Spiritual Discourse on the Bhagavad Gita:

“The Conch Shells in Kurukshetra Battle:
Inner Vibratory Battle in Meditation” – (Part II of II)

Saturday, June 3, 2023

6:30 p.m.

– 7:30 p.m.

(IST)

About the Event

This was the second talk in a two-part series titled “The Conch Shells in Kurukshetra Battle: Inner Vibratory Battle in Meditation” by Swami Smaranananda Giri, a senior YSS sannyasi.

Swami Smaranananda interprets Paramahansa Yogananda’s commentary on Slokas XII to XIX of Chapter I of the Bhagavad Gita. He continued his discourse on the symbolic significance of the blowing of the conch shells at the beginning of the Kurukshetra battle and its relevance to the inner psychological battle of a meditating yogi.

A meditating yogi’s consciousness is torn between opposing forces: on one side, physical and astral vibratory sounds of the senses pull the consciousness towards the body; whereas on the other, the astral music of the inner discriminative powers and vital activities in the spinal centers draw the consciousness towards the soul and Spirit.

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Part I of this Series

The first part of this series titled “The Conch Shells in Kurukshetra Battle: Inner Vibratory Battle in Meditation” by Swami Smaranananda Giri was held on May 20, 2023. To view this talk, please click here.

About the Scriptural Commentary

Paramahansa Yoganandaji, the author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, interprets the Bhagavad Gita with divine insight. In his interpretation, exploring its psychological, spiritual, and metaphysical depths — from the subtle causes of everyday thoughts and actions to the grand design of the cosmic order — Yoganandaji presents a sweeping chronicle of the soul’s journey to enlightenment.

Clearly outlining the Gita’s balanced path of meditation and right activity, Paramahansaji shows how we can create for ourselves a life of spiritual integrity, serenity, simplicity, and joy. Through our awakened intuition, we come to know the right course to take at every crossroad on the path of life, to determine what shortcomings are holding us back and what positive qualities are moving us forward, and to recognize and avoid pitfalls along the way.

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