Video Talks on the Bhagavad Gita

by Swami Nirmalananda Giri

*Learn to Lead a Successful Spiritual Life*

Talk 59–More Qualities for Moksha

The fifty-ninth in a series of talks by Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) on the Bhagavad Gita, India’s most famous scripture: the unforgettable dialog between Sri Krishna and Arjuna about the essence of spiritual life.

In this talk, starting with Chapter 13:08, Swamiji discusses more from a list of qualities Krishna says are essential for the yogi to attain liberation (moksha).

Here are the Gita verses (13:08–13:10) covered in this talk:

Detachment from the objects of sense, absence of egotism, keeping in mind the evils of birth, death, old age, disease, and pain, (13:8)

Non-attachment, absence of clinging to son, wife, home and suchlike; constant even-mindedness in desired and undesired events, (13:9)

Unswerving devotion to me with single-minded yoga, living in secluded places, having distaste for association with many people, (13:10)