{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Know If Your Spiritual Practice Is Working | Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12","description":"What\u2019s the best way to connect with the Divine?&amp;nbsp; Through a personal relationship with a God you can name, picture, pray to, and love or through meditation on something infinite, formless, and beyond personality? That\u2019s the practical question Arjuna asks Krishna in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12. Krishna\u2019s answer opens a conversation about Bhakti Yoga, devotion, meditation, and what to do when spiritual practice feels difficult. In this episode: \ud83d\udd39 Why devotion and meditation on the formless Divine can lead to the same destination, but one may be easier for the human heart and mind \ud83d\udd39 The compassionate \u201cladder\u201d Krishna offers when constant devotion feels impossible \ud83d\udd39 How the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras approach practice differently \ud83d\udd39 Why Krishna says spiritual maturity is measured not by mystical experiences, but by patience, compassion, forgiveness, steadiness, and how we treat others It\u2019s easy to measure practice by how often we meditate, how much yoga we do, or the experiences we\u2019ve had. But Chapter 12 asks a more uncomfortable question: What is your practice producing in your character? Want to go deeper between episodes? Subscribe to my new Uplifted Substack for yoga philosophy, reflections, teachings, and conversations delivered straight to your inbox: https:\/\/substack.com\/@upliftedtrainings &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: Easy Kundalini Yoga for Women | Kriya to be DIVINE LOVE EMBODIED Relevant Blog: Discover the Benefits of the Gobinday Mukunday Mantra for Well-Being &amp;nbsp; Relevant to Today\u2019s Episode: \ud83d\udc0d  History of Yoga \ud83d\udcd6  Yoga Life Book \u2705  200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training \ud83d\udc96  Uplifted Membership \ud83c\udfa7 Also Listen to: #427 \u2013  What Is Bhakti Yoga? Krishna\u2019s Most Confidential Teaching (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9) #430 \u2013  How the Divine Speaks: The Neuroscience of Sacred Storytelling (Part 2) #433 \u2013  Vibhuti Yoga \u2013 See the Sacred Everywhere: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 &amp;nbsp; \u00a9 2026 Uplifted Yoga |  BrettLarkin.com &amp;nbsp; ","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\/42991793\/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\/42991793"}