Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15  “ Purushottama Yoga” Verses 1, 2 & 3

The lecture explores the tree of samsara—the world of bondage and becoming—as described in the Upanishads. Bhagavan Krishna presents the powerful allegory of an upside-down tree, with its roots above in the Supreme Self and its branches spreading below into the world of experience.

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14 “Yoga of the Three Modes of Material Nature” Verses 24, 25, 26 & 27

The lecture emphasizes that the transcendence of the three modes of Prakriti is a crucial step towards liberation (Moksha). By recognizing and overcoming the influences of the three Gunas, one can achieve a state of eternal bliss and knowledge.

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14 “Yoga of the Three Modes of Material Nature” Verses 22, 23, & 24

The lecture discusses the characteristics and behavior of a person who has transcended the three Gunas, as recommended by Lord Krishna to all the seekers of liberation.

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14 “Yoga of the Three Modes of Material Nature” Verses 19, 20 & 21

The lecture discusses how the predominance of Stava, Rajas, or Tamas in my mind results in either progress or regression in my spiritual evolution, and how we can go beyond the effects of the Gunas.

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14 “Yoga of the Three Modes of Material Nature” Verses 16,17,& 18

The lecture discusses how the predominance of Stava, Rajas, or Tamas in the mind results in either progress or regression in a person’s spiritual evolution and determines the environment for the rebirth.

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The lecture discusses how we can use the understandings of the “Three Gunas” to cleanse our Antahkarana, the internal instrument - the mind and intellect for our spiritual evolution.

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14 "Yoga of the Three Modes of Material Nature" Verses 10, 11 & 12

The lecture discusses how the three aspects of Maya, Satva, Rajas, and Tamas bind pure consciousness to Prakriti, thereby creating identification with the limited self. How do I know which Guna is dominating my mind, and what are the symptoms of recognizing it?

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14 “Yoga of the Three Modes of Material Nature” Verses 7,8 & 9

The lecture discusses why we do not experience our true nature, Sat-Chit-Ananda, due to the bondage created by the Qualities of Satva, Rajas, and Tamas, and how they bind the infinite self to the limited body, mind, and intellect, thereby creating Jiva, the individual self.

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14 “Yoga of the Three Modes of Material Nature” Verses 4,5 & 6

The lecture discusses three Gunas of Prakriti as the ropes binding the infinite self to the limitations of Body, Mind, and Intellect. Even Satva, despite having purity and brightness, binds the individual to happiness and knowledge.

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14 "Yoga of the Three Modes of Material Nature" Verses 1,2 &3

The lecture discusses the perpetual cycle of the universe's creation and dissolution, in which Ishvara is both Purusha, the Universal Father, and Prakriti, the Universal Mother.

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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 13 “The Field and the Knower of the Field” Verses 32, through 35

The lecture discusses the concluding verses of this Chapter, indicating the nature of the self as unattached and untainted by the actions of the limited self, yet supportive of the World of all beings.

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