The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on February 01, 2019. -Emerson: an example of the universal appeal of the Bhagavad Gita. -Sir Warren Hastings's introduction to the first English translation Bhagavad Gita is referred to. -Lord Krishna answers the questions every refined, cultured, human being would ask. -Our quest for contentment: Psychology of spiritual contentment -Problems of success -The solution -Efficiency minus workaholism -Psychological/spiritual explanation of mental blocks – the conflict between mind/desire and intellect/will -Combination of action and contemplation -Mahabharata and the Gita as part of it. -Karma yoga: professionalism + link to a higher ideal – the opposite of workaholism -Freedom from psychological enslavement