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Bhagavad Gita Advanced Lessons for the Western Mind

Bhagavad Gita Advanced Lessons for the Western Mind

By: Andre Vas
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 Bhagavad Gita lessons are a mirror to the self (you), revealing the nature of reality, the mind, and our place in the grand order of existence. It presents a step-by-step method to help seekers refine their thinking, emotions, and decision-making, guiding them toward freedom from limitation (moksha, or enlightenment) and a deep, unshakable clarity about life. This podcast is rooted in the Arsha Vidya tradition of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, offering a direct, nuanced, and highly relevant approach to the Gita’s teachings. Unlike other explanations that focus only on devotion, philosophy, or ethics in isolation, this study integrates Advaita Vedanta (Non-duality) with modern living, making the teachings practical, logical, and immediately applicable. The Bhagavad Gita’s wisdom is drawn from the Upanishads, forming the very core of Vedantic knowledge, a tradition preserved and passed down for thousands of years. By exploring all 18 chapters and 700 verses, this podcast will help you gain a comprehensive non-dual understanding of existence—not as abstract theory but as a lived reality. What makes these Bhagavad Gita lessons unique? – Nuanced Explanation – Andre breaks down complex Sanskrit terms and Vedantic ideas without oversimplification, preserving the depth and precision of the teaching. – Relevance to Modern Life – These teachings are not removed from daily living. You'll learn how to apply the Gita’s insights to relationships, work, personal growth, and inner peace. – Structured, Step-by-Step Approach – The course systematically unfolds the core Vedantic vision, ensuring each teaching builds upon the last for clear and deep understanding. – A Non-Dual Vision of Reality – This study does not merely interpret the Gita as a moral or religious text but reveals its Advaita (Non-dual) foundation, aligning with the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Shankaracharya. Key themes explored: – The nature of the Self (Ātman) – Uncover your true identity beyond the body and mind. – Brahman and Māyā – Understand how the one reality appears as many, and why this illusion persists. – Karma, Dharma, and Free Will – Navigate action, choice, and responsibility with wisdom. – Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, and Bhakti Yoga – Explore the threefold path of knowledge, action, and devotion, and how they integrate. – The mind and emotions – Learn powerful methods for self-mastery, using Gita wisdom to refine perception and thought. – Ishvara (The Lord) and the Grand Order – Recognize how all of life operates within a profound and intelligent system. This study is not a one-time lecture but a living tradition meant to awaken insight, offering practical tools for clarity, stability, and transformation. Each lesson sharpens your viveka (discrimination) and deepens your vairāgya (dispassion), leading to a life of greater freedom, composure, and understanding. Join us as we delve into the science of consciousness, explore the Gita’s timeless wisdom, and uncover the highest self-knowledge—one that liberates the seeker from identification with the limited individual and the cycle of birth and rebirth (samsāra). This is not just an intellectual study. It is a journey into the heart of truth, a path that leads from confusion to clarity, restlessness to peace, and ignorance to self-recognition.Copyright 2025 Andre Vas Personal Development Personal Success Science Spirituality
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Episodes
  • 41. Logic Showing Permanent Happiness is Your True Nature Nature – BG, CH2, V54

    41. Logic Showing Permanent Happiness is Your True Nature Nature – BG, CH2, V54
    Mar 10 2025

    Chapter 2, Verse 54: Arjuna asks Krishna to describe the characteristics and behavior of a sthita-prajna – one whose knowledge of reality is fully assimilated and who lives with firm wisdom. After understanding that moksha (liberation) is the only true goal and that objects cannot provide lasting fulfillment, Arjuna seeks to understand how someone who has realized this truth actually lives and conducts themselves in the world.

    See notes for this session at: https://www.yesvedanta.com/bg2/
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • 40. Master Your Mind, Not Results: Formula for Turning Disappointment into Peace – BG, CH2, Verse 53

    40. Master Your Mind, Not Results: Formula for Turning Disappointment into Peace – BG, CH2, Verse 53
    Mar 10 2025

    How to have a calmer, more peaceful and equanimous mind. First step in discerning atma & anatma is by recognizing the inner-instrument (antahkarana) that gets mixed up with self.

    See notes for this session at: https://www.yesvedanta.com/bg2/
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • 39. Everyone is Pursuing Moksha Unknowingly | 4 Universal Goals in Life – BG, CH2, V53

    39. Everyone is Pursuing Moksha Unknowingly | 4 Universal Goals in Life – BG, CH2, V53
    Mar 10 2025

    Chapter 2, Verse 53: The verse explains the transition from karma-kanda (Vedic rituals) to self-knowledge through karma-yoga. When the mind transcends the various goals presented in the Vedas (artha, kāma, dharma), it becomes steady in recognizing the ultimate goal – moksha. Karma-yoga serves as a bridge, transforming worldly pursuits into spiritual practice by gradually reducing attachment to limited results of rituals. Through this practice, the intellect becomes refined enough to discriminate between Anatma (changing body-mind experiences) and Atma (the unchanging presence-consciousness). The verse elaborates on the mind's functions (antahkarana) – manas (emotions), buddhi (intellect), cittam (memory), and ahamkara (I-sense) – showing how misidentification with these changing aspects creates the universal error of taking the temporary as the eternal Self. True understanding reveals that “I am” is the unchanging presence (Brahman) that witnesses all these fluctuating states. Verse essence: When the mind becomes steady and undistracted by Vedic rituals, direct self-knowledge dawns.

    See notes for this session at: https://www.yesvedanta.com/bg2/
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    1 hr and 28 mins

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