Bhagavad Gita 10.4 buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ’bhāvo bhayaṁ cābhayam eva ca Wisdom, knowledge, perception undeluded, Forgiveness, truthfulness, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 10.1 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ yat te ’haṁ priyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā Hear again my words of love [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.33 kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyāḥ bhaktā rājarṣayas tathā anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām What then to speak of sages, pure [...]
Gita 07.30 – Teacher’s incomprehensible statements test student’s interest and attentiveness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-30-teachers-incomprehensible-statements-test-students-interest-and-attentiveness/ sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ ca ye viduḥ prayāṇa-kāle ’pi ca māṁ te [...]
Gita 07.28 – Dont expect immediate steady determination – use present determination, even if unsteady Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-28-dont-expect-immediate-steady-determination-use-present-determination-even-if-unsteady/ yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām te [...]
Gita 07.29 – Detect misery to correct it Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-29-detect-misery-to-correct-it/ jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya mām āśritya yatanti ye te brahma tad viduḥ kṛtsnam adhyātmaṁ karma cākhilam (Bg [...]
Gita 07.27 – Go beyond duality by spirituality Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-27-go-beyond-duality-by-spirituality/ icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ sarge yānti paran-tapa (Bg 7.27) Word-to-word: icchā — desire; [...]
Gita 07.26 – Krishnas omniscience harmonizes with his omnibenevolence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-26-krishnas-omniscience-harmonizes-with-his-omnibenevolence/ vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṁ tu veda na kaścana (Bg [...]
Gita 07.25 – Yoga Maya is a profound oxymoron Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-25-yoga-maya-is-a-profound-oxymoron/ nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam (Bg 7.25) [...]
Gita 07.24 – To deflect a clear critique of impersonalism is to violate both the meaning and the context Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-24-to-deflect-a-clear-critique-of-impersonalism-is-to-violate-both-the-meaning-and-the-context/ avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ [...]
Gita 07.23 – Accommodation is not recommendation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-23-accommodation-is-not-recommendation/ antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api (Bg [...]
Gita 07.22 – Krishna accomodates within the house of the Vedas even those who cant worship him Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-22-krishna-accomodates-within-the-house-of-the-vedas-even-those-who-cant-worship-him/ sa tayā śraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam [...]
Gita 07.21 – Krishna is much more merciful than the God in the Prodigal Son metaphor Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-21-krishna-is-much-more-merciful-than-the-god-in-the-prodigal-son-metaphor/ yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ [...]
Gita 07.20 – Don’t let desire steal your knowledge Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-20-dont-let-desire-steal-your-knowledge/ kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā [...]
Gita 07.18 – Krishna is so hungry for love that he deems those who become his devotees charitable Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-18-krishna-is-so-hungry-for-love-that-he-deems-those-who-become-his-devotees-charitable/ udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī [...]
Gita 07.17 – Jnana favorable to bhakti intensifies our connection with Krishna Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-17-jnana-favorable-to-bhakti-intensifies-our-connection-with-krishna/ teṣāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśiṣyate priyo hi jñānino ’tyartham ahaṁ [...]
Gita 07.16 – Approaching Krishna for any reason is auspicious Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-16-approaching-krishna-for-any-reason-is-auspicious/ catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ su-kṛtino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha [...]
Gita 07.15 – Scriptural categorization of non-devotees is living, not frozen Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-15-scriptural-categorization-of-non-devotees-is-living-not-frozen/ na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ (Bg [...]
Gita 07.13 – The modes sabotage our prospects of coming out of material existence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-13-the-modes-sabotage-our-prospects-of-coming-out-of-material-existence/ tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat mohitaṁ [...]
Gita 07.14 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position brings intellectual force to our call of devotion Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-14-knowledge-of-krishnas-position-brings-intellectual-force-to-our-call-of-devotion/ daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā [...]
Gita 07.12 – The Gita’s vision of God is not pantheistic but panentheistic Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-12-the-gitas-vision-of-god-is-not-pantheistic-but-panentheistic/ ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye matta [...]
