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Published: June 8, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

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We start with a summary of the journey so far in reading the book, The Teachings of the Gita, by Swami Dayananda, up to Chapter 8. 

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The key emphasis of this summary is understanding and appreciating Karma yoga.

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Some of the topics covered are:

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Note: The recording is not very clear...but comprehensible.

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\\nWe discuss who is Absolute I  vs. Relative I
\\nWe discuss roles we play
\\nWe talk of the question - who am I?
\\nWe discuss a bit about Nirvanashatakam, a beautiful poem by Adi Sankaracharya, explaining who am I?
\\nWe discuss happiness is not in outside objects or within our body, mind but it is YOU
\\nWe also discuss the spiritual path: karma yoga - jnana yoga as a continuum, not two separate paths.
\\nClarifications on the concepts & applications of Karma yoga: likes & dislikes, preparing the mind, notion of doer-ship

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We talk of action & actionlessness and clarify our concepts.

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Four types of devotion & devotees, work & worship, work is worship, etc.

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We also briefly talk about Bhakti-yoga and how that is relevant in the context of the spiritual path.
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This episode is discussions from seekers to seekers sharing their learnings, questions in the journey so far.

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