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Ravi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 97 - Final recap of Chapters Sixteen and SeventeenEpisode 97 covers. the recap of Chapters sixteen and Seventeen. Chapter sixteen is the chapter on divine and demonic values. Chapter seventeen is the chapter explaining the three types of tyAgam, food, sacrifices, austerities, charities and what is the meaning of "OM tat sat".2024-08-1529 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 97 - Final Recap of Chapters Sixteen and SeventeenEpisode 97 covers the final recap of chapters sixteen and seventeen.2024-08-1429 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 96 - Final Recap of Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen.Episode 96 covers the final Recap of chapters fourteen and fifteen.2024-08-0729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 95 - Final Recap of Chapter ThirteenEpisode 95 covers the recap of chapter thirteen.2024-07-3128 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 94 - Final Recap of Chapters Ten Through Twelve2024-07-2429 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 93 - Final Recap of Chapters Eight and Nine2024-07-1729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 92 - Recap of Four Step Self Realization Process and Chapter Seven2024-07-1028 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 91 - Final Recap of Chapters Four (Cont.), Five and SixThis episode covers the final recap of chapters four (Cont.), five and six. Essentially this covers karma sannyAsa yogam and dhyAna yogam.2024-07-0329 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 90 - Final Recap of Chapters Three and Four2024-06-2629 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 89 - Final Recap of Chapters One and TwoEpisode 89 has the summary of the first two chapters - arjuna vishAda yoga and sankhya yoga. The first chapter sets the background and the reasoning for Gita teaching.2024-06-1928 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 88 - Chapter 18 Part 11 - Sanjaya's Closure and Chapter Appreciation2024-06-1229 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 87 - Chapter 18 Part 10 - Bhagavan's Final Advice and Arjuna's Final Decision2024-06-0529 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 86 - Chapter 18 Part 9 - Bhagavan's Final Teaching - Abandon All DharmasIn Episode 86, this podcast has reached the final concluding teaching. This covers the final advice for peace. BhagavAn who was all along talking in first person suddenly switches to third person. Why so? This is a very subtle and at the same time very important transition in BG. Listen to the episode to understand what is going on. This episode also covers the very popular verse "sarva dharmAn parityaja ...".2024-05-2929 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 85 - Chapter 18 Part 8 - Jeevan Mukta, Devotion, Surrender and GraceIn the final summary chapter, after completing His summary about the three guNAs and varna division, and attaining the state of perfection, Bhagavan reaches the final stretch. In this episode He talks about a Jeevan mukta, devotion, surrender and grace of God. 2024-05-2229 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 84 - Chapter 18 Part 7 - Attaining The State Of Perfection - The Actionless StateAfter covering all aspects of the three guNAs, Bhagavan now moves on to wrap up His teachings. In chapter three He mentioned about the naishkarmyam state, the actionlessness state. In this summary chapter next he brings that topic about attaining the state of perfection. 2024-05-1529 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 83 - Chapter 18 Part 6 - Varna Division And Varna DutiesEpisode 83 covers the final summary of varna division and varna duties and its purpose.2024-05-0829 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 82 - Chapter 18 Part 5 - Three Types of Intellect, Fortitude And Happiness2024-05-0129 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 81 - Chapter 18 Part 4 - Three Types of Knowledge, Action And Doer2024-04-2429 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 80 - Chapter 18 Part 3 - Five Factors For An Action And The Three Impulses To Act2024-04-1729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 79 - Chapter 18 Part 2 - Three Types of ThyAgam And Who Is a ThyAgi.2024-04-1029 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 78 - Chapter 18 Part 1 - Introduction and Sannyasam vs ThyagamEpisode 78 of podcast "BG - yah pashyati sa pashyati"With Episode 78 this podcast has reached the final chapter of BG. The final eighteenth chapter is the longest chapter in BG and it covers all the major topics that has been taught in earlier chapters. In fact, In this chapter, BhagavAn actually uses some of the phrases he has used earlier. For anyone who has not been following the previous episodes, this chapter alone will give a good understanding of BG. Because of that I will not be taking a short cut to finish this chapter. A