22. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verses 58 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Religion & Spirituality, Hinduism

4.8 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verses 58) 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	Ome, Vasudeva,
0:04.0	Vsutam Devam,
0:06.0	Kamsachanuram Ardanam,
0:10.0	Devaki, Paramanandam,
0:14.0	Krishna, Vande Jagad Guru. We are studying the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita and of the three great themes of the second chapter.
0:31.6	First is of course the most important thing, self-knowledge.
0:35.6	Who am I or what am I?
0:42.3	Why is that most important? Because that is the claim of Vedantah. Vedant is all about that. The claim is, if we truly know who or what we really are,
0:48.3	and that is, there is no mystery about that. We are the Atman. We are Brahman. We are one with God. Whichever way you put it,
0:56.5	the divinity within us. When we know that, then all our problems will be solved. Solved,
1:03.7	again, be careful. Solved means we transcend those problems. We really find the fulfillment that we are seeking for transcending suffering and attainment
1:15.7	of fulfillment.
1:16.7	We find that when we realize who or what we truly are.
1:20.5	So that is self-realization.
1:22.9	The second great theme was, all right, self-realization, that's great. What do I do with my life?
1:29.9	I have a life, a job that I have to do.
1:33.3	So how do I handle that?
1:37.7	There's space here.
1:40.6	Karma Yoga is the second great theme of the Bhagavad Gita.
1:47.0	How to transform our daily actions into spiritual practice.
1:52.0	To convert our karma into karma yoga.
1:55.0	And then the third theme which is going on right now,
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