In this series of talks on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, total five talks were conducted.

In the first talk, Swami Smarnananda Giri introduced the book God Talks With Arjuna, a new, unique interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda. Swamiji elaborated upon Paramahansaji’s commentary, explaining through analogies and anecdotes how the presence of Kauravas (bad tendencies) within us produces misery and impedes our spiritual progress; and how nurturing the Pandavas (good tendencies) within us will eventually bring about the defeat of those Kauravas in the inner battle of Kurukshetra, thus leading to unconditional joy and the attainment of the ultimate goal of Self-realization.

In the second talk, based on Paramahansa Yoganandaji’s interpretation of Verses 2 & 3 of Chapter I, Swamiji explained how to overcome bad habits by calm, inner light of intuitive awakening which can be cultivated by regular meditation.

In the third talk, Swamiji took up Verses 4, 5, and 6, and explained how the spiritual soldiers such as devotion, spiritual memory, discriminative intelligence, and pranayama come to the aid of the yogi to help him battle the evil soldiers of the sense mind.

In the fourth and fifth talks, Swamiji pointed out the Kauravas enumerated in Verses 7, 8, and 9, whom a devotee must be wary about as they represent specific principles that oppose spiritual progress.