How the mind and the intelligence are to work together
The mind is meant to be the complement to the intelligence, let it not become the replacement of the intelligence We live in an age [...]
Fix the need to fix others
Whenever we take on a responsible role in our relationships, such as being a parent or mentor, part of that responsibility involves helping others make [...]
Gita 06.43 – Explanation
Gita 06.43 – Spiritual inclination is the credit that carries over beyond the corpse Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-43-spiritual-inclination-is-the-credit-that-carries-over-beyond-the-corpse/ tatra taṁ buddhi-saṁyogaṁ labhate paurva-dehikam yatate ca tato [...]
Gita 06.42 – Explanation
Gita 06.42 – Having past spiritual impressions reinforced in a present life is extremely fortunate Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-42-having-past-spiritual-impressions-reinforced-in-a-present-life-is-extremely-fortunate/ atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām [...]
Gita 06.41 – Explanation
Gita 06.41 – The deviated yogi loses neither materially nor spiritually Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-41-the-deviated-yogi-loses-neither-materially-nor-spiritually/ prāpya puṇya-kṛtāṁ lokān uṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣṭo ’bhijāyate [...]
Gita 06.40 – Explanation
Gita 06.40 – Krishna reveals how an apparently lose-lose situation is actually win-win Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-40-krishna-reveals-how-an-apparently-lose-lose-situation-is-actually-win-win/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśas tasya vidyate na [...]
Gita 06.39 – Explanation
Gita 06.39 – Doubts are natural due to our limitedness – seek the unlimited Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-39-doubts-are-natural-due-to-our-limitedness-seek-the-unlimited/ etan me saṁśayaṁ kṛṣṇa chettum arhasy aśeṣataḥ tvad-anyaḥ [...]
Gita 06.38 – Explanation
Gita 06.38 – The problems we perceive reflect our level of consciousness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-38-the-problems-we-perceive-reflect-our-level-of-consciousness/ kaccin nobhaya-vibhraṣṭaś chinnābhram iva naśyati apratiṣṭho mahā-bāho vimūḍho brahmaṇaḥ pathi [...]
Gita 06.37 – Explanation
Gita 06.37 – Considering future problems is a sign of intelligence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-37-considering-future-problems-is-a-sign-of-intelligence/ arjuna uvāca ayatiḥ śraddhayopeto yogāc calita-mānasaḥ aprāpya yoga-saṁsiddhiṁ kāṁ gatiṁ kṛṣṇa [...]
Gita 06.36 – Explanation
Gita 06.36 – Mind control is essential – and possible by proper process Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-36-mind-control-is-essential-and-possible-by-proper-process/ asaṁyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ vaśyātmanā tu yatatā [...]
Gita 06.35 – Explanation
Gita 06.35 – The supreme teacher offers guidance – and confidence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-35-the-supreme-teacher-offers-guidance-and-confidence/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ calam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa [...]
Gita 06.34 – Explanation
Gita 06.34 – The mind is dangerous like an unstoppable storm Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-34-the-mind-is-dangerous-like-an-unstoppable-storm/ cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye vāyor [...]
Gita 06.33 – Explanation
Gita 06.33 – Seeing equally is tough, but seeing devotionally is easier Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-33-seeing-equally-is-tough-but-seeing-devotionally-is-easier/ arjuna uvāca yo ’yaṁ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana etasyāhaṁ [...]
Gita 06.32 – Explanation
Gita 06.32 – The topmost yogi sees everyone with benevolence, not indifference Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-32-the-topmost-yogi-sees-everyone-with-benevolence-not-indifference/ ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśyati yo ’rjuna sukhaṁ vā yadi vā [...]
“What is my calling?” and “What am I calling?”
To find our purpose in life, focus not just on what our calling is but also on what we are calling We all aspire to [...]
Why do we pray more intensely amid adversity than in holy places?
Adverse times often drive us to pray with more intensity and intimacy than when we are in holy places. This intensity arises from the infusion [...]
Identifying the cause of life’s reversals
Are life’s reversals karma, tests by Maya, or Krishna’s push to surrender? When we face reversals in life, we often wonder whether these are the [...]
Gita 06.31 – Explanation
Gita 06.31 – See oneness in Krishna’s various manifestations – not Krishna and the soul Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-31-see-oneness-in-krishnas-various-manifestations-not-krishna-and-the-soul/ sarva-bhūta-sthitaṁ yo māṁ bhajaty ekatvam āsthitaḥ sarvathā [...]
Gita 06.30 – Explanation
Gita 06.30 – The perception of Krishna everywhere takes one beyond the reach of illusion Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-30-the-perception-of-krishna-everywhere-takes-one-beyond-the-reach-of-illusion/ yo māṁ paśyati sarvatra sarvaṁ ca mayi [...]
Gita 06.29 – Explanation
Gita 06.29 – By seeing sameness in the material, yogi penetrates to the supreme spiritual substance Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-29-by-seeing-sameness-in-the-material-yogi-penetrates-to-the-supreme-spiritual-substance/ sarva-bhūta-stham ātmānaṁ sarva-bhūtāni cātmani īkṣate yoga-yuktātmā [...]
How to expose inner traitors
What makes life dangerous is not just outer threats, but inner traitors What makes life truly dangerous is not merely the external presence or occurrence [...]