From visible to invisible — challenges in meditation on Krishna
The Bhagavad Gita (7.7) states that Krishna is the invisible thread in the necklace of this world. When we are trying to meditate on Krishna, [...]
Gita 07.07 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 7.7 mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid [...]
Reason can’t reach beyond reason, but it can give us reason to reach beyond reason
Reason, or our rational faculty, is said to be the foundation of the scientific method that has dramatically transformed the way we interact with the [...]
God underlies, overlies and outlies the world
What is the relationship of God with the world? This question, pondered by thinkers and theologians throughout history, is illumined by Gita wisdom in three [...]
Krishna does not stand for the Absolute – he is the Absolute
Some people conceive of the Absolute Truth impersonally. As they associate personality with form and finiteness, they feel that the Absolute, being infinite, cannot be [...]
Personality is neither a pointer to nor a portion of the Absolute Truth – it is the pinnacle
Many Gita commentators treat Krishna as a pointer to an amorphous non-personal Absolute Truth. They consider that the less intelligent need a form to stabilize [...]
Balanced bhakti brings bliss
Some people fear that becoming too spiritual will make them apathetic towards everything worldly. Apathy towards the world is not the defining characteristic of spirituality [...]