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Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 6th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 16 - 19. Sri Krishna provides guidance on how to live a balanced lifestyle of eating enough and sleeping enough to feel well-rested. Sri Krishna explains how one should maintain a healthy lifestyle and keep it hassle-free. This Awareness within is absolutely free from all material longings and desires, we become complete in our yoga. We no longer worry about the future ...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 6th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 11 - 15. Sri Krishna gives guidance on how to meditate and focus on Brahman in the forest. Sri Krishna explains how we must fix our attention on our atman, our true self, and allow the senses and thoughts to rest on this understanding. Sri Krishna shares some more meditation tips that can help the mind remain steady and focused in one-pointed meditation. Sri Krishna exp...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 6th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 7 - 10. Sri Krishna guides us that once we are victorious in being the atma - we attain the peaceful balance of the atma. Remain united and one remains one with Paramatma. Sri Krishna explains the difference between knowing something and being it through experience and practice. Arjuna has to remember Sri Krishna’s words - he has to be the same with family or foe. For u...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 6th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 1 - 6. Sri Krishna guides Arjuna that you must not renounce what is in your nature and your responsibilities in life. Both renunciation and the path of yoga for the householder reach the same destination. Which is to to renounce the fruits of one’s actions. Sri Krishna guides us to be an observer and to remain balanced, keeping our mind in peace. Sri Krishna simply inst...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 5th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 25-29. Sri Krishna highlights the luminous nature of Brahman is shown in the Sage that sees no matter as their own and they go beyond the trap of duality. Sri Krishna explains how yogis experience eternal happiness by removing all duality in between the mind and Brahman. Arjuna is given a technique for meditation. Sri Krishna gives us the path of true renunciation that ...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 5th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 20 - 24. Sri Krishna explains how the person that is established in the knowledge of Brahman becomes the same in quality as Brahman too. They are one and the same - therefore they never get over-excited or overly disappointed. Sri Krishna explains how eternal happiness is found in getting the mind united with Brahman. Arjuna is reminded that material pleasures have a fi...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 5th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 15 - 19. Sri Krishna explains how this all-pervading Paramatma neither drives human actions nor does it receive the positive or negative effects resulting from the choices made by deluded and unconscious beings. Sri Krishna explains how the Gyana shows us our true reality and makes it self-evident to us. Sri Krishna reminds us how the straight path towards freedom is to...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 5th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 11 - 14. Sri Krishna describes how this karma yogi sets the best example of how to be in the world and not of the world. They have completely identified as Formless Awareness, going beyond their past and future. Sri Krishna explains how the person established in this Formless Oneness, even though it appears that the senses are performing all actions sees inaction in ac...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 5th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 7 - 10. Sri Krishna describes how this karma yogi sets the best example of how to be in the world and not of the world. They have completely identified as the Formless Awareness - therefore going beyond their past and their future. Sri Krishna explains how the person established in this Formless Oneness, even though it appears that the senses are performing all actions ...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 5th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 1 - 6. Arjuna asks a question that every seeker wants to know - is it better to renounce the world or should I live a normal life and be spiritual? What is easier and will both paths lead to the same destination? Sri Krishna responded by expressing that both Karma Yoga and Gyana Yoga lead to the Highest attainment which is mukti but of both paths - it is karma yoga that...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 39 - 42. Sri Krishna guides us on the importance of having shraddha and giving our complete focus on this Gyan and that is how we balance ourselves in this most Supreme Brahman - the Ultimate Self. To be in contentment in this life and the next, we need to go beyond the superficial purpose of living and enter a deeper understanding that pervades all of existence. See y...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 34 - 38. Sri Krishna guides Arjuna to give utmost respect to the sages and rishis who know Brahman. Arjuna must serve them, ask sincere questions, share this wisdom with all, so that this Gyana can be taught to him. What others can't see, these rishis and gurus can see. Arjuna can never be deluded or confused again. He will see that all beings, himself and Krishna are a...