moksha?
How do we need to prepare...2023-10-2459 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 017 - Chapter 16 Slokas 01-01 - Jnana yoga, Charity - Class taken on 17 Jul 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
03. Jnana Yoga Vyavasthithi - Shravanam Mananam Nidhidhyasanam
What is Shravanam?
What is Mananam?
What is Nidhidhyasanam?
What is Nishta?
How can I follow this sadhana continuously?
How can I increase desire for Moksha?
How do we define Satsanga?
How does prayojana dhyanam help in Mumukshutvam?
04. Daanam - Charity
How does Shastras define Daanam?
Why is this virtue very important?
What are the 3 aspects to Daanam?
What can be the various types of charity?
What was the status of annadaanam in our culture?
Do we need to validate the recipient while donating?
What should be...2023-10-2358 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 016 - Chapter 16 Slokas 01-01 Fearlessness, Pure mind - Class taken on 10 Jul 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
01. Abhayam - Fearlessness (Contd...)
How does Vairgya (dispassion) give us fearlessness?
How does attachment manifest itself into 3 emotions?
What is the second approach to remove fear?
What are the two secrets of creation that can help us remove fear?
If vairagya and viveka cannot be applied, What is the third approach to remove fear?
What are the three types of confidence that will help in removing fear?
What is the fourth and final option to remove fear? What is the process to follow?
What is fearlessness as sadhyam mean?
02. Sattva Sam Shuddhihi - Pure...2023-10-2354 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 015 - Chapter 16 Slokas 01-01 - Fearlessness - Class taken on 03 Jul 2022Chapter 16 - Daiv-Asura-Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
01. Abhayam - Fearlessness
What are the different examples of Fear as described in Vairagya Shatakam?
What is the most common reason for fear? Is that fear valid?
What is fear of Shastras? Is it valid?
What is fear of death?
What is fear of sorrow?
What is fear of ignorance?
Should we have fear of anything?
What is fear of Adharma?
Is God-fearing a right attitude?
How to remove unwanted fears? What are the ways to remove fear?
What is the step by step approach to remove fear?
How does Vairgya (dispassion) give us...2023-10-2057 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 014 - Chapter 13 Slokas 08-12 Values Summary - Chapter 16 Slokas 00-00 Introduction - Class taken on 26 June 2022Chapter 13 - Kshetra-Ksjetrajna Vibhaga Yoga
Chapter 13 Values Summary
01 Amanitvam - Humility or not seeking Recognition
02 Adambitivam - Simplicity or Non-pretentious
03 Ahimsa - Not hurting others
04 Ksanti - Titiksha (Forbearance/Endurance) Ksama(Forgiveness)
05 Aarjavam - Uprightness or Straightforwardness
06 Acharyopasanam - Guru Seva
07 Saucam - External and Internal Purity
08 Sthairyam - Steadfastness
09 Atma Vinigraha - Discipline of Body Mind
10 Vairagya Indriyarthe - Dispassion on sensory pleasures
11 Anahankaraha - Without Garva (Non-identification with body)
12 Dukha Dosha Anudarshanam - Dispassion by pondering over the misery of Samsara
13 Asaktihi - Absence of attachment
14 Anabhishvangaha - Absence of sense of mineness with regards to Putra...2023-10-2058 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 013 - Chapter 13 Slokas 11-12 : Values - Not seeking company of people, Repeatedly seeing the Benefit of Knowledge about Truth, Constant Vichara on Atma - Class taken on 19 JunChapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga
Value 18 - Non-indulgence in people's company
What sort of people's company should be avoided?
How are people classified according to their desires?
Why should they be avoided?
Value 19 - Seeing the Benefit of knowledge of the Truth
What is the truth?
What is the purpose of our life?
What are the benefits of that knowledge?
Why do we need to keep reminding ourselves about the benefit?
Value 20 - Constant Vichara on Atma
What is Constant Vichara?
What is the definition of Shravana, Manana, Nidhidhyasana?
What is the relation between the previous 19 values and this value?
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 012 - Chapter 13 Slokas 10-11 : Values - Being equipoised always, Undivided Unswerving Devotion, Taking to Solitude - Class taken on 22 May 2022
Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga
15. Constant Equipoise of mind in favourable & unfavourable situations
What will happen if I don't have it?
How can I achieve it / How can I get that attitude?
16. Undivided Unswerving Devotion in Ishvara
What is Bhakti / devotion?
What are the gradations in devotion?
Why do we need to have Ishvara Bhakti?
How can I improve Bhakti?
17. Taking to Solitude
What is considered to be in Solitude?
What is not considered to be in Solitude?
Why do we need Solitude?
What do we need to be aware of when in Solitude?
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 011 - Chapter 13 Slokas 10-10 Values - Absence of Attachment, Absence of sense of mine-ness, Being equipoised always - Class taken on 15 May 2022Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga
13. Absence of Attachment
How do we define attachment?
How is our attitude when it is mine as against when it is not mine?
When do events become a cause for sorrow?
What should be the attitude that we need to have?
What are the issues arising out of attachment/possessiveness?
How can we remove possessiveness?
14. Absence of sense of mine-ness
On what do we have these self-identification?
What should be our attitude towards family?
What happens if we identify too much with anyone?
How can we balanced with others?
15. Constant Equipoise of mind in favourable...2023-10-1958 min
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 010 - Chapter 13 Slokas 09-09 Values - Dispassion, Not being with Ahankaara (Egoless), Constant Reflection on Life - Class taken on 08 May 2022
Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga
Value 10 - Dispassion (Vairagya) on sense objects
What is not Vairagya?
