Our Choice: Boon or Curse – Hare Krishna!!
As we all know, globalisation is increasing exponentially all across the globe with widespread connections. It has made accessible our approach to varieties of products. Not denying the fact that Variety is the mother of Enjoyment, let’s ask ourselves a few questions.
Read moreWho is the Supreme – The Supreme Authority – Hare Krishna!!
Today’s modern generations are in a competitive zone. Competitions are everywhere; in every zone, field or level- society, district, national and so on. Competitions for being THE BOSS or THE LEADER are going on.
But, do we know what these competitions yield in the end?? Do we know who is The Supreme Leader at all?? Can we become The Leader by such methodologies??
Let’s get the answers by diving deep into our Vedic Scriptures!!
Read moreAm I a Leader – Hare Krishna!! As we all know that modern era is full of competitions. Without competitiveness zone, how could we understand that we are modernizing ourselves. We all seek to become a leader, a worldwide known leader!! A GOOD LEADER!!
But, but, but!!! Do we know what a leader means?? What basic criteria suit a good leader? Is a worldwide leader a good one?? Am I standing on the platform of holding a leadership role??? Let’s know about this altogether by sinking into pages of Vedic scriptures…
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Hare Krishna!!
Gone are the days when people used to live close to Mother Earth!! People have a very connected life with nature and their spirit. Now, it is displaced by smartphones newspapers and many other things. Not only youths today, are victims of this disease, but kids, adults and aged are also not left untouched by this. Where is the time for ourselves even? What to say about spending time with another person sitting beside us!! We are now engaged in hearing about worldwide news, YouTube, Instagram reels etc.
Read moreIn our daily life, we all go through the two phases or dualities of life. We all want to relish its one phase, but say ‘NO’ to the other phase. We all want to seek good relationships with our friends, relatives and colleagues. However, we don’t want to go through the reverses of life. Some people do not want to accept this, thus they gravely say ‘Chodo ghar dwar, chalo Haridwar’. Bhagavad Gita fails this logic of detachment as a whole. In BG (6.34), Arjuna states the nature of mind (cañcalam hi manah krsna) that is more difficult than controlling the wind. How could one detach by mind? The mind is the root cause of all problems. Avanti Brahman spends his household life in no charity. He was so miser that his family members and his earnings could not help him at the last stage of life. He then understands that his mind is bringing all the material problems.
Similarly, we can consider the examples of Dhruva Maharaj, Bheeshma Deva, Prahalad Maharaj, King Yudhistir, Lord Rishabh Deva and his sons and many others.
The real detachment is the detachment from the hankerings of the mind and senses. This doesn’t mean that one should stop the functioning of the mind and senses. It is not possible to do so. We have to purify our senses in the service of The Lord.
In Bhagavad Gita (3.41-43), there are two methods suggested. One from low to high level i.e. controlling senses first and then go upward to mind, then intelligence. The other alternative is to spiritualize the intelligence to control the mind and senses, i.e. high to low level. We ought to do our prescribed duties. Moreover, we should offer the results of our duties to The Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is termed as the perfection, the Absolute Detachment.
One can confidently consider, “No, I’m not detached.” How can we understand that one is attached or detached? Let’s turn the pages of Bhagavad Gita and go through the cycle of attachment. In BG (2.62-63), The Supreme Personality of Godhead describes this cycle saying, that while contemplating the object of the senses, a person develops an attachment to them. It develops lust and anger. From anger, there grows complete delusion and then bewilderment of memory. Thus it leads to the loss of intelligence. At last, one again swims into the material pool. If we do not want to swim in this material pool, we should learn from the tortoise
(kūrmo ‘ngānīva sarvasah- BG 2.58) how to withdraw senses from sense objects.
The tortoise suitably explains how to break strongly the chain of attachment. Here in this material world, the detachment is broadly seen as per the three modes of nature (BG 18.7-9). As a whole, the concept of Detachment from material hankerings is the concept of Attachment in the service of The Supreme Lord. This category of detachment is completely beyond the three modes of material nature.
Hence, we can go smoothly through the dualities of life, and attain the highest satisfaction.
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the “Song of the Divine,” is a timeless spiritual text revered for its profound teachings on life, duty, and personal growth. Within its verses lies a treasure trove of wisdom that transcends time and culture, offering invaluable insights into the nature of existence and the path to inner transformation.
Read moreTop 10 Modern Applications of the Bhagavad Gita’s Teachings – In today’s challenging world, unsettling events can serve as reminders of the darkness and dangers around us. Nevertheless, the Bhagavad Gita urges us to embrace our responsibilities earnestly, draw strength from spirituality, and approach life with a spirit of service. By embodying these principles, we actively contribute to creating a more compassionate and radiant corner of the world. By embracing a service attitude and recognizing our connection with the divine, we can play our part in bringing light to our corner of the world brighter instead of darker.
Read moreभगवद्गीता से नेतृत्व के 10 प्रमुख सूत्र – भगवद्गीता नेतृत्व का एक अदृष्ट उदारहण है क्योंकि भगवद्गीता जो कि स्वयं कृष्ण द्वारा बोली गयी कृष्ण ने अपना बचपन एक ग्वाल बाल के रूप मे बिताया फिर मथुरा जाकर कंस जैसे असुर का वध किया तथा अपने माता पिता और राजा उग्रसेन को कंस के कारागार से मुक्त कराया | तत पश्चात राजा का पद स्वयं ग्रहण न करके उस पर राजा उग्रसेन को बनाया | इससे उन्होंने उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किया पद से अधिक महत्पूर्ण योगदान होता है | नेता कभी भी पद को महत्त्व नहीं देते वह सदैव योगदान को महत्त्व देते है | इसके बाद जब भी जिम्मेदारी उठाने की बारी आती मथुरा मे या द्वारका मे कोई भी परेशानी आती तो श्रीकृष्ण सबसे आगे होते थे जिम्मेदारी उठाने मे | इस प्रकार उन्होंने नेतृत्व का एक अद्भुत उदारहण प्रस्तुत किया |
Read moreEmbarking on a Journey Through Bhagavad Gita’s Stories: Unveiling Spiritual Wisdom – Step into the profound world of the Bhagavad Gita, where timeless stories and parables paint a vibrant picture of self-discovery and divine connection. This sacred text, nestled within the epic Mahabharata, weaves a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Beyond its historical roots, the Bhagavad Gita’s verses offer universal wisdom, accompanied by captivating parables that bring its teachings to life.
