The Bhagavad Gītā - on the courage to SLOW DOWN and fight corruption

About this episode

This episode explores the teachings of the Bhagavad Gītā and their relevance to personal courage and combating corruption.

The battlefield setting of the Bhagavad Gītā coming in the midst of a vast epic centred around a war of powerful men fighting amongst themselves sometimes puts people off. However, disregarding the Gītā's extraordinarily pragmatic teachings because we object to the setting is a tragic case of throwing baby out with bathwater. Besides, have you not sometimes fought against yourself? Experienced yourself behaving in ways that are inimical to your higher good? Really, the Gītā is set in th...

People in this episode

Host: James Boag

Topics covered

• courage
• corruption
• self-reflection
• spiritual teachings
• pragmatism
• inner conflict

Keywords

• Bhagavad Gītā
• courage
• corruption
• spirituality
• self-reflection
• pragmatic teachings
• inner conflict

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Books & works: The Bhagavad Gītā

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