total o...2024-04-0329 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 77 - Chapter 17 Part 4 - What is Om Tat Sat and Chapter AppreciationEpisode 77 covers the final part of chapter 17. In the first three parts we have seen the influence of the three guNAs, sattva, rajas and tamas on faith we have, food we consume, sacrifices we perform, austerities at the body, speech and mind levels and also charities we give. The final part explains the meaning of the three words OM tat and sat separately and together, and when they are used. This is followed by chapter appreciation which will address two important aspects of this chapter.2024-03-2729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 76 - Chapter 17 Part 3 - Three Types of Austerities and Charities2024-03-2029 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 75 - Chapter 17 Part 2 - Three Types of Faith, Food and Sacrifices2024-03-1329 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 74 - Chapter 17 Part 1 - The Glories Of The Threefold FaithEpisode 74 starts chapter 17. This chapter is titled as shraddhAtrayabhAga yogo, The glories of three fold faith. You can see this chapter as an extension of chapter fourteen. If Chapter fourteen is theory about the three gunAs, chapter 17 is application of the three guNAs in our daily life.This chapter explains three types of faith (shraddhA), food (annam), sacrifices (yagnAs), austerities (tapas), and charity (dhAnam). In addition to these the meaning of the expression 'om tat sat' is also explained.2024-03-0629 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 73 - Chapter 16 Part 3 - Chapter Conclusion and Chapter Appreciation.Chapter 16 is a unique chapter in the sense that the entire chapter 16 has a battlefield context. As part of the chapter appreciation, episode 73 will cover the battlefield context of the divine and demonic values taught in chapter 16.2024-02-2826 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 72 - Chapter 16 Part 2 - Philosophy and Life of Demoniac People.Episode 71 covered twenty six divine and six demoniac values. Episode 72 cover the philosophy and life style of demoniac people.2024-02-2129 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 71 - Chapter 16 Part 1 - Divine and Demonic ValuesEpisode 71 covers twenty six divine values and six demonic values.2024-02-1429 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 70 - Chapter 15 Part 5 - Chapter Conclusion and Chapter Appreciation - ConsciousnessEpisode 70 covers the final verses of chapter 15 where Bhagavan stresses the importance of sAstrAs. The episode also includes chapter appreciation, where Consciousness in some of the Indian darsans including vedanta and science are examined. 2024-02-0729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 69 - Chapter 15 Part 4 - Who Digests our Food and Who is Purushottama.The previous episode 68 covered who is the nourisher of the body and how nourishment is created for beings to have a life. Episode 69 covers who digests the food we eat and who is purushottama, the best person in the universe. When we say the best, there has to be at least three entities. The ordinary, the middle and the best. These three beings are covered in this episode.2024-01-3129 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 68 - Chapter 15 Part 3 - Nourisher and Nourishment.What is the difference between a jeevAtma and paramAtmA? What does jeevAtmA move from one body to another mean? After death, what does jeevAtmA take along with it and how does it do it? Where is nourishment for our body coming from? Who is giving that nourishment? These are some of the questions for which BhagavAn is giving answers in this episode.2024-01-2429 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 67 - Chapter 15 Part 2 - The Goal of Human LifeEpisode 67 continues the metaphor of an Upside Down Tree from the previous episode. This upside down tree represents samsArA. Even though the samsArA itself is eternal, individual samsArA can be cut down. Bhagavan explains what tool should be used to cut this tree-of-samsArA. This episode also explains the goal set for human beings. He also explains a streaming service that he had started long long ago and how his place looks like. Also the verse that gives the foundation for vishishtadvaita is covered in this episode.2024-01-1729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 66 - Chapter 15 Part 1 - Introduction to an Upside Down Tree2024-01-1029 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastChapter 65 - Chapter 14 Part 3 - Crossing the Three Gunas & Chapter ConclusionThis episode covers, how to identify a person who has crossed the three guNAs. BhagavAn gives 12 qualities of the person who has crossed the three guNAs. This is like a short summary of the teachings in earlier chapters. The chapter end with the answer to the question I asked in the first episode BhagavAn himself answers who He is.2024-01-0329 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 64 - Chapter 14 Part 2 - Crossing