Gita 02.56 – Emotional non-entanglement with the material characterizes the seer Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-56-emotional-non-entanglement-with-the-material-characterizes-the-seer/ duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir ucyate (Bg 2.56) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 02.47 – Make sense of four counterintuitive assertions by seeing the full picture Audio: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-47-make-sense-of-four-counterintuitive-assertions-by-seeing-the-full-picture karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr [...]
Let my realization go beyond the reach of reason Bhagavad Gita 2.52 yadā te moha-kalilaṁ buddhir vyatitariṣyati tadā gantāsi nirvedaṁ śrotavyasya śrutasya ca "When [...]
Let me value your remembrance above all results Bhagavad Gita 2.47 karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi "To [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.46 yāvān artha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake tāvān sarveṣu vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ "For one who knows the truth so deep, From him, Vedic [...]
I cannot serve two masters; let my heart belong to you alone Bhagavad Gita 2.44 bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛta-cetasām vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate "To pleasure [...]
Let my deepest desires be your desires Bhagavad Gita 2.41 vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām "A resolute soul is [...]
Gita 02.49 – The good becomes bad when it becomes the enemy of the best Audio file: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-49-the-good-becomes-bad-when-it-becomes-the-enemy-of-the-best/ dūreṇa hy avaraṁ karma buddhi-yogād dhanañ-jaya buddhau [...]
Gita 02.29: Perception, Verbalization, Reception and incomprehension with respect to soul are all amazing Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-29-perception-verbalization-reception-and-incomprehension-wrt-soul-are-all-amazing/ āścarya-vat paśyati kaścid enam āścarya-vad vadati tathaiva cānyaḥ [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.40 nehābhikrama-nāśo ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt "On this path, no step goes in vain, No [...]
The Netflix series Adolescence: a Bhagavad Gita perspective The Netflix series Adolescence has gained attention for its depiction of the impact of the online world—especially [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.34 akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te ’vyayām saṁbhāvitasya cākīrtir maraṇād atiricyate "Infamy will forever stain your name, People will speak of your [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.29 āścarya-vat paśyati kaścid enam āścarya-vad vadati tathaiva cānyaḥ āścarya-vac cainam anyaḥ śṛṇoti śrutvāpy enaṁ veda na caiva kaścit "Some see the [...]
Gita 02.38 – To reconcile the Gita’s contradictions, recognize the multi-level nature of its discussions Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-38-to-reconcile-the-gitas-contradictions-recognize-the-multi-level-nature-of-its-discussions/ sukha-duḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau tato yuddhāya [...]
Gita : 2.31 - Dharma is not a blanket injunction but an individualized customization Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-31-dharma-is-not-a-blanket-injunction-but-an-individualized-customization/ sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya na vikampitum arhasi dharmyād dhi [...]
Gita 02.48 – Yoga requires material indifference to provide spiritual transcendence Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-48-yoga-requires-material-indifference-to-provide-spiritual-transcendence/ yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañ-jaya siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga [...]
Gita 02.45 – Gain possession of the soul by giving up obsession with matter Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-45-gain-possession-of-the-soul-by-giving-up-obsession-with-matter/ trai-guṇya-viṣayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣema ātmavān [...]
Let remembering my spirituality free me from anxiety Bhagavad Gita 2.23 nainaṁ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na cainaṁ kledayanty āpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.22 vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛhṇāti naro ’parāṇi tathā śarīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇāny anyāni saṁyāti navāni dehī "As a person discards garments [...]
Gita 02.44 – Prevent attachment from abducting consciousness by intelligence and taste Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-44-prevent-attachment-from-abducting-consciousness-by-intelligence-and-taste/ bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛta-cetasām vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate (Bg 2.44) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 02.34 - Engage the power of honour to encourage honourable action Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-34-engage-the-power-of-honor-to-encourage-honorable-action/ akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te ’vyayām sambhāvitasya cākīrtir maraṇād atiricyate [...]
