Gita 10.24 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.24 purodhasāṁ ca mukhyaṁ [...]
Gita 10.23 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.23 rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi [...]
Gita 10.22 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.22 vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi [...]
Gita 10.21 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.21 ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇur [...]
Gita 10.20 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan 10.19 was introductory verse. Bg [...]
Gita 10.19 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan In response to this Krishna [...]
God’s infinitude makes him not unknowable, but inexhaustible
Some people argue, “God is infinite, so we can never know him.” Such an argument, while apparently preserving God’s infinitude, makes loving him difficult, if [...]
Gita 10.16 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now next few verses Arjuna [...]
Gita 10.14 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So this is the essential [...]
Gita 10.12-13 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan What is Arjuna response we [...]
To make a principle out of absence is to perpetuate the absence
Some religious groups argue, “Because God is infinite, we can never know him. The more any tradition claims to know specific features about him, the [...]
Gita 10.06 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Next Krishna describes how the [...]
Gita 10.04-05 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan 10 chapter 1st verse Krishna [...]
Gita 10.03 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So in 10.3 He describes [...]
Krishna’s glories enlighten even the enlightened
The Bhagavad-gita’s essence is manifest in its four nutshell verses (10.08-11). The first two of these verses convey how Krishna’s supreme position transforms the hearts [...]
Gita 11.06 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 11.6 paśyādityān vasūn rudrān [...]
The Lord does not belong to any dynasty; all dynasties belong to him
One of the most endearing aspect of the conception of God revealed in the Vedic tradition is that he doesn't let his greatness create a [...]
The heart is a nursery, not a factory
Some critics of bhakti, on seeing how devotees look similar, accuse that the bhakti movement mass-produces cultural clones, as does a factory. However, such a [...]
Faith means to take one step towards Krishna even when the whole path isn’t clear
Sometimes we face dark and disturbing problems in our life at the social, financial, physical, psychological or even spiritual levels. While faith can have many [...]
Don’t confuse “I can’t know” with “I don’t know”
When applied to the question of understanding God’s glory as is manifested in reconciling his paradoxical attributes, “I don’t know” is an admission of ignorance. [...]
Don’t just be mindful – make the mind full of Krishna
Many self-help teachers recommend mindfulness – cultivating awareness and living in the present. Certainly, mindfulness is better than absent-mindedness, but is it sufficient? Let’s analyze [...]