the Three GunasEpisode 64 focusses on how to identify a person who has crossed the three guNAs, a guṇātītaḥ, Bhagavan lists twelve qualities of the person who has crossed over the three guNAs. In this epsiode we will also see what happens when a person crosses the three guNAs. The chapter ends looping back to the beginning of the chapter. At the end of the chapter Bhagavan brings in a idea which is the seed for the following chapter 15.2023-12-2729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 63 - Chapter 14 Part 1 - Intro To The Chapter On Three GunasEpisode 63 of podcast "BG - Yah pashyati sa pashyati" - One who sees that person sees.With BhagavAn's blessings, having finished thirteen chapters, Episode 63 starts chapter fourteen. Bhagavan has been talking about three guNAs from the very beginning of his teachings. In chapter two, he pointed out to arjuna that vedAs have stuff other than karma kANDA rituals and it teaches something called three guNAs. Subsequently every now and then this guNA propped up in His teaching. But for the sattva guNA, he did not even introduce the other two guNAs early on. He introduced the names...2023-12-2028 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 62 - Chapter 13 Part 6 - Chapter Appreciation Part 2Episode 62 continues the chapter 13 appreciations. This episode covers the interesting story of creation as per kashmir shaivism, aadi sankara's imaginary dialogue to make his point that samsarA is a superimposition, the idea of consciousness in other Indian schools of thought and finally the right perception of the world.2023-12-1326 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 61 - Chapter 13 Part 5 - Chapter Conclusion and Chapter Appreciation Part 1This episode covers the final few verses of chapter 13 which talks about brahman, the ultimate reality. This is followed by chapter appreciation. The creation aspect discussed in chapter thirteen is seen in different angles by different Indian darsans. Therefore chapter 13 gets two appreciation episodes. In this episode, as part of chapter appreciation, sAnkhya kArika and ishvara tattvam are covered. Episode 62 will cover creation as described in kashmir saivism. 2023-12-0626 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 60 - Chapter 13 Part 4 - Purusha and Prakriti Part 22023-11-2928 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 59 - Chapter 13 Part 3 - Purusha and Prakriti Part 1Episode 59 has the first part of what is purusha and prakriti.2023-11-2229 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 58 - Chapter 13 Part 2 - Knowledge And What Is To Be Known - jnAnam and jNeyamEpisode 58 discusses about jnAnam and jNeyam - The knolwedge and what is to be known. What is to be known is kshetrajna covered in the previous episode. It is knowing who we really are.As part of knowledge, twenty means of accomplishment are covered. These twenty means of accomplishment covers the ultimate human goal and how to achieve that goal. As part of what is to be known Bhagavan covers who is kshetrajna and how it achieves the performance of all actions. The subtlety of kshetrajnA is explained in nine different ways using a paradoxical language.2023-11-1529 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 57 - Chapter 13 Part 1 - Introduction, kshetra (The Field) and kshetrajna (The Knower of the Field).Episode 57 starts chapter 13. In this episode we have introduction to the chapter and what is kshetra and kshetrajna. 2023-11-0829 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 56 - Recap of Chapters Ten through TwelveThis episode gives a recap of chapters ten through twelve.2023-11-0128 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 55 - Recap of Chapters Seven Through Nine2023-10-2527 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 54 - Chapter 12 Part 3 - Qualifications of a Devotee to be Dear to Bhagavan & Chapter Appreciation2023-10-1829 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 53 - Chapter 12 Part 2 - Qualifications of a Devotee Who is Dear to GodEpisode 52 gave an intro to the chapter on bhakti (devotion) and explained two out of five levels of devotion. In episode 53 Bhagavan keeps coming down to our levels step by step and gives three more levels of devotion. Nothing in this seems to match what most people think devotion means. After that Bhagavan explains what qualifications one must have to become dear to Him. You be your own judge.2023-10-1127 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 52 - Chapter 12 Part 1 - Bhakti Yoga - Chapter on DevotionThrough out the year, the hindu calendar is full of religious activities. Especially during Navarathri community engages in a lot of activities - golu and pujas in homes and temples, festivals and concerts, garba dances, visiting each other's home and interacting with friends and more. This is a very colorful period of the year. This period is celebrated as a period of devotion next only to mArgazhi in TN. Considering this period is celebrated by all parts of India