Bg 6.20-23

Speaker: Ramananda Dasa (Hawaii) December 31, 2014 Bg 6.20-23 — In the stage of perfection called trance, or samādhi, one’s mind is completely restrained from material mental activities by practice of yoga. This perfection is characterized by one’s ability to see the...

Bg 6.18-19

Speaker: Janaspriha Prabhu (Honolulu, Hawaii) December 30, 2014 Bg 6.18 — When the yogī, by practice of yoga, disciplines his mental activities and becomes situated in transcendence – devoid of all material desires – he is said to be well established in yoga. Bg 6.19...

Bg 6.16

Speaker: Janaspriha Prabhu (Honolulu, Hawaii) December 24, 2014 Bg 6.16 — There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogī, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough. Listen to...

Bg 6.15

Speaker: Ramananda Dasa (Hawaii) December 23, 2014 Bg 6.15 — Thus practicing constant control of the body, mind and activities, the mystic transcendentalist, his mind regulated, attains to the kingdom of God [or the abode of Kṛṣṇa] by cessation of material existence....

Bg 6.13-14

Speaker: Ramananda Dasa (Hawaii) December 22, 2014 Bg 6.13-14 — One should hold one’s body, neck and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose. Thus, with an unagitated, subdued mind, devoid of fear, completely free from sex life, one...

Bg 6.11-12

Speaker : Vidagdha Madhava Prabhu (Ainaloa, Hawaii)  December 17, 2014 Bg 6.11-12 — To practice yoga, one should go to a secluded place and should lay kuśa grass on the ground and then cover it with a deerskin and a soft cloth. The seat should be neither too high nor...