Gita 03.43 explained
BG 3.43 evam buddheh param buddhva samstabhyatmanam atmana jahi satrum maha-baho kama-rupam durasadam SYNONYMS evam -- thus; buddheh -- to intelligence; param -- superior; buddhva [...]
BG 3.43 evam buddheh param buddhva samstabhyatmanam atmana jahi satrum maha-baho kama-rupam durasadam SYNONYMS evam -- thus; buddheh -- to intelligence; param -- superior; buddhva [...]
When Arjuna asks, “What makes us act self-destructively?” (Bhagavad-gita 03.36), Krishna doesn’t just identify the inner self-destructive force: lust (03.37). Sensing Arjuna’s unspoken concern in [...]
Bg 3.36 arjuna uvāca atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ anicchann api vārṣṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ Word for word: arjunaḥ uvāca — Arjuna said; [...]
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 [...]
“What makes us do things that we know aren’t good for us?” Most of us have probably asked ourselves this question after a binge of [...]
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 [...]
Through the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna exhorts Arjuna to do his difficult duty of fighting aggressors, even if they happen to be his relatives. To that end, [...]
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 [...]
In the Gita’s third chapter, Arjuna wonders whether renunciation can free him from accountability for not doing his duty. His question points to a concept [...]
Choices that seem small and inconsequential to an uninformed person are seen as sizable and consequential by a well-informed person. For example, if a plane [...]
Sure, here's the punctuated text:"BG Ch3 – Karma YogaBG Ch 3 summary3.1-3.10: Karma Yoga is better than Jnana Yoga.3.10-3.16: If you are not qualified even [...]
At the start of the Gita’s second chapter, Arjuna asks a question, which essentially means: “Should he fight or not?” Why does he get this [...]
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 [...]
Whenever we offer guidance, we act based on our implicit conceptions about what guidance is meant to do. For example, we may see ourselves as [...]
If we are told to assess ourselves ethically, we may fear, “I already feel guilty because I can’t live up to the expected moral standard. [...]
We don’t usually realize how much our mind controls us. Nonetheless, we do get some glimpses of its grip on us whenever we try to [...]
When we use something powerful like electricity, warning systems such as fuses alert us if electric power starts rising to dangerous levels. Like electricity, desire [...]
Suppose we come to know that a pulmonologist died due to chain smoking. Such not atypical news makes us ask: “When they were better educated [...]
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 [...]
Today’s culture glamorizes lust as the source of immediate and immense pleasure. However, such glamorization impoverishes our existence, depleting three of its vital dimensions: Spirituality: [...]
When we strive to become God conscious by doing various devotional practices, we often start evaluating the God consciousness of those around us. We strive [...]