Winning the Battle of Life (Kurukshetra Within Me) - Part - 2 | Swami Smaranananda Giri

Yogananda Monastics SRF YSS Convocation

Apr 5, 2022 #Yogananda #Gita #BhagavadGita

This is the second in a series of inspirational talks on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita as it has been interpreted by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in God Talks With Arjuna, the great Guru’s divinely inspired translation of and extensive commentary on this beloved scripture. The speaker is Swami Smaranananda Giri, a long-time sannyasi and current vice-president of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, the organization founded by Paramahansaji in 1917 to disseminate his Kriya Yoga teachings in India and neighbouring countries. Paramahansa Yogananda (author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi) interpreted the Bhagavad Gita with divine insight, exploring its psychological, spiritual, and metaphysical depths. He revealed the innermost essence of this majestic scripture while presenting an enlightening and deeply encouraging guide to who we are, why we were created, and our place and purpose in the vast cosmic scheme of things. In this talk, based on Yoganandaji’s interpretation of Verses 2 & 3 of Chapter I, Swamiji explains how to overcome bad habits by calm, inner light of intuitive awakening which can be cultivated by regular meditation. In his “how-to-live” teachings, Paramahansa Yogananda has given to people of all cultures, races, and creeds the means to free themselves from physical, mental, and spiritual inharmonies — to create for themselves a life of enduring happiness and all-round success. Learn more about Yogoda Satsanga Society of India and the path of Kriya Yoga meditation: https://yssofindia.org If you live in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, or Sri Lanka, you can learn the science of Kriya Yoga by applying for the Yogoda Satsanga Lessons in Self-realization, the home-study course in the science of meditation and art of balanced spiritual living established by Paramahansa Yogananda: https://yssofindia.org/yss-lessons.php Residents of other countries around the world can apply for these same sacred teachings from Self-Realization Fellowship, the international headquarters of Paramahansa Yogananda's spiritual work: https://yogananda.org/lessons#HowToLive#YSSSRF #YogodaSatsangaSociety #Yogananda #SelfRealizationFellowship #YogaMeditation #BhagavadGita #Gita Recap of verse 1 0:00 Verse 2 and its explanation 28:06 Positive habits and their development 38:18 Verse 3 and its explanation 50:45 Conquering bad habits 1:09:00