Gita Wisdom Teachings by Joshua M. Greene (Yogesvara)
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Gita Wisdom Teachings by Joshua M. Greene (Yogesvara)
A bi-weekly Bhagavad Gita class in NY. Each session includes readings, analysis, audiovisuals, verse recitations and practical insights into India's essential wisdom text. Attendees will discover the message of the Gita, master basic vocabulary and concepts, and acquire skills for teaching and pract...
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Past as Present with Ravi M. Gupta
Recorded on May 15, 2021
How we see the past shapes our understanding of the present. Scholarship defines the past as something shaped by...
Yogi in the Boardroom
[[:encoded, "Elsie Maio joins Joshua for a talk about spirituality in the workplace.\n\ngitawisdom.org"]]
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Storytelling as a Path to Self Awareness with Iain McCaig
[[:encoded, "This month we speak with renowned artist/writer/filmmaker, Iain McCaig.\n\nIain McCaig and Joshua Greene have a forty-year history as co...
Psychology of Devotion with Cristina Casanova
A talk about the confluence of Bhakti teachings and contemporary family and personal therapy. Topics include:
- The pathologies that accompany...
Hip Hop Asana. A chat with Jules Febre.
[[:encoded, "An inner-city shooting, a yoga class in Qatar, a WWF wrestling match, and battling the voices in our own heads. These are just a few of t...
Pratyahara, restraining the senses [BG 6.25]
[[:encoded, "Show notes: gitawisdom.org/podcasts\nRecorded on June 16, 2020, via Zoom. To join the live conversation, visit bit.ly/GitaClassInfo"]]
Yoga with Determination [BG 6.24]
[[:encoded, "Recorded @June 9, 2020, via Zoom. To join the live conversation, visit bit.ly/GitaClassInfo"]]
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A Dialog about Consciousness
[[:encoded, "Joshua Greene and Martin Fleming (Akhandadhi) discuss the recent findings in consciousness studies, the nature of consciousness, the stud...
Death & Dying. Conversations with a Death Doula
[[:encoded, "Featuring special guest Kamala Radha. A fascinating conversation about the duties of an interfaith death doula and some very practical ad...
Yoga in a Time of Unrest [BG 6.20-23]
[[:encoded, "-Does yoga have a place in the conversation amidst protests and violence?\n-A change in policy doesn't mean a change in the heart.\n-Reli...
Lamp in a Windless Place [BG 6.19]
[[:encoded, "How do you steady the mind like a lamp in a windless place? In this session we talk about\n- meditating on Krishna in the heart\n- the fa...
Impossible Standards of Spiritual Life
[[:encoded, "How do we live up to the ideal character of people from the Gita and Bhagavatam or the examples set by enlightened gurus?\n\nClass notes...
Introspection, Go Deeper [BG 6.17]
[[:encoded, "-Equanimity takes a lifetime of training\n-Uncovering the underlying issues\n-The value of mediation training\n\nShow notes: gitawisdom.o...
The Middle Path of Yoga [BG 6.16]
[[:encoded, "-Yoga is self-evaluation of the highest order\n-Don't be a fanatic - take the middle path\n-Sincere effort attracts a teacher\n-Regulate...
Part 2 of A Rational Approach to Detachment
[[:encoded, "The discussion continues about the nature of an inner life and giving up attachments. BG 5.22-5.25 \nClass notes available at www.gitawis...
A Rational Approach to Detachment
[[:encoded, "Detachment is often misunderstood. It doesn't mean we don't experience emotions or that we withdraw from the world; it's quite the opposi...
Gurus: Questions & Answers
[[:encoded, "What is a guru? Who is qualified? How does one find a guru? What is the relationship between guru and disciple? What are the qualificatio...
The Psychic Roots of Karma [BG 4.16-4.18] Week 20
[[:encoded, "Action, forbidden action, and inaction and the resulting karmic reactions are covered. We discuss the different kinds of karma, how karma...
Interview with Rabbi Michael White
[[:encoded, "Michael White is a senior Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Roslyn, NY. He joins our Gita class to talk about the role people of faith bring to so...