and also abroad, one can say this is more a broad based celebration. But what exactly is devotion? Is it...2023-10-0429 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 51 - Chapter 11 Part 2 - Seeing the Cosmic Form Conclusion and Chapter AppreciationArjuna continues to describe the Cosmic Form he is seeing. With fear overcoming him, arjuna begs Bhagavan to get back to his original form. Bhagavan restores Himself to his original form and consoles Arjuna. With that description of the Cosmic Form there is nothing much to add as chapter appreciation, except to make one observation.2023-09-2729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 50 - Chapter 11 Part 1 - Seeing the Cosmic FormThis podcast "BG -yah pashyati sa pashyati" reaches a milestone. In Episode 50 Bhagavan is giving His Cosmic Form to Arjuna.2023-09-2029 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 49 - Chapter 10 Part 4 - Glories of Bhagavan - Chapter Conclusion and AppreciationEpisode 49 continues the vibhuties, glories of Bhagavan. This cover the eighth and ninth aspects of Bhagavan's glory and chapter conclusion and appreciation.2023-09-1329 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 48 - Chapter 10 Part 3 - Glories of Bhagavan (Continuation)Episode 48 continues to explain the glories of Bhagavan. Who He Is and how to see him in this world.2023-09-0629 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 47 - Chapter 10 Part 2 - 76 Glories of BhagavanIn this episode 47, Bhagavan starts a detailed list of 76 of His glories. This covers 21 verses and the list in verse order will sound completely random. Going through these verses in order will make a listener completely lose the purpose of this list. To make life easy, I have reordered all these manifestations and grouped them into 9 glories. With that you can see the clear picture behind what is Bhagavan trying to say. Of course the picture is not something different from what He has already said in chapters seven and nine.2023-08-3029 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 46 - Chapter 10 Part 1 - Introduction to Vibhuti Yoga - Chapter on GloriesEpisode 46 gives introduction to chapter 10 titled Vibhuti yoga. Vibhuti is glories or manifestations or expressions. Bhagavan gives 20 inner expressions and at the request of arjuna gives a detailed list of 76 manifestations. 2023-08-2329 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 45 - Chapter 9 Part 5 - Are Women, VaisyAs and Sudras the worst sinners?Episode 44 started covering verse thirty two that has created a lot of controversy. In this verse Bhagavan talks about sinners, women, vaisyas (business people) and sudras (workers). Some commentaries have even skipped this verse. The last episode explained what the controversy was about and some common sense refutations for the criticisms. Some have interpreted this verse to mean women, business people and workers are the worst sinners and worse all women are of low birth and criticized entire Sanatana dharma.Episode 45 explains who is Bhagavan referring to as sinners and what is the real meaning of the v...2023-08-1627 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 44 - Chapter 9 Part 4 - What Is Needed To Show Devotion To God?In Episode 44, what is needed to show devotion to God is continued from the previous episode. In addition to that another major topic is discussed.In chapter four Bhagavan said that he is the creator of the four fold varna division. So far the focus was on kshatriyas, arjuna being a kshatriya. Since Arjuna wanted to take to sannyAsA, Bhagavan also talked about brAhmins who focus their life on Self knowledge and Self realization. So far he has not talked about the other two varnas viz., vaishyas (merchants) and sudras (workers). Also ArjunA brought up women becoming...2023-08-0928 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 43 - Chapter 9 Part 3 - Five Aspects of God (Continuation) and Three Types of devoteesThe five aspects of God started in episode 42 continues. Following this Bhagavan describes three types of His devotees - (1) devotees without desires, (2) direct devotees with desires and (3) indirect devotees with desires.2023-08-0229 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 42 - Chapter 9 Part 2 - Three Types of People and Five Aspects of God (Part 1)This episode covers three types of people - fools, mahatmas who are knowers of saguna brahman and finally the knowers of nirguna brahman. This episode also starts the five aspects of god and covers the two functions of the first aspect of God.2023-07-2629 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 41 - Chapter 9 Part 1 - Introduction to Chapter and Nature of GodEpisode 41 has the introduction to chapter 9 and describes the nature of God.2023-07-1929 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 40 - Chat with Smt. Jayasri Sundara RaghavanEpisode 40 is a chat with my dear friend Smt. Jayasri Sundara Ragavan. She gives her perspective on BG and this podcast and her questions helps