Gita 04.40 – Don’t let doubts deprive you of happiness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-40-dont-let-doubts-deprive-you-of-happiness/ ajñaś cāśraddadhānaś ca saṁśayātmā vinaśyati nāyaṁ loko ’sti na paro na sukhaṁ [...]
Gita 04.41 – Knowledge and faith can be symbiotic Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-41-knowledge-and-faith-can-be-symbiotic/ yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇaṁ jñāna-sañchinna-saṁśayam ātmavantaṁ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañ-jaya (BG 4.41) Word-for-word: yoga — by [...]
Gita 04.42 – Win the inner war with spiritual knowledge and fight the outer war Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-42-win-the-inner-war-with-spiritual-knowledge-and-fight-the-outer-war/ tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛt-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chittvainaṁ saṁśayaṁ yogam [...]
Gita 04.24 – When our vision becomes spiritual, our action and destination also become spiritual Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-24-when-our-vision-becomes-spiritual-our-action-and-destination-also-become-spiritual/ brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam brahmaiva [...]
Gita 04.23 – Sacrifice is not just an activity, but a mood that pervades all activity Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-23-sacrifice-is-not-just-an-activity-but-a-mood-that-pervades-all-activity/ gata-saṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthita-cetasaḥ yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṁ [...]
Gita 04.22 – See scriptural principle in the light of its social context to find its practicability Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-22-see-scriptural-principle-in-the-light-of-its-social-context-to-find-its-practicability/ yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāv [...]
Gita 04.21 – Nirasha is not disappointment in fulfilling desire, but detachment from the fever to fulfill desire Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-21-nirasha-is-not-disappointment-in-fulfilling-desire-but-detachment-from-the-fever-to-fulfill-desire/ nirāśīr yata-cittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ śārīraṁ [...]
Gita 04.10 – Overcome 3 obstructive attitudes for taking shelter of Krishna Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-10-overcome-3-obstructive-attitudes-for-taking-shelter-of-krishna/ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ (Bg [...]
Gita 04.11 - Appreciate the profundity of Krishna's reciprocity and universality Audio: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-11-appreciate-the-profundity-of-krishnas-reciprocity-and-universality/ ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha [...]
Gita 04.12 - Demigod worship is quick fix in the world of religion Audio: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-12-demigod-worship-is-quick-fix-in-the-world-of-religion/ kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke [...]
Gita 04.03 – Krishna reveals his glory to those who delight in that glory Audio Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-03-krishna-reveals-his-glory-to-those-who-delight-in-that-glory/ sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ [...]
Gita 04.04 – Accept responsibility for clear communication – don’t affix blame for unclear communication Audio Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-04-accept-responsibility-for-clear-communication-dont-affix-blame-for-unclear-communication/ arjuna uvāca aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ [...]
Gita 04.02 – The Gita lives through those who live the Gita Audio Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-02-the-gita-lives-through-those-who-live-the-gita/ evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo [...]
Gita 04.01 – Yogic knowledge comes from transcendental source through extra-terrestrial route to terrestrial recipient Audio link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-01-yogic-knowledge-comes-from-transcendental-source-through-extra-terrestrial-route-to-terrestrial-recipient/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān [...]
Gita 04.09 – Attainment of Krishna is not rebirth, but release from rebirth Audio: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-09-attainment-of-krishna-is-not-rebirth-but-release-from-rebirth/ janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā [...]
Gita 03.24 – Krishna turns on its head Arjuna’s argument about varna-sankara Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-24-krishna-turns-on-its-head-arjunas-argument-about-varna-sankara utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ced aham saṅkarasya ca [...]
Gita 03.23 – Walk your talk Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-23-walk-your-talk/ yadi hy ahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇy atandritaḥ mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ Word-for-word: yadi — [...]
Gita 03.22 – Krishna’s supreme position redefines duty as lila Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-22-krishnas-supreme-position-redefines-duty-as-lila/ na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu kiñcana nānavāptam avāptavyaṁ varta eva ca [...]
Bhagavad Gita 11.4 manyase yadi tac chakyam mayā draṣṭum iti prabho yogeśvara tato me tvaṁ darśayātmānam avyayam O master of yoga, if it may [...]
Love of God is as necessary for those who fail to understand as it is for those who are waiting to be understood Many misunderstandings [...]
Being faithful to our Lord means being willing to wait, even if we are not content to wait In life, there are some things we [...]
