Gita Illustrated verse-wise
Developing Resilience by Changing Our Driving Question
We all need to develop resilience...
Fostering a healthy relationship between our higher and lower selves
Suppose a parent and...
Safeguarding intelligence from corruption by lower desires
Our intelligence is designed...
How to see our inner darkness and see beyond the inner darkness
How to see our inner darkness...
Overcoming self-consciousness with a focus on higher purpose
Whenever we become excessively...
Balancing authenticity and service: Navigating inner-outer differences
Balancing authenticity and...
Inability vs. unwillingness: Facing challenges and understanding ourselves
Inability vs. unwillingness:...
Overcoming distractions by aligning with our spiritual essence
Overcoming distractions by...
Understanding ourselves: The utility of categorization the necessity of self-observation
Understanding ourselves: The...
Our inner war against temptation is far bigger than we think
Whenever we strive for self-improvement,...
How not to deal with a person whom we consider a necessary evil
How not to deal with a person...
Whether a message is short is not as important as whether it is sufficient
The length of a talk is not...
The balance of predictability and unpredictability that makes relationships fulfilling
The balance of predictability...
Self-improvement: The PIE we can’t have and the PIE we can have
Self-improvement: The PIE...
Three characteristics each of spontaneous remembrance and conscientious remembrance
Three characteristics each...
How to be flexible without being sentimental: Balancing previous intention with present perception
How to be flexible without...
Does the eternality of the soul license the killing of people?
Some people say, “The Gita...
How could Krishna and Arjuna have had their entire discussion on a battlefield?
Some people ask, “What...
How Krishna’s teachings in the Gita go far beyond the peace-war polarity
Given that Krishna...
Does Krishna teach Arjuna that all paths lead to the same goal? - part 1
[This is now the first part...
Why Duryodhana’s illusion remained whereas Arjuna’s was removed
The Bhagavad-gita’s first...
How Krishna’s concluding words reveal his loving eagerness that everyone connect with the Gita
Toward the conclusion of the...
How Krishna’s last verse reveals his loving concern for Arjuna
In the last verse that Krishna...
Three distinct meanings of karma in the Gita (Gita concepts series: Karma 2)
Apart from several general...
How does knowing Krishna enable Arjuna to know everything
In the Bhagavad-gita’s fifteenth...
How Krishna helps Arjuna make philosophical sense of his inner conflict
Krishna demonstrates how to...
Why does Krishna take sides when he is equal to everyone?
Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita’s...
What Krishna’s warning about the power of the illusory energy means for Arjuna
In the Bhagavad-gita’s...
Why does Krishna follow his call for ‘surrender’ with ‘go’ not ‘come’?
Some Gita interpreters highlight...
Why does Krishna stress equanimity of the mind as a prerequisite for renunciation?
In the Bhagavad-gita’s sixth...
What the indestructibility of the soul implies — and what it doesn’t imply
Some people say, “Krishna...
Why is the book called Bhagavad-gita when it contains words other than those of Bhagavan?
Among the Gita’s 700 verses,...
Does Krishna consider Arjuna to be a doer or a non-doer?
In one of his oft-quoted statements,...
What the three endings of Krishna’s message tell us about Krishna
Let’s consider three possible...
What Krishna’s analysis of determination in the three modes means for Arjuna
While guiding Arjuna to act...
What Krishna’s assurance about bhakti-yoga means for Arjuna
Toward the end of the Bhagavad-gita,...
Why we may misunderstand Krishna’s Gita message — and how the Mahabharata can help
At first glance, the Bhagavad-gita...
How Krishna’s analysis of knowledge in the three modes matters for Arjuna
Krishna’s discussion with...
Why Krishna states contrasting brahmana and kshatriya virtues in successive verses
When Krishna describes the...
Why what we remember at the time of death matters so much
In the Bhagavad-gita’s eighth...