Day 2 of a two day Bhagavad Gita Retreat organized by CIRD NA, in Ohio.

In these two days, Nutan Swamiji helps the seekers to understand the Tri-guna model of Bhagavad Gita and guides the seekers in developing their personality by making us understand how to free oneself from the bondages created by the three gunas. A clear understand of this unique concept of Bhagavad Gita helps each and every seeker in the spiritual path.

Date: 29 June 2025
Venue: Genova Community Township hall, 5111 South Old 3C Road, Westerville, Ohio 43082

In this talk, Swamiji explains that the Bhagavad Gita presents various concepts to make the seeker’s mind expansive and universal. The 14th chapter discusses the three gunas as applied to our personality, for understanding, analysing, and improving human personality.

The three gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—are an evolute of Nature. Sattva guna binds one through clinging to knowledge and wisdom, rajo guna through clinging to desire-motivated activities, and tamo guna binds through inattention, inertia, and sleep. Liberation means getting rid of the bondage created by the gunas, but not the gunas themselves. A gunatita is one who is free of the bondage of these three gunas.

A seeker can conquer Rajas and tamas through cultivation of sattva guna, while sattva can be transcended by surrender or non-expectation, as highlighted in Srimad Bhagavatam (11.25.34–35). Discussing the Caatur-varna, Swamiji says the infinite variety in human personalities is categorized by Bhagavad Gita into four varṇas (colours) based on guṇa-constitution leading to four kinds of natural propensities (svabhāva-karma). Bhagavad Gita says that while doing svakarma, if one can leave delusion, sense of doership, and sanga, it will lead to liberation.

Shlokas chanted in the Satsang:
8:13 - शृण्वन्ति विश्वे अमृतस्य पुत्रा: …Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.5
13:07 - आहारशुद्धौ सत्त्वशुद्धिः सत्त्वशुद्धौ ध्रुवास्मृतिः…Chaandogya Upanishad.
19:21 - आयु:सत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धना: ...Bhagavad Gita 17.8
37:40 - कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिन: ...Bhagavad Gita 17.9
39:02 - यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्... Bhagavad Gita 17.10
43:31 - नान्यं गुणेभ्य: कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति…Bhagavad Gita 14.19
49:22 - तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयो:...Bhagavad Gita 3.28
53:39 - इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्य: परं मन:..Bhagavad Gita 3.42
57:52 - एवं बुद्धे: परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना…Bhagavad Gita 3.43
1:00:49 - यदा पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते ज्ञानानि मनसा सह … Kathopanishad 2.3.10
1:05:22 - मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्तियोगेन सेवते…Bhagavad Gita 14.26
1:07:37 - सत्त्वं चाभिजयेद् युक्तो नैरपेक्ष्येण शान्तधी: ...Srimad Bhagavatam 11.25.35
1:10:28 - निरपेक्षं मुनिं शान्तं निर्वैरं समदर्शनम् …Srimad Bhagavatam 11.14.16
1:29:45 - स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरत: संसिद्धिं लभते नर:..Bhagavad Gita 18.45

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