1 – Introduction: Mahabharata, the Great Sanskrit Classic | Swami Tattwamayananda

Feb 1, 2019 · 55m 36s
1 – Introduction: Mahabharata, the Great Sanskrit Classic | Swami Tattwamayananda
Description

The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on February 01, 2019. -Emerson: an example of the universal appeal of the Bhagavad Gita. -Sir Warren Hastings's introduction to the first English...

show more
The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on February 01, 2019.
-Emerson: an example of the universal appeal of the Bhagavad Gita.
-Sir Warren Hastings's introduction to the first English translation Bhagavad Gita is referred to.
-Lord Krishna answers the questions every refined, cultured, human being would ask.
-Our quest for contentment: Psychology of spiritual contentment
-Problems of success
-The solution
-Efficiency minus workaholism
-Psychological/spiritual explanation of mental blocks – the conflict between mind/desire and intellect/will
-Combination of action and contemplation
-Mahabharata and the Gita as part of it.
-Karma yoga: professionalism + link to a higher ideal – the opposite of workaholism
-Freedom from psychological enslavement
show less
Information
Author Vedanta Society, San Francisco
Organization Vedanta Society, San Francisco
Website -
Tags

Looks like you don't have any active episode

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Current

Podcast Cover

Looks like you don't have any episodes in your queue

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Next Up

Episode Cover Episode Cover

It's so quiet here...

Time to discover new episodes!

Discover
Your Library
Search