GITA Podcast

Gaura Sharan goes on a retreat and sings some sanskrit and we discuss the idea of sin and moral judgement

BG 4.34 and 4.35 - what happens when knowledge really hits...

How does wisdom flow - from heart to heart - especially this knowledge...

Lets not romanticize spiritual life but work for it in our own unique ways...

Gaura Sharan clarifies WHY we're reading the Gita and the goal of life

Satisfaction is a key to being FREE!

Abandon expectation & still carry your responsibility --- and the beautify of Sanskrit

We planned to launch today - but found out the most important thing is our intentions!

A strong encourgament to just be yourself please...

GS makes the org chart make EVEN MORE sense...and we get CLEAR on the caste system

I never went to the temple before a big exam...but GS did...

Bhagavad Gita

Guara Sharans take on $ and taxes & Feeling grateful for this sweet monk!

Knowledge flows - but from person to person...and GS describes what it means to be a real friend...

Jai and Gaura finish up the 3rd chapter - dogs run wild - and the hierarchy of sense, mind, intelligence, and soul Plus Chapter 3 recap

We want to be HAPPY not disciplined, but we need Discipline to be HAPPY

Balance is for rookies - better to regulate...regulators mount up

What we want in leadership lives inside us, but we have to take responsibility to activate it..

The ant and the elephant are taken care of by Natures arrangement - do we have the kind of faith that we also know we will be taken care of?...

Episode 25 - Its gradual - but you have to jump out of the boiling pot... by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Its not so easy to be yourself nor to give some of your hard earned money - it takes courage!

Dealing with Reality isn't always easy -- so we need an escape - but actually the mind needs these 2 things...

BG Chapter 3.1-2. Karma is a common term, and there are a lot of nuances with it - My basketball coach used to say...WGACA - what goes around comes around...

Can 21 days change u?

BG 2.67-69. The senses are powerful and Embarrassing...and you can't drive a Mercedes forever

Happiness is an inside job, but its more nuanced than you think... we explore BG 2.66

BG 2.64-66, East vs West culture, Community, Stable minds are from Stable people and listening to the voice within

We all need someone to connect to become mentally stable...

The full crew comes together for the first time - just getting started.

How to work with without binding yourself and a poignant example of doing this...

Entitlement Sucks - but what doesn't is how sneaky the Vedic system is...and how it brings you in and meets you where you are at!

Episode 13 - How to talk to a monk, what to ask them, and what to do with money…its binding us!

Fascinating discussion from YOLO to what it looks like to be a true leader

Jai and Gaura Sharan discuss the changing fashions and how that relates to the changing bodies that we have...what is your body made of?

From Raw Food to Religious nutcases - understanding happiness (and that it might not be just about excitement) this episode focuses on BG text 2.14 - The winter and summer seasons come and go!

Some fun experiments with trying to understand we are not the body - including fasting

the subtleties of asking for help are intricate - we take a deep dive into what makes one ready to receive help

Its not so easy to control your emotions, especially when sometimes they can own you --- you need the proper recipe so you don't BONK:)

like anything, there are levels to how we view what is "best" to be done in the current situation, its not black and white...GSD and Jai discuss 3 different levels to making decisions and ultimately what is the best choice for the moment.

Making rationalizations - for the family - is it worth it?

The shock of facing our fears and identities can sometimes cause a panic attack, overwhelm, and inability to do what is right

Sounds can shatter the heart - and when you choose the side of selfishness you're more prone to hear those types of sounds...

taking responsibility isn't easy - but its the start of the souls sojourn to truth

BG1.1 - 1_1_25 by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Active and Passive Meditation with the Om Mantra..A great way to get to know what the mind is focusing on and the importance of bringing it back under the control of the self.

We're all under Pressure - How do sacred Teachings give positive pressure? How do friends give positive pressure?

An important part of our meditation practice is that we become self-reflective. This helps with creating a healthy sense of detachment from what we are so focused on in the moment. If you’re caught in your stuff, or havent taken the time to look in the rear-view - lets get into it

Whenever we do, or don't do something...the consequence of that ACT - is part of the act itself....To put it plainly "it aint all about you!" Mahabharta and Krsna story illustrating these principles.

A Meditation if you find someone living rent free in your mind. So often we forget that they are similar to us in so many ways...

I get it, we're parched, we need a little relief from the pressures of our day...but come on! Where do we go to find it? From our Teachers, Teachings, Friends Sunday 9am class - the theme of Relief - taken from BG 2.16

Eye in the storm meditation for anyone dealing with Stressful Emotions, either inside themselves or in their environment.

