07 Jul 2026 evening – Self-Realization and Knowledge (English) – Seattle, USA

 

– On brahma-jnana, special knowledge found in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
– Explanation about the sober and intelligent person, who does not complain about anything.
– The bodily conception, limitation, and imprisonment.
– The knowledge of God, the Supreme Controller, maintainer, and destroyer.
– Quotation from the Bhagavad Gita where knowledge about the soul (jiva) and its eternal function are revealed.
– The Harikatha given by Swami Maharaja that speaks of Ambarisa Maharaja.
– On the auspiciousness of the brahma-muhurta hour.
– Explanation of why the evening hour is in the tama-guma mode (ignorance).
– The three bodies: gross, material-subtle, and the spiritual body of the soul.
– The story of Shankaracharya and the power used to obtain knowledge.
– Citations from various Gitas: Bhagavad Gita, Venu; Bhramara; Yugala and Gopi.
– Arjuna’s questioning of what would happen: killing his relatives, the destruction caused by war, and even his own death.
– The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita on abandoning illusion.

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