Gita 02.01 The intensity of Arjuna's emotion conveys the potency of Krishna's solacing wisdom Audio 1 - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-01-the-intensity-of-arjunas-emotion-conveys-the-potency-of-krishnas-solacing-wisdom/ sañjaya uvāca taṁ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭam aśru-pūrṇākulekṣaṇam viṣīdantam [...]
Gita 02.07 Seek First To Understand The Question To Best Understand The Answer Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-07-seek-first-to-understand-the-question-to-best-understand-the-answer/ kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ [...]
Gita 02.07 – Arjuna exhibits 3 characteristics of an ideal disciple Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-07-arjuna-exhibits-3-characteristics-of-an-ideal-disciple/ kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me [...]
Gita 02.12 – Spirit is not just eternal but also plural Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-12-spirit-is-not-just-eternal-but-also-plural/ na tv evāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na caiva [...]
Gita 02.22 – The dress metaphor redefines death not as a miserable termination but as a welcome transition Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-22-the-dress-metaphor-redefines-death-not-as-a-miserable-termination-but-as-a-welcome-transition/ vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya [...]
Gita 02.23 – The utter indestructibility of the soul underlies the path of difficult duty Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-23-the-utter-indestrutibility-of-the-soul-underlies-the-path-of-difficult-duty/ nainaṁ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na [...]
Gita 02.11 – The ability to harmonize the walk with the talk characterizes the wise Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-11-the-ability-to-harmonize-the-walk-with-the-talk-characterizes-the-wise/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca aśocyān anvaśocas tvaṁ prajñā-vādāṁś ca [...]
Attachments often make us rigid in ways that are curious, as we become inflexible about things that aren’t particularly important. For example, we might [...]
BG 2.22 vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya navani grihnati naro 'parani tatha sarirani vihaya jirnany anyani samyati navani dehi SYNONYMS vasamsi -- garments; jirnani -- [...]
The balance of intelligence: Avoiding overestimation and underestimation When it comes to intelligence, we often lean toward either overestimating or underestimating our cognitive [...]
The Bhagavad-Gita perspective on organ donation The Bhagavad-Gita and the Vedic texts, in general, do not provide a specific directive about organ donation. However, they [...]
Understanding the role of limitations We all face limitations in life. These include natural limits, such as the finiteness of our lifespan and capacities, as [...]
Gita 02.17 - Nothing Can Destroy The Soul Because It Pervades Everything Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-17-nothing-can-destroy-the-soul-because-it-pervades-everything/ avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam vināśam avyayasyāsya [...]
Gita 02.21 - Integrate Knowledge Of The Soul With The Purpose Of That Knowledge Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-21-integrate-knowledge-of-the-soul-with-the-purpose-of-that-knowledge/ vedāvināśinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaṁ sa [...]
Gita 02.20 – The soul doesn’t undergo the six changes that matter does Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-20-the-soul-doesnt-undergo-the-six-changes-that-matter-does/ na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin nāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā [...]
Gita 02.16 – Matter has no existence in the sense of having no lasting consequence Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-16-matter-has-no-existence-in-the-sense-of-having-no-lasting-consequence/ nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ubhayor [...]
Why we devalue our life and how we can stop doing so The value of our life is determined not by how much the world [...]
Gita 02.15 – Those unaffected by the temporary attain the eternal Link 1 : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-15-those-unaffected-by-the-temporary-attain-the-eternal/ yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so [...]
Gita 0215 - Nothing Is Worth Being Distracted From Krishna Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-15-nothing-is-worth-being-distracted-from-krishna/ yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ’mṛtatvāya [...]
Gita 02.13 – The body is changing, not just growing – so focus on the unchanging Audio Link 1 : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-13-the-body-is-changing-not-just-growing-so-focus-on-the-unchanging/ dehino ’smin yathā dehe [...]
We often underestimate the pivotal role that attention plays in our lives. While we recognize its importance when we fail to focus—such as when we [...]
