135. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 12 Verses 5-7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Hinduism, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verses 5-7) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

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0:00.0	So,
0:02.0	Vasudeva-Sutam-Devam
0:06.0	Gamsachanuram
0:10.0	Devaki Paramanandam
0:16.0	Krishna Vande Jagad Guru
0:20.0	So again we are honored to have Swami Kirti Pradanadha.
0:27.6	Among us is our new Swami in Houston in the Vedantata Society of Greater Houston.
0:38.3	Bhakti Yoga, the 12th chapter, a very beloved chapter in the Bhagavad Gita.
0:42.3	It's one of the shortest with only 20 verses.
0:46.3	Often, as I said, people start their Gita study sometimes from the 12th chapter, not from the beginning but from the 12th chapter.
0:57.0	So what is done here is, first, Arjuna asks Krishna
1:03.0	that all this time, over the last 12 chapters, you know, 11 chapters,
1:09.0	you have broadly indicated to me two paths. one is a path of self-enquiry
1:14.6	realization that I am the vast limitless existence consciousness place that's one path the path of knowledge
1:22.6	and then you have talked about god incarnation devotion the devotion, the path of devotion, Bhakti.
1:30.3	So Bhakti and gai, love and knowledge, they seem to be two different paths and
1:36.3	which of these is the better.
1:39.3	The precise way he formulated the question was these two yogas, the yogis
1:44.6	proceeding along these two paths
1:46.3	whose yoga is better
1:47.8	whose yoga is better
1:48.9	who is a better knower of yoga
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