The Modern Yogi Podcast

Krishna explains how the dominant mode manifests in a person's behavior and destiny. When goodness prevails, one experiences clarity, knowledge, and purity, leading to higher spiritual realms after death. When passion dominates, greed, and restless desires prevail, binding the soul to action and rebirth in worldly conditions, whereas ignorance, characterized by ignorance and inactivity, leads to degradation and lower states of existence. #bhagavadgita #gita

Did someone say modes of material nature? Krishna sure did! In this episode, He elaborates on the influences of these three modes. Rajas (passion) arises from desire and attachment, leading to action and restlessness, while tamas (ignorance) brings laziness, and delusion. These modes continuously dominate and replace one another within the mind and body, binding the soul to the cycle of birth and death. #bhagavadgita #gita

Welcome to Chapter 14! In this episode, Krishna describes the knowledge of the three gunas (modes of nature)—sattva (goodness), rajas (passion), and tamas (ignorance)—that bind the soul to material existence. By transcending these modes through spiritual wisdom and devotion, one can achieve liberation and attain the ultimate goal of union with the Divine. #bhagavadgita #gita

In this final episode of Chapter 13, Krishna explains that the soul is eternal, unaffected by the actions of the body or material nature, and remains the uninvolved observer. Realizing the unity of the soul within all beings and distinguishing it from the ever-changing body leads to liberation from the cycle of birth and death. #bhagavadgita #gita