Gita 06.13 – Physical position is meant to facilitate mental absorption Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-13-physical-position-is-meant-to-facilitate-mental-absorption/ samaṁ kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann acalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśaś cānavalokayan Word-to-word samam [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.14 satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ namasyantaś ca māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate Forever, they sing my glories unending, Endeavor for me [...]
Gita 06.35 – The supreme teacher offers guidance – and confidence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-35-the-supreme-teacher-offers-guidance-and-confidence/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ calam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa [...]
Gita 06.33 – Seeing equally is tough, but seeing devotionally is easier Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-33-seeing-equally-is-tough-but-seeing-devotionally-is-easier/ arjuna uvāca yo ’yaṁ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana etasyāhaṁ [...]
Purposefulness helps us move through complexity to clarity Life is often characterized—and sometimes confounded—by complexity. Externally, the world around us offers an overwhelming array of [...]
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 06.09 – Equal vision towards those who relate unequally is challenging Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-09-equal-vision-towards-those-who-relate-unequally-is-challenging/ suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna- madhyastha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu sādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣu sama-buddhir viśiṣyate (Bg 6.9) [...]
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 06.24 – 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 06.18 – 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 [...]
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, [...]
Whenever we indulge in a desire—whether it is to eat, watch TV, gossip, consume alcohol or drugs, or any other indulgence—we often perceive it as [...]
Even if we can't control what we see, we can control how much we imagine about what we see. Life constantly exposes us to objects, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 6.35 śrī-bhagavān uvāca asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ calam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate "The Lord said: Without a doubt, the mind [...]
Bhagavad Gita 6.26 yato yato niścarati manaś cañcalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet "Wherever the fickle mind may roam, Wandering far [...]
Bhagavad Gita 6.17 yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-ceṣṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā "Balanced in eating, rest, and play, Measured in work throughout the day, With sleep [...]
Bhagavad Gita 6.5 uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ "Use the mind for the soul's elevation, Let not the [...]
Bhagavad Gita 5.22 ye hi saṁsparśa-jā bhogāḥ duḥkha-yonaya eva te ādy-antavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ "From the titillation of the senses comes a [...]
Gita 03.34 – Don’t let sensory urges steal dharmic credits Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-34-dont-let-sensory-urges-steal-dharmic-credits/ indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau (Bg [...]
Bhagavad Gita 3.42 indriyāṇi parāṇy āhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ "The senses are powerful, the scriptures [...]
