Exploring the Bhagavad Gītā - Hari-kirtana das
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มิ.ย. 2024
- What might dissuade you from getting immersed in the Bhagavad Gītā? 🚩
To start with, it’s set in a war zone, where God issues edicts to kill and upholds social hierarchy. Yet its message is also inspiring, making yoga compatible with everyday life, and developing a loving awareness that sees all beings equally.
This podcast with Hari-kirtana das explores his new book on the Gītā’s teachings, which is subtitled "A Guide to Exploring Timeless Principles of Transcendental Knowledge and Integrating Them Into Your Life".
As we discuss, how we interpret the text depends on our worldview. Although it features a personal god, is devotion mandatory? In addressing this question, we consider distinctions between subjective experience and objective facts, and the extent to which religion is compatible with different ways of seeing.
We also talk about historical misconduct in devotional lineages, and how the Gītā counteracts misguided thinking. Finally, we ask whether some of its passages might need ignoring - instead of trying to update them with more palatable readings - or whether cherry-picking undermines the text.
Find out more here, including links to Hari-kirtana's website, and social media: ancientfutures.substack.com/p...
What a great conversation! Thanks so much to both of you. Lots of food for thought here.
You're welcome, Elizabeth - glad you enjoyed it! 🙌😍
...moving our consciousness in the highest direction we can conceive of...there were so many wonderful points in this conversation! Thank you for this thought provoking and inspirational podcast, Hari and Daniel!
You’re welcome, Stanley - thanks for tuning in - I’m glad you enjoyed the conversation
Great conversation please please as a next step please invite Dorothy Figueira to talk about her Gita book: The Afterlives of the Bhagavad Gita: Readings in Translation Dorothy Figueira
Thank you for the suggestion! Glad you enjoyed the conversation 🙌😍