The Story of the Bhagavad-Gita

Written by Mark White on February 2, 2007 - 12 Comments Download audio file (bha a!ad- ita"m#$%

at no!an lus$ Mark and &edro and 'enni and (e are talkin about the (ha a!ad-)ita after dinner" Mark* +ello e!erybody" , am -ust sittin here with &edro" We ha!e -ust had dinner and we are ha!in a lass of red wine" &edro, you are from Chile" Pedro* .es" From Chile" Mark* /hat is in 0outh 1meri2a" Pedro* .es, in south of 0outh 1meri2a" Mark* 3you 2ome from 0antia o" 0antia o is the 2a#ital, isn4t it5 Pedro* .es" 0antia o is the 2a#ital of Chile" ,t is in the middle of the 2ountry and now it is a #olluted 2ity3too mu2h smoke and it is not ood to li!e in 0antia o" Mark* (ut you ha!e been li!in in ,ndia for the last year5 Pedro* .es, yes" We li!e in ,ndia" /ra!elin and li!in 3 Mark* 6h-huh" Kenni* and learnin 7 Pedro* and learnin 3 Mark* (efore you were tellin me about the (ha a!ad-)ita" We were talkin about the 8edas3and , wanted to ask you3ha!e you heard the3the 8edas bein 2hanted in ,ndia5 Pedro* .es, , think3,t is not easy to say if it is the 8edas or not be2ause , do not s#eak 0anskrit3 Mark* uh-huh Pedro* and they sin in an old old lan ua e3 Mark* uh-huh Pedro* and some #eo#le who sin 3they don4t understand3 Mark* uh-huh Pedro* other #eo#le understand more 0anskrit3yes maybe , listened a lot of times3to this kind of38edas" Mark* uh-huh

Pedro* , don4t know where is the moment or when (if%3(it% is all the 8edas, no5 (e2ause sometimes they sin but sometimes they sin all ni ht lon 3all ni ht lon 3but sometimes they sin not all ni ht lon 3you know3it is not easy to know if it is this bi book or not" , don4t know" Mark* Many books, no5 Pedro* Many books, yes" Mark* (efore you were talkin about 1r-una and 'rishna3 Pedro* .eah" Mark* (efore, you were talkin about 1r-una" 1r-una and 'rishna" Can you tell us that story5 Pedro* 'rishna5 /he history (story% about (ha a!ad- ita5 'rishna was a od or maybe some rein2arnation or maybe some son of od, no5 Mark* uh-huh Pedro* you know, for this kind of 2ult3and he returned to the land3to ,ndia3 Mark* uh-huh" Pedro* to hel# 1r-una" 1r-una was a #rin2e3like &rin2e 9ife, no5 1nd aah3(ha a!ad )ita s#eaks about this3about3he thinks3aah3now , ha!e a #roblem3my 2ountry has a #roblem and , need to o to war3to fi ht3 Mark* uh-huh Pedro* but , do not like to o to fi ht3how , need to3to make3 Mark* What should , do5 Pedro* What should , do5 Everybody* What should , do5 Pedro* What should , do in this situation5 Mark* 6h-huh" Pedro* 1nd aah 'rishna 2omes to hel#3make ood consejo3consejo5 (0#anish% Be and Kenni* 1d!i2e7 Mark* 1d!i2e" /o i!e ad!i2e" Pedro* 1d!i2e" Como advertencia (0#anish%" Kenni* :o no no" ;ad!i2e4 is consejo (0#anish%" Mark* +ow do you say that in 0#anish5 <'rishna a!e him ad!i2e"= Kenni* 'rishna le vio un consejo" Mark and Kenni* 'rishna le vio un consejo" Mark* 'rishna a!e him ad!i2e" Be* >?a2tly" Pedro* 'rishna le vio un consejo3 Mark* 6h-huh" Pedro* yes3but a lot of ad!i2e3not -ust the one #ie2e, no5 Kenni and Everybody* +ahaha Mark* ,t4s lon " ,t4s the bi est book" ,t4s the reat book" /he (ha a!ad-)ita"