Read moreभगवद्गीता के शांति प्रदान करने वाले १० प्रमुख श्लोक – भगवद्गीता समस्त वेदों का सार है तथा यह वेदों का प्रमुख उपनिषद है | यह स्वयं भगवान के मुख से अवतरित हुई है | जिस प्रकार गंगा भगवान के चरणकमलो से निकलती है तथा इसमें स्नान करने वाले व्यक्ति के समस्त पापों का उद्धार कर देती है, उसी प्रकार गीता भगवान के मुख से अवतरित हुई है तथा वह व्यक्ति को भवबंधन से मुक्ति दिला सकती है | भगवद्गीता श्रीकृष्ण ने उस समय कही जब अर्जुन बहुत अधिक दुविधा मे थे तथा असमंजस मे थे | अर्जुन कृष्ण के शरणागत होते है तथा उनसे प्रश्न करते है इस अवस्था मे उन्हें क्या करना चाहिए ? भगवद गीता मे ७०० श्लोक है यहाँ हम भगवद्गीता के शांति प्रदान करने वाले १० प्रमुख श्लोक पर चर्चा करगे जो मनुष्य को विपरीत परिस्थिति मे शांति प्रदान करते है |
Read moreTop 10 Quotes From Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita – The Bhagavad Gita is the greatest of India’s ancient spiritual classics. It is the essence of Vedic knowledge and one of the most important Upanisads in Vedic literature. If we want to take any particular medicine, then we need to follow the directions written on the label. We cannot take the medicine according to our whim or the direction of a friend. It must be taken according to the direction on the label or as directed by the physician.
Similarly, the Bhagavad Gita should be taken or accepted as it is directed by the speaker himself. The speaker of the Bhagavad Gita is Lord Sri Krishna. He is mentioned on every page of the Bhagavad Gita as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan. Therefore we should take Bhagavad-gita As It Is directed by the Personality of Godhead Himself.
Read moreभगवद गीता के अनुसार हमारा धर्म और कर्तव्य – Hare Krishna भगवद गीता के अनुसार हमारा धर्म और कर्तव्य भगवद्गीता को गीतोपनिषद भी कहा जाता है। यह वैदिक ज्ञान का सार है और वैदिक साहित्य का सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण उपनिषद,है ।
भगवत गीता के वक्ता भगवान श्रीकृष्ण है।भगवद्गीता के प्रत्येक पृष्ठ पर उनका उल्लेख भगवान् के रूप में हुआ हैं। भगवान ने भी स्वयं भगवदगीता में अपने को परम पुरुषोत्तम भगवान कहा और ब्रह्म-संहिता तथा अन्य पुराणो में विशेषत्या श्रीमद भागवतम जो भागवत पुराण के नाम से विख्यात है, वे इसी रूप में स्वीकार किये गये है (कृष्णुस्तु भगवान स्वयम्)| अतएव भगवद्गीता हमे भगवान ने जैसे बताई है, वैसे ही स्वीकार करनी चाहिए।
Read moreअध्याय ११ – विराट रूप ( सार ) – अध्याय दस मे श्रीकृष्ण के ऐश्वर्य का वर्णन है तथा अध्याय दस के अंत मे भगवान अर्जुन से कहते है कि मैं अपने एक अंशमात्र से सम्पूर्ण ब्रहमांड मे व्याप्त होकर इसे धारण करता हूँ | यह सुनकर अर्जुन भगवान से प्रार्थना करते है कि वह उन्हें अपना विराट रूप दिखाए | अर्जुन इस बात को स्वीकार करते है कि श्रीकृष्ण एक साधारण मनुष्य नहीं है, अपितु समस्त कारणों के कारण है | किन्तु वह यह जानते है कि दूसरे लोग नहीं मानेंगे। अत: इस अध्याय में वह सबों के लिए कृष्ण की अलौकिकता स्थापित करने के लिए कृष्ण से प्रार्थना करता है कि वे अपना विराट रूप दिखलाएँ।
वस्तुत: जब कोई अर्जुन की ही तरह कृष्ण के विराट रूप का दर्शन करता है, तो वह डर जाता है, किन्तु कृष्ण इतने दयालु हैं कि इस स्वरूप को दिखाने के तुरन्त बाद वे अपना मूलरूप धारण कर लेते हैं। भगवान् कृष्ण अर्जुन को दिव्य दृष्टि प्रदान करते हैं और विश्व-रूप में अपना अद्भुत असीम रूप प्रकट करते हैं। इस प्रकार वे अपनी दिव्यता स्थापित करते हैं। कृष्ण बतलाते हैं कि उनका सर्व आकर्षक मानव-रूप ही ईश्वर का आदि रूप है। मनुष्य शुद्ध भक्ति के द्वारा ही इस रूप का दर्शन कर सकता है।
Read moreThe Importance of a Guru in Learning Bhagavad Gita – Hare Krishna! As a devotee of Lord Sri Krishna, I believe that the Bhagavad Gita is not just a text, but a living guide to a fulfilling and meaningful life. However, The path of spiritual realization is undoubtedly difficult.
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सच्चा गुरु भगवान का प्रतिनिधि होता है, और वह केवल भगवान के बारे में ही कहता है और कुछ नहीं। सच्चा गुरु वही है , जिसकी रुचि भौतिकवादी जीवन में नहीं होती। वह केवल और केवल भगवान की ही खोज में रहता है , यदि गुरु भगवान का प्रतिनिधित्व कर रहा है तो वह गुरु है।
केवल एक गुरु (सिद्ध पुरुष), जो ईश्वर को जानता है, दूसरों को सही ढंग से ईश्वर के बारे में शिक्षा दे सकता है। व्यक्ति को अपनी दिव्यता को पुनः पाने के लिए एक ऐसा ही सद्गुरु चाहिए। जो निष्ठापूर्वक सद्गुरु का अनुसरण करता है वह उसके समान हो जाता है, क्योंकि गुरु अपने शिष्य को अपने ही स्तर तक उठने में सहायता करता है।
महाभारत के युद्ध के समय जब अर्जुन युद्ध करने से मना करते हैं तब श्री कृष्ण उन्हें उपदेश देते है और कर्म व धर्म के सच्चे आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान से अवगत कराते हैं। स्वाभाविक प्रश्न यह उठता है कि हम आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान कैसे प्राप्त कर सकते हैं? इसका उत्तर श्रीकृष्ण इस श्लोक में देते हैं।
Read moreजैसा की हम जानते है कक हमारे देश मे हर शुभ कार्य को करने का मुहूतय होता है जैसे हववाह मुहूतय, गृहप्रवेश मुहूतय, लगन मुहूतय और कोई भी शुभ काम जैसे नर्ा व्यवसार् आरंभ करना हो अथवा बालक का प्रथम अन्नप्राशन र्ा मुंडन करना और हवद्यारम्भ सब मुहूतय देख कर ककर्े जाते है | परन्तु क्र्ा अपने कभी सोचा है शास्त्र अध्र्र्न र्ा भगवद्गीता जो कक साक्षात् श्रीकृष्ण के मुख से अवतररत हुई है और इसे पढ़ना सबसे शुभ कार्य है, उसे भी पढने का कोई मुहूतय है | भगवद्गीता सम्पूणय मनुष्र्ों के लाभ के हलए एक महत्वपूणय पुस्तक है र्ह स्वर् भगवान श्रीकृष्ण द्वारा अजुयन को कुरुक्षेत्र के र्ुद्ध मे जब अजुयन कतयव्य हवमूढ़ हो गए थे, अजुयन जो कक भगवान के हमत्र तथा भक्त है उन्हें ज्ञान प्रदान करने के हलए कही गर्ी तथा इसका संकलन व्यासदेव जी ने ककर्ा है |
Read moreIn Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna sees his near and dear ones, teachers, and friends on the opposing side of the battlefield, ready to sacrifice their lives in the war. He becomes overwhelmed with grief and compassion, loses his strength, and his mind becomes bewildered; thus, he abandons his resolve to fight. In the second chapter, a Summary of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna, as a disciple, takes refuge in Lord Sri Krishna, and Krishna begins his teachings by explaining the distinction between the impermanent physical body and the eternal soul. Lord Sri Krishna describes the process of transmigration, the selfless service of the Supreme Lord, and the qualities of a self-realized person. We will divide this chapter into various sections and analyze the sections in depth.
