Chapter 13 Archives

To reduce suffering to a spectator sport is to perpetuate our suffering

Chaitanya Charan2015-09-05T06:19:40+05:30September 5, 2015|Chapter 13, Text 09|

Many movies depict suffering, but in such a way that it seems to be something that happens to those people out there. And watching it [...]

Don’t take life so personally

Chaitanya Charan2015-08-26T10:59:28+05:30August 26, 2015|Chapter 13, Text 33|

People who take everything personally are usually touchy. If they come up with an idea and someone points out a problem with it, they treat [...]

The world determines our situations, but we determine our emotions

Chaitanya Charan2015-07-30T06:52:04+05:30July 30, 2015|Chapter 13, Text 21, Nourish Yourself, Positive Attitude|

Suppose we get caught in a traffic jam and get late for an appointment. We may naturally feel irritated. Such an emotion is natural, but [...]

Gita 13.32 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:51+05:30July 5, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 32, Explanation|

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

Gita 13.30 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:52+05:30July 3, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 30, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 13.30 prakṛtyaiva ca karmāṇi [...]

Humility means to not let our ego come in the way of our purpose

Chaitanya Charan2015-07-01T09:03:42+05:30July 1, 2015|Chapter 13, Text 08|

Humility is sometimes seen negatively, as something weakening or self-denigrating. However, real humility is empowering, for it frees us from dependence on others’ perceptions. Pertinently, [...]

Gita 13.25 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:53+05:30June 28, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 25, Explanation|

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

Gita 13.24 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:54+05:30June 27, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 24, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Summary verse which concludes whatever [...]

Gita 13.20 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:55+05:30June 23, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 20, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan We will discuss Prakriti and [...]

Gita 13.19 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:56+05:30June 22, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 19, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 13.19 iti kṣetraṁ tathā [...]

Gita 13.17 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:57+05:30June 20, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 17, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 13.17 avibhaktaṁ ca bhūteṣu [...]

Gita 13.15 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:58+05:30June 18, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 15, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 13.15 sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam asaktaṁ [...]

Gita 13.13 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:57:59+05:30June 16, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 13, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan After describing Jyana now Krishna [...]

Gita 13.08-12 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:00+05:30June 15, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 08-12, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now after describing the Kshetra [...]

Gita 13.06-07 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:01+05:30June 14, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 06-07, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Shankya Section Bg 13.6-7 mahā-bhūtāny [...]

Gita 13.05 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:02+05:30June 13, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 05, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 13.5 ṛṣibhir bahudhā gītaṁ [...]

Gita 13.03 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:03+05:30June 11, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 13, Text 03, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Sri Krishna describes that the [...]

Accepting our smallness requires greatness

Chaitanya Charan2015-05-23T23:37:48+05:30May 23, 2015|Chapter 13, Text 08|

Megalomania, the illusion of imagining oneself to be far greater than what one actually is, afflicts all of us, to smaller or greater degrees. In [...]

Study not to be seen by the world as learned, but to see the world with learned eyes

Chaitanya Charan2015-02-28T07:00:56+05:30February 28, 2015|Chapter 13, Text 12|

When we acquire knowledge, the ego frequently gets intoxicated, “I know so much.” If others respect us for our learning, then getting more respect often [...]