Gita 06.16 – Take responsibility for determining bodily balance Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-16-take-responsibility-for-determining-bodily-balance/ nāty-aśnatas tu yogo ’sti na caikāntam anaśnataḥ na cāti-svapna-śīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna (BG 06.16) [...]
Gita 06.15 – Yoga brings mental regulation and spiritual liberation Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-15-yoga-brings-mental-regulation-and-spiritual-liberation/ yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī niyata-mānasaḥ śāntiṁ nirvāṇa-paramāṁ mat-saṁsthām adhigacchati Word-to-word yuñjan — practicing; [...]
Gita 06.14 – Use material dispassion to establish spiritual connection Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-14-use-material-dispassion-to-establish-spiritual-connection/ praśāntātmā vigata-bhīr brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ manaḥ saṁyamya mac-citto yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ Word-to-word praśānta — [...]
Gita 06.13 – Physical position is meant to facilitate mental absorption Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-13-physical-position-is-meant-to-facilitate-mental-absorption/ samaṁ kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann acalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśaś cānavalokayan Word-to-word samam [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.4 mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ By my unmanifest form, all this world is pervaded, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 10.12 arjuna uvāca paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum Arjuna said: You are the Supreme [...]
When under pressure, a cricketer might miss an easy catch— or pull off an incredible one. Why the difference? It's not the absence of fear; [...]
We may fear public speaking. "I might freeze—or be mocked on stage." But if we let that fear stop us we’ll meet another fear: that [...]
Have you ever met someone who had no tension in a situation you were tense about? Maybe you were coaching them for a critical interview, [...]
Have you ever felt the absolute power of fear? You feel a certainty about imminent doom— no doubt that disaster awaits on the path ahead. [...]
Fear isn’t always bad. Sometimes it warns us of real dangers to avoid. The Bhagavad Gita (3.35) points to such healthy fear, teaching that choices [...]
Fear sometimes feels like an inner enemy, beating us relentlessly with a stick. But here’s the twist— the stick used against us actually belongs to [...]
Because life is full of uncertainties, we’ll all sometimes feel anxious, insecure, or worried. We can’t remove fear from life— but we can refuse to [...]
Have you ever heard the voice of fear in your head? It can nag, distract, exhaust, overwhelm, even paralyze. But here’s the key: fear can [...]
Whenever we try to change ourselves for the better, fear whispers, “If you fail, they’ll laugh at you.” Such fear will hold us back, till [...]
Courage isn’t only found on battlefields or in blockbuster-style heroics. The greater courage is quieter—shown in our daily life, when we dare to face our [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.18 gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.14 satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ namasyantaś ca māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate Forever, they sing my glories unending, Endeavor for me [...]
The blast in Delhi has sent shockwaves throughout India and beyond. How do we make sense of such an atrocity? The Bhagavad Gita teaches that [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.13 mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ bhajanty ananya-manaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam The great souls take shelter in nature divine, With [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.11 avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram Fools mock me, seeing but a human-like manifestation, Not knowing [...]
