In today’s episode Swami Rangananthanandaji beginswith the initial mental tonic that Sri Krishna offers to Arjuna as he urges him to rise and cast away his faint heartdedness. The Swami then elucidates how this tonic is not just for Arjuna alone but is a wake up call to all of us who are doused with lethargy in mind and body. He then goes on to talk about the innate divinity of the Human being that is the essence of Vedanta. The paragraphs I will read today are a beautifultransition of some potent verses for our warrior prince from the words of the Lord, and the Swami unfolds a deeper truth that is relevant and relatable even in the present day.

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In today’s episode the Swami writes with such eloquence on the significance of Sri Krishna in the context of Indian culture, and how his divine words are wellspring of great philosophies that define this great nation. Swami Ranganathandanda discusses some nuggets from the first chapter of the Gita and how it so much more than a religious text. He talks both about the teacher Krishna and hisable disciple, Arjuna and his dilemma.

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In today’s episode the Swami begins todiscuss the personality and permanence of Krishna in the spiritual context of India. But prior to that he talks about how the cornerstone ideas of every epoch in India translated into becoming a living and breathing philosophy because of the stalwarts who made this happen

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In Today’s episode we begin a new chapter titled “An Introduction to the Study of the Gita’. We will begin with reading a few pages from the first subsection in it called “ The Bhagvat Gita, a Universal Gospel” Swami Ranganathananda starts to delve deeper into the study of the Gita highlighting its universality and then goes on to discuss the nature of the dialog in this epic text and its synthesis with the Upanishadicideas.

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In Today’s episode Swami Ranganathananda introduces one of the most sacred of Hindu Texts .. the Gita. It is a fascinating chapter where the Swami talks about this magnificent pieceof poetry that defines Hinduism in the context of world religions as a treatise that belongs to the class of “literature immortal”.

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Today we will read the entire chapter titled The Spirit of the Upanishads. This was a talk that was delivered over All India Radio on December 21st 1950. The Swami introduces the philosophy and perspectives of the Upanishads and goes on to explain the essence of all 10 of them. He then goes on to explain the synthesis of these ancient Hindu scriptural text with the dynamism and universality of life and living. The timelessness of the text is beautifully explained and how the socio-spiritual characteristic of India is rooted in these texts.

In today’s episode the Swami introduces some very profound and poignant perspectives that will have lasting impact as delve further into the Eternal Values and their relevance in modern day. He first talks about the infinite scope of Sanatana Dharma, and its ultimate objective is to empower and enable man reach the Divine. He then talks about Yoga as way to make this happen. He then goes on to expound on the essence of Sanatana Dharma being that of acceptance and not mere tolerance, and finally concludes this chapter discussingthe liberating influence of Vedanta on mind and thought.

In this episode we will continue reading the from the chapter we started last time, titled The Philosophy of The Eternal Religion. Swami Ranganathananda in this chapter talksabout concepts which to me personally, feel like the perfect playbook to not only survive but thrive in the 21st century. As Hindu from India, I feel I am being reintroduced to my faith with a completely new lens. It will interest you to know as we continue to read this chapter, this was a 2 session talk SwamiRanganathandanda presented over All India Radio, in Delhi on 17th and 24th of February 1950.