In this episode, The Bearded Mystic Podcast discusses the 2nd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically verses 66 - 69. Shri Krishna guides that the person who is not able to connect to the True Self, due to the lack of discernment of what they really are, will have a mind that is unsteady and there will be nothing but turbulence and not peace. Therefore, this person can never experience contentment as there is no peace within their mind. Our mind is uncontrollable if it runs after whatever the senses want. Therefore, we lose all knowledge of the Atman and Brahman, the Real and Unreal. We lose our focus on liberation. Shri Krishna describes how one with a steady mind can withdraw the senses away from objects and remain in that steady wisdom, where Brahman shines and illuminates all. By controlling our senses, understanding wisdom and knowing what our Real Nature is, which is Brahman, when this illumines the mind, we are truly awake even though we may look like we are sleeping to those that just chase after the objects in life, like cars, wealth, bigger houses. But really the Sage knows the real difference between who is awake and who is asleep.
Translation used: The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation by Jeffrey Armstrong Available here on Amazon (https://amzn.to/33xnEOR)
If you would like to dwell deeper in the Bhagavad Gita, I recommend Swami Gambhirananda's translation with Adi Shankara ji's commentary: Available here on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3qwz5Q3)
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