6.5 Too emotional or too unemotional? Find the balance
We’ve all been too emotional at times or too detached at others. The Bhagavad Gita (6.5) reminds us that we shouldn't degrade ourselves with our [...]
5.22 To Overcome Attachment, Cultivate Curiosity
Have you ever tried to detach yourself from a guilty pleasure, only to relapse again? Surprisingly, the most effective way to fight attachment isn’t detachment— [...]
3.38 Three Signs That Desire Is Driving You Mad
The problem with desire isn’t that it’s bad— it’s that it drives us mad. Here, MAD is an acronym that shows the three things destroyed [...]
18.64 You Are Important to God
Have you ever felt invisible— unnoticed, unheard, or unvalued? The largeness of the world and the busyness of people around us can make us feel [...]
18.22 Peace in the Middle East: Beyond Political Truce to Spiritual Truth
After nearly two years of bitter fighting between Israel and Hamas, a peace deal has finally been signed in the Middle East. While the political [...]
3.30 Am I seeking justice or revenge? How do I know?
When someone hurts you and you start planning your response—pause. Ask yourself: Am I seeking justice or revenge? And does it really matter? Yes, it [...]
Gita 06.11 – Explanation
Gita 06.11 – Seek a balance between externals and internals Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-11-seek-a-balance-between-externals-and-internals/ śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ nāty-ucchritaṁ nāti-nīcaṁ cailājina-kuśottaram (Bg 6.11) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 06.04 – Explanation
Gita 06.04 – Rigorous renunciation characterizes the yogarudha stage Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-04-rigorous-renunciation-characterizes-the-yogarudha-stage/ yadā hi nendriyārtheṣu na karmasv anuṣajjate sarva-saṅkalpa-sannyāsī yogārūḍhas tadocyate (Bg 6.4) Word-for-word: yadā [...]
Gita 05.20 – Explanation
Gita 05.20 – Equanimity is meant to make us not emotionless, but purposeful Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-20-equanimity-is-meant-to-make-us-not-emotionless-but-purposeful/ na prahṛṣyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya cāpriyam sthira-buddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid [...]
Gita 06.28 – Explanation
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 06.25 – Explanation
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 06.20 – Explanation
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 06.18 – Explanation
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 – Explanation
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 [...]
Gita 05.08 – Explanation
Gita 05.08 – Don’t take credit for actions done by bodily mechanisms Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-08-dont-take-credit-for-actions-done-by-bodily-mechanisms/ naiva kiñcit karomīti yukto manyeta tattva-vit paśyañ śṛṇvan spṛśañ jighrann aśnan [...]
Gita 05.07 – Explanation
Gita 05.07 – Inner purity ensures outer action without reaction Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-07-inner-purity-ensures-outer-action-without-reaction/ yoga-yukto viśuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtātmā kurvann api na lipyate Word-to-word yoga-yuktaḥ — engaged [...]
Gita 05.06 – Explanation
Gita 05.06 – Renunciation without yogic connection is distressing Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-06-renunciation-without-yogic-connection-is-distressing/ sannyāsas tu mahā-bāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥ yoga-yukto munir brahma na cireṇādhigacchati Word-to-word sannyāsaḥ — [...]
Gita 05.05 – Explanation
Gita 05.05 – Sankhya and yoga aim for the same destination, yet they aren’t same Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-05-sankhya-and-yoga-aim-for-the-same-destination-yet-they-arent-same/ yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ tad yogair api gamyate [...]
Gita 05.28 – Explanation
Gita.05.28 – Controlling the external and the internal brings liberation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-28-controlling-the-external-and-the-internal-brings-liberation/ yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣa-parāyaṇaḥ vigatecchā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ (Bg 5.28) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 05.26 – Explanation
Gita 05.26 – Success on the spiritual path will come surely and soon Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-26-success-on-the-spiritual-path-will-come-surely-and-soon/ kāma-krodha-vimuktānāṁ yatīnāṁ yata-cetasām abhito brahma-nirvāṇaṁ vartate viditātmanām (Bg 5.26) [...]
Gita 05.25 – Explanation
Gita 05.25 – Removing impurities empowers us to rip apart the facade of dualities Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-25-removing-impurities-empowers-us-to-rip-apart-the-facade-of-dualities/ labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇa-kalmaṣāḥ chinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ [...]