Sense Control is Not Yoga
Omm Namo Bhagavate In this continuation from last week’s discussion of yoga as link, Swamiji now expands on yoga as addition.
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The State of Truly Enlightened Beings
Omm Namo Bhagavate Consider: does a yogi respond to what prakriti wants, or what prakriti needs? Swamiji addresses this and other key points, illustrated by a charming story, in this segment of an April 2024 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram.
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Omm Namo Bhagavate Performing sadhana is not the purpose of Gita yoga. Sadhana is just a transitional stage on the path that takes us toward the goal. But what happens when we reach the goal? What do we do then? … Continue reading →
Don’t Volunteer Advice…
Omm Namo Bhagavate Imagine trying to fill a bucket with water when there is a hole in the bucket. That’s what happens when a yogi is not diligent about preserving sattwa—it keeps leaking out. Swamiji shared this during the Advanced … Continue reading →
To Free Ourselves
Omm Namo Bhagavate From the perspective of Gita verse 347 (9.9), Swamiji discusses how to remain unidentified with the actions of others, and the importance of purifying one’s aspiration, in this excerpt from an Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram in March … Continue reading →
This Cobweb of Karma
Omm Namo Bhagavate Here Swamiji continues to discuss the difference between you reacting and your system reacting, in an excerpt from a March Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram. The first two Gita verses quoted in Sanskrit early in this recording are … Continue reading →
One Key Verse
Omm Namo Bhagavate Here Swamiji demonstrates how to pick one key verse from a chapter of Gita that encapsulates the whole essence of that chapter. He also explains the beginning of Chapter 7, and the difference between knowledge (gyaana) and … Continue reading →
A Scripture of Action
Omm Namo Bhagavate Swamiji began this February 2026 Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram by asking, what is the difference between saankhya yoga and Gita yoga?
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