# 52 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge " : EXPOSITION OF VERSES 24 TO 31

“It is that one divine truth that is manifest through all beings, all things, all…actions. So our ordinary actions or our religious duties, all of them can be converted into a yagna.”

“Offering the self (ego) as an aahuti into the fire of Brahman. So to reach the state of realization of Aham Brahmasmi, this aham must come to an end.”

“By getting things you are not going to attain moksha. Moksha has nothing to do with getting. It is always in giving, abandoning, renouncing...so sacrifice this little self into the fire of Brahman. The ego has to end, the ‘I’ has to end.”

(This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

                                                   

# 51 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHANTING SEGMENT : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge" : VERSES 24 TO 31

The chanting CD played at this Gita Gyan Yagna is the 'Geeta Chanting' by Swami Brahmananda (Central Chinmaya Mission Trust).

(This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

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# 50 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge " : EXPOSITION OF VERSES 20 TO 23

 “He is not bound…there are no expectations. No complaints, no grumbling. This is one of my favorite verses of the Gita (#22). No likes and dislikes…not competing, envious of somebody else…equanimous in success as well as failure…though acting there is no bondage. Karma cannot touch (such) a person.”

(This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

                                                   

# 49 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHANTING SEGMENT : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge" : VERSES 20 TO 23

The chanting CD played at this Gita Gyan Yagna is the 'Geeta Chanting' by Swami Brahmananda (Central Chinmaya Mission Trust).

(This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

# 48 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge " : EXPOSITION OF VERSES 10 TO 19

 “…the ideal would be to discover the divinity within ourselves...and then discover the same divinity in all beings around.”

“…each one of us has to discover the presence of that divinity within ourselves as well as without ourselves.”

(This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

                                                   

# 47 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHANTING SEGMENT : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge" : VERSES 10 TO 19

The chanting CD played at this Gita Gyan Yagna is the 'Geeta Chanting' by Swami Brahmananda (Central Chinmaya Mission Trust). (This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

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# 46 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge " : EXPOSITION OF VERSES 7 TO 9

“Avatars have always been beings…descending…disguised manifestations of the Supreme as and when required in the human condition.”

“…Shri Aurobindo puts it: ‘The descent of the divine for the ascent of the finite.’ The descent of the infinite into a finite body so that these finite beings may aspire for a greater fulfillment…a higher consciousness…”

“You have to lift up yourself by yourself. Nobody else can lift you up. So listen to the teaching, reflect on the teaching, and then walk the spiritual path.”

(This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

                                                   

# 45 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHANTING SEGMENT : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge" : VERSES 6 TO 9

The chanting CD played at this Gita Gyan Yagna is the 'Geeta Chanting' by Swami Brahmananda (Central Chinmaya Mission Trust). (This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

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# 44 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge " : EXPOSITION OF VERSES 1 TO 6

 “By teaching karma yoga, Bhagawan is reviving this ancient wisdom which taught us how…ordinary actions can be converted into a spiritual discipline.”

“Action itself is a means for spiritual evolution – to convert the pravritti marg into a nivritti marg.”

(This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

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# 43 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHANTING SEGMENT : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge" : VERSES 1 TO 5

The chanting CD played at this Gita Gyan Yagna is the 'Geeta Chanting' by Swami Brahmananda (Central Chinmaya Mission Trust). (This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012)

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# 42 : (VIDEO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHAPTER 4 : " The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciplines of Action and Knowledge” : INTRODUCTION

“That openness to knowledge…has been a chief characteristic of this culture…right from the days of the Vedas till today. Our spiritual tradition has always encouraged the pursuit of knowledge.”

“The knowers of Brahman tell us there are 2 types of knowledge – the para vidya, the apara vidya. And both are to be known”

“…the Gita’s special contribution…to the Vedanta philosophy is this – the doctrine of the avatara. Strangely, the word ‘avatara’ is not used in the Gita.”

(This clip is from Guruji's discourse in December 2010 during the Gita Gyan Yagna held at Bangalore, India, from 2010-2012.)

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# 41 : (AUDIO) : BHAGAVAD GITA : CHAPTER 4 : "The Yoga of Knowledge as well as the disciples of Action and Knowledge" : OVERVIEW

"People walk my path from all directions.  There is no one specific path applicable to one and all.  Everyone has to follow his own path in this spiritual journey and freedom should be given to individuals to approach the divine in different ways."

                                                                           (This discourse was recorded in Bangalore.)