Let me seek the support that draws me to you, not away from you (9.18)
Bhagavad Gita 9.18 gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, [...]
Gita 03.36 – Explanation
Gita 3.36 - Arjuna Asks About The Mystery Of Self Destruction Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-36-alien-desires-become-our-own-and-impel-us-to-sin/ arjuna uvāca atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ anicchann api [...]
Gita 03.35 – Explanation
Gita 03.35 – Credit lies in sticking to duty under duress, not in changing duty Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-35-credit-lies-in-sticking-to-duty-under-duress-not-in-changing-duty/ śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt sva-dharme nidhanaṁ [...]
Gita 03.02 – Explanation
Gita 03.02 – When scripture doesn’t fit into our mental framework, the framework needs change Link https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-02-when-scripture-doesnt-fit-into-our-mental-framework-the-framework-needs-change/ vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva me tad ekaṁ vada [...]
Gita 03.01 – Explanation
Gita 03.01 – The Gita’s complex multi-level message is intellectually challenging and fulfilling Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-01-the-gitas-complex-multi-level-message-is-intellectually-challenging-and-fulfilling/ arjuna uvāca jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana [...]
Gita 02.61 – Explanation
Gita 02.61 – Control, concentration, conquest – three stages in dealing with the senses Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-61-control-concentration-conquest-three-stages-in-dealing-with-the-senses/ tāni sarvāṇi saṁyamya yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ vaśe hi [...]
The dynamics of the human-divine partnership
Our business is to do what is possible; God's business is to do what, to us, seems impossible. Stop taking over God's business, and stop [...]
How to be flexible without being sentimental: Balancing previous intention with present perception
How to be flexible without being sentimental: Balancing previous intention with present perception How to be flexible without being sentimental - The first chapter of [...]
Gita 10.01 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan New Prayer: Prapan Parijatayah Totraya [...]