Gita 03.24 explained
Bg 3.24 utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ced aham saṅkarasya ca kartā syām upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ Word for word: utsīdeyuḥ — would be put [...]
Arjuna’s fourth question (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 6)
Arjuna’s fourth question - “What makes us do things that we know aren’t good for us?” Most of us have probably asked ourselves this question [...]
Gita 03.22 explained
Now Krishna will give one more example of a Person who act to set good example. Bg 3.22 na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu [...]
Krishna overturns Arjuna’s argument (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 5)
Krishna overturns Arjuna’s argument - Through the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna exhorts Arjuna to do his difficult duty of fighting aggressors, even if they happen to be [...]
Gita 03.31 explained
Now Krishna will talk in next two verses about faith Bg 3.31 ye me matam idaṁ nityam anutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ śraddhāvanto ’nasūyanto mucyante te ’pi karmabhiḥ [...]
Krishna’s second indirect self-revelation (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 4)
Krishna’s second indirect self-revelation - In the Gita’s third chapter, Arjuna wonders whether renunciation can free him from accountability for not doing his duty. His [...]
Krishna’s first instance of educating by contrasting (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 2)
Krishna’s first instance of educating by contrasting - Choices that seem small and inconsequential to an uninformed person are seen as sizable and consequential by [...]
Gita 03.01 explained
Sure, here's the punctuated text: "BG Ch3 – Karma Yoga BG Ch 3 summary 3.1-3.10: Karma Yoga is better than Jnana Yoga. 3.10-3.16: If [...]
03.01 Arjuna’s third question (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 1)
03.01 Arjuna’s third question - At the start of the Gita’s second chapter, Arjuna asks a question, which essentially means: “Should he fight or not?” [...]
Gita 03.35 explained
Bg 3.35 śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt sva-dharme nidhanaṁ śreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ Word for word: śreyān — far better; sva-dharmaḥ — one’s prescribed duties; viguṇaḥ [...]
Why we may provide guidance without respecting independence (Balancing independence and guidance series 2)
Why we may provide guidance without respecting independence - Whenever we offer guidance, we act based on our implicit conceptions about what guidance is meant [...]
Will ethical self-assessment increase our guilt? (Ethics & devotion series 5)
Will ethical self-assessment increase our guilt? - If we are told to assess ourselves ethically, we may fear, “I already feel guilty because I can’t [...]
Developing a healthy relationship with our mind (Managing the mind series 4)
Developing a healthy relationship with our mind - We don’t usually realize how much our mind controls us. Nonetheless, we do get some glimpses of [...]
How to know when desire becomes dangerous? — Desire management series 8
How to know when desire becomes dangerous? — Desire management series 8 - When we use something powerful like electricity, warning systems such as fuses [...]
Educated about desires or educated for desires? — Desire management series 7
Educated about desires or educated for desires? — Desire management series 7 - Suppose we come to know that a pulmonologist died due to chain [...]
Gita 03.37 explained
Bg 3.37 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ mahāśano mahā-pāpmā viddhy enam iha vairiṇam Word for word: śri-bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead [...]
What’s wrong with unrestrained sexual activity?
What’s wrong with unrestrained sexual activity? - Today’s culture glamorizes lust as the source of immediate and immense pleasure. However, such glamorization impoverishes our existence, [...]
How to expand our God consciousness in our relationships
How to expand our God consciousness in our relationships - When we strive to become God conscious by doing various devotional practices, we often start [...]
Why compassion matters more than erudition
Why compassion matters more than erudition - Suppose we discuss spirituality with a loved one whose conceptions differ from what we have learnt in sacred [...]
How not to share spirituality
How not to share spirituality - Suppose a blind person is out in the cold, covered only by a thin, torn sheet. Wanting to give [...]
When being truthful makes us unhelpful …
When being truthful makes us unhelpful - Suppose a first-grade student struggling with math approaches their teacher and says: “This is so difficult.” And the [...]