Bhagavad Gita Archives

Gita 18.17 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:11+05:30January 17, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 18, Text 17, Explanation|

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

We can’t undo, but we can rebuild

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-17T11:15:02+05:30January 17, 2015|Chapter 06, Text 43, Empower Yourself, Nourish Yourself, Quotes|

There is a grim finality to life. Once a moment has passed, it has passed forever. Once an action has been done, it can’t be [...]

Let intelligence take from the poison phase to the nectar phase

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-16T22:28:49+05:30January 16, 2015|Chapter 18, Text 37|

When we practice spiritual life, our mind holds us back by making us feel that the effort is too much and the reward too little. [...]

Gita 18.15 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:12+05:30January 15, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 18, 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 18.15 śarīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat karma [...]

See Krishna’s mercy not just in devotional flights but also in philosophical insights

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-15T05:35:00+05:30January 15, 2015|Chapter 10, Text 11|

“How can I perceive Krishna’s mercy?” We as devotee-seekers may get this question because we know how important his mercy is for our spiritual growth. [...]

To remember to remember, refine your reminder

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-14T01:19:19+05:30January 14, 2015|Chapter 04, Text 42, Quotes|

“Worldly pleasures are insubstantial, whereas devotional joys are substantial.” This scriptural insight is most relevant for us spiritual seekers because it empowers us to resist [...]

Gita 18.13 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:12+05:30January 13, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 18, Text 13, Explanation|

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

See the world through the Word, not the Word through the world

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-13T07:00:14+05:30January 13, 2015|Chapter 16, Text 23|

Seeing the world through the Word means first letting the Word of God, Bhagavad-gita, determine our basic conceptual framework, and then analyzing the world through [...]

Our Choice: Infinite Longings or Longing for the Infinite?

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-12T15:03:46+05:30January 12, 2015|Chapter 15, Text 18|

The Bhagavad-gita (15.18) states that those who are enlightened offer all their heart's love to Krishna, understanding him to be the supreme person, the highest [...]

Gita 18.12 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:13+05:30January 12, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 18, Text 12, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 18.12 aniṣṭam iṣṭaṁ miśraṁ [...]

Devotion is more often depleted by indifference than destroyed by hate

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-11T14:37:36+05:30January 11, 2015|Chapter 03, Text 30|

Those who get a treasure protect it vigilantly from thieves. Similarly, when we get devotion for Krishna and understand that it can provide us everlasting [...]

Gita 18.11 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:14+05:30January 11, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 18, 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 someone may say why [...]

Gita 18.10 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:15+05:30January 10, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 18, Text 10, Explanation, Uncategorized|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So we have discussed the [...]

The mind makes us more foolish than a fool

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-10T06:47:13+05:30January 10, 2015|Chapter 02, Text 63|

“Experience is the best teacher – and a fool learns in no other way.” The implication of this well-known saying is twofold: Firstly, wise [...]

We are in the driver’s seat – but are we?

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-09T06:15:38+05:30January 9, 2015|Chapter 06, Text 05|

In the well-known body-car metaphor, the soul is the driver of the bodily car. Though we are in the driver’s position, we aren’t always in [...]

To divorce the personal from the professional is to be blind to the essential

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-08T00:54:56+05:30January 8, 2015|Chapter 07, Text 11|

Nowadays there’s an increasing tendency to divorce people’s personal life from their professional life. Heads of state may have scandalous affairs, but if they keep [...]

It’s not just about you – it never was

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-07T07:00:39+05:30January 7, 2015|Chapter 03, Text 21|

“It’s just about me.” That’s how we sometimes minimize our moral lapses. We think that as long as we can maintain an appearance of being [...]

Gita 18.06 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:16+05:30January 6, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 18, Text 06, Explanation|

Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 18.6 etāny api tu [...]

We may not be caught for our wrongdoings, but we will be caught by our wrongdoings

Chaitanya Charan2015-01-06T00:19:19+05:30January 6, 2015|Chapter 16, Text 12, Empower Yourself, Nourish Yourself|

Many people think that immoral behavior is ok as long as no one catches them. For example, people from culturally conservative families may think that [...]

Gita 18.05 explained

Vallabhi2025-09-13T16:58:17+05:30January 5, 2015|Bhakti Shastri Class, Chapter 18, 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 18.5 yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ [...]