What is Bhagavad-gita? – 2
The Bhagavad-gita is centered on the ethical and metaphysical conversation between Krishna and Arjuna. Textually, it is presented as a part of a much larger [...]
Bhagavad-gita chapter 8 summary — part 2
[While meditating on the attributes of the Supreme, do seekers themselves need to develop any attributes?] They know the Vedas well enough to recognize that [...]
How can we situate ourselves in our spiritual identity?
Suppose we are in an ocean characterized by huge waves. How can we protect ourselves from being swept away by those waves? By having an [...]
How Krishna concludes by enthroning the path of divine love
In the Bhagavad-gita, the last instructive verse spoken by Krishna is one of its most oft-quoted verses. Celebrated by Ramanujacharya as the Gita’s crest-jewel [...]
How the Gita’s last verse reveals the power of divine love
In the Bhagavad-gita’s last verse (18.78), the narrator Sanjaya indirectly answers Dhritarashtra’s unspoken question in the Gita’s first verse (01.01). The blind king’s literal [...]
Why Krishna urges Arjuna to stick to his natural duty
In the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna tells Arjuna twice (03.35 & 18.47) that it is far better to act according to one’s own nature than according to [...]
Gita 09.34 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan bhajasva mām is elaborated in [...]
The universality of bhakti
The universality of bhakti - Most conventional religious paths present rigid boundaries to differentiate between the pure and the impure, which eventually translates into the [...]
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 [...]
How God’s love is both universal and particular
How God's love is both universal and particular - God loves us — this is the common teaching of the world’s theistic traditions. And this [...]