Read moreअध्याय ८ – अक्षरब्रहम योग (सार) – अध्याय ७ के अंत मे श्रीकृष्ण बताते है कि मनुष्य किस प्रकार ज्ञान अर्जन करें ? जिससे वह पूर्णता को प्राप्त कर भगवद्धाम वापस जा सके | अष्टम् अध्याय मे श्रीकृष्ण बताते है कि भगवान के बारे मे जानने की विभिन्न प्रक्रिया है लेकिन भक्ति द्वारा तथा भगवान के भक्त बनकर हम आसानी से श्रीकृष्ण को जान सकते है तथा प्रयाण काल मे परम ज्ञान मे स्थिर होकर भगवान का स्मरण कर भगवद्धाम को प्राप्त कर सकते है |
Read moreअध्याय ५ : कर्म – संन्यास योग – भगवद्गीता के पंचम अध्याय मे भगवान बताते है कि भक्तिपूर्वक किया गया कर्म, शुष्क चिंतन से बेहतर है | तृतीय अध्याय मे बताया गया कि जो व्यक्ति ज्ञान मे स्थित है उसके लिए कोई कर्म शेष नहीं रहता और चतुर्थ अध्याय मे बताया गया है कि सारे यज्ञों का सार ज्ञान प्राप्त करना है तथा भगवान कृष्णअर्जुन को निर्देश देते है, “खड़े हो जाओ और ज्ञान में स्थित होकर युद्ध करो” | श्रीकृष्ण इस प्रकार भक्ति मे कर्म तथा ज्ञान से अकर्म करने को प्रोत्साहित कर रहे है | इससे अर्जुन दुविधा मे आ जाते है तथा पंचम अध्याय की शुरुआत इसी प्रश्न से होती है कि क्या बेहतर है, “कर्म त्याग करना या भक्तिपूर्वक कर्म करना ?” | इसके समाधान में श्रीकृष्ण बताते है कि सभी कार्यो को श्री कृष्ण को समर्पित कर देना ही वास्तविक सन्यास है |
Read moreBenefits of Memorizing Bhagavad Gita Slokas – Bhagavad Gita is the cream or essence of the entire Vedic literature compressed in just 700 slokas. It is also nectar directly emanating from the mouth of the supreme personality of Godhead, Bhagavan Sri Krishna.
Read moreSummary of Bhagavad Gītā: Chapter 2 – The scene is set, the armies are ready, the bugles have been blown and the warriors are impatient to show their valor. However, a strange calamity has befallen our hero Arjuna. He is completely disturbed, in fact depressed, with tears in his eyes. He doesn’t want to fight and is now seeking the help of his dear-most friend, the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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Narasimha Chaturdashi Celebrations 2021 – To propagate and make devotees imbibe this wonderful feeling of devotion to Narsimha Deva, ‘Learn Gita Live Gita’ along with the devotees from ISKCON Bhagwat Geeta Pathshala Dehradun, BGIS Vrindavan, ISKCON Ranchi, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Patna celebrated this auspicious occasion online on 25th May 2021 on a grand scale. All our activities physically are at halt outside due to pandemic but the devotion and love for the supreme in the heart of devotees can never be barred. This blog will unfold that transcendental feeling
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Is the World full of Sufferings? – It is very bewildering to think of a higher power being very merciful when so many people are suffering right in front of our eyes. Why are so many people suffering due to poverty, hunger, illness, and so many other pains in this world? How can the Supreme claim to be merciful and let the living entities suffer endlessly? Thinking along these lines, many people claim that there is no Supreme because if He did exist, He would not inflict such sufferings on the people. This is a very limited understanding with which we observe the world because we do not consider the actions of the victims but only the suffering they are going through
Read moreReincarnation: A Matter of Chance or a Matter of Consciousness (08.06.2021) – A conditioned soul has a certain consciousness and according to that consciousness, the Supersoul brings it to the semen of a man and guides it to the womb of a woman. Thereafter there is the formation of a single cell and from that single cell again by the guidance of the Supersoul starts to multiply. So if there is the consciousness of a dog, the soul would go to a dog’s body. So the subtle body consciousness is very important. The consciousness has a form that depends on whether one has performed piously or sinfully in previous births. And therefore it gets guided to a particular species where it gets a form accordingly. The body creates a restriction on the consciousness.
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Rejection without Knowing – Ever since our childhood, we have been reading science books. If not science, we must have read books on history, geography, literature, or arts. Every book we read presented some facts and ideas, and we accepted them as the truth. We studied physics and biology but never bothered to check even the simple experiments and validate them. We just read the experiments and considered them as the truth. Why? Weren’t we inquisitive? The answer is no, we were indeed curious, but we did not have time. Also, the books we read had descriptions that proved that it was written by some great scientist, professor, or academician after a long period of study and research. Although those books may have been wrong, we did not dare to reject authority in that subject.
Read moreAt The Infinity – The concept of infinity has been greatly discussed by philosophers from the time of yore. In modern times especially in mathematics, the concept of infinity was brilliantly elucidated by one ingenious mathematician named George Cantor who is also known as the founder of set theory. Through his profound arguments, he was the first person to show that real numbers are uncountable and infinite.