to revise and understand about sthitha prajna, our core duty and dealing with extreme sad situations in our lives.2023-07-1229 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 39 - Chapter 8 Part 3 - The Two Paths After Death and Chapter AppreciationThis episode describes the two paths after death - the path of light and the path of darkness. This also has the chapter appreciation.2023-07-0527 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 38 - Chapter 8 Part 2 - Abode of Akshara Brahman Vs. BrahmalokaIn this episode Bhagavan compares two places - The abode of imperishable brahman with brahma-loka, the place where the creator, four headed brahma, resides.After explaining the difference, Bhagavan says choose the place you want to go but remember my place has one great advantage which the other place has not!2023-06-2829 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 37 - Chapter 8 Part 1 - Introduction to akshara brahman, Imperishable God.Episode 37 starts chapter eight titled akshara brahman, the imperishable God. This is an interesting chapter. One may wonder what is going on here. BG encompasses many Indian thoughts including karma, bhakti, jnAna, yoga etc. They are all practical methods to realize our full potential. Sanatana dharma also talks so much about our after life. This chapter tries to squeeze the various related ideas about after death.2023-06-2229 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 37 - Chapter 8 Part 1 - Introduction to akshara brahman, Imperishable God.2023-06-2129 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 36 - Chapter 7 Part 3 - Knowing God Fully and ConclusionEpisode 36, the concluding part of chapter 7 explains what knowing God fully mean.2023-06-1429 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 35 - Chapter 7 Part 2 - Who or What is God?In Episode 35 Bhagavan explains what is God and how to see God in this world.2023-06-0728 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 34 - Chapter 7 Part 1 - Introduction to Chapters 7 to 12Episode 34 gives an introduction to chapters seven through twelve. A paradigm shift happens in chapter seven. Teachings about Self-realization is complete. Now it is time to know what it really means brahma-nirvana state, whether a God exist and if so what is that God and what is our relationship with that God. BhagavAn enters the territory of bhakti yoga to explain what is bhakti, to whom should we have bhakti, what are the various levels of bhakti and what is the highest form of bhakti, where and how to see God in this world, where to start this bhakti jou...2023-05-3127 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 33 - Recap of Chapters Five and Six - Absence of Doer and YogaEpisode 33 covers the recap of chapters five and six.2023-05-2427 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 32 - Recap of Chapters Three and Four - Action and KnowledgeEpisode 32 gives a summary of chapters three and four.2023-05-1727 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 31 - Recap of Chapters One and Two - Human Sufferings and Solution.Episodes 31, 32 and 33 will cover the recap of the first six chapters. This will give an opportunity for those who have missed the previous chapters to catch up and continue further episodes from chapter seven. Episode 31 covers the recap of chapters one and two. 2023-05-1028 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 30 - Chapter 6 Part 4 - What is Yoga? Chapter Conclusion_n_AppreciationEpisode 30, the concluding episode for chapter six, covers what happens to a practicing yogi who dies without having Self realization. Bhagavan gives some encouraging words. The episode also gives the ultimate definition of yoga and chapter appreciation. 2023-05-0329 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 29 - Chapter 6 Part 3 - Self Realized Yogi, Restless and Unsteady MindEpisode 29 explains the state of Self realized yogi, a quick summary of how to approach, with what attitude to approach meditation, the benefits of meditation, and the outlook of the Self realized yogi. This episode also covers the concern of arjuna about meditation.2023-04-2629 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 28 - Chapter 6 Part 2 - Union With Self Through MeditationEpisode 28 explains the external and internal environment required for Meditation. Bhagavan also explains what we should do and what we should not do in between our meditation sessions. Finally union with Self through Meditation takes place. Bhagavan quotes an analogy that Self realized yogIs have used to explain that state. 