Living With Greater Courage and Purpose in Transformative Times. (Online)

How to live with greater courage, compassion, and purpose in these transformative times.

In conversation with Carlos Pomeda (A free online event)

Please use code Gita108 to register.

Wednesday May 20 – 5:00pm-6:00pm PDT

Recordings available if you can’t make the event

In a world filled with uncertainty, rapid change, division, and information overload, how do we stay grounded in wisdom rather than fear? How do we act with integrity when the future feels unclear? How do we find peace amidst the constant demands of modern life? And perhaps most importantly—how do we discover our true purpose and live in alignment with it?

These are not only the questions of our time; they are the very questions at the heart of the Bhagavad Gita, one of the world’s most profound spiritual texts and timeless guides for conscious living.

Join renowned yoga scholar and teacher Carlos Pomeda for an illuminating conversation exploring why the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita is more relevant now than ever before. Written over 2,000 years ago, the Gita unfolds as a dialogue between Lord Krishna and the warrior Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra—a battlefield that symbolizes the inner conflicts, fears, moral dilemmas, and uncertainties we all face in daily life.

The Bhagavad Gita is often called a “manual for life” because it speaks directly to the human condition. It offers profound teachings on Dharma, selfless action, inner freedom, discipline, meditation, devotion, and the eternal nature of the Self. In a culture increasingly driven by achievement, anxiety, distraction, and external validation, the Gita reminds us that true fulfillment does not come from controlling outcomes, but from living with clarity, integrity, and equanimity.

What does it mean to act wholeheartedly without attachment to results? How can we remain steady amidst success and failure, praise and criticism? How do we listen deeply enough to recognize our soul’s calling in the midst of competing demands and distractions? The Gita offers not abstract philosophy, but practical spiritual guidance for meeting life with courage, compassion, and wisdom.

Krishna’s teachings to Arjuna reveal that peace is not dependent upon external circumstances, but arises from a deeper connection to our true nature—the eternal Self beyond fear, ego, and limitation. Through the paths of yoga, meditation, self-inquiry, disciplined action, and devotion, the Gita teaches us how to navigate life’s complexities with greater awareness and inner freedom.

In this inspiring dialogue, Carlos Pomeda will help bring the timeless teachings of the Gita into the context of modern life, illuminating how this sacred text can support us in facing today’s challenges with resilience, purpose, and spiritual insight. Whether you are new to the Bhagavad Gita or have studied it for years, this conversation offers an opportunity to deepen your understanding of yoga as a living practice—one that helps us bring the sacred into everyday life.

The Bhagavad Gita reminds us that the real battlefield is within, and that every challenge we face can become an opportunity for awakening. As we learn to align with Dharma, cultivate disciplined action, and let go of attachment to outcomes, we begin to discover a deeper peace, clarity, and freedom that no external circumstance can take away.

Come explore how the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita can help us live with greater courage, compassion, and purpose in these transformative times.

Free. Online. Open to all dedicated students and teachers of yoga.

Please use code Gita108 to register

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