{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why Spiritual Highs Don\u2019t Change Your Life (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Part 3)","description":"In this final installment of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Arjuna has just experienced one of the most extraordinary mystical visions in the entire text. He\u2019s seen Krishna as the infinite creator, destroyer, and force behind all of reality, and his response is surprising: Please become ordinary again. Because what happens after the spiritual high? After the retreat, the awakening, the incredible meditation, or the moment where everything suddenly makes sense, you still have to come back down the mountain and live your life. In this episode: \ud83d\udd39 Why Arjuna asks Krishna to return to his familiar human form and what this reveals about our capacity to experience the divine \ud83d\udd39 The striking parallel between Arjuna\u2019s vision and Jesus\u2019 Transfiguration, including what happens immediately after both spiritual highs \ud83d\udd39 Why mystical experiences rarely remove our problems, but can change the person who returns to them \ud83d\udd39 How to stop chasing your next revelation and start embodying the truth you\u2019ve already received Chapter 11 doesn\u2019t end with fireworks. It ends with practice, devotion, and a return to ordinary life. So this week, I want you to consider: What truth do you already know that you haven\u2019t started living yet? Because spiritual experiences don\u2019t change our lives on their own. What changes our lives are the choices we make after them. \ud83d\udc96 If you love exploring yoga this way,not just understanding the philosophy, but actually applying it to your real life, that\u2019s exactly what we do inside Uplifted \u2192  https:\/\/www.brettlarkin.com\/uplifted\/?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=uplifted&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udcd6 Different translations explored: Barbara Stoler Miller:  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bhagavad-Gita-Krishnas-Counsel-Bantam-Classics\/dp\/0553213652&amp;nbsp; Godsong by Amit Majmudar:  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Godsong-Verse-Translation-Bhagavad-Gita-Commentary\/dp\/1524733474&amp;nbsp; Eknath Easwaran:  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bhagavad-Gita-2nd-Eknath-Easwaran\/dp\/1586380192&amp;nbsp; Bhagavad-Gita As It Is by Swami Prabhupada:  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bhagavad-Gita-As-Bhaktivedanta-Swami-Prabhupada\/dp\/0892131233&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; FREE Practice: Feminine Kundalini Flow w\/ Music | Lower Chakras Yoga + Grounding Chakras with Yoni Mudra Meditation Relevant Blog: How to Resolve Kundalini Awakening &amp;nbsp; Relevant to Today\u2019s Episode: \ud83c\udf00  History of Yoga \ud83d\udcd6  Yoga Life Book \ud83d\udc0d  Yoga for Self Mastery \ud83d\udc96  Uplifted Membership \ud83c\udfa7 Also Listen to: #427 \u2013  What Is Bhakti Yoga? Krishna\u2019s Most Confidential Teaching (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9) #441\u2013  Why Can\u2019t You See God Yet? (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Part 1) #442 \u2013  \u201cI Am Time\u201d: The Most Famous Verse in the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Part 2) &amp;nbsp; \u00a9 2026 Uplifted Yoga |  BrettLarkin.com ","author_name":"The Uplifted Yoga Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.brettlarkin.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42524475\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/434242\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42524475"}