How to stop struggling with our feelings?
How to stop struggling with our feelings? - We often find ourselves obstructed by our feelings, as when we feel bored, annoyed, perplexed, frustrated, enraged, [...]
Should education be realistic or idealistic?
Should education be realistic or idealistic? - Suppose schools started teaching kids, “The world is such a terrible place that you can’t even survive unless [...]
Why wisdom doesn’t automatically make us wise
Why wisdom doesn’t automatically make us wise - When we are taught wisdom-texts such as the Bhagavad-gita by its expert teachers, we may learn much [...]
How dejection can inspire a spiritual connection
How dejection can inspire a spiritual connection - The Bhagavad-gita’s first chapter is often titled as arjuna-vishada-yoga, which means the spiritual connection (yoga) that was [...]
What defines who we really are?
What defines who we really are? - At the start of the Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna feels hesitant to engage in the Kurukshetra war because he feels [...]
Resolving emotional tensions through Gita wisdom
Resolving emotional tensions through Gita wisdom - Emotions are among the strongest forces that shape our actions and our life at large. Unfortunately, emotions can [...]
Gita 18.77 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 18.77 tac ca saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya [...]
Gita 10.39 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan After this the last four [...]
Three levels of tension in the Bhagavad-gita
Three levels of tension in the Bhagavad-gita- The Bhagavad-gita’s first chapter depicts Arjuna subjected to three increasingly intense tensions: emotional, ethical and existential. Emotional tension: [...]
Three kinds of blindness in the Gita’s first chapter
Three kinds of blindness in the Gita’s first chapter - Dhritarashtra’s blindness — physical: His blindness, being physical, was the most self-evident. It prevented him [...]
Why the I can’t count solely on the eye
Why the I can’t count solely on the eye - Suppose a person steering a ship sees something small and shiny ahead. They overlook it [...]
How perception is an ethical act
How perception is an ethical act - We usually think of perception as a merely mechanical act; when some object comes within our visual range, [...]
The courage to take a hard look at ourselves
The courage to take a hard look at ourselves - A mirror helps us see how we look, or more specifically, see whether how we [...]
Gita 16.04 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 16.4 dambho darpo ’bhimānaś [...]
How to make difficult decisions
How to make difficult decisions- Throughout our life, we make decisions, consciously or unconsciously, about what to eat, what to read, whom to spend time [...]
Gita 01.23 – Explanation from Bhakti Shastri Class
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So Arjuna continued his request [...]
When form and substance are different — and when they aren’t
When form and substance are different — and when they aren’t - All that glitters is not gold. Such sayings which are present in almost [...]
How to act wisely?
How to act wisely? - When we face perplexing situations, how can we act wisely? By the proper interaction between our intentions and our perceptions. [...]
Does the Gita discourage material solutions to problems?
Does the Gita discourage material solutions to problems? - Some people ask, “When the Bhagavad-gita (08.15) states that the world is a place of misery, [...]
Is the world really a place of misery?
Is the world really a place of misery? - Sometimes, the Bhagavad-gita statement that the world is a place of misery (08.15) is seen as [...]
How Krishna is much bigger than our understanding of Krishna
How Krishna is much bigger than our understanding of Krishna - Krishna may be thought by some as as an image in a temple or [...]