Why are the real numbers uncountable? If you notice, nobody can count the real numbers. Suppose I have an irrational number. But where does it end? Suppose we start from 0. So the next number is 0.00000…. then 1. But the question is how long you can go on with 0 and then put 1. So it can be observed that real numbers cannot be counted. We can count irrational numbers, but there is no way to count real numbers. George cantor like this created a hierarchy. So the conclusion is that real numbers are uncountable infinity. Subsequently, Hilbert in his book of unsolved problems stated that the determination of the cardinality of uncountable infinity is a research challenge.
Cantor is extraordinary, magnificent, and mind-boggling in his argument. But the question “ Did Cantor actually see the infinity?” Let’s say I am counting from 1,2,3…. Does it suddenly turn to infinity? None of us can build an entity called infinity. Infinity will always be infinite and remain inconceivable to us. In this topic More you meditate you become more perplexed and humbler. Profound arguments were presented by Cantor, but in fact, it always remains inconceivable. The real meaning of infinity can be summarized as follows. No laws of natural arithmetic and natural algebra will work in the domain of infinity”. Nobody can make infinity. Many people think (1/0) is infinity but it is actually absolute nonsense. Infinity will always remain infinity.
We will describe some pastimes of Lord Krishna displaying infinity.
Krishna showed His visvarupa to Arjuna in Bhagavad gita as Arjuna wanted to see the opulence of Krishna. Krishna said that everywhere is my hands, legs, faces,ears (BG 13.14).
sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham sarvataḥ śrutimal loke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati
After beholding the visvarupa of Lord Krishna, Arjuna spoke that if millions and millions of sun are put together alongside the effulgence of the form of Lord, the former will look pale. He said “ I see no beginning, no end”. Krishna had given Arjuna, divine eye to behold the splendorous form. But Arjuna could not see the form as infinity cannot be conceived, although he saw visvarupa. Moreover, Arjuna became so frightened that he requested Lord to withdraw visvarupa and show His original form which is endearing to him.
The above picture describes the following incident. Krishna eats mud in Brahman ghata. Balarama and all his friends became concerned. Because everybody is attracted to Krishna. There is not a single person who doesn’t like Krishna. So His name is Krishna. Krish means to attract. Krishna means which attracts everyone. That must be the name of God as nobody can say I am all-attractive. So his friends complained to Mother Yasoda. Mother Yasoda inquired of Him, but he was nonchalant. Krishna spoke in a very sweet voice. Krishna’s sweet words can drive away all fatigue and fear. Mother Yasoda asked Krishna to open His mouth. Then she saw all the cosmos inside His mouth. She also saw Krishna in the mouth. So she became perplexed as to whether Krishna is inside or outside. Brahma samhita (Bs 5.34) explains further.
panthās tu koṭi-śata-vatsara-sampragamyo vāyor athāpi manaso muni-puṅgavānām so 'py asti yat-prapada-sīmny avicintya-tattve govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, only the tip of the toe of whose lotus feet is approached by the yogīs who aspire after the transcendental and betake themselves to prāṇāyāma by drilling the respiration; or by the jñānīs who try to find out the non-differentiated Brahman by the process of elimination of the mundane, extending over thousands of millions of years.
Nobody has the capability to understand Krishna. Infinity means it has no boundary, no concept of inside or outside. For example a house is finite means it has something outside as well as inside. Something that contains outside must have inside. But the moment you say infinity, such a distinction is meaningless.
Same Krishna appears to be finite, but actually, He is infinite. But why does He appear to be finite? Only to reciprocate with His devotees. Mother Yasoda chastising Him or Krishna is pulling chariot for Arjuna or placing wooden slippers of His devotees on His head. This is the nature of Krishna who is the transcendental autocrat. Although He is constitutionally infinite, He surrenders to His devotees. When we say autocrat, we instantly think about the autocrats like Hitler and Stalin, who were infamous for killing millions of people. But Krishna is not like the autocrats seen in this world. Although He is the absolute truth, He is still the best friend of all living entities. We can fearlessly surrender unto Him without any problem and we must.
oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate. (Isopanisad Invocation)
As Cantor got a notion of infinity from a mathematical point of view, similarly from any department of knowledge like physics, chemistry, biology or theology this concept can be approached. In the above verse essentially means that if you take away infinite samples from the infinity, still what remains is infinity. He is never reduced. E.g. Mr Ambani is a very rich person, but if the stock market crashes, he will be doomed. But Krishna is creating infinite universes and destroying them. But still He is always full, complete and purna.
Let’s discuss the wonderful story of sage Markandeya muni who is still living today. There are many sages like Valmiki, Vyasadeva, Markandeya muni in this planet, mostly in the Himalayan mountains. There is a great Krishna temple built by great vaishnava acharya Sri Madhvacharya in udupi, inside the Indian state of Karnataka. He traveled to Himalaya and became a disciple of Vyasadeva. Such saintly personalities are invisible to us, as we are not qualified to see them.
Markandeya rsi was swimming during the period of partial devastation when half of the planetary system up to to the middle planetary system was completely submerged in water. Imagine yourself in a scenario where everybody around you are dead and you are swimming alone for 4.3 billion years. Most of the time when people face any fatal incident situation they die out of fear first. If a post-mortem will be performed on the people who died e.g. of plane crash, it will be found that most of the deaths will be out of fear rather than the injuries from plane crash.
There is an important story in this connection. There was one professor at the University of Bristol in the early 20th century who was the only person to survive a plane crash out of all the passengers in the plane. So he figured out that God must exist because if he accounts for all the laws of physics, he should not survive at all. So he started his mission of searching for God.
After a lot of investigation, he finally decided that India is the best place to know about God. India is famous throughout the world for its spiritual heritage. He flew to India and joined Agra University working with a professor Dr. Roy. Fortunately the wife of the professor was a devotee of Lord Krishna. She asked him “You want to see God? Come here. I will show you, God.” Pointing at the deity of the Lord, she said “Here is God”. The professor was more inquisitive. So the next day, the lady took out Srimad Bhagavatam and started reading about the activities of the Lord. The professor was completely convinced and accepted Krishna as the supreme personality of Godhead. He wrote many books about the Lord.
Coming back to the story of Markandeya rsi. While he was swimming in the pool of water of devastation, he saw a small island. He went there and saw a banyan tree. There was a leaf nearby and a small baby was resting on it. The baby was sucking his toe. This incident has been beautifully described in Padma Purana in Bala Mukundam sutra.
