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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

80. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 16-19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Hinduism, Religion & Spirituality

4.8714 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 16-19) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

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O'm Vasudeva,

0:02.0

Son Deva,

0:03.0

Kamsachanur Ramadanam,

0:06.0

Devaki, Paramanandam,

0:09.0

Krishna, Vandhe Jagad Gurum.

0:17.0

Now, let me read from the sixth chapter we had done verse number 14 last time, 14 and 15, get done 15 last time.

0:41.3

So verse number 15 and then 16 is

0:48.3

Nattya Asnata's to yo Gosti

0:53.3

Nachai Kantam Manashnata

0:56.0

Natchati,

0:58.0

Svap Nashiyla-ya

1:00.0

Jagrat O' Nay vacharjuna.

1:03.0

Yoga is not attained by one who eats too much

1:08.0

or who eats nothing at all,

1:10.0

nor by him who sleeps too much, or who keeps awake too much, O Arjuna.

1:19.8

So in the last verse, we talked about the deepest meditation in the verse number 15 and the ultimate reality which is attained

1:30.3

Shanting Nirvana Paramam. And from there, Sri Krishna goes straight to food, diet.

1:38.3

Jidu Krishna Mutti used to say, from the sublime to the ridiculous.

1:43.3

No, it's not ridiculous. It's practical.

1:48.7

Swami Vivekhani used to say, I know where the shoe pinches. Unfortunately, in spite of all

1:54.4

our high philosophy, in spite of all our subtle thinking, there, we are also still embodied creatures.

2:02.5

We are creatures of flesh and blood.

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