When Does Love Become Toxic?
Love naturally makes us protective. But when one relationship becomes so important that every other relationship becomes expendable, love can become destructive. Dhritarashtra’s love for [...]
Gita 01.10 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.10 - Symmetry Of Structure Stresses Contrast In Content Audio link 1: Gita 01.10 Symmetry of structure stresses contrast in content - The [...]
Gita 01.10 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.10 - Multiple Meanings Of Same Word Reveal The Possibilities Of Multiple Interpretations Audio link 2: Gita 01.10 - Mulitiple meanings of same [...]
Gita 01.09 – Explanation 1
Gita 1.09 - Duryodhana’s slip of tongue leads to speaking truth unintentionally Audio Link 1: Gita 01.09 Duryodhana's slip of tongue leads to his [...]
Gita 01.09 – Explanation 2
Gita 1.09 - Listing the warriors’ qualities for enlisting their commitment Audio Link 2: Gita 01.09 - Listing the warriors' qualities for enlisting their [...]
Gita 01.08 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.08 - Attachment makes the absent present Audio Link 1: Gita 01.08 - Attachment makes the absent present - The Spiritual Scientist [...]
Gita 01.08 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.08 - We need to be calm-headed, not cold-blooded Audio Link 2: Gita 01.08 We need to be calm-headed, not cold-blooded - The [...]
Gita 01.07 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.07 - Repetition of known information conveys prioritization Audio Link 1: Gita 01.07 - Repetition of known information conveys prioritization - The Spiritual [...]
Gita 01.07 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.07 - Be aware of how what we say to one person may be heard by others Audio Link 2 - Gita 01.07 [...]
Gita 01.06 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.06 – Their great warriors counterbalance our greater strength Link1: Gita 01.06 - Their great warriors counterbalance our greater strength - The Spiritual Scientist [...]
Gita 01.06 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.06 Duryodhana diplomatically continues to incite Drona against the Pandava army Audio Link 2: Gita 01.06 Duryodhana diplomatically continues to incite Drona against the [...]
Gita 01.05 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.05 - Affiliations Were Shaped By Long-Term Affinity Not Short-Term Antipathy Link 1: Gita 01.05 - Affiliations were shaped by long-term affinity not [...]
Gita 01.05 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.05 - Our Mode Of Description Reflects Our Intention Link2: Gita 01.05 Our mode of description reflects our intention - The Spiritual Scientist [...]
Gita 01.04 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.04 - Duryodhana tries to change Drona's emotion for the opposite side from affection to anger Audio Link 1: Gita 01.04 Duryodhana tries [...]
Gita 01.04 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.04 - Our inner frame of reference shapes our outer focus of reference Audio Link 2: Gita 01.04 – Our inner frame of [...]
Gita 01.03 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.03 – The politician seeks martial dedication by emotional manipulation Audio link 1: Gita 01.03 - The politician seeks martial dedication by emotional manipulation [...]
Gita 01.03 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.03 Context can convert compliment into criticism Audio link 2: Gita 01.03 Context can convert compliment into criticism - The Spiritual Scientist [...]
Why did Dhritarshtra not surrender after seeing the Universal Form?
Although Dhritarashtra saw the universal form, why did he not surrender to Krishna? Because his attachment acted like a blinding cloud. The great vision that [...]
Why does the Gita begin with Dhritarashtra’s words not Krishna’s or Arjuna’s?
The Bhagavad-gita is the song of God, or more precisely, Krishna’s poetic words of philosophical wisdom to Arjuna. Yet it’s noteworthy that the Gita begins [...]
Why the Gita begins with Dhirtarashtra’s words
The Bhagavad-gita is, as its very name indicates, God’s message in the form of a song. Why does the Gita begin with the words of [...]
Gita 01.10 – 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 das Bg 1.10 aparyāptaṁ tad [...]