LI, Wk 19 - Priest, warrior, merchant, worker [BG 4.13-15]
[[:encoded, "Topics:\n-Varna-ashram system (the four castes and four life stages)\n-Vedic conception of work and distribution of wealth\n\nAdditional...
LI, Week 18: Demigods [BG 4.12]
Summary
Who and what are the demigods and what is their role?
Topics include:
- Worship of the demigods
- How demigods...
LI, Week 16 - Interview with Shaunaka Rishi Das
[[:encoded, "Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Shaunaka Rishi visits our class for an enlightening chat with Joshua about the Bhagavad...
Bhakti Bit: Deity worship, idols, and sacred objects
[[:encoded, "Deity worship is sometimes confused with idolatry. This brief Q&A addresses the differences and some of the history.\n\nRecorded during L...
LI, Wk 15: Three Excuses for Avoiding the Spiritual Journey
[[:encoded, "Why do we become apathetic about spiritual practices? Rational excuses can disguise deeper causes. Bhakti practices, in particular, chall...
Long Island, Week 14: [BG 4.7, 4.8] Purpose of the Avatars
[[:encoded, "BG 4.7 explains that Krishna appears in this world when there is a decline in morality, a rise in violence, when leaders rule against the...
Long Island Series, Week 13: [BG 4.4-4.6]
[[:encoded, "Arjuna, who grew up with Krishna, questions how Krishna taught the science of the self to the sun god at the dawn of time. [BG 4.4 - 4.6]...
Long Island Series, Week 12: [BG 4.1-.3] In the Beginning...
[[:encoded, "Until now, Krishna has not given any hints as to his true identity. In Chapter 4 Krishna reveals he taught this ancient knowledge to the...
Long Island Series, Week 11: Dhruva
[[:encoded, "Chapter 3 of the Gita points to the pathology of conditioned life and obstacles on the spiritual path. This class includes a summary of t...
Long Island Series, Week 9 - BG 3.21, Leadership
Bhagavad Gita 3.21: The importance of good qualities in a leader.
Topics include:
- Developing good qualities
- Krishna’s ins...
Long Island Series, Week 8: BG 3.6
[[:encoded, "Bhagavad Gita 3.6: Being honest about our spiritual capabilities.\nTopics include:\n - Realistically assessing our daily practice\n - A b...
Long Island Series, Week 7: History of Science in One Verse
[[:encoded, "Third chapter Bhagavad Gita begins with a concise summary of how knowledge is attained and the formula for lasting prosperity (BG 3.3). \...
Long Island Series, Week 6: Empiric Knowledge or Revelation?
[[:encoded, "Are spiritual intuitions and rational thought antithetical or complimentary?\n\nTopics include:\n- Interviews with leading physicists on...
Long Island Series, Week 5: Guru-Disciple Relationship
Understanding the guru-disciple relationship is critical to appreciating the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita.
To...
Long Island Series, Week 4: Topic Summary, Brahma’s Creation
[[:encoded, "This week we summarized topics from the previous three classes. Topics include:\n - The purpose of yoga\n - The symptoms of life\n - The...
Long Island Series, Week 3: Three Levels of Realization
[[:encoded, "Personhood is critical to understanding the Gita. This class we discuss the personhood of the self and the Supreme and biases against per...
Long Island Series, Week 2: The Mahabharata
[[:encoded, "To give the Bhagavad Gita context, in week 2 we talk about the Mahabharata and the backstory of events leading up to the Bhagavad Gita. A...
Gita Wisdom: Long Island Series, Week 1: An Introduction
[[:encoded, "This is the first podcast in a new series, Gita Wisdom: Long Island Series, recorded at EverVeda. In this class, we cover the following:\...
A Conversation about Veganism
[[:encoded, "This special edition is a discussion between David Life, co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga; Ray Ippolito, Director of Strategic Partnerships a...
A Rational Approach to Desire
[[:encoded, "If the eternal self seeks pleasure (ananda), is desire wrong? Can a spiritualist be both realistic about needs and sincerely strive to tr...
Time Management for Yogis
[[:encoded, "A workshop with written exercises you can do at home, including: creating lifetime, five-year, and 6-month goals; how to keep a spiritua...