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 30 - 33. Sri Krishna instructs us to dedicate everything to Brahman, as a sacred offering as this will keep the mind focussed on worship and this naturally creates selfless acts, and no reactions from karma will have its effect upon you. Sri Krishna explains to only consume that which you have offered to the devas, thinking of Brahman. Without this, material success at ...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 24 - 29. Sri Krishna instructs us to be completely one in Brahman and to offer all actions to Brahman. Sri Krishna highlights two differences between spiritual aspirants - some do it to please the devas, some offer their mind to the Ultimate Reality. Sri Krishna gives us two options on how to deal with the senses. One is to eliminate any information perceived from the s...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 19 - 23. Sri Krishna makes a beautiful comment about the non-doership of a person and how their intellect is always turned towards Brahman. Once this is done, all consequences or reactions to their actions are burned away by the knowledge of the Atman. The real karma yogi appears to be acting but because they are completely satisfied, they in fact do nothing because they...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 13 - 18. Sri Krishna gives details about the varna system, and why it was created. However, Krishna has left this to humans with the details. There is no need for the caste system today, it has very little purpose. Sri Krishna explains how to transcend the rules of karma and that is by not being attached to the results of the actions we do. We are instructed by Sri Krish...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 9 - 12. Sri Krishna instructs us that we must accept Krishna’s divine birth and understand the purpose. If we do then we attain Him, as the Supreme atma when we die and not be in the cycle of birth and death. Sri Krishna explains that those that get over desires, fear and anger, who focus on the Supreme, are completely purified through knowledge and simple living, they a...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 1 - 8. Sri Krishna establishes the ancient aspect of his wisdom and explains how the teaching is passed down and then how it gets lost, it loses its value. Society transforms and changes. Sri Krishna explains that this highest teaching is shared and beautifully understood through a deep friendship. Arjuna’s question of how Krishna gave this knowledge to the Deva of the ...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 3rd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 40 - 43. Sri Krishna tells us what happens when those distorted desires hides within our senses, mind and intellect, therefore it ruins our relationship and connection with others, we fail to see our true self and we do actions that only cause harm and destruction. By following the niyamas, we will be able to control our bodily senses, therefore remove any desires that ...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 3rd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 36 - 39. Arjuna asks this question that we all feel, that we may have felt before we started on this spiritual path about what force makes us go astray. Paap is powered by a force that starts with an unfulfilled desire that transforms into anger and then is fueled by raja guna -which is when the mind becomes hazy with overthinking and this consumes us and becomes that d...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 3rd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 30 - 35. Sri Krishna guides Arjuna that dedicate and perform all actions as an offering to Brahman - that Pure Awareness. Have no selfishness at all and with the confusion gone, Arjuna should follow his individual nature and fight this war. If we stick to the message of Karma Yoga, we dedicate all actions to Brahman, then we will be able to have the strong conviction th...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 3rd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 27 - 29. Sri Krishna guides Arjuna that nature has a hold over us, the three gunas have an impact and therefore, we get confused that we are the body. The more we understand that we are the Atman through a humble inquiry, we understand that we transcend the ego respectfully and rest in the Atman. With the understanding that we are the atman, the gunas of the senses will ...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 3rd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 22 - 26. Sri Krishna guides Arjuna that despite the fact he has no compulsion to act and there is nothing for him to attain, yet he still acts in the world. We all must follow the example of Sri Krishna - we must act in the world, with detachment, knowing full well that we are the Supreme Being - Brahman, Pure Awareness. If Krishna refused to act, then human beings would...

Send us a text In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 3rd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 17 - 21. Shri Krishna guides us that the Sage that has fully realized themselves, that are firmly established in Brahman are always in divine joy, pleasure. They are completely enlightened within and are totally established in contentment. They are no longer compelled to complete material actions but their every action is done as an act to bring others to the Divine. Hap...