Recorded on May 15, 2021 How we see the past shapes our understanding of the present. Scholarship defines the past as something shaped by temporal human forces, primarily politics, power, and market trends. Wisdom traditions, on the other hand, see the past as shaped by universal, timeless truths. In this dialog, religious studies professor Ravi Gupta and host Joshua Greene explore competing narratives of the past, their impact on the present and their role in shaping humanity’s...

Elsie Maio joins Joshua for a talk about spirituality in the workplace. gitawisdom.org

This month we speak with renowned artist/writer/filmmaker, Iain McCaig. ​Iain McCaig and Joshua Greene have a forty-year history as collaborative storytellers. Whether to entertain or enlighten, their relationship sprang from a mutual desire to create stories to remember and share them with the world, Join them for an intimate conversation about creation and collaboration, of a forty-year journey to tell an ever-changing version of ’The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ and the story of ‘Hanuman', and...

A talk about the confluence of Bhakti teachings and contemporary family and personal therapy. Topics include: - The pathologies that accompany a life of devotion - Translating terms of devotion into modern clinical language - Risks and rewards on the journey to selfhood Part of a new monthly interview series: In Good Company. Go to gitawisdom.org to sign up for the newsletter updates about upcoming interviews and to attend the live recording sessions. Guest Speaker For 25 years, Cristina...

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 the topics Joshua and Jules cover in this podcast and there's a story about how yoga connects them all. Jules is a renowned teacher of asana yoga, meditation, chanting, and yoga philosophy. Jules, who started practicing yoga at age 6, is now considered one of the leading teachers of the Jivamukti Yoga method, teaching the method worldwide as well as...

Show notes: gitawisdom.org/podcasts Recorded on June 16, 2020, via Zoom. To join the live conversation, visit bit.ly/GitaClassInfo

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Joshua Greene and Martin Fleming (Akhandadhi) discuss the recent findings in consciousness studies, the nature of consciousness, the study of subjective experience. Show notes: gitawisdom.org/podcasts Recorded July 7, 2020, via Zoom. To join the live conversation, visit bit.ly/GitaClassInfo

Featuring special guest Kamala Radha. A fascinating conversation about the duties of an interfaith death doula and some very practical advice. A few of the topics covered: - end-of-life care - caring for the caretakers - the Death Positive Movement - creating a legacy - finding meaning in loss - grief support - how to talk to kids about death Show notes: gitawisdom.org/podcasts Recorded June 30, 2020, via Zoom. To join the live conversation, visit bit.ly/GitaClassInfo

-Does yoga have a place in the conversation amidst protests and violence? -A change in policy doesn't mean a change in the heart. -Relief from miseries is not the goal of yoga, but a starting point. -What does it mean to live a yogic life? A note: At the time of this recording, demonstrations have erupted across all 50 states to protest police brutality after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. This class was recorded the day after President Trump ordered federal officers to...

How do you steady the mind like a lamp in a windless place? In this session we talk about - meditating on Krishna in the heart - the faults of individualism - importance of community - the connection between improv and the Gita's description of a steady mind - not resisting discomfort Show notes: gitawisdom.org/podcasts Recorded May 26, 2020, via Zoom. To join the live conversation, visit bit.ly/GitaClassInfo

How do we live up to the ideal character of people from the Gita and Bhagavatam or the examples set by enlightened gurus? Class notes available at www.gitawisdom.org/podcast. For information on attending a class, visit www.facebook.com/pg/gitawisdomteachings/events.

-Equanimity takes a lifetime of training -Uncovering the underlying issues -The value of mediation training Show notes: gitawisdom.org/podcasts Recorded May 12, 2020, via Zoom. To join the live conversation, visit bit.ly/GitaClassInfo

-Yoga is self-evaluation of the highest order -Don't be a fanatic - take the middle path -Sincere effort attracts a teacher -Regulate your behavior -Making the distinction between what we want and what others expect -The Gita gives you more to discover each time you go back to it Show notes at gitawisdom.org/podcasts Want to join the classes live on Zoom? Go to bit.ly/GitaClassInfo

The discussion continues about the nature of an inner life and giving up attachments. BG 5.22-5.25 Class notes available at www.gitawisdom.org/podcast. Questions? Join the Gita Wisdom Discussion Group on Facebook. We are reading from Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Recorded at EverVeda on June 27, 2019. Running time: 33 minutes

Detachment is often misunderstood. It doesn't mean we don't experience emotions or that we withdraw from the world; it's quite the opposite. We'll talk about what detachment really means and how to cultivate that quality. BG 5.19-5.21 Class notes available at www.gitawisdom.org/podcast. Questions? Join the Gita Wisdom Discussion Group on Facebook. We are reading from Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Recorded at EverVeda on June 6, 2019.

What is a guru? Who is qualified? How does one find a guru? What is the relationship between guru and disciple? What are the qualifications of the disciple? And more. Week 31 of the Long Island Gita Wisdom Series recorded on May 9, 2019. Class notes available at www.gitawisdom.org/podcast. Questions? Join the Gita Wisdom Discussion Group on Facebook. We are reading from Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Action, forbidden action, and inaction and the resulting karmic reactions are covered. We discuss the different kinds of karma, how karma plays out over lifetimes, and whether or not we, as spiritual practitioners, are obliged to assume greater social responsibilities. Lastly, we touch on the psychology of karma. BG 4.16-4.18 Class notes available at www.gitawisdom.org/podcast. Questions? Join the Gita Wisdom Discussion Group on Facebook. We are reading from Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A.C....

Action, forbidden action, and inaction and the resulting karmic reactions are covered. We discuss the different kinds of karma, how karma plays out over lifetimes, and whether or not we, as spiritual practitioners, are obliged to assume greater social responsibilities. Lastly, we touch on the psychology of karma. BG 4.16-4.18 Class notes available at www.gitawisdom.org/podcast. Questions? Join the Gita Wisdom Discussion Group on Facebook. We are reading from Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A.C....

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 social activism. -------------- gitawisdom.org/podcast

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 social activism. -------------- gitawisdom.org/podcast

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 social activism. -------------- gitawisdom.org/podcast

Action, forbidden action, and inaction and the resulting karmic reactions are covered. We discuss the different kinds of karma, how karma plays out over lifetimes, and whether or not we, as spiritual practitioners, are obliged to assume greater social responsibilities. Lastly, we touch on the psychology of karma. BG 4.16-4.18