In this talk, Swamiji explains how Arjuna was transformed through keen listening, introspection, and the application of intelligence. Arjuna was grieving because he had to fight and kill his own kith and kin. Krishna explains that the inner presence is ever-present and that death is not extinction but a transition.

Spiritual wisdom requires a broader vision of life and an inquiry into existence and the source of knowledge. Krishna further explains that sense-object interactions produce pairs of opposites—sukha and duhkha—which are temporary and constantly come and go. The seeker must develop samatva, without preference for happiness or prejudice against unhappiness. Through this equanimity, the impact of sensory experiences gradually diminishes. When the mind practices a non-preferential and non-prejudicial outlook towards Sukha-duhkhas, they stand renounced by the intelligence.

Swamiji emphasizes that true renunciation is not external; it is an inner renunciation of ego, desires, pride, and delusional clinging through knowledge and discrimination. Thus, renunciation blossoms from understanding and wisdom.

Shlokas chanted in the Satsang:
0:00 - Introduction
13:06 - अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे ...Bhagavad Gita 2.11
24:43 - विचारोत्थात्मविज्ञानं ज्ञानमङ्ग विदुर्बुधाः... Yoga Vasistha 5.93.21
27:04 - न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपा: ...Bhagavad Gita 2.12
35:21 - देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा ....Bhagavad Gita 2.13
42:17 - मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदु:खदा: ...Bhagavad Gita 2.14
56:53 - यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ ...Bhagavad Gita 2.15
1:16:43 - मरणं प्रकृतिः शरीरिणां विकृतिर्जीवितमुच्यते बुधैः ...Raghuvaṃśa 8.87

2026 Gurupoornima Retreat Session by Poojya Swamiji
Date: 01 August 2026

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