September 6, 2013
Our present life in material existence is characterized by struggle for survival. Naturally therefore we often evaluate everything based on its survival value: does...
September 6, 2013
In the Bhagavad-gita, when Arjuna asks Krishna about what his activity should be, Krishna's sequence of answers indicates that the question of identity takes...
September 6, 2013
The Bhagavad-gita begins in its first chapter with Arjuna asking a series of rhetorical questions meant to justify his views and choices. Lord Krishna...
September 6, 2013
As spiritual seekers, we may at times feel apathetic or averse to the spiritual practices like meditation or prayer that connect us with Krishna...
September 6, 2013
In our times of trouble, we may doubt, “Does Krishna really exist?” Gita wisdom turns this doubt on the head by prompting the doubt,...
September 6, 2013
The Bhagavad-gita (4.9) describes that the result of understanding Krishna – his divine birth and his sublime activities – is liberation and reinstatement in...
September 6, 2013
The Bhagavad-gita declares the world we live in, the here, to be a place of temporality and misery and so deems the spiritual world,...
September 6, 2013
The various rituals that comprise spiritual life – chanting, praying, worshipping and meditating – are opportunities to spend time with Krishna. If we forget...
September 6, 2013
The Bhagavad-gita (18.78) concludes with the proclamation that success is guaranteed for those who harmonize their human will with the divine will. This proclamation...
September 6, 2013
The Bhagavad-gita (18.73) expresses the summit of humanity’s faith in divinity when Arjuna declares to Krishna, “I will do your will.” Our faith in...