The purpose of this creation is not sense gratification but to purify us. The aim of our life should not be to have a good career or construct a beautiful house, but to purify our existence which is the prime objective so that we can be situated in pure consciousness and see ourselves. Max planck said “When you are situated in pure consciousness, you can see the matter.”. Markandeya muni was making a conservative estimation of the number of souls who have achieved liberation, which means going back to home, back to Godhead.
Time destroys everything in this world. For example, We build a house, by the influence of time, it vanishes. Krishna says in Bhagavad-Gita, that He is the time Himself. But from the perspective of transcendence, time is eternal. So even if you assume that one soul gets liberated during each dissolution, from the eternal time point view, an infinite number of souls have been liberated. And infinite numbers of souls are still there in the material world. The living entities are the energy of Krishna so they are also infinite. After taking an infinite from the infinite, still infinite remains as it is.
There is also another pastime of Lord Krishna in Srimad Bhagavatam which displays His infiniteness. During the rasa dance performance, there were millions gopi’s who desired to personally dance with Krishna. So Krishna expanded himself into millions of forms and danced with each gopi. Each gopi was thinking that she was only dancing with Krishna.
So we should develop an attraction for this infinite. Once we develop our attraction towards the infinite, He becomes your mother, father, friend, servant, etc. e.g Krishna carried Draupadi on His shoulders and her wooden slippers on His head, when she could not walk out of fatigue during the battle of Kuruksetra. Similarly Krishna became charioteer of Arjuna and washed the feet of Sudama Brahmana. In Vrindavan, His friends were jumping over his shoulders while playing. He is magnanimously and causelessly compassionate. After hearing about all this, who will not be attracted to Krishna and surrender to Him? But if we still refuse to surrender now, we will have to surrender Him at the time of death. Krishna says in BG that He comes as death to atheists.
yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajaty ante kalevaram taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ
Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail. (BG 8.6)
If you don’t surrender to Krishna, then you have to get a body according to your state of consciousness at the time of death. If you are a stone-hearted man, you are sure to become a stone in the next birth. If you are very cruel in the present life, you will get a body where you can exhibit cruelty e.g. snake. But the freedom is severely curtailed. A cruel snake can kill a few people but a cruel person like Hitler can kill millions of people. Laws of nature don’t allow us to attack any other living entity.
īśāvāsyam idaḿ sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam (Isopanisad verse 1)
Nature is carried out by God’s law, not by the constitution of India or USA or any other country. Every living entity has his quota, one should not transgress it. Because we have transgressed our quota out of greed, we have destroyed rivers, oceans, and land around us. So many suffering conditions are awaiting us in the future. But if we become saintly by surrendering to the Lord, the same world will become beautiful by the grace of Krishna.
The Original Source: Bhagavad-Gita Perspective – The most fundamental question in science, especially in physics is “ What is the origin of everything? ”. Physicists are trying to find the answer to this question. It may be surprising to some people, but this is also the fundamental question in the realm of spiritual science. In Bhagavad-gita, Lord Sri Krishna answers this fundamental question and how the world we experience came into existence from that original source.
Read more🤔Reflected and pure consciousness what are these two kinds of consciousness and how they exist simultaneously in the same body?
That is because reflected consciousness is much grosser than the pure consciousness. That latter is as subtle as the soul. Subtle body becomes depraved when separated from Krishna. And so it becomes very violent. Clouds cover the suns rays. Similarly, reflected consciousness covers the puny pure consciousness of the soul. That is by the will of the Supreme lord. Matter exists in subtle form as pradhan or mahat tattva. The soul brings in individuality or feeling of I-ness. Mahat tattva doesnt have that individuation on its own. Thus, material energy is cleavable and therefore becomes varieties of individuation. Although it is inert.
Read moreMAYAVADA: A FICTITIOUS PHILOSOPHY– Shrimad Bhagavatam 1.12.02: How was the great emperor Parīkṣit, who was a highly intelligent and great devotee, born in that womb? How did his death take place, and what did he achieve after his death?
Read moreKRISHNA: The Most Expert Lover – Shrimad Bhagavatam 1.11.31: The queens of lord Krishna rejoiced within their minds to see their husband home after a long period abroad. The queens got up at once from their meditations. As was socially customary, they covered their faves shyly and looked about coyly.
Read moreKRISHNA: THE PERFECT ATMARAMA– Shrimad Bhagavatam 1.11.36: Although the queens’ beautiful smiles and furtive glances were all spotless and exciting, and although they could conquer Cupid himself by making him give up his bow in frustration, and although even the tolerant Shiva could fall victim to them, still, despite all their magical feats and attractions, they could not agitate the senses of the Lord.
Read moreWILL OF KRISHNA IS FINAL: EXECUTE IT BY CHOICE OR BY FORCE- Shrimad Bhagavatam 1.11.34: The Lord was pacified after killing those kings who were burdensome to the earth. They were puffed up with their military strength, their horses, elephants, chariots, infantry, etc. He Himself was not a party in the fight. He simply created hostility between the powerful administrators, and they fought amongst themselves. He was like the wind which causes friction between bamboos and so sparks a fire.
Read moreSHIKSHASHTAKAM: TOPMOST DEVOTEE PRAYING TO THE TOPMOST LORD – Lord Chaitanya (Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) appeared in Navadwip in 1486 AD at Mayapur (Antardwip). He appeared in the form of devotee although he is Krishna himself. Lord is called triyugi because he doesnt appear in kaliyuga. In kaliyuga, he appears in the form of his devotee. Lord Chaitanya performed pastimes for 48 yrs and taught the process of Krishna bhakti. Lord Chaitanya didn’t compose much literature. Rather he instructed his followers to read Shrimad Bhagavatam. The only literature composed by lord Chaitanya is Shri Shikshashtakam, a set of his teachings composed in 8 verses. These verses sequentially explain the process of Krishna bhakti. These 8 verses should be the garland in every devotee’s neck. If lord himself has written something, we need not read anything else.
Read moreReincarnation: A Matter Of Chance Or A Matter Of Consciousness – A conditioned soul has certain consciousness and according to that consciousness, the supersoul brings it to the semen of a man and guided to the womb of a woman. Thereafter there is formation of a single cell and from that single cell again by the guidance of the supersoul starts to multiply. So if there is the consciousness of a dog, the soul would go to a dog’s body. So the subtle body consciousness is very important. The consciousness has a form which depends on whether one has performed piously or sinfully in prev births. And therefore it gets guided to a particular species where it gets a form accordingly. The body creates a restriction on the consciousness. So if one is a rich man but has consciousness of a dog, his subtle body would then carry the soul to the body of a dog. Similarly, in a certain body one commits sinful activities alone lile family of butcher.
