Gita 01.01 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.01 – The transcendental manifests as the geographical Audio Link 1: Gita 01.01 - The transcendental manifests as the geographical - The Spiritual Scientist [...]
Gita 01.01 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.01 Explained (The Gita’s first word dharma conveys its essential, universal theme) Audio Link 2: Gita 01.01 The Gita's first word dharma conveys its [...]
The life of pleasure or the pleasure of life
Only when we stop chasing the life of pleasure can we find the pleasure of life. The life of pleasure means that we think life [...]
How each word of the Bhagavad-gita’s first verse is pregnant with meaning
The Bhagavad-gita’s first verse (01.01) can be said to have six key components: dhritarashtra uvaca, dharma-kshetra, kuru-kshetra, samavetah yuyutsavah, mamakah pandavas caiva and kim akurvata. [...]
How atheism affects our actions
We all pursue the things that we desire and we avoid the things that we fear. Let’s consider how desire and fear are affected by [...]
Knowledge & value (From ignorance to knowledge series 3)
Knowledge & value- Value knowledge: It’s easy to value property, possessions or other visible forms of wealth. It’s easy also to value other tangible things [...]
The mysterious door to knowledge (From ignorance to knowledge series 2)
The mysterious door to knowledge - Suppose we see a majestic palace and notice a low door to enter into it. Intrigued, we bend ourselves, [...]
When our ignorance is exposed … (From ignorance to knowledge series 1)
When our ignorance is exposed - Because we are tiny beings living in a huge and complex world, what we know will always be dwarfed [...]
Gita 07.04 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 7.4 bhūmir āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ [...]
Gita 18.39 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Let us now go the [...]
Gita 14.13 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan After this Krishna describes mode [...]
Gita 07.28 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Now Sri Krishna is saying OK [...]
How black and white conceptions disempower us (Beyond black and white conceptions series 1)
How black and white conceptions disempower us - When a small child learns to recognize black and white colors, that’s a step forward in their [...]
Gita 02.62 explained
So after describing this Krishna describes if one doesn’t try to regulate his senses then one can fall down disastrously. So how one may [...]
Are we the fisherman or the fish? (Managing the mind 2)
Are we the fisherman or the fish? - Suppose a fisherman casts a bait in a river to catch a fish. The fisherman stands to [...]
How doubt can’t live without faith (Dealing with doubt 7)
How doubt can’t live without faith- Parasites can’t exist without the host organisms they prey on. Doubt is such a parasite that can’t live without [...]
Don’t let doubt stop our human search for understanding (Dealing with doubt 6)
Don’t let doubt stop our human search for understanding - We humans have an innate thirst for understanding. This thirst impels us to explore the [...]
Learn to doubt and to go beyond doubt (Dealing with doubt 5)
Learn to doubt and to go beyond doubt - Suppose we are lost in a risky territory with many invisible dangers such as concealed ditches [...]
The process of desiring seen fragmentally and holistically (Desire management series 14
The process of desiring seen fragmentally and holistically - To manage our desires effectively, consider the components of the process of desiring: the desirer, the [...]
How is human desire connected with divine desire (Desire management series 11)
How is human desire connected with divine desire - Desire is a formidable power that can both work for us and against us. To manage [...]
How can we reach God?
How can we reach God? -When we start on our spiritual quest, we may feel that we are far away from God. How can we [...]