Chapter 1, Stanza 5
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Sexuality and Self-Control
Chapter 1, Stanza 6 We have enormous power but may waste it. For mental clarity, health in body and mind as the Bhagavad Gita recommends, learn to control the life force and sexual impulse. Swami says that just as the Native Americans have rites of passage for their young, all young people should be taught the importance of using the … Read More
Being Twice-Born
Chapter 1, Stanza 7
Sometimes We Need to Trick the Mind
Chapter 1, Stanza 8
Don’t Worry About Your Faults — Love God
Chapter 1, Stanza 9
Self-Esteem Is Built on Sand – Know God
Chapter 1, Stanza 11
“Learn a Meditation Technique” – The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita with Swami Kriyananda
Swami Kriyananda shares some of his personal stories and gives us an inspiring talk from a passage in the Bhagavad Gita. He also explains a very powerful meditation technique that uses the mantra Hong-Sau for watching and calming the breath. He explains that breath is a mechanism of the body that can be transcended. When the mind and body are … Read More
The Creation of the Universe
Chapter 1, Stanza 14
Love God Through His Bliss
Chapter 1, Stanza 14
Drawing Inspiration at Will
Chapter 1, Stanzas 15-17 The Chakras and Vibrations Kriyananda discusses the chakras, or energy centers, described in Hindu scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita. He explains how each chakra and quality, like calmness or spiritual longing, has its own vibration. To tap into creativity and flow, we must get in tune with these higher vibrations through states like kindness and forgiveness … Read More
Our Inner Champions
Chapter 1, Stanza 17
What Is Extreme Dispassion?
Chapter 1, Stanza 18