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The Purpose Of life – Although not many of us question our existence and the purpose of our life, we ultimately reach a point where consciously or unconsciously we have to decide what we plan to do with it. As humans, we have been given only a limited time on this planet and almost all of us have the desire to do something meaningful out of it. For each individual, this ‘meaning’ might vary but everyone will have something that is their calling. Be it achieving monetary success, fame, family, spirituality etc. The importance of a purpose is therefore very high because we are not machines who just follow a certain code but are sentient beings with the ability to think about our actions unlike the animals which follow the instincts of the senses.
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In this blog post we will discuss the ghostly beings, do they really exist Yes, would be the answer of many people across history and geography. Many people have experienced the ghostly and frightening beings .In our scientific times many of us may dismiss the idea of ghosts as unscientific folk fantasies. However many scientists too have taken idea of ghosts very seriously such as Alfred Wallace, Cofounder of theory of evolution and American Psychologist William James. Let me tell you my experience with ghosts!
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The Change Of Heart – When we look around our present society, we find there is a constant rise in violence, rape, murder, suicide, unemployment, drug addiction, divorce, corruption, mental stress, and so on. The reason is very simple. The heart of the people is contaminated with lust, anger, greed, illusion, madness, and envy. In order to have a pure atmosphere around us, we need a revolution to change our hearts. The whole process of spiritual culture is aimed at changing the heart of the living being in the matter of his eternal relation with the Supreme Lord as subordinate servant, which is his constitutional position. The change of heart takes place when we associate with saintly persons, hear from them and live by the teachings of Bhagavad Gita imparted by them.
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What Is Santana Dharma – Very often we come across the word ‘Sanatan Dharma’ and connect it with some particular sect or religion but hardly do we take out time to understand the true meaning of ‘Sanatan Dharma’. It is very interesting to understand the true meaning of ‘Sanatan Dharma’. Such understanding is developed with faith and conviction can clear our misconceptions about the various religious systems and raise our consciousness beyond the boundaries of caste, color, creed, and nation.
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Significance Of Chandan Yatra – On the auspicious third day of the waxing moon in the month of Vaishaka, the festival of akshay tritiya, which is said to bestow all auspiciousness on any undertaking being started on this day, is observed all over India, to commemorate various pastimes of the lord. This day also marks the beginning of Chandan yatra, in which the lord is smeared with sandalwood paste due to the scorching heat of the summer season. In this blog, we will discuss the significance of Chandan Yatra
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Is It Necessary To Accept A Spiritual Master – Often this question comes to the mind of a seeker of truth whether it is necessary to accept a spiritual master. Can’t we understand the spiritual subject matter on our own or by reading the scriptures? Before understanding the necessity let us understand the role of the spiritual master in our lives.
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Is learning Sanskrit necessary to understand Bhagavad Gita? – Recently one student asked a question – whether one can learn Bhagavad-Gita, only by becoming a Sanskrit Scholar? I would like to make a statement on this question because this is a very pertinent question and it may resonate with your personal as well. Normally when I go and speak on Bhagavad-Gita in schools, colleges, and universities, people normally ask this question should we learn Sanskrit before we can study Bhagavad-Gita?
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The Solution to Pollution – From past 200 years environmental pollution has been major concern among the leaders of various nations and amongst scientists and environmentalists. Although various measures have been taken to control pollution still situation has gone worse due to the fact that the heads of the states and the intelligentsia have failed to detect the root cause of environmental degradation.
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How To Rule In Kaliyuga – The Battle of Mahabharata concludes with the teachings of Srila Bhishmadev to the 5 Pandavas including Yudhistira maharaja in the divine presence of Lord Sri Krishna. Srila Bhishmadeva spoke about various topics in a very commanding manner. Srila Bhismhadeva clearly enunciated the duties of a king, the citizens of four divisions of society, women, and devotees of Lord Krishna.
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Is work worship? – In this blog post, we shall deal with a very pertinent topic of “work is worship”. Everybody says “karma hee puja hai” . Let us debate and introspect if the work is worship?
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What is Meditation? – Whenever we talk of meditation there must be the object of meditation, then only our meditation will be steady. Our mind needs a beautiful and permanent object to meditate otherwise it will slip off. The object of meditation is like a hook to the mind. For example, if you love somebody, your beloved becomes an object of your meditation. You don’t have to force your mind to think of the person you love rather your mind thinks of your beloved incessantly. Only thing is that you have to give your mind the true object of its meditation. In absence of such an object, our meditation will be flickering.
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Search for Happiness – The driving force behind all our actions is to seek happiness in this material world. If we do not derive any pleasure from activities, then we would never have an interest to perform them. That is the reason why a student burns the midnight oil to study hard, a family man works day and night, a scientist goes on researching, a philosopher writes so many books, a social worker serves the people in society and the list is endless. But the unfortunate part is that we do not get complete happiness and total satisfaction in this material world simply by performing our material activities. Although we see so many advertisements about happiness, practically speaking we see very few people are happy in this world. In this blog, we will go through what truly is happiness
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Summary – Karma Yoga – Krishna, in the previous chapter, recommends buddhi-yoga, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness as the path of self-realization. Arjuna thought of this as retiring from active life and practicing penances in a secluded place. But Krishna is also insisting him to fight the battle. So Arjuna starts this chapter by putting forward this confusion to Krishna. Krishna clears his confusion by explaining Karma Yoga. We will divide this chapter into 6 sections for better understanding.
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Bhagavad Gita Ch 4 Summary- Transcendental Knowledge – The 4th chapter of Bhagavad Gita is beautifully decorated with 42 verses. In this chapter, Krishna is explaining Arjuna the process to acquire Transcendental knowledge.
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Why do we fight – You might have heard the idiom – “Under the same roof“. Normally loved ones, they live under the same roof. As family and friends, although we live under the same roof but often we also fight under the same roof. This is an old problem in every civilization, nationality, community and society. Why do we get divorced? Why we go to the court for different issues? In this blog, I will give a philosophical reasoning based on Bhagavad Gita which would surely help to resolve all your fighting issues.
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5th Summary – The Yoga of the Supreme Person – The 15th Chapter of the Bhagvat Gita has only 20 verses and is also known as Purshottam Yog. This Chapter as Lord Krishna himself says in verse 20th contains the most sacred knowledge, “This is the most confidential part of the Vedic scriptures, O sinless one, and it is disclosed now by Me. Whoever understands this will become wise, and his endeavours will know perfection”. In this chapter Jagdish(Krishna) , Jeev(Atma/soul) & Jagat (World) are very beautifully described. Any act which is auspicious or otherwise, birth or death is recited and is considered very sacred. The verses of this chapter are recited daily by students of many Gurukuls before beginning their day.
