By stating that everyone has problems are we conveying empathy or apathy?
By stating that everyone has problems are we conveying empathy or apathy? Everyone has problems. This statement can be an expression of empathy, but it [...]
The pains of life don’t sentence us to a life of pain
The pains of life don't sentence us to a life of pain The pain of life may be unavoidable, but the life of pain is [...]
Needing Krishna to fix us
Meditation begins in earnest when we realize that we need to change from the inside out. We generally turn toward God when things are not [...]
Remembrance of Krishna — From Factual to Personal
The Bhagavad-gita (8.5) emphasizes the significance of remembering Krishna at the time of death. By such remembrance, we can attain Him without any doubt. But [...]
An exam where the examiner is on our side
The Bhagavad-gita (8.27) urges us not to worry about specifics regarding the moment of our death and to instead focus on the universal principle of [...]
Four ways our mind and intelligence may relate with Krishna
The Bhagavad Gita (8.7) states that to remember Krishna throughout our life, we need to dedicate our mind and intelligence to Him. Our mind is [...]
Invest in doing something worthwhile
Even if we can't control the quantity of our life, we can always control the quality of our life. Some people feel afraid that death [...]
We don’t get to choose whether we die
We don't get to choose whether we die, but we do get to choose whether we live before we die. Death is unavoidable for everyone. [...]
Bhagavad-gita chapter 8 summary — part 3
[If even Brahma’s world is destructible, is there any world that is indestructible?] Higher than this entire material world, in both its manifest and unmanifest [...]
Bhagavad-gita chapter 8 summary — part 2
[While meditating on the attributes of the Supreme, do seekers themselves need to develop any attributes?] They know the Vedas well enough to recognize that [...]
Bhagavad-gita chapter 8 summary — part 1
[Can you explain the terms mentioned at the end of the last chapter (07.29-30)?] Arjuna: Krishna, what is brahman? What is adhyatma? What is karma? [...]
Gita 08.07 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan We have to remember Krishna [...]
Who do we seek to be remembered by?
One of our greatest fears is the fear of being forgotten. Why is this such a great fear? Because it plays into another deeper fear: [...]
Gita 08.15 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya So now He continues that theme [...]
When the world is a place of distress how should we deal with distress in our life?
When the Bhagavad-gita (08.15) deems the world a place of distress (dukhalaya), what does this imply for our efforts to combat distress in our life? [...]
Gita 08.28 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 8.28 vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva [...]
How Arjuna understands what Krishna means when using the word ‘yoga’
Words are often multivalent — they have many meanings, sometimes widely differing meanings. When confronted with such multivalent words during a conversation, how do we [...]
How Krishna’s spontaneous progression from chapter eight to nine reflects the glory of bhakti-yoga
Krishna ends the Bhagavad-gita’s eighth chapter with a bold declaration about the potency of bhakti-yoga: it provides everything that all other paths provide — and [...]
Gita 08.05 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now Sri Krishna is answering [...]
Why what we remember at the time of death matters so much
In the Bhagavad-gita’s eighth chapter, Krishna states that whatever we remember at the time of death, we will attain the corresponding state in our next [...]
Gita 08.06 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now Sri Krishna will give [...]