Chapter 08 Archives

We don’t breathe twice in the same body

Chaitanya Charan2016-07-05T11:01:41+05:30July 5, 2016|Chapter 08, Text 04|

We frequently misidentify with our body. However, Gita wisdom explains that not only are we not our body, but the thing we call our body [...]

Express affection through recollection and attention

Chaitanya Charan2016-03-31T10:19:59+05:30March 31, 2016|Chapter 08, Text 07|

Suppose a husband who works out-of-station returns home for vacation. He tells his wife that, while he is away, he remembers her frequently. But then [...]

Meaning is determined by not just content but also context

Chaitanya Charan2016-01-20T08:59:07+05:30January 20, 2016|Chapter 08, Text 21|

In the philosophy of language, a basic principle is that the meanings of words are determined not just by the words themselves but also by [...]

Gita 08.26 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:57+05:30December 16, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 26, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 8.26 śukla-kṛṣṇe gatī hy ete [...]

Gita 08.25 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:58+05:30December 15, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 25, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 8.25 dhūmo rātris tathā kṛṣṇaḥ [...]

Gita 08.24 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:58+05:30December 14, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 24, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 8.24 agnir jyotir ahaḥ śuklaḥ [...]

Gita 08.23 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:59+05:30December 13, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 23, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya In next section it will be [...]

Gita 08.19 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:00+05:30December 9, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 19, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Now Sri Krishna will continue this [...]

Gita 08.18 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:00+05:30December 8, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 18, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Then next verse continues the theme, [...]

Gita 08.17 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:02+05:30December 7, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 17, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya So how is Brahma’s abode destroyed? [...]

Gita 08.13 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:02+05:30December 3, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 13, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan then after that what happens? [...]

Gita 08.12 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:03+05:30December 2, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 12, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Let us look at the [...]

Gita 08.11 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:50+05:30December 1, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 11, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now Krishna is explain this [...]

Gita 08.10 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:50+05:30November 30, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 10, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So when a yogi meditates [...]

Gita 08.08 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:51+05:30November 28, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 08, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Right now we are in [...]

Gita 08.02 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:52+05:30November 22, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 02, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 8.2 adhiyajñaḥ kathaṁ ko [...]

Gita 08.01 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:56:53+05:30November 21, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 08, Text 01, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now here we are discussing [...]

What we think of at our death is more important than what others think about us after our death

Chaitanya Charan2015-09-17T02:05:56+05:30September 17, 2015|Chapter 08, Text 05|

Some teachers recommend that we visualize our funeral and contemplate what others will say about us at that time. The difference between what others say [...]

The Gita is optimistic about what matters most

Chaitanya Charan2015-07-23T07:37:57+05:30July 23, 2015|Chapter 08, Text 15|

If a doctor declares that a particular limb of a patient is incurable and needs to be amputated, someone might deem him pessimistic. But if [...]

Trying to get rid of misery is like trying to get rid of one’s shadow

Chaitanya Charan2015-07-19T09:19:13+05:30July 19, 2015|Chapter 08, Text 15|

We usually want to avoid misery, especially when many miseries seem to be afflicting us from all sides. At such times, avoiding misery may become [...]