This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verse 60. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verse 59. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verse 58. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verse 57. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verse 55. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 46-49. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 46-49. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 45-46. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

We may not be able to change everything happening across the globe, but we can shape the atmosphere in our homes, our streets, and our communities. A small act of kindness offered quietly, right where we are, is never insignificant. In its own gentle way, it helps tip the balance of the world toward a little more care.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 39-44. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continued discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 26-38. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continued discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 13-25. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continued discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 1-12. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continued discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss. Please refer to https://www.sjholisticyoga.co.uk/post/what-is-the-bhagavad-gita if you need a grounding in what The Bhagavad Gita is.

This week in sangha, we started our new book: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss. Please refer to https://www.sjholisticyoga.co.uk/post/what-is-the-bhagavad-gita if you need a grounding in what The Bhagavad Gita is.

The Bhagavad Gita is an ancient Indian text, yet it speaks to very ordinary human experiences. At its heart, the Gita is a conversation. A human being is facing a situation that feels impossible, and he doesn’t know how to act without betraying himself. He turns to a trusted guide and asks, quite simply, “What am I supposed to do?” That question is the doorway into the whole book.

This week in sangha we explored Ishvara Pranidhana, the practice of surrender. Our conversation moved into experiences of flow, connection, and those moments when effort softens and something else seems to carry us. We reflected on how safety, presence, and trust can open unexpected doorways, revealing versions of ourselves that emerge when we let go rather than try harder.

Svadhyaya is not about perfecting the self. It is about seeing clearly. Learning to recognise when the ego is speaking, when the past is steering the present, and when something deeper and steadier is quietly present beneath it all.

Theme: The Practice of Tapas: The Sacred Fire of Commitment This week in our Sangha, we introduced Tapas — one of the niyamas, and a teaching that speaks to inner fire, steady devotion, and the courage to stay present with what truly matters. Tapas is often translated as discipline or effort, but it’s not the harsh, punishing kind we might associate with pushing or forcing. As Deborah Adele writes in The Yamas and Niyamas, Tapas is the heat that refines — the steady warmth t

Santosha invites us to rest in the enoughness of this moment. We don’t need to wait for life to be perfect before we soften. Like a still lake, we can meet both ease and difficulty with steadiness and presence. Contentment isn’t something to chase — it’s something we return to, breath by breath.