May my vision, conception, and aspiration turn toward you
Bhagavad Gita 9.13 mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ bhajanty ananya-manaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam The great souls take shelter in nature divine, With [...]
Gita 06.27 – Explanation
Gita 06.27 – Joy is the natural fruit of purity Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-27-joy-is-the-natural-fruity-of-purity/ praśānta-manasaṁ hy enaṁ yoginaṁ sukham uttamam upaiti śānta-rajasaṁ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣam (Bg 6.27) [...]
Gita 06.22 – Explanation
Gita 06.22 – Seek the achievement beyond hankering and lamentation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-22-seek-the-achievement-beyond-hankering-and-lamentation/ yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi [...]
Gita 06.21 – Explanation
Gita 06.21 – The intelligence opens the door to trans-sensory happiness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-21-the-intelligence-opens-the-door-to-trans-sensory-happiness/ sukham ātyantikaṁ yat tad buddhi-grāhyam atīndriyam vetti yatra na caivāyaṁ sthitaś [...]
Gita 06.20 – Explanation
Gita 06.20 – Stop outer obsession to begin inner perception Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-20-stop-outer-obsession-to-begin-inner-perception/ yatroparamate cittaṁ niruddhaṁ yoga-sevayā yatra caivātmanātmānaṁ paśyann ātmani tuṣyati (Bg 6.20) Word-for-word: [...]
Let me see and seek beyond physical palaces and mental mansions
Bhagavad Gita 8.20 paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ‘nyo ‘vyakto ‘vyaktāt sanātanaḥ yaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati Beyond this changing world of rise [...]
You offer stability beyond the world’s duality (2.56)
Bhagavad Gita 2.56 duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir ucyate "Unmoved by sorrow, unfazed by cheer, Beyond all longing, free from fear. With [...]
Help me, O Lord, to rise beyond the waves of dualities (2.15)
Bhagavad Gita 2.15 yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ’mṛtatvāya kalpate "The wise are unshaken by pleasure or pain, Through [...]
Let the world’s turbulence point me to your transcendence (1.27)
Bhagavad Gita 1.27 tan samīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhun avasthitān kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo viṣīdann idam abravīt "Seeing his kinsmen standing near, Arjuna’s heart was seized [...]
Rising from the worldviews of desire despair and dread to the worldview of devotion
Rising from the worldviews of desire despair and dread to the worldview of devotion Opening our eyes to reality is not meant to fill us [...]
Focus on our Lord not on our demons
Stop comparing ourselves with our demons; start comparing our demons with our Lord. We all have some self-defeating desires and drives within us, often referred [...]
Tackling impurity from indulgence to transcendence
Impurity needs to be tackled by focusing on transcendence, not tickled by fantasizing about indulgence. Whenever we have any impurity within us that triggers desires [...]
Something beyond us that is working through us
Outreach, in any form, compels us to become conscious of something beyond ourselves. At times, we may think, "I want to speak the best possible [...]
Balancing candor with consideration (02.69 Gita analyzed 6 — Spiritual level)
The Bhagavad-gita is a holistic guidebook for spiritualists, as is seen in how it balances candor with consideration. It (02.69) candidly states that spiritualists and [...]
Fostering tolerance by focusing on transcendence (Religious tolerance series 6)
The differences between various faith-traditions are often obvious, sometimes glaringly self-evident. Some traditions worship deities, others condemn such worship as idolatry. Some traditions forbid drinking [...]
Gita 15.19 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So if one understand the [...]
Arjuna’s fifteenth question: How to transcend the modes
Toward the end of the fourteenth chapter (14.21), Arjuna asks Krishna, “What are the characteristics of those who transcend the modes? And how do they [...]
How to use the material to reach the spiritual?
Suppose we received a large sum of money as inheritance. If we were prudent, we would invest it wisely to create something of sustainable value. [...]
Go beyond both negative thinking and positive thinking
Go beyond both negative thinking and positive thinking - Life is filled with binaries of ups and downs. In the world outside, we encounter binaries [...]
Is death just a snag in our biological hardware?
Some people believe that humanity can attain immortality if we just understand what causes the aging process and then reprogram the genes that cause that [...]
Gita 14.06 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 14.6 tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt [...]