Gita 04.03 – Krishna reveals his glory to those who delight in that glory Audio Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-03-krishna-reveals-his-glory-to-those-who-delight-in-that-glory/ sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ [...]
Gita 04.04 – Accept responsibility for clear communication – don’t affix blame for unclear communication Audio Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-04-accept-responsibility-for-clear-communication-dont-affix-blame-for-unclear-communication/ arjuna uvāca aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ [...]
Gita 04.02 – The Gita lives through those who live the Gita Audio Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-02-the-gita-lives-through-those-who-live-the-gita/ evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo [...]
Gita 04.01 – Yogic knowledge comes from transcendental source through extra-terrestrial route to terrestrial recipient Audio link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-01-yogic-knowledge-comes-from-transcendental-source-through-extra-terrestrial-route-to-terrestrial-recipient/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān [...]
Gita 04.09 – Attainment of Krishna is not rebirth, but release from rebirth Audio: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-09-attainment-of-krishna-is-not-rebirth-but-release-from-rebirth/ janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā [...]
Gita 03.24 – Krishna turns on its head Arjuna’s argument about varna-sankara Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-24-krishna-turns-on-its-head-arjunas-argument-about-varna-sankara utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ced aham saṅkarasya ca [...]
Gita 03.23 – Walk your talk Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-23-walk-your-talk/ yadi hy ahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇy atandritaḥ mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ Word-for-word: yadi — [...]
Gita 03.22 – Krishna’s supreme position redefines duty as lila Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-22-krishnas-supreme-position-redefines-duty-as-lila/ na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu kiñcana nānavāptam avāptavyaṁ varta eva ca [...]
Bhagavad Gita 11.4 manyase yadi tac chakyam mayā draṣṭum iti prabho yogeśvara tato me tvaṁ darśayātmānam avyayam O master of yoga, if it may [...]
Love of God is as necessary for those who fail to understand as it is for those who are waiting to be understood Many misunderstandings [...]
Being faithful to our Lord means being willing to wait, even if we are not content to wait In life, there are some things we [...]
One of the defining attributes of God is His omniscience. The Bhagavad Gita points to this divine quality, declaring not only that He knows the [...]
Complaining to God can be part of a real relationship with Him, but complaining about God cannot. When we strive to develop a serious relationship [...]
Disappointing God is just part of being human; distancing ourselves from him isn't. Whenever we strive to have a serious relationship with someone, especially a [...]
Bhagavad Gita 10.39 yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjuna na tad asti vinā yat syān mayā bhūtaṁ carācaram Of all that lives, I [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.9 na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañ-jaya udāsīna-vad āsīnam asaktaṁ teṣu karmasu By none of the world’s mess or stress, Am [...]
Bhagavad-gītā 14.13 aprakāśo ’pravṛttiś ca pramādo moha eva ca tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe kurunandana No light of truth, no urge to act. Intoxication and [...]
Whenever we indulge in a desire—whether it is to eat, watch TV, gossip, consume alcohol or drugs, or any other indulgence—we often perceive it as [...]
Even if we can't control what we see, we can control how much we imagine about what we see. Life constantly exposes us to objects, [...]
The Bhagavad Gita (9.13–14) describes the external and internal characteristics of those whose lives are totally devoted to Krishna. These characteristics, which can inspire us [...]
We are sometimes placed in situations where we need to give negative feedback. If we dislike the person, we might be overly eager, perhaps even [...]
