Answer: There are three distinct issues here. One is your mother's desire, the second is the medical need, and the third is your duty. When [...]
God has provided us with the mind as a functional tool to link our spiritual selves with our physical bodies. However, the specific way the [...]
The call for individuality We live in a culture where the call to be an individual is not just encouraged but championed and glamorized. However, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 18.63 iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayā vimṛśyaitad aśeṣeṇa yathecchasi tathā kuru Thus have I spoken wisdom invaluable, Among secrets, this is [...]
Bhagavad Gita 18.38 viṣayendriya-saṁyogād yat tad agre ’mṛtopamam pariṇāme viṣam iva tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam Born from senses meeting sense-objects dear, “This is nectar”—so [...]
Bhagavad Gita 18.34 yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān dhṛtyā dhārayate ’rjuna prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣī dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha rājasī That determination which holds on tight, To pleasure and [...]
Bhagavad Gita 18.33 dhṛtyā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ yogenāvyabhicāriṇyā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī That determination which sustains; Mind, life-breath, senses—all it restrains; Through yoga practice [...]
Bhagavad Gita 18.32 adharmaṁ dharmam iti yā manyate tamasāvṛtā sarvārthān viparītāṁś ca buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī Shrouded in darkness, it takes wrong for right, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 10.19 śrī-bhagavān uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuru-śreṣṭha nāsty anto vistarasya me Listen now, O noblest one, I’ll speak [...]
Gita 07.29 – Detect misery to correct it Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-29-detect-misery-to-correct-it/ jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya mām āśritya yatanti ye te brahma tad viduḥ kṛtsnam adhyātmaṁ karma cākhilam (Bg [...]
Are life’s reversals karma, tests by Maya, or Krishna’s push to surrender? When we face reversals in life, we often wonder whether these are the [...]
What makes life dangerous is not just outer threats, but inner traitors What makes life truly dangerous is not merely the external presence or occurrence [...]
Whenever we decide to discipline ourselves, we are often jolted into action by external situations. For instance, we may notice how much weight we have [...]
Bhagavad Gita 6.21 sukham ātyantikaṁ yat tad buddhi-grāhyam atīndriyam vetti yatra na caivāyaṁ sthitaś calati tattvataḥ "This is the supreme bliss of transcendence, Beyond [...]
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 3.43 evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā saṁstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam "Thus, knowing with your intelligence that the soul is transcendental, [...]
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 [...]
Bhagavad Gita 3.37 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ mahāśano mahā-pāpmā viddhy enam iha vairiṇam "It is desire that turns into a relentless [...]
As the tariff war initiated by Trump continues to escalate, how might we view this through the lens of the Bhagavad Gita? One helpful approach [...]
Life is filled with ups and downs, or alternatively, life is filled with bumps and slumps. Things go up and down at times. If we [...]
Some people say, “I am rational; I don’t accept irrational ideas such as faith.” While rationality is a vital tool in the human search for [...]