“My biggest lesson from the Bhagavad Gita is… surrender. The Bhagavad Gita starts with Arjun being confused between his Karma & divine law, but in the face of war, Krishna comes to him and tells him to abandon his doubt, forget his fear and surrender unto Him for liberation from sin. I learned that while God will allow you to struggle through trials and tribulations, he'll never allow your faith in Him to break, He will always save you in the end.”
From starting her spiritual journey at 4 just years old to conducting a 7 day Shri Bhagwat Katha program at an age where most children still rely on their parents to speak, Devi Chitralekhaji is a spiritual preacher who’s spreading the faith of Harinaam Over the world with her Sankirtan Yatra and today we delve into why.
Listen as Deviji employs her own experiences and millenia old mythology to answer questions at the forefront of religion & spirituality. Learn how science follows in the footsteps of religion as we discuss Dharma, Samarpan, Prem & Bhakti in the context of Hindu mythology.
Learn how to find your guru, the reasoning behind tradition and take a peek behind the curtain of spirituality in this episode of Realign.
We talked about:
. The start of Devi Chitralekhaji’s journey
. How to notice signs in spirituality
. The “right” path to spirituality
. The importance of scripture
. Dharam
. Simplifying the Bhagavad Gita
. Applications of the Bhagavad Gita
. Finding a Guru
. What is Samarpan?
. How Draupadi and Krishna display the importance of faith in God
. What are Satsangs for?
. Love and Attachment
. Radha-Krishna Prem
. Top 5 lessons from the Bhagavad Gita
. Symbolism of Shiva
. Misinterpretation of Shiva & Nasha
. Shiva & destruction
. Shiva’s third eye
. Shiv Parvati relationship
. Lessons from Shiva & Krishna’s friendship
. The 5 steps to Bhakti
. God vs. Bhagwan
. Stress in the Bhagwat Gita: How Bhakti cures stress
. Dharam & Karam
. Importance of intention
. What makes a good person
. The Kalyug
. How we can live better with the Bhagwat Kathas
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Time Stamps
00:00 - Precap
00:51 - Introduction
01:39 - Welcome to the Podcast
02:18 - Was Deviji’s journey pre-decided?
03:45 - The start of her journey
05:04 - Signs of spiritual callings
09:45 - The “right” path to spirituality
13:50 - How to apply the Gita to life
17:22 - Devi Chitralekhaji’s Guru
18:59 - Most important lesson from her Guru
20:21 - Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita
22:23 - Arjun’s Confusion in the Gita
24:09 - Surrendering to God (‘Samarpan’)
26:50 - Lord Krishna & Draupadi
28:08 - Why we perform rituals (‘Satsang’)
29:22 - Radha-Krishna’s love
35:05 - Practical advice on love
39:27 - 5 lessons from the Gita
43:18 - Symbolism of Lord Shiva
46:47 - Lord Shiva & ‘Nasha’
50:30 - Mahadev & destruction
52:34 - Gods are misunderstood
53:38- Significance of Lord Shiva’s third eye
55:17 - Mahadev & Parvati’s relationship
59:06 - Shiva-Krishna & 5 steps to Bhakti
01:02:52 - Science and Spirituality
01:07:31 - Scripture’s view on stress
01:17:45 - Dharam & Karam
01:20:10 - Importance of intentions
01:22:16 - What is a good person?
01:25:25 - The Kalyug of modern times
01:31:42 - How to live better by the Bhagavad Gita
01:31:54 - Thanks & end
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Karishma Mehta
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