Gita 06.15 – Yoga brings mental regulation and spiritual liberation Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-15-yoga-brings-mental-regulation-and-spiritual-liberation/ yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī niyata-mānasaḥ śāntiṁ nirvāṇa-paramāṁ mat-saṁsthām adhigacchati Word-to-word yuñjan — practicing; [...]
Stop worrying whether God is there for us; start working on whether we are there for God. When facing difficulties, we may sometimes expect support [...]
How to protect attention If we don’t have anything to focus on, we will focus on anything. Attention is a complex and ongoing phenomenon. It [...]
Gita 06.12 – Concentration is the foundation for purification Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-12-concentration-is-the-foundation-for-purification/ tatraikāgraṁ manaḥ kṛtvā yata-cittendriya-kriyaḥ upaviśyāsane yuñjyād yogam ātma-viśuddhaye (Bg 6.12) Word-for-word: tatra — [...]
Gita 06.08 – Realization brings satisfaction and equal vision Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-08-realization-brings-satisfaction-and-equal-vision/ jñāna-vijñāna-tṛptātmā kūṭa-stho vijitendriyaḥ yukta ity ucyate yogī sama-loṣṭrāśma-kāñcanaḥ (Bg 6.8) Word-for-word: jñāna — [...]
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, [...]
Know when to stay away from our triggers, and when to take the bullet away from the gun We all have triggers that evoke strong, [...]
Devotion is meant to be practiced in the mode of absorption, not in the mode of achievement. We live in a society that celebrates achievements [...]
Bhagavad Gita 6.19 yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā yogino yatacittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ "As a lamp in a windless place burns bright, Unflickering, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 5.23 śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śarīra-vimokṣaṇāt kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ "Tolerating while in this bodily frame, Desire and anger's [...]
Gita 02.44 – Prevent attachment from abducting consciousness by intelligence and taste Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-44-prevent-attachment-from-abducting-consciousness-by-intelligence-and-taste/ bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛta-cetasām vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate (Bg 2.44) Word-for-word: [...]
We often underestimate the pivotal role that attention plays in our lives. While we recognize its importance when we fail to focus—such as when we [...]
We live today in a multicultural world where people from many different faith-traditions interact at the workplace as well as in cyberspace. In order to [...]
The best way to watch the mind is by having something better to watch Our mind often acts as an enemy. That’s why we all [...]
If we get into the mind’s discourse we go down a disastrous course Suppose someone gave a talk that is captivatingly delivered but is filled [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan so now Krishna has talked [...]
Arjuna raises a question, saying, 'You are presenting all these teachings, but they are all derived from the Vedas. Even though you view them [...]
Keep the mind on one track don’t keep a one track mind To keep the mind on one track means to keep our attention focused [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya 10-32: From practice to perfection in [...]
Be mindful of people's perceptions but don't make your mind full of their perceptions When we practice spiritual life, we go against the overall materialistic [...]
Meditation on space spaces us out Meditation is becoming popular nowadays. However, given people’s preference to do things their way, many meditators meditate on whatever [...]
