This is the first class of our Uddhava-gita series. In this class, Krishna is telling Uddhava about the dangers of Kali-yuga and His imminent departure from the world. In this class we covered verses 11.7.1-4.   

This is the second class of our Uddhava-gita series. In this class, Krishna is still telling Uddhava about the dangers of Kali-yuga and we read beautiful commentaries on the power of bhakti and how to achieve spiritual vision. In this class we covered verses 11.7.5-6.

Krishna presents us with core spiritual yoga knowledge in explaining HOW and WHY we can maintain equal vision in this world. We covered the understanding of maya, of material and spiritual consciousness, the modes, good and evil… lots of wonderful reflections. In this class we covered verses 11.7.7-8.  

Krishna explains to Uddhava the concept of spiritual vision, of seeing the world situated in the Self, of being in full command of your mind, thus fully satisfied and of the concept of the demigods being pleased with you. In this class we explain the concept of being a servant of the Lord and of the difference between the Vedic religion of the demigods and yoga. In this class we covered verses 11.7.9-10.

Krishna begins by explaining the nature of a pure soul and the difference between acting piously automatically, as opposed to doing it deliberately. Krishna then teaches Uddhava 3 simples qualifications necessary to attain spiritual freedom and never take birth again in matter. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.11-13.

Here Uddhava takes the word and presents himself in our position, as lowly materialists attached to body and bodily relationships and thus asks Krishna how can one in this lowly mentality follow yoga. While presenting his points and his questions, however, Uddhava reveals important spiritual knowledge and a clear explanation of the position of the demigods. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.14-17.

In this class we’ll see the exact moment and the single most important factor that leads to our spiritual lives and practice beginning, by seeing how and why it happened with Uddhava. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.18-20. 

Krishna here explains the power of the human body in attaining spiritual perfection, when aided by spiritual intelligence and how He can thus be seen by such yogis. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.21-23. 

Krishna here begins telling Uddhava the wonderful story of guru Dattatreya, the son of Atri and Anusuya. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.24-32.

Guru Dattatreya lists his 24 natural gurus and begins his teachings by saying what he learned from the Earth, from mountains and from trees. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.33-39.

Guru Dattatreya now explains the valuable spiritual lessons he has learned from the wind and the sky. These are the most valuable verses I know of in the whole of the Bhagavatam or Bhagavad-gita to lock in an understanding of detachment. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.40-42. 

Here we see Guru Dattatreya explaining the spiritual lessons he’s taken from the wind, water and fire, as Krishna continues to share Dattatreya’s “nature gurus” with Uddhava. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.43-45. 

We continue with Guru Dattatreya’s teachings. In this class we learn about the nature of the guru as compared to a fire, and we focus on the nature of the soul, eternal and unchanging, inside an ephemeral material body. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.46-49. 

We continue with the wonderful series of natural gurus, taught by Dattatreya. In this lesson we begin with teachings he has garnered from the Sun and we focus on understanding the problems of attachment for the spiritualists. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.50-52. 

Now Dattatreya will recount the tragic story of the pigeon, a classic puranic story teaching us about the dangers of attachment. In this class, we covered verses 11.7.53-74.