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The Goal Of Education – Seers in the past advocated of an education that helps one to attain freedom from nescience. In fact, a gifted individual with no morals is a threat to the society. Of late, the primary objectives have been to impart skills that will help our kids to make a career. We teach history to enable students to understand human behavior. Science is taught to understand the physical world. Mathematics is taught to quantify the world around us. We use the language to describe the world. Human creativity is nurtured through arts and culture. In spite of all our endeavors, we have failed to create people of character. This article will critically look at the model of education as imparted worldwide today.
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Poison & Nector – Why do poison come out first while chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra just like the first product that came out from the churning of milk ocean was Halahala – the poison.? This article will delve into this question philosophically.
Read moreBhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Summary – Dhyana Yoga – In chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna describes how to attain perfection by Niskama karma yoga or work without expectation of return. In the sixth chapter, Krishna explains the process of Ashtanga yoga or meditation as a means to control one’s mind and senses. We will divide this chapter into various sections and analyze the sections in depth.
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How do humans acquire Knowledge – This blog describes four methods of acquiring knowledge – direct perception, logical inference, historical evidences and hearing from authorized sources, the Pitfalls on the Path of Knowledge Acquisition and their Remedy and Importance of Hearing from Authorized Sources.
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How to overcome distress – The material world is a world of duality. Can you think of anyone who never had any distress in life? Either someone has financial distress, or family distress, or work stress. If one is lucky not to have any of these, there would be health issues, old age catches up, some near and dear one meet an accident. Sometimes, this distress can take extreme form, and put one in complete delusion in one’s path of duty. In fact, the setting of Bhagavad Gita starts with the distress of Arjuna. He is the greatest warrior world has ever seen. Still, he meets a situation where he has to fight his relatives and teachers, and he is confused about his duty and has lost all his composure.
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Can we build a conscious machine – There is a buzzing among AI researchers in regard to building a conscious machine. But do we understand what consciousness is? In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna talks about consciousness as that which is immutable, immovable, indestructible, un-burnt, un-cut, un-wet and always existing (eternal) – the qualities that are not observable in physical realm. When situated in consciousness, one becomes free from ignorance– always situated in knowledge and transcendental joy. Moreover consciousness cannot be created and destroyed. This is an experience that is beyond our current experience of mundane space and time. What kind of conscious machine can we build then?
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Bhagavad Gita Question And Answer Session 3 – This blog features the live Q/A session with Dr. Lila Purushottam Das held for our Gita Course Learners worldwide dated 26 July 2020
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Art Of Dying – In the previous article, we discussed how Bhakti Yoga teaches us the Art of Living. Here we will see how Bhakti Yoga also teaches us the art of Dying. Those, who have perfected in the art of living, always remember Krishna and never forget Him. They are sure to achieve the highest destination at the time of death as well.
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Art Of living – In the previous blog, we discussed Bhakti Yoga. Here we will see how Bhakti teaches us ART OF LIVING- how to live perfectly.
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Essence of Bhagavad Gita in 4 verses – The set of four verses of Bhagavad Gita 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11, which is known as chaturshloki, is very important to understand Bhagavad Gita. These four verses together state the nature of the Absolute Truth and the process of attaining the Absolute Truth. Lord Krishna defines Absolute Truth in 10.8, and devotional service in 10.9. He speaks as a person and assures the individuality of His devotees. As a person, He reciprocates with those who want to get liberated
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Transcending the Three Modes of Material Nature – In the previous blog, we discussed the characteristics of the 3 modes in great detail. Here we will see how those who engage themselves in Bhakti yoga, i.e. perform devotional service to Krishna, they transcend the three modes very easily through some beautiful examples from Shastra
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What is Bhakti Yoga – In the previous blogs, we discussed that through Jnana yoga one can realize the Brahman aspect of Krishna, by Dhyana yoga one can realize the Supersoul aspect of Krishna. In this blog we will discuss about Bhakti Yoga and how by only Bhakti yoga only one can realize Krishna as He is, i.e. Krishna as the supreme transcendental person (Bhagavan).
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What is Dhyana Yoga – We have already discussed the four primary divisions of yoga system. We also discussed in detail about Karma Yoga and Jnana yoga. Let’s discuss Dhyana Yoga here and how bhakti-yoga is superior to Jnana and Dhyana Yoga.
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What is Jnana Yoga – We have already discussed the four primary divisions of yoga system. We also discussed in detail about Karma Yoga. Let’s discuss Jnana Yoga here and how jnana yogi ultimately becomes a bhakti yogi.
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The three modes of material nature – There are three primary colors, namely, red, green, and blue (RGB), and various combinations of these three colors in different proportions give rise to unlimited varieties of colors. Similarly, the material nature also has three modes- sattva (mode of goodness), raja (mode of passion), and tama (mode of ignorance), i.e., SRT. As an artist uses RGB to generate the impression of any other color which he/she wants to portrait, similarly SRT produces 8.4 million different species in this world.
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Transcendental Traits Of Krishna Personality – Any person is referred to by his name, form, address, activities and qualities. Krishna, being the Absolute Person, also has infinite names, infinite forms, and infinite qualities. He performs sweet pastimes with His devotees and He has a definite address. But all these traits of Krishna are divine.
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Bhagavad Gita Question And Answer Session 2 – This blog features the live Q/A session with Dr. Lila Purushottam Das held for our Gita Course Learners worldwide dated 5 July 2020
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Bhagavad Gita Question and Answer Session 1 – This blog features the live Q/A session with Dr. Lila Purushottam Das held for our Gita Course Learners worldwide dated 22 June 2020.
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What is Consciousness? – Three IIT Kanpur Artificial Intelligence Research Scholars approached Professor Laxmidhar Behera aka Dr. Lila Purushottam Das to have a discussion on consciousness and their whole perception of consciousness changed after that brainstorming discussion. Let’s explore how the discussion went through.
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Is Krishna God? – In Bhagavad Gita whenever Krishna speaks, Vyasadeva didn’t write Sri Krishna uvaca, rather he writes this as Sri Bhagavan uvaca. Everybody knows that Krishna spoke Bhagavad Gita then why did he write “Sri Bhagavan uvaca”? Because he anticipated that a time will come in future when people will ascribe Lord Krishna as a mere human being. Such understanding would minimize the Absolute position of Bhagavad Gita. Therefore to prevent such abuse of this great literature, Srila Vyasadev wisely preserves Lord Krishna’s supreme position.
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The essence of Karma Yoga – We have already discussed in the previous blog about What is Karma Yoga?Here we will continue that discussion further to reach the essence of Karma Yoga. We all have fruitive mentality or in other words we have the mentality of getting something in return for each of our actions, due to which we invariably seek profit, adoration and distinction.
