Gita 06.28 – To get the best happiness, connect with God, not sense objects Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-28-to-get-the-best-happiness-connect-with-god-not-sense-objects/ yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī vigata-kalmaṣaḥ sukhena brahma-saṁsparśam atyantaṁ [...]
Gita 06.27 – Joy is the natural fruit of purity Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-27-joy-is-the-natural-fruity-of-purity/ praśānta-manasaṁ hy enaṁ yoginaṁ sukham uttamam upaiti śānta-rajasaṁ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣam (Bg 6.27) [...]
Gita 06.26 – Expect and correct the mind’s restlessness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-26-expect-and-correct-the-minds-restlessness/ yato yato niścalati manaś cañcalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet [...]
Gita 06.25 – Don’t expect overnight change – determinedly make gradual changes Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-25-dont-expect-overnight-change-determinedly-make-gradual-changes/ śanaiḥ śanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛti-gṛhītayā ātma-saṁsthaṁ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcid [...]
Gita 06.24 – Determination means rejection of dejection Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-24-determination-means-rejection-of-dejection/ sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo ’nirviṇṇa-cetasā saṅkalpa-prabhavān kāmāṁs tyaktvā sarvān aśeṣataḥ manasaivendriya-grāmaṁ viniyamya samantataḥ (Bg [...]
Gita 06.22 – Seek the achievement beyond hankering and lamentation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-22-seek-the-achievement-beyond-hankering-and-lamentation/ yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi [...]
Gita 06.23 – Yoga brings disconnection from our infatuation with misery Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-23-yoga-brings-disconnection-from-our-infatuation-with-misery/ taṁ vidyād duḥkha-saṁyoga- viyogaṁ yoga-saṁjñitam Word-for-word: tam — that; vidyāt — [...]
Gita 06.21 – The intelligence opens the door to trans-sensory happiness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-21-the-intelligence-opens-the-door-to-trans-sensory-happiness/ sukham ātyantikaṁ yat tad buddhi-grāhyam atīndriyam vetti yatra na caivāyaṁ sthitaś [...]
Gita 06.20 – Stop outer obsession to begin inner perception Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-20-stop-outer-obsession-to-begin-inner-perception/ yatroparamate cittaṁ niruddhaṁ yoga-sevayā yatra caivātmanātmānaṁ paśyann ātmani tuṣyati (Bg 6.20) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 06.19 – Minimize the wind of disturbing desires to maximize the flame of meditation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-19-minimize-the-wind-of-disturbing-desires-to-maximize-the-flame-of-meditation/ yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā yogino [...]
Gita 06.18 – Self-control leads to real self-awareness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-18-self-control-leads-to-real-self-awareness/ yadā viniyataṁ cittam ātmany evāvatiṣṭhate nispṛhaḥ sarva-kāmebhyo yukta ity ucyate tadā (Bg 6.18) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 06.17 – Material regulation cataylzes yogic liberation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-17-material-regulation-cataylzes-yogic-liberation/ yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-ceṣṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā (Bg 6.17) Word-for-word: yukta — regulated; āhāra [...]