Let my consciousness become like an unshakable ocean (2.70)
Bhagavad Gita 2.70 āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī "As rivers rush into the [...]
Gita 02.72 – Explanation
Gita 02.72 – Nirvana may be extinction, but brahma-nirvana is not Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-72-nirvana-may-be-extinction-but-brahma-nirvana-is-not/ eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati sthitvāsyām anta-kāle ’pi brahma-nirvāṇam [...]
Kashmir Terror Attacks: The Urgent Need to HIT Back
The recent terrorist attack in Kashmir is not just an isolated tragedy—it is a wake-up call that demands a clear and courageous response. To respond [...]
Let my desire for you be stronger than the world’s currents (2.69)
Bhagavad Gita 2.69 yā niśā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti saṁyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśā paśyato muneḥ "What is night to the worldly, to the [...]
Gita 02.71 – Explanation
Gita 02.71 – Peace comes not by relocation, but by renunciation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-71-peace-comes-not-by-relocation-but-by-renunciation/ vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumāṁś carati niḥspṛhaḥ nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śāntim [...]
Gita 02.69 – Explanation
Gita 02.69 – Be special above the ordinary, not among the ordinary Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-69-be-special-above-the-ordinary-not-among-the-ordinary/ yā niśā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti saṁyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā [...]
Gita 02.70 – Explanation
Gita 02.70 – Be filled with higher purpose to transcend lower desires Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-70-be-filled-with-higher-purpose-to-transcend-lower-desires/ āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti [...]
Responding to the Kashmir terror attack: A religious issue or a law and order issue?
Some of you have questioned my statement that this is not a religious issue. I wanted to keep the original video concise, so the context [...]
Let me take the war against temptation seriously (2.68)
Let me take the war against temptation seriously Bhagavad Gita 2.68 tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā "Therefore, O mighty-armed, be [...]
Gita 02.68 – Explanation
Gita 02.68 – Be a soul-deliverer, not a soul-killer Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-68-be-a-soul-deliverer-not-a-soul-killer/ tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā (Bg 2.68) Word-for-word: tasmāt [...]
Gita 02.67 – Explanation
Gita 02.67 – Be swept by the wind of spiritual desire, not material desire Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-67-be-swept-by-the-wind-of-spiritual-desire-not-material-desire/ indriyāṇāṁ hi caratāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyate tad asya [...]
Gita 02.66 – Explanation
Gita 02.66 – Without inner connection, we end with agitation and frustration Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-66-without-inner-connection-we-end-with-agitation-and-frustration/ nāsti buddhir ayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir aśāntasya [...]
Gita 02.54 – Explanation
Gītā 02.54 - Non-literal meaning illumines when literal meaning stumps Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-54-non-literal-meaning-illumines-when-literal-meaning-stumps/ arjuna uvāca sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhi-sthasya keśava sthita-dhīḥ kiṁ prabhāṣeta kim āsīta [...]
Kashmir Terror Attack: What the Gita Teaches Us About Confronting Evil
The recent shooting of innocent tourists in Kashmir is a heartbreaking reminder of the relentless brutality some individuals are capable of. But beyond the shock [...]
Let me not power the temptations that overpower me (2.67)
Bhagavad Gita 2.67 indriyāṇāṁ hi caratāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyate tad asya harati prajñāṁ vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi "When the restless senses seize the mind, Wisdom [...]
चैंपियंस ट्रॉफी: क्या भारत अनुकूल परिस्थितियों के कारण जीता? | | Chaitanya Charan
हरे कृष्णा। जब अभी भारत ने चैंपियंस ट्रॉफी जीती, तो यद्यपि उसमें हमें बहुत आनंद हो रहा है, साथ ही एक आलोचना भी हो रही [...]
What is the Bhagavad-gita perspective on chatGPT? ||Chaitanya Charan
Hare Krishna. What is the Bhagavad Gita’s perspective on ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a highly advanced AI language model that has taken the world—especially the technologically [...]
US Presidential debate & dilemma: Making sense with Bhagavad-gita || Chaitanya Charan
Hare Krishna. The recent controversy in the American presidential elections over the age and qualification of the candidates can be better understood through the lens [...]
Understanding dementia – A Bhagavad-gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan
Hare Krishna. We need to understand that the soul is present within the body, and the body is the instrument through which the soul functions. [...]
Tirupati laddu controversy: 3 calls for action || Chaitanya Charan
Hare Krishna! The entire country of India is in a state of uproar following the discovery that laddus offered to Lord Tripathi Balaji contained forbidden [...]
The Omicron variant – A Bhagavad Gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan
Hare Krishna. What is the Bhagavad Gita's perspective in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus? It has recently made headlines. This new variant [...]