Is being stubborn or having aversion or showing indifference Vairagya?
On what things should one have Vairagya?
Have I already got Vairagya?
How can I get Vairagya?
What are the 2 types of Vairagya?
How do we get Viveka?
What happens when we don't have Vairagya?
What happens when we have Vairagya?
What steps to take to get Vairagya?
Value 11 - Not being with Ahankaara
What are the two meanings of not being with Ahankaara?
How do be without Ahankaara?
Value 12 - Constant Reflection on...2023-10-181h 01
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 009 Ch13 08-08 Values - Purity, Steadfastness, Body-Mind Control - Class taken on 17 Apr 2022
Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga
Value 07 - Purity
What is External Purity?
How can we achieve it?
What is Internal Purity?
How can we achieve it?
Value 08 - Steadfastness
Where should one be steadfast?
What is the trick to stay on course?
How does other values help in inculcating this value?
What should be our attitude towards success & failure?
Value 09 - Body-Mind Control
What is the issue of body is not disciplined?
What is mental health?
What should we do to maintain / improve mental health?
What is the role of sense organs in mental health?
What are the factors influencing...2023-10-181h 02
Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 008 - Chapter 13 Slokas 08-08 Values - Endurance Uprightness GuruSeva - Class taken on 10 Apr 2022
Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga
Value 04b - Forgiveness
Why should we forgive others?
What if we don't forgive others?
When are we capable of forgiving?
Forgiveness vs Punishment?
How can I inculcate forgiveness?
Value 05 - Uprightness
What is uprightness?
What is the loss if we don't follow uprightness?
How is truth related to uprightness?
How can we practice uprightness?
Value 06 - Guru Seva
What is Guru Seva?
Why is Guru Seva important?
What benefit do we get by doing that?
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 007 - Chapter 13 Slokas 08-08 Values - Simplicity, Non Hurting, Forbearance - Class taken on 03 Apr 2022
Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga
Value 02 - Simplicity -
What is being pretentious? Where does one become pretentious?
Why is it bad? How to cultivate Simplicity?
Value 03 - Not Hurting Others -
What are the 3 levels of hurting others?
What is the glory of following Non-Hurting?
Why do we hurt others?
Is Hurting others accepted? And if so when?
How to follow Non-hurting?
Value 04a - Forbearance
What is Forbearance? Why do we need to practice Forbearance?
What are choiceless situations?
How can one cultivate forbearance?
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 006 - Chapter 13 Slokas 08-08 Introduction to Values & Humility - Class taken on 27 Mar 2022Chapter 13 Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga
What is the definition of the term Bhagavan?
Sloka 08-12 Bhagavan gives list of 20 Virtues / Values
Why are Values important?
How can we imbibe values? What are the tips?
Value 01 Humility -
What is Humility? When should one be humble?
Why is it required? What if it is not there?
How can one cultivate Humility?
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 005 - Introduction 04-04 Gita Dhyana Slokas - Class taken on 13 Mar 2022
Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 4 (Gita Namaskara)
Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 2 (Vyasa Namaskara)
Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 (Krishna Namaskara)
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 004 - Introduction 03-04 Vedas & Bhagavad Gita & Gita Dhyana Slokas Verses 7 & 1 - Class taken on 06 Mar 2022
What is Pravritti Lakshana & Nivritti Lakshana?
How are the Vedas split ?
What is the relationship between Vedas & Bhagavad Gita?
Where did Vedas come from? When did it come?
What are Shastras?
What is Shraddha?
Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 7 (Mahabharata Namaskara)
Gita Dhyana Slokas Verse 1 (Gita Namaskara)
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 003 - Introduction 03-03 Vedas & Bhagavad Gita - Class taken on 27 Feb 2022What does Vedas convey?
What is Dharma (duties) ?
What is Saamanya Dharma (General duties) & Visesha Dharma (Specific duties)?
What are Human goals?
What is Punya? How do we get it?
How will I be able to recognize the benefit of Punya ?
What is the goal of my life?
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 002 - Introduction 02-02 Human Problem - Class taken on 13 Feb 2022
Why is Human birth considered superior?
What advantage does humans get over other animals?
Are humans experiencing problems/difficulties that animals do not experience?
What is Samsara?
What is Liberation or Moksha?
When should someone come to Bhagavad Gita?
Is Bhagavad Gita study limited to certain people only?
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Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta | English | Balaji Ramaswamy | vedantabalaji@gmail.comBhagavad Gita - Class 001 - Introduction 01-01 Greatness of Gita - Class taken on 06 Feb 2022
Bhagavad Gita - Class 001 - Introduction 01-01 Greatness of Gita - Class taken on 06 Feb 2022
What is our culture?
Why do the vēdic scriptures prescribe a Ishvara-centered life?
What is our fundamental relationship?
Why do we need rituals?
What should we do to practice the rituals?
What should we do to not drop the rituals?
What is the greatness of Bhagavad Gita?
What is the benefit of studying Gita?
2023-10-1658 min
Ryan Tran Podcast#30 | Roman Empire, ChatGPT, Inflation, Establishment Dems, Presidential Candidates and The Network StateExpect to hear my thoughts on the recent trend around the Roman Empire, how I've used ChatGPT to help me with a variety of tasks, the inflation phenomena that is happening in our country and abroad, the failures of Establishment Democrats and why they've dramatically lost support over the years and how that has led to the emergence of legitamate presidential candidates like RFK Jr. or Vivek Ramaswamy, and why I think the concept of The Network State coined by Balaji Srinivasan is really interesting and worth serious consideration as the next step in the evolution of societies.
2023-09-2054 min