Gita 03.09 explained
Now Arjuna’s question is ok that is fine but my original question was on bondage, I wanted to give up activities because activities lead to [...]
How to protect ourselves from the wrong, the wrong-headed and the wrong-hearted
Suppose someone gives others wrong advice. Why might they do so? Because of three broad factors: wrong information, wrong intelligence or wrong intention. Let’s understand [...]
Gita 02.56 explained
So after that in next two verses Krishna will answer how such a person will speak: BG 2.56 duhkheshv anudvigna-manah sukheshu vigata-sprihah vita-raga-bhaya-krodhah sthita-dhir munir [...]
Gita 02.49 explained
Now after this Krishna says a very categorical verse by which earlier recommendation to do Karma by doing Karma Kanda is put down BG 2.49 [...]
Gita 02.68 explained
So how we do that so that mind will not be swept away by the desire that is described in next verse. BG 2.68 tasmad [...]
Gita 02.55 explained
BG 2.55 sri-bhagavan uvaca prajahati yada kaman sarvan partha mano-gatan atmany evatmana tushtah sthita-prajnas tadocyate SYNONYMS sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; [...]
Gita 02.15 explained
2.11-2.30: counters first argument – compassion – by Jayana Krishna takes it further and says that actually there are two natures. So we will talk [...]
Gita 02.29 explained
So now Sri Krishna will conclude this section in next two verses BG 2.29 ascarya-vat pasyati kascid enam ascarya-vad vadati tathaiva canyah ascarya-vac cainam anyah [...]
Gita 06.25 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya 10-32: From practice to perfection in [...]
How to direct our desires constructively?
Desire is our greatest power, yet it is a power that often works independent of us or even against us. We find ourselves desiring things [...]
Grateful even when we don’t feel full?
Even if we want to feel grateful, that feeling is often elusive. Why? Because we may feel that what we have isn’t enough. And such [...]
How Superman’s history helps us understand Krishna’s intimate divinity
Superman was among the first in the galaxy of super-heroes that populates the DC universe. The history of Superman’s evolution points to an important truth [...]
How to plan in a mood of devotion?
When we make plans and they don’t work, it’s easy to get frustrated. We may think that perhaps the best way to avoid such frustrations [...]
Something for nothing?
There are no free lunches. So goes a common saying that expresses a reality stated cynically. Some of us may not want to impute selfish [...]
Are we using our knowledge to build a path or a pedestal?
We live in a society where knowledge is seen as the means to position, prestige and prosperity. While these can result from knowledge, if they [...]
Has our technology become too strong for our morality? (The porn problem)
In five minutes, we can access more obscenity than what our ancestors could access in fifty years. And all that temptation is just a few [...]
Are we boosting our thought-energy regularly?
Our car runs on fuel, our phone runs on battery, our body runs on food. What do we run on? Our thoughts. When our thought-energy [...]
When we feel worthless …
Suppose we find ourselves trapped in a dark dungeon. We struggle in vain to pry out the rocks from a place where we think there [...]
Why do small things irritate us so much?
We may notice that our mood often gets spoiled when some small things go wrong. Why do we get so irritated by small negatives? Because [...]
Are we committing violence with our mouth?
When we grow in wisdom, we learn to live more consciously. We inspect our habitual actions and their consequences in an interconnected universe. By such [...]
Gita 01.03 explained
paśyaitāṁ pāṇḍu-putrānāmācārya mahatīṁ camūmvyūḍhāṁ drupada-putreṇatava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatāWord for word: paśya — behold; etām — this; pāṇḍu-putrānām — of the sons of Pāṇḍu; ācārya — O [...]