This is a FREE PUBLIC series of talks on Bhagawad Gita Chapter 16 by Swami Swaroopananda entitled "Good Or Bad - You Choose".

Bhagawad Gita appeals to the thinking individual. This frank and very convincing chapter of the Holy Gita orientates us to a much deeper and sophisticated understanding of the states of goodness and evil. Bhagavan Sri Krishna does not insult his students by moralising. Chapter 16 provides us with a fascinating and rigorous personality test to find where we sit on the on the ‘good/bad’ continuum.

Using an intriguing explanation of the laws of cause and effect, Lord Krishna charts the path leading to liberation by contrast with the path that leads to self-defeat. Why is living only to gratify the senses not such a good idea? What are the qualities and practices that lead to happiness and freedom? In a surprising twist, the teacher reveals how, contrary to popular opinion, ‘being good’ opens the door to an exciting and creative life. It is no accident that the very same positive tendencies that are conducive to spiritual growth make for greater and subtler enjoyment of the material world.