A thought-provoking discourse given by Poojya Swamiji at Gita Ashram, Malaysia, based on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5.

Date: 18 November 2025
Venue: Gita Ashram, Malaysia
Malaysia Jnana Yajna 2025

In this talk, Swamiji emphasizes that the Bhagavad Gita is a universal guide to inner personality enrichment. Set on the battlefield, the Gita begins when Arjuna is overwhelmed by grief and confusion. Krishna uses this crisis to impart spiritual insight, teaching that true yoga is not physical practice but mastery of the mind.

The fifth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita explains that “sannyasa” does not mean external renunciation but an inner transformation. Krishna and Arjuna were not ascetic monks; the teaching is meant for all people engaged in life. The Gita’s path is a mental and intellectual pursuit where knowledge transforms action into karma yoga — action performed without delusional clinging and for the welfare of humanity.

One must cultivate samatva buddhi — evenness toward success and failure, pleasure and pain. Actions continue, but the wise know that the Self is not the doer. This understanding dissolves ignorance, brings inner freedom.

Shlokas chanted in this Satsang:
18:26 - सक्ता: कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत ...Bhagavad Gita 3.25
21:49 - संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि...Bhagavad Gita 5.1
22:21 - संन्यास: कर्मयोगश्च नि:श्रेयसकरावुभौ...Bhagavad Gita
23:32 - योगस्थ: कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय...Bhagavad Gita 2.48
25:48 - अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मण: फलम्...Bhagavad Gita 18.12
34:49 - नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभु: ... Bhagavad Gita 5.15
35:05 - न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभु: ... Bhagavad Gita 5.14
40:42 - ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मन:...Bhagavad Gita 5.16
43:54 - नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्...Bhagavad Gita 5.8
51:23 - न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्...Bhagavad Gita 5.20
53:38 - शक्नोतीहैव य: सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्...Bhagavad Gita 5.23
55:11 - कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् ...Bhagavad Gita 5.26

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