You don’t just wait for me at the finish line; you walk with me through every step of the journey
Bhagavad Gita 10.1 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ yat te ’haṁ priyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā Hear again my words of love [...]
Help me see the reality of the world’s misery and the bigger reality of your mercy
Bhagavad Gita 9.33 kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyāḥ bhaktā rājarṣayas tathā anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām What then to speak of sages, pure [...]
Gita 07.30 – Explanation
Gita 07.30 – Teacher’s incomprehensible statements test student’s interest and attentiveness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-30-teachers-incomprehensible-statements-test-students-interest-and-attentiveness/ sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ ca ye viduḥ prayāṇa-kāle ’pi ca māṁ te [...]
Gita 07.28 – Explanation
Gita 07.28 – Dont expect immediate steady determination – use present determination, even if unsteady Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-28-dont-expect-immediate-steady-determination-use-present-determination-even-if-unsteady/ yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām te [...]
Gita 07.29 – Explanation
Gita 07.29 – Detect misery to correct it Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-29-detect-misery-to-correct-it/ jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya mām āśritya yatanti ye te brahma tad viduḥ kṛtsnam adhyātmaṁ karma cākhilam (Bg [...]
Gita 07.27 – Explanation
Gita 07.27 – Go beyond duality by spirituality Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-27-go-beyond-duality-by-spirituality/ icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ sarge yānti paran-tapa (Bg 7.27) Word-to-word: icchā — desire; [...]
Gita 07.26 – Explanation
Gita 07.26 – Krishnas omniscience harmonizes with his omnibenevolence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-26-krishnas-omniscience-harmonizes-with-his-omnibenevolence/ vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṁ tu veda na kaścana (Bg [...]
Gita 07.25 – Explanation
Gita 07.25 – Yoga Maya is a profound oxymoron Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-25-yoga-maya-is-a-profound-oxymoron/ nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam (Bg 7.25) [...]
Gita 07.24 – Explanation
Gita 07.24 – To deflect a clear critique of impersonalism is to violate both the meaning and the context Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-24-to-deflect-a-clear-critique-of-impersonalism-is-to-violate-both-the-meaning-and-the-context/ avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ [...]
Gita 07.23 – Explanation
Gita 07.23 – Accommodation is not recommendation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-23-accommodation-is-not-recommendation/ antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api (Bg [...]
Gita 07.22 – Explanation
Gita 07.22 – Krishna accomodates within the house of the Vedas even those who cant worship him Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-22-krishna-accomodates-within-the-house-of-the-vedas-even-those-who-cant-worship-him/ sa tayā śraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam [...]
Gita 07.21 – Explanation
Gita 07.21 – Krishna is much more merciful than the God in the Prodigal Son metaphor Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-21-krishna-is-much-more-merciful-than-the-god-in-the-prodigal-son-metaphor/ yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ [...]
Gita 07.20 – Explanation
Gita 07.20 – Don’t let desire steal your knowledge Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-20-dont-let-desire-steal-your-knowledge/ kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā [...]
Gita 07.18 – Explanation
Gita 07.18 – Krishna is so hungry for love that he deems those who become his devotees charitable Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-18-krishna-is-so-hungry-for-love-that-he-deems-those-who-become-his-devotees-charitable/ udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī [...]
Gita 07.17 – Explanation
Gita 07.17 – Jnana favorable to bhakti intensifies our connection with Krishna Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-17-jnana-favorable-to-bhakti-intensifies-our-connection-with-krishna/ teṣāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśiṣyate priyo hi jñānino ’tyartham ahaṁ [...]
Gita 07.16 – Explanation
Gita 07.16 – Approaching Krishna for any reason is auspicious Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-16-approaching-krishna-for-any-reason-is-auspicious/ catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ su-kṛtino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha [...]
Gita 07.15 – Explanation
Gita 07.15 – Scriptural categorization of non-devotees is living, not frozen Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-15-scriptural-categorization-of-non-devotees-is-living-not-frozen/ na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ (Bg [...]
Gita 07.13 – Explanation
Gita 07.13 – The modes sabotage our prospects of coming out of material existence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-13-the-modes-sabotage-our-prospects-of-coming-out-of-material-existence/ tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat mohitaṁ [...]
Gita 07.14 – Explanation
Gita 07.14 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position brings intellectual force to our call of devotion Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-14-knowledge-of-krishnas-position-brings-intellectual-force-to-our-call-of-devotion/ daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā [...]
Gita 07.12 – Explanation
Gita 07.12 – The Gita’s vision of God is not pantheistic but panentheistic Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-12-the-gitas-vision-of-god-is-not-pantheistic-but-panentheistic/ ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye matta [...]
Gita 07.11 – Explanation
Gita 07.11 – Kama manifests the divine when harmonized with dharma Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-11-kama-manifests-the-divine-when-harmonized-with-dharma/ balaṁ balavatāṁ cāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣabha (Bg 7.11) [...]