Gita 02.40 – The spiritual path comes with a no-loss and a fear-relieving guarantee Audio - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-40-the-spiritual-path-comes-with-a-no-loss-and-a-fear-relieving-guarantee/ nehābhikrama-nāśo ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate sv-alpam apy asya [...]
Gita 02.14 – The material is peripheral, unavoidable and ephemeral – so tolerate it. Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-14-the-material-is-peripheral-unavoidable-and-ephemeral-so-tolerate-it/ mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ āgamāpāyino ’nityās tāṁs titikṣasva [...]
Gita 02.28 – The mutability of everything materially magnifies the futility of grief Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-28-the-mutability-of-everything-materially-magnifies-the-futility-of-grief/ avyaktādīni bhūtāni vyakta-madhyāni bhārata avyakta-nidhanāny eva tatra kā paridevanā [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.6 na caitad vidmaḥ kataran no garīyo yad vā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ yān eva hatvā na jijīviṣāmas te ’vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ [...]
Gita 02.33 – Honorable position brings obligation of tangible contribution Audio Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-33-honorable-position-brings-obligation-of-tangible-contribution/ atha cet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ [...]
Gita 02.25 – Contemplate the inconceivable to relish the spiritual Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-25-contemplate-the-inconceivable-to-relish-the-spiritual/ avyakto ’yam acintyo ’yam avikāryo ’yam ucyate tasmād evaṁ viditvainaṁ nānuśocitum arhasi [...]
Gita 02.30 – Knowlege of the soul is not a call for resignation but for action Audio Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-30-knowlege-of-the-soul-is-not-a-call-for-resignation-but-for-action/ dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe [...]
Gita 02.27 – See death not as a future event, but as an ongoing process Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-27-see-death-not-as-a-future-event-but-as-an-ongoing-process/ jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur dhruvaṁ janma mṛtasya [...]
How the craving for pleasure decreases our capacity to enjoy that very pleasure We live in a culture where pleasure is promised to us from [...]
Gita 02.26 – Materialism makes meaning meaningless and lamentation pointless Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-26-materialism-makes-meaning-meaningless-and-lamentation-pointless/ atha cainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛtam tathāpi tvaṁ mahā-bāho nainaṁ śocitum [...]
Gita 02.24 – The soul can’t be stopped from going anywhere nor forced to go anywhere Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-24-the-soul-cant-be-stopped-from-going-anywhere-nor-forced-to-go-anywhere/ acchedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śoṣya [...]
To believe that no wave of temptation will ever sweep us away is arrogance. To believe that we will inevitably be swept away by temptation [...]
Let our deadlines not blind us to God’s timelines; let them be guidelines that enable us to play our part better rather than to take [...]
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 [...]
