Religion & Spirituality

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita

Ananda

This video series is an explanation of India’s best-loved scripture approached from an entirely fresh perspective — one that combines its deep allegorical meaning with its down-to-earth prac...

Episodes

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Yoga Is the Remembrance of Who You Really Are

In this reflection on Bhagavad Gita 2:71, true pea...

8:48Oct 16, 2011

When You Have No Desires, You Will Have No Fear

In this talk on Bhagavad Gita 2:55–57, the speaker...

17:45Oct 16, 2011

How Our Mind Rationalizes Our Delusions

This talk reflects on the first chapter of the Bha...

9:00Oct 16, 2011

The Most Important Attitude to Develop Is the Desire for God

Swami Kriyananda, commenting on Bhagavad Gita 2:59...

9:34Oct 16, 2011

Time and Space Do Not Exist

We are already living in eternity, though our illusions of time and space prevent us from seeing reality as it truly is: God at the center o...

9:43Oct 16, 2011

Time and Space Do Not Exist

Swami Kriyananda, reflecting on Bhagavad Gita 2:24...

9:43Oct 16, 2011

Don't Identify with Your Mistakes

Swami Kriyananda, reflecting on Bhagavad Gita 2:22...

9:04Oct 16, 2011

Why Did God Create Us?

Swami Kriyananda, commenting on Bhagavad Gita 2:17...

8:33Oct 16, 2011

The Immortal Soul

Swami Kriyananda explains Krishna’s teaching in Bh...

8:57Oct 16, 2011

Our Level of Consciousness Determines Our Personal Reality

Swami Kriyananda, reflecting on Bhagavad Gita 1:17...

10:00Oct 15, 2011

You Can Only Find God with the Help of a Guru

In this passage, the focus is on Krishna’s gentle...

9:11Oct 14, 2011

Sexuality and Self-Control

Chapter 1, Stanza 6 We have enormous power but may...

8:33Oct 12, 2011

Devotion Gives Us the Hunger to Want God

In this passage, the speaker reflects on Bhagavad...

9:42Oct 10, 2011

Love Is the Answer to Doubt

This passage marks the transition from Bhagavad Gi...

9:26Oct 8, 2011

Be Loyal to Your Experience, not Your Belief

Swami Kriyananda, reflecting on Krishna’s counsel...

10:00Oct 7, 2011

Our True Home Is in God

Swami Kriyananda, reflecting on Krishna’s words in...

9:53Oct 7, 2011

Reason vs. Intuition

Swami Kriyananda, reflecting on Bhagavad Gita vers...

9:44Oct 4, 2011

Finding Balance Between Our Masculine and Feminine Natures

In Bhagavad Gita verses 38–39, Arjuna hesitates to...

10:14Oct 2, 2011

Patanjali's Eight-Fold Path

Chapter 1, Stanza 5

10:08Oct 2, 2011

Self-Esteem Is Built on Sand - Know God

Swami Kriyananda reflects on a verse from the Bhag...

9:45Sep 29, 2011