Author: Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (112): Chapter 17 Verses 14-22 | Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (112): Chapter 17 Verses 14-22 | Swami Tadatmananda

“Charity given out of duty, without expectation of return, at the proper time and place, and to a worthy person, is considered to be in the mode of goodness.” (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 17, 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 (111): Chapter 17 Verses 8-13 | Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (111): Chapter 17 Verses 8-13 | Swami Tadatmananda

“Food which increases life, purifies one’s existence, gives strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction, which are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart, are dear to those in the mode of goodness.” (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 17, Verse 8)

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 (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.