Author: Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (110): Chapter 17 Verses 1-7 | Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (110): Chapter 17 Verses 1-7 | Swami Tadatmananda

“Threefold is the faith of embodied beings, corresponding to their nature – the sattvic, the rajasic, and the tamasic. Hear about it.” (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 17, Verse 2)

Why is the Bhagavad Gita the most widely studied Hindu scripture? It presents the profound spiritual wisdom of ancient rishis in a context we can all relate to – the battlefield of day-to-day life.

 

Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit.

Bhagavad Gita Class (109): Chapter 16 Verses 20-24 | Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (109): Chapter 16 Verses 20-24 | Swami Tadatmananda

“Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, I perpetually cast into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of life.” (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verse 20)

Why is the Bhagavad Gita the most widely studied Hindu scripture? It presents the profound spiritual wisdom of ancient rishis in a context we can all relate to – the battlefield of day-to-day life.

 

Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit.

Bhagavad Gita Class (108): Chapter 16 Verses 13-19 | Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (108): Chapter 16 Verses 13-19 | Swami Tadatmananda

“Arrogance, pride, anger, harshness, and ignorance—these are the qualities of those who are born with demonic tendencies.” (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verse 18)

Why is the Bhagavad Gita the most widely studied Hindu scripture? It presents the profound spiritual wisdom of ancient rishis in a context we can all relate to – the battlefield of day-to-day life.

 

Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit.

Bhagavad Gita Class (107): Chapter 16 Verses 6-12 | Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (107): Chapter 16 Verses 6-12 | Swami Tadatmananda

“Accordingly, those cultivated virtuous qualities and performed meritorious deeds in the past lives are the ones who are born with divine natures, while those who indulged in sin and defiled their minds in previous lives carry the same tendencies into the present one.” (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verse 6)

Why is the Bhagavad Gita the most widely studied Hindu scripture? It presents the profound spiritual wisdom of ancient rishis in a context we can all relate to – the battlefield of day-to-day life.

 

Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit.

Bhagavad Gita Class (106): Chapter 16 Verses 1-5 | Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (106): Chapter 16 Verses 1-5 | Swami Tadatmananda

“The Blessed Lord said: ‘Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity, and straightforwardness.'” (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verse 1)

Why is the Bhagavad Gita the most widely studied Hindu scripture? It presents the profound spiritual wisdom of ancient rishis in a context we can all relate to – the battlefield of day-to-day life.

 

Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit.