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 attain the same Brahman, which is Krishna’s own divine nature. Whatever approach we take with Sri Krishna, he reciprocates this. The importance of this verse is to highlight that even if people do now want to have liberation, there is still something they can attain. But it will not be Krishna’s Supreme Reality, which is Brahman. But it will be fulfilled in this transactional reality, in this world.
Translation used: The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation by Jeffrey Armstrong 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: https://amzn.to/3qwz5Q3
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00:00 Thoughts on the Bhagavad Gita - Episode 31
00:40 Recap of Chapter 4: Verse 1 - 8
02:18 Chapter 4: Verse 9
07:29 Chapter 2: Verse 10
16:50 Chapter 4: Verse 11
20:12 Chapter 4: Verse 12