This is the formula in this unstable time in these unstable minds with our unstable outsides just know - its been done before. We come together we sing and we remind each other of our highest values. A part of our series from TTF (Teachers Teachings & Friends) that took place 11.1.20

How Did I Get Here? (A Brief History of Modern Yoga) - Part III: Here Comes the Sun by Jai and Gaura Sharan

How Did I Get Here? (A Brief History of Modern Yoga) - Part II: Pressure by Jai and Gaura Sharan

How Did I Get Here? (A Brief History of Modern Yoga) - Part I: Rules by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Obstacles: Betrayal - the faith breaker by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Obstacles: "Distraction" - #1 on the charts by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Obstacles: "Inertia" - stagnant means dipping down by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Obstacles: "You're Lazy" - something to never tell a NYer by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Game Changers Part 3 by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Game Changers Part 2 by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Game Changers Part 1 by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Syamas Morning Mantras by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Recipe For Bhakti: Ingredient #5- Worship (our Heart has to go somewhere) by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Recipe For Bhakti: Ingredient #4 - Hearing (Upgrade Your Sound part II) by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Recipe For Bhakti: Ingredient #3 - Chanting (Upgrade Your Sound) by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Recipe For Bhakti: Ingredient #2 - Relationships by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Recipe for Bhakti: Ingredient #1 - Miss Grace Baker - by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Recipe for Bhakti by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Commitment - and expectations. by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Dreaming of the D word (death) by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Who is God (grow up!:) by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Labels (The Soul) by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Time by Jai and Gaura Sharan

The World (in limbo) by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Karma - A fever of Love! by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Starting 5 by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Employment? by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Who's Taking my things? the principle of Asteya (nonstealing) by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Earth Day - She tricked me by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Ahimsa - "Take Him outside!" by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Secrets by Jai and Gaura Sharan

Part II of Community building - we know we need it, but HOW do we build it?

The need for community is real! --- but why? Cant i just sit on my phone? Do I really have to be part of a community? -- this week we explore the need for community in a progressive path.

Ever look for something that you cant find? --- Even though its RIGHT THERE in front of your eyes? --- welcome to the world of Spiritual Connection...Its always Right there, but what does it take to have the eyes to see?

I'm putting in work, but does it even matter?

Do you fit the bill? What are the qualifications to be a spiritualist? A sweet peak into participating in a community.

Faith is more than a set of beliefs, its a deep experience that transforms how you see the world.

Information flows from the heart to the heart - an easy way to advance on the spiritual path is to serve with humility and see the gems in their heart come to you

Do we know our Real Value? A reminder of what our real worth is...

A simple realization that comes from a sincere service attitude is to see how we are all wrapped in love, this little story tells of my mother and I's time in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

The uncomfortable sound of silence has a lot to teach us....

Part 5 of 5 part series on Men. We finish with a deep reflection on the value and role of a father and how to overcome "daddy issues" - a deep and insightful look into a seldom talked about issue.

WHen we water the root of the tree everything else is taken care of...A funny little story from when I grew up illustrates this.

Anatomy of Shame, A call to action, and some seriously funny stories make their way into todays episode!

Whats the deal with time? the clock goes forward and backward, sometimes it pushes on us, sometimes it feels spacious, Whats going on here?

Its ok to be a man, but in order to grow we need proper role models, proper examples....from Jayas writing: "We have been socialized to idolize the fictional, overly exaggerated caricature, unattainable, often vacuous, one-dimensional image of man, who is quite literally not grounded (yea superman!). The esteeming of the hero in the sky, who teaches little, if at all, about how to live on the earth in such a way that one can become the hero of their own story, has had detrimental consequences on generations of boys patent to all at this point. We don’t require so much the ever aloof super-star athlete, pop star, actor, YouTuber “influencer,” who lives far away from us in the sky of a digital screen, coliseum, or virtual world, as much as we require the hero engaged in our life, grounded, near to us, and graciously helping us to become the hero of our own story"

From Boys to Men...how does a boy become a man? in our current culture do we have a rite of passage to address this? Jaya Jagganath elucidates on a practical rite of passage for the modern man.

Its real ya'll. ...So many males struggle with the "Porn issue" that we brought it out of the dark and tried to shed light on this subject. Jaya Jagganath, a modern day urban sage spoke so concisely on this subject and shed light where darkness abides. Have a listen and share your thoughts.