2023-04-1928 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 27 - Chapter 6 Part 1 - Introduction to MeditationEpisode 27 gives an introduction to Chapter 6. This is the last chapter covering the "tvam" aspect in veda maha vakyam "tat tvam asi". This chapter covers the final step to Self realization, meditation. It addresses the qualifications for meditation, right environment for meditation, what is and what is not yoga and meditation, what should we do and not do while practicing meditation, what happens when a person is united with inner Self, what happens if we cannot endure and sustain the yoga of meditation and more.2023-04-1228 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 26 - Chapter 5 Part 4 - Chapter AppreciationEpisode 26 brings out appreciation of chapter five. It addresses the complexity of this chapter.2023-04-0526 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 25 - Chapter 5 Part 3 - Chapter ConclusionEpisode 25 brings the Sankhyan to the same highest state as the Self realized yogi. Pandita of chapter two comes back and we understand why this Pandita treat the living and the dead same. With both the karma sannyasa yogi and Sankhyan achieve the highest brahma nirvana state, Bhagavan gives a quick summary and reminds once again about the hurdles of sense objects. Having given the full map for Self realization, Bhagavan concludes the chapter by setting up the stage for the next chapter and putting the seed for later chapters on bhakti, devotion.2023-03-2925 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 24 - Chapter 5 Part 2 - Yogins and Sankhyans attain jeevanmuktiEpisode 24 brings in the Yogins and the Sankhyans who both attain jeevanmukti, liberation while living in the body. In three verses Bhagavan brings in the culmination of all practices he has taught so far. It is the merging of the practicing contemplative yogi to Self and indicates that it is same as merging with Paramatma, the all pervading brahman.2023-03-2228 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 23 - Chapter 5 Part 1 - Intro to Karma Sannyasa Yogam and Yah Pashyati Sa PashyatiEpisode 23 introduces chapter five titled as Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Karma Sannyasam is used with two meanings, one by arjuna and the other by Bhagavan. Check out this episode to know about the difference. Also in this episode Bhagavan brings in the podcast title "yah pashyati sa pashyati"!2023-03-1527 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 22 - Chapter 4 Part 5 - Chapter AppreciationEpisode 22 covers chapter four appreciations. It talks about the only reason for taking incarnations, battlefield context of "even the wise gets deluded", what did Bhagavan mean when He said "he will become the author of confusion", what is the connection of faith to knowledge and the story of shri krishna's disciple uddhava asking krishna about the gambling that took place in duryodhana's palace.2023-03-0826 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 21 - Chapter 4 Part 4 - Yagnas, Benefits of Self Knowledge and Chapter ConclusionEpisode 21 talks about the 13 yagnas (sacrifituals) BhagavAn has mentioned as part of Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Out of these 13, the first is post Self realization and the other 12 are pre Self realization. Bhagavan redefines Yagna from a mere fire ritual performed to attain this and other world goodies to selfless actions with brahman as the only image in mind. This is followed by the four benefits of following his advice and a powerful chapter conclusion stressing the importance of Self knowledge.2023-03-0128 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 20 - Chapter 4 Part 3 - Action-in-Inaction and Inaction-in-Action and Becoming a JeevanmuktaEpisode 20 unwraps the puzzle "Action-in-Inaction" and "Inaction-in-Action". This is followed by the five verse summary of a karma yogi becoming a jeevanmukta, attaining liberation while living in the body.2023-02-2229 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 19 - Chapter 4 Part 2 - Varna Division, The Fourfold Division of Work.In Episode 19 Bhagavan explains what one should do to become one with Him, the Supreme Consciousness and why He created the varna division, the division of work. 2023-02-1526 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 18 - Chapter 4 Part 1 - Introduction to Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yogam and AvatarsEpisode 18 gives an introduction to chapter four titled jnana karma sannyasa yogam - yoga of renunciation of action in knowledge and explains God's avatar, incarnation - its purpose, when and where such incarnations takes place and what should we learn from such incarnations.2023-02-0829 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 17 - Chat with Ms. Varunika Raja on Svabhava and Svadharma - Part 2Episode 17 continues from where it left in Episode 16. The author is continuing his discussions with Ms. Varunika Raja on svabhava and svadharma. The author also shares some of his life experiences related to this topic.2023-02-0126 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 16 - Chat with Ms. Varunika Raja on Svabhava and Svadharma - Part 1In Episode 16 and Episode 17, the author is having a chat with a listener of this podcast, Ms. Varunika Raja.In Episode 16 they discuss svabhava and svadharma as explained in BG. It looks at the spiritual as well as the transactional world point view of these two terms. 