Bhagavad Gita | The Essence of Vedanta

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

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

2 – Humanity is One Spiritual Family – The Mystery of the Sacred Word | Swami Tattwamayananda

Chapter 2 Verse 11The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on February 08, 2019. - Existence is One.- Seeing God everywhere, all the time, in every action, outside the place of worship - You are eternal: going beyond the physical, psychological and intellectual- Spirituality beyond the rituals.- Introduction continues- Dhyana-slokas- Message of the Gita- Humanity is One Spiritual Family- The mystery of the Sacred word

3 - Swadharma: An Intelligent Approach to Life, Work and Duty | Swami Tattwamayananda

Chapter 2 Verse 11 - 13The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on February 15, 2019. - You were never non-existent. You will never cease to be. You are eternal.- Atman: our timeless transcendental dimension- The secular merges in the spiritual.- Spiritual food is needed for a healthy mind.- Swadharma: resolving our inner conflicts- No separation between the spiritual and the secular

4 - The Real and the Unreal: Beyond Pain and Pleasure | Swami Tattwamayananda

Chapter 2 Verse 14 -16The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on February 22, 2019. - The nature of Reality in Vedanta- The creation is One.- You are immortal.- Remedy for depression - The five gateways of secular knowledge and sense-perception- Sublimation and evolution of our ego and diverting our mind into healthy channels. - Psychology of real happiness - The danger of seeking perpetual happiness- Be a Witness of the drama and life & world. - Beyond the physical, the psychological and the spiritual

5 – Karma, Re-incarnation – Emerson: The American Vedantin | Swami Tattwamayananda

Chapter 2 Verse 17 - 20The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on March 01, 2019. - Emerson's poem 'Brahma' - The Bhagavad Gita: Second Chapter, Verse 19 and the fourth stanza of 'Brahma'.- We are not the perishable body, the changing senses, the wavering mind or the unstable intellect. We are the immanent, omnipresent and transcendental Atman.- The practical benefit of this realization: A unique spiritual common sense.- Our spiritual identity beyond the psychological and physical- Raising the level of consciousness: the eye of intuitive wisdom