AUDIO BOOK: BHAGAVAD GITA Line for Line Commentary by Yogananda Part 1

[@johngillingham7520]

Thank you for taking the time and energy to provide this content. I ordered a copy of God talks with Arjuna today.

[@RegainingTheBalance]

Thank you John! It really is an incredible book. I was able to find long sought answers in it's pages which is why I wanted to read it for those that might not have the time to read but could listen. Enjoy it!

[@RegainingTheBalance]

Time Stamped sections to help navigate this huge book in a video form for you. Introduction: 1:47 - Intro/The main theme of the Gita 5:32 - Historical origins of the Gita 11:22 - Gita as history and spiritual allegory 13:59 - A new revelation of the Bhagavad Gita for the modern world 19:46 - The spiritual allegory hidden in the Gita 23:37 - Threefold meaning of the Gita: material, astral, spiritual 24:57 - Bhagavan Krishna: The Christ of India 28:53 - The Divine life of lord Krishna 32:55 - Significance of Krishna's life in the modern world 36:34 - The epic tale of the Kurus and Pandus 39:25 - Divine parentage of the Pandava brothers 41:47 - Duryodhana filches the Pandava's kingdom 43:58 - Spiritual symbolism of the Mahabharata 46:24 - The eight intelligences present in all creation 49:48 - The evolution of manifested creation and it's beings from primordial nature 53:08 - The spiritual symbolism of the 5 Pandava brothers 55:45 - The Gita dialogue commences 1:00:03 - Characteristics of the 100 sense inclinations CHAPTER 1: The Despondancy of Arjuna 1:06:29 - The Significance of Chapter 1 1:08:25 - What did they say? Survey of the psychological and spiritual battleground - Verse 1 1:11:29 - Two opposing forces: inclinations of the lower mind vs. soul descrimination. 1:14:47 - Symbolism of Sanjaya: Impartial intuitive self analysis 1:17:14 - Expanded commentary: The Battle of Life 1:22:12 - The Necessity for nightly introspection 1:24:21 - The organization of the bodily kingdom: Dwelling place of the soul 1:27:33 - God identified soul Vs. body identified ego 1:30:31 - The divisions of Dharmakshetra Kurukshetra - First portion of the field: the surface of the body 1:32:41 - Second portion: centers of life and consciousness in the spine and brain 1:34:22 - Third portion: Abode of divine consciousness in the brain 1:37:52 - The three battles: moral, psychological, and spiritual 1:40:52 - The bodily kingdom under the reign of King Soul 1:46:29 - The bodily kingdom under the reign of King Ego 1:51:37 - Comparison of the senses as rued by the soul and as ruled by the ego 2:09:05 - Uncontrolled sex instinct keeps man in body consciousness 2:12:21 - Harmonizing the Feminine and masculine natures 2:14:39 - Ego can not rule forever 2:15:59 - Habit vs. discriminative free choice 2:19:40 - Transmuting desires 2:23:17 - Maintaining health in the bodily kingdom 2:25:36 - Raising the level of consciousness 2:31:39 - The method of attaining victory: stages of progress toward superconsciousness 2:36:01 - The yogi's experience in the state of superconsciousness 2:44:04 - The soul has won back it's kingdom 2:53:53 - Every human being must fight the battle of Kurukshetra

[@nandinisarkar3652]

An amazing labour of love!!!Can't wait to listen to all the 15 parts. How did you ever do this? Mind blowing. No thanks is enough for you.

[@RegainingTheBalance]

Thank you so much for your comment! The second half might be too scratchy to listen to, I had tech difficulties with my mixer. let me know if it's not listenable and I'll redo the last half of videos! Enjoy!

[@gendashwhy]

Thanks.

[@RegainingTheBalance]

You're welcome

[@debghosh1]

Thank you

[@mariapapadopoulou7368]

It s such a valueble book and you read so fast...

[@RegainingTheBalance]

I do slow down, and pretty much keep it at a good pace for the rest of the readings. Thanks for the comment!

[@hilarion244]

Thanks

[@RegainingTheBalance]

I hope you enjoy the rest of it!

[@shalimarceleste6529]

Valuable work Reader reads too fast

[@RegainingTheBalance]

Thank you I slow down considerably as some one in the chat points it out I think., this first audio is the only one with that issue. Sorry about that. You can slow down the speed of the whole video. The option for speed is located in the "gear icon at the bottom right of the video. You can slow it down there if you need to.

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[@vancewertz3185]

I appreciate it, but why don’t you learn how to pronounce Their names

[@RegainingTheBalance]

Some names are harder to pronounce than others, I do my best, and actually get better as I read more. Thanks for the comment.

[@adrianab8282]

Thanks 🙏