The Same Words, Different Worlds
Today morning, on July 6, as I was leaving Delhi to catch a flight to Mumbai, I was in the car talking on the phone [...]
Why does Krishna tell Arjuna to be detached from the results when Krishna wants the result of establishing dharma?
Question: Why does Krishna tell Arjuna to be detached from the results when Krishna wants the result of establishing dharma and wants Arjuna to be [...]
Why did Krishna speak the Gita to Arjuna rather than to Yudhishthira?
As the Bhagavad Gita is a dharma-saṁvāda and Yudhishthira is known as Dharmaraja, why did Krishna speak the Gita to Arjuna rather than to Yudhishthira? [...]
Why has God created our mind to act as our enemy so frequently and forcefully?
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 [...]
You alone fulfill my heart’s hopes for healing and homecoming
Bhagavad Gita 18.66 sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ Give up all confusion about what is to be [...]
Gita 09.34 – Explanation
Gita 09.34 – Direct your cognition, emotion and action towards Krishna man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ (Bg 9.34) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 09.33 – Explanation
Gita 09.33 – Go beyond incompatible material existence to compatible spiritual existence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-33-go-beyond-incompatible-material-existence-to-compatible-spiritual-existence/ kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣayas tathā anityam asukhaṁ lokam [...]
Gita 09.32 – Explanation
Gita 09.32 – Bhakti brings universality to spirituality Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-32-bhakti-brings-universality-to-spirituality/ māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās te ’pi [...]
Gita 09.31 – Explanation
Gita 9.31 – For devotees connected with Krishna, the happily ever after is guaranteed Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-9-31-for-devotees-connected-with-krishna-the-happily-ever-after-is-guaranteed/ kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvac-chāntiṁ nigacchati kaunteya pratijānīhi na [...]
Gita 09.30 – Explanation
Gita 09.30 – Krishna never abandons devotees even when they fall Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-30-krishna-never-abandons-devotees-even-when-they-fall/ api cet su-durācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag [...]
Gita 09.29 – Explanation
Gita 09.29 – Krishna is neither impartial nor partial – he is reciprocal Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-29-krishna-is-neither-impartial-nor-partial-he-is-reciprocal/ samo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu na me dveṣyo ’sti na priyaḥ [...]
Gita 09.28 – Explanation
Gita 09.28 – Bhakti accommodates even those for whom bhakti is an afterthought Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-28-bhakti-accommodates-even-those-for-whom-bhakti-is-an-afterthought/ śubhāśubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣyase karma-bandhanaiḥ sannyāsa-yoga-yuktātmā vimukto mām upaiṣyasi (Bg [...]
Gita 09.27 – Explanation
Gita 09.27 – Bhakti accommodates seekers at multiple levels Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-27-bhakti-accommodates-seekers-at-multiple-levels/ yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva [...]
Gita 09.26 – Explanation
Gita 09.26 – Krishna is hungry for the reciprocation of affection Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-26-krishna-is-hungry-for-the-reciprocation-of-affection/ patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam [...]
Gita 09.25 – Explanation
Gita 09.25 – Different paths lead to different goals Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-25-different-paths-lead-to-different-goals/ yānti deva-vratā devān pitṝn yānti pitṛ-vratāḥ bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti mad-yājino ’pi mām [...]
Gita 09.24 – Explanation
Gita 09.24 – Education about reality is not discrimination against certain features of reality Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-24-education-about-reality-is-not-discrimination-against-certain-features-of-reality/ ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā ca prabhur eva ca [...]
Gita 09.23 – Explanation
Gita 09.23 – The Gita’s multi-level monotheism is the balance between Abrahamic monotheism and Greco-Roman polytheism Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-23-the-gitas-multi-level-monotheism-is-the-balance-between-abrahamic-monotheism-and-greco-roman-polytheism/ ye ’py anya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ te [...]
Gita 09.22 – Explanation
Gita 09.22 – Seek spiritual security not just in the soul but in Krsna Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-22-seek-spiritual-security-not-just-in-the-soul-but-in-Krsna/ ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ [...]
Gita 09.21 – Explanation
Gita 09.21 – Blindness to mortality, even if it be in heaven, is still blindness Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-21-blindness-to-mortality-even-if-it-be-in-heaven-is-still-blindness/ te taṁ bhuktvā svarga-lokaṁ viśālaṁ kṣīṇe puṇye martya-lokaṁ [...]
Gita 09.20 – Explanation
Gita 09.20 – Karma-kanda leads to elevation, but not liberation Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-20-karma-kanda-leads-to-elevation-but-not-liberation/ trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā yajñair iṣṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam aśnanti [...]
Gita 09.19 – Explanation
Gita 09.19 – In Krishna contradictions are transcended and reconciled Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-09-19-in-krishna-contradictions-are-transcended-and-reconciled/ tapāmy aham ahaṁ varṣaṁ nigṛhṇāmy utsṛjāmi ca amṛtaṁ caiva mṛtyuś ca sad asac [...]