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What is Kala (Time) – The Bhagavad Gita deals with five subject matters which are as follows:
Isvara (God), Jiva (living entity), Kala (time), Prakriti (nature), Karma (action). It is important to understand the subject matter of time (kāla). In order to give up our mundane attachments, and be fixed on the path of perfection, one must understand how the dynamics of this world are governed by time.
Why should I Read Bhagavad Gita – Bhagavad Gita is the most quintessential literature among all Vedic compositions. This composition as compiled by the great sage Vyasadeva has been endearing to all those who seek Truth, who look for perfection, who are interested in a complete science of everything irrespective of caste, creed, religion and nationality. This holy book presents the science of life, as it is, which was originally spoken to Arjun by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the battlefield of Mahabharata approximately 5000 years ago.
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What is Karma Yoga – Each one of us has a certain nature. Based on this nature, one relishes certain types of work. In particular, Karma yoga is prescribed to those who are attached to performing actions according to their nature. Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad Gita 3.14
annad bhavanti bhutani
parjanyad anna-sambhavah
yajñad bhavati parjanyo
yajñah karma-samudbhavah
Translation: All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of yajña [sacrifice], and yajña is born of prescribed duties
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Yoga – The way of life – Yoga means connectedness with Kṛṣṇa, the Absolute Truth. Nowadays, yoga is popularly presented to the world as some form of physical and breathing exercise that can help to keep the body fit. However until and unless one connects oneself to the Absolute Truth, the process DOESN’T come under yoga, according to the Bhagavad Gita.
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The Spirit of Bhagavad Gita – One must accept Bhagavad Gita, as it is, as Lord Krishna spoke to Arjuna – no addition or no deletion to His instructions. As Srila Prabhupada says in the Introduction: The spirit of Bhagavad-gītā is mentioned in Bhagavad-gītā itself. It is just like this: If we want to take a particular medicine, then we have to follow the directions written on the label. We cannot take the medicine according to our own whim or the direction of a friend. It must be taken according to the directions on the label or the directions given by a physician.
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How Bhagavad Gita Changed My Life? – Lets first see how Bhagavad Gita changed Arjuna’s life
Before:
na hi prapaśyāmi mamāpanudyād
yac chokam ucchoṣaṇam indriyāṇām
avāpya bhūmāv asapatnam ṛddhaṁ
rājyaṁ surāṇām api cādhipatyam
[Bhagavad Gita 2.8]
I can find no means to drive away this grief which is drying up my senses. I will not be able to dispel it even if I win a prosperous, unrivaled kingdom on earth with sovereignty like the demigods in heaven.
Life After Death – Once on a sea beach, a person named Gopal got swayed into the sea and was drowning. When he asked for help, the nearby fisherman dived in to search for him. Instead of saving the drowning person Gopal, he brought out the shirt of Gopal. All of us will certainly agree that the effort of the fisherman was in vain.
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Reverses of life – Lets learn to face it – Brian Michael Hurll’s book on Reverses of Life is collection of poems. In one of the poem, he expressed:
Beyond Absolute Zero and Absolute One – What is Truth? Very few blessed souls ask this question. Truth by nature is invariant to space, time, religion and culture. The search for Truth has led seekers to describe it many ways. As per Bhagavad Gita, understanding the Truth means understanding who God is, who I am, what nature is, what time is and what one’s duty is. In this article, I will dwell on Budhism (Absolute Zero), Impersonalism (Absolute One) and Vaisnavism (Absolute Person) in philosophical terms.
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What is the root cause of suffering – Recently entire earthly planet has been shaken up by many unfortunate & disturbing events. Worldwide global pandemic Covid 19 has killed many thousands of people world wide and going to kill many. While everyone is disturbed because of Covid 19, Mother nature is simultaneously sending disturbances in terms of earthquakes, storms, wars, locusts etc. There is suffering everywhere. No one is exempt from this suffering. Naturally any thoughtful person may ask in these times is: “Why all this suffering?” Everyone is looking for happiness but everyone is forced to suffer. Every thoughtful person naturally asks these questions “Why this suffering is forced upon us? “How can we escape from suffering” “What is the root cause of this?”
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Who is God – In today’s modern world most people do not believe in the existence of God. Out of those people who believe in God, most of them have a false conception of God that is not in accordance with the scriptures. Thus I have mentioned the misconceptions that people have about God and have tried to clarify it based on scriptural evidence.
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What is True Religion According to Bhagavad Gita? – What is religion? Is it simply faith? To understand what is true religion, let us talk about what is religion. The English word religion conveys the idea of faith, and faith may change. One may have faith in a particular process, and he may change this faith and adopt another. In human society, for instance, religion generally invokes various conceptions such as Hindu, Muslim, Christian, etc, and thus, loosely corresponds to a particular faith; we see differences in the way people of various faiths lead their lives. Many times, these differences also lead to hatred and so forth. How can religion in its true sense lead to these unwanted and unpleasant effects?
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Why Should One Worship Lord Krishna – Krsna is hailed as the Supreme Person in almost all of Vedic scriptures. Then why people in general are not able to comprehend if it’s so straightforward? The reason is that people do not bother to read the scriptures scrutinizingly and even when they do, they get flowing by the myriad of explanations on the multitude of dimensions the scriptures portray. Thus they miss the real meaning. So let us see how Krsna can be accepte as the Supreme Personality from the ontological (Vedic), historical and empirical perspectives.
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Five Characters in Bhagavad Gita – Who do we represent among these five characters based on Bhagavad Gita Chapter one – 1. Dhritarashtra 2. Duryodhana and his party 3. Arjuna 4. Sanjay 5. Lord Krishna? There are five principal characters as introduced in Chapter 1. These characters represent all of us in any society at any time.
Read moreFive Basic Truths of Bhagavad Gita – Bhagavad Gita, also called as Gitopanishad, is the crest jewel of all Vedic compositions. It is unique in the sense that no other Vedic or Western spiritual literature has God Himself speaking. He is actually a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It impels one to undertake a serious search for the Absolute truth. It is incorrect to label Bhagavad Gita as a Hindu religious book,. In fact the word ‘Hindu’ appears nowhere in the Vedas.
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Essence OF Bhagavad Gita – Bhagavad Gita is one of the most popular books for spiritual knowledge in the world. It is a 700-verse scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata (chapters 23–40 of Bhishma Parva). It has caught the attention of various leaders, scientists, philosophers, and theologians across the globe. In today’s busy life, people don’t have the time and intellectual ability to study the entire Bhagavd Gita scrutinizingly and hence they often ask the question, ” What is the essence of Bhagavad Gita”
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