Ep 25 | The Hidden Enemy Behind Your Choices | Decoding Bhagavad Gita with Swami Swaroopananda

Your likes are lying to you. They tell you avoiding your duty is wisdom. They tell you chasing a preference is freedom. But Bhagavan Sri Krishna reveals to Arjuna a truth that is hard to accept: even sensible, knowledgeable people act according to their own nature, and it is our likes and dislikes that stand between us and true knowledge. In episode 25, we discuss: ✅ Why forcing change on ourselves or on society always backfires ✅ How to avoid being influenced by your likes and dislikes? ✅ Why even sensible, knowledgeable people act against their own understanding of right and wrong ✅ The true meaning of swadharma, and why it has nothing to do with birth or status ✅ Why doing your own duty imperfectly is better than doing someone else's well ✅ Arjuna's question: how to be a master of my life, not a victim of my circumstances? ✅ Kama and Krodha: desire and anger, and why they are insatiable ✅ How performing your duty dissolves likes and dislikes This series is dedicated to understanding the Bhagavad Gita in a way that is practical, relevant, and applicable to daily, modern life. Join Swami Swaroopananda in this weekly journey to unfold the wisdom of the Holy Gita. New episodes of Decoding Bhagavad Gita series are available every Sunday on the Chinmaya Mission YouTube channel. 🌸 **About the Speaker – Swami Swaroopananda** Swami Swaroopananda is the Global Head of Chinmaya Mission and Chairman of the Central Chinmaya Mission Trust (CCMT). He is the Chancellor of Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth and Chairman of Chinmaya International Residential School, Coimbatore. Know more: https://www.chinmayamission.com/who-we-are/swami-swaroopananda 🌸 **Watch the Complete Ishavasya Upanishad Series** https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm6DKuwwu5zq00mhc27nsJtxB3QmQHKjn 🔔 **Subscribe to ChinmayaChannel** https://www.youtube.com/user/Chinmayachannel 🌸 **Follow Swami Swaroopananda** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sswaroopananda Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/SwSwaroopananda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swamiswaroopananda LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/swaroopananda 🌸 **Chinmaya Mission** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaMission Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/global_chinmayamission Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/chinmayamission JioChat: https://jiochat.com/channel/600000000816/1 ▶️ Watch **GeetaCapsules** on YouTube for Bhagavad Gita discourses by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. 🌸 **Swami Chinmayananda** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwamiChinmayananda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swami_chinmayananda Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/Chinmayananda #BhagavadGita #DecodingBhagavadGita #SwamiSwaroopananda #ChinmayaMission #Dharma #Krishna #Vedanta #HinduPhilosophy #SanatanDharma #SpiritualGrowth #LifeLessons #IndianPhilosophy #GitaForModernLife #SelfDiscovery #MindManagement #SpiritualWisdom #Clarity #Happiness #Attachment #Leadership #Mentorship #Duty #Gratitude #Sharing #SuccessWithoutStress #ManagementLessons #Preferences"