2023-01-2527 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 15 - Chapter 3 Part 5 - Our Real Enemies and Chapter Appreciation.Episode 15 explains our real enemies in this world. They are not too far away from us. This is followed by chapter 3 appreciation.2023-01-1829 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 14 - Chapter 3 Part 4 - Freewill and SvadharmaEpisode 14 talks about the fourth major point addressed in chapter 3 , svadharmA . Last two episodes talked about the first three points, viz., naishkarmyam, yagna and loka sangraham. 2023-01-1128 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 13 - Chapter 3 Part 3 - Rain Making, Role Models and PrakritiIn Episode 13, BhagavAn talks about rain making, role models and prakriti. What has these to do with arjunA's confusion. Check out episode 13.2023-01-0428 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 12 - Chapter 3 Part 2 - Wheel of Creation and EnvironmentIn Episode 12 BhagavAn pitches heavily in support of environment. What has environment to do with the solution for arjunA's problem? Listen to this episode. 2022-12-2129 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 11 - Chapter 3 Part 1 - Introduction and NaishkarmyamEpisode 11 gives the introduction to chapter 3 titled karma yoga. This chapter covers four major ideas - naishkarmyam, yajna, lokasamgraham and svadharma. In this episode we will see what is naishkarmyam mean.2022-12-1429 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 10 - Chapter 2 Part 6 - Chapter Summary and Chapter AppreciationThis episode gives the major points of chapter two as a summary followed by chapter two appreciation. As part of appreciation you will see how BhagavAn is teaching even through his scolding, how BhagavAn's teaching has penetrated His own teachings, a discussion of past, present and future in the teaching and finally about the two chandAs used in BG. 2022-12-0729 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 09 - Chapter 2 Part 5 - Brahma NirvAna State and Chapter SummaryEpisode 09 explains the hurdles in realizing the Brahma Nirvana state followed by Chapter 2 summary.2022-11-3027 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 08 - Chapter 2 Part 4 - Going Beyond Good and Bad and Sthitha PrajnaParents teach kid to be good and not to be bad. In this episode, BhagavAn teaches to go beyond good and bad. He also explains a Sthitha prajnA, a person of steady wisdom, the goal to be for all human beings.2022-11-2327 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 07 - Chapter 2 Part3 - What is Yoga and Introduction to Karma YogaAfter tacking the issue of death, Bhagavan moves on to explain how to perform any action without incurring sin. He moves from why we should perform actions to how we should perform actions. 2022-11-1629 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 06 - Chapter 2 Part 2 - Dharmic and Material World Considerations for ActionEpisode 06 dwells with the dharmic and material world considerations for acting in this world and how we can avoid sin from any action we perform.2022-11-0929 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 05 - Chapter 2 Part 1 - Arjuna's surrender and Sankhya yogaEpisode 05 starts chapter two. In this episode, Bhagavan scolds Arjuna and Arjuna makes one last bit attempt to escape from the action in the battlefield. Confused he surrenders and becomes a disciple of Bhagavan. Bhagavan teaches Sankhya yoga, the knowledge about our true inner Self.2022-11-0428 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 05 - Chapter 2 Part 1 - Arjuna's surrender and sAnkhya yogaEpisode 05 explains bhagavAn's scolding of arjunA and arjunA's surrender to bhagavAn seeking a solution for his dilemma and sAnkhya yoga, the knowledge about our true inner Self.2022-11-0226 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 04 - Chapter 1 Part 2 - Chapter AppreciationIn Episode 04, the author looks back into chapter 1 with appreciative thoughts. This covers a deeper analysis of the first, middle and last verses of the chapter, Arjuna's monologue and a comparison of Arjuna with Mauryan king Ashoka.2022-10-2627 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 03 - Chapter 1 Part 1 - The Battlefield and Arjuna's Grief.Episode 3 explains what happens on the eve and also before the sunrise of the first day of war. The war starts and yet there is no Bhagavad Gita. What happened? Listen to this episode.2022-10-1927 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 02 - Introduction Part 2 - Background story MahabharataEpisode 02 gives the background story leading to the kurukshetra war. 2022-10-1225 minRavi Ranganathan PodcastEpisode 01 - Introduction Part 1 - Bhagavad Gita, yah pashyati sa pashyatiThis inaugural episode provides an introduction to this podcast series "Bhagavad Gita, yah pashyati sa pashyati" (One who sees that person sees).This episode covers what this podcast is about, how it came about, and some information about the author.2022-10-0328 min