Episodes

209. Axe of Non-Attachment

Krishna spoke about the inverted tree of life where human beings are bound by roots hanging downwards and these roots are nothing

208. Inverted Tree of Life

The Fifteenth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is called Purushottam Yoga -Yoga of the Supreme Being. Krishna begins the chapter by de

207. Single Pointed Devotion

The Fourteenth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is called ð™‚ð™ªð™£ð™– ð™ð™§ð™–ð™®ð™– ð™‘ð™žð™—ð™ð™–𙜠ð™”ð™¤ð™œð

206. Conduct of Guna-Ateeth

Krishna explains about the conduct of the ð™œð™ªð™£ð™–-ð™–ð™©ð™šð™šð™©ð™ who transcended three ð™œð™ªð™£ð™–𙨠(mo

205. Gunas: Slavery to Mastery

After explaining that the three ð™œð™ªð™£ð™–𙨠(modes of nature) of ð™¨ð™–ð™©ð™«ð™– , ð™§ð™–ð™Ÿð™¤ and ð™©ð™–ð™¢

204. Two types of Death

Krishna says, "When a wise person perceives that there is no agent of action other than the three ð™œð™ªð™£ð™–𙨠(

203. Facets of Gunas

Krishna says, "Those who die with a predominance of ð™¨ð™–ð™©ð™«ð™– ð™œð™ªð™£ð™– attain to the taintless w

202. Identifying the Dominant Guna

Krishna says, "Three ð™œð™ªð™£ð™–𙨠of ð™¨ð™–ð™©ð™«ð™– , ð™§ð™–ð™Ÿð™–𙨠and ð™©ð™–ð™¢ð™–𙨠bind Imperi

201. Mother and Father

  The fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is titled ' Guna ð™ð™§ð™–ð™®ð™– ð™‘ð™žð™—ð™ð™–𙜠ð™”ð™

200. The Soul Illuminates the Body

  Krishna says, "Just as one sun illuminates the entire solar system, the individual soul illuminates the entire body

199. One root, One origin

  Krishna says, "When someone perceives the variety of living beings as rooted in One that has expanded Itself into t

198. Castles in the Air

  Krishna says, "Whatever being is born, moving or unmoving, know that to be the union of ð™ ð™¨ð™šð™©ð™§ð™–(

197. Personality Determines Path

  Drona was a master of archery who was teaching archery to his student Arjun. Another student Ekalavya also wanted to l

196. Oneness is Liberation

  Krishna says, "The ð™¥ð™ªð™§ð™ªð™¨ð™ (spirit) within this body is said to be the Witness (ð™™ð™§ð™žð™¨

195. Prakriti and Purush

  Krishna says, "Know that ð™¥ð™§ð™–ð™ ð™§ð™žð™©ð™ž (nature) and ð™¥ð™ªð™§ð™ªð™¨ð™ (s

194. HE Dwells in Hearts of All

  Krishna says, "'That which is to be known' is the Sustainer, Destroyer and Creator of beings; indivisible

193. So Near Yet So Far

  Once a father took his ten year old son to a playground. He threw a ball and the game is that the boy has to bring the

192. He is and He is Not

  Curiosity is essential for survival. In today's context, one is expected to be updated in one's professional a

191. Being Spiritual

  In response to Arjun's request about knowledge (ð™œð™®ð™–ð™£) , Krishna says, "Humility, simplicity, harm

190. Characteristics of Kshetra (field).

  Krishna refers to the physical body (ð™¨ð™–ð™§ð™žð™§ð™–ð™¢) as ð™†ð™¨ð™ð™šð™©ð™§ð™– (field) and explain

189. Field and Knower of the Field.

  The thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is called ð™†ð™¨ð™ð™šð™©ð™§ð™– ð™†ð™¨ð™ð™šð™©ð™§ð™–ð™Ÿð™

188. In Tune with Existence

  Krishna says, "To whom praise and insult are the same, who is silent, content with anything, who is not attached

187. Hook is hidden behind Bait

  Krishna says, "He who neither rejoices nor hates, nor grieves, nor desires, renouncer of good and evil, alike to

186. Live and Let Live

  Krishna says, "A person who doesn't agitate (ð™ªð™™ð™«ð™šð™œ) the world and who is not agitated by the

185. Qualities that lead to Paramatma

  Krishna says, "Those devotees are very dear to Me who do not hate any being, who are friendly and compassionate,

184. Peace Follows Renunciation

  Krishna earlier advised ð™–ð™—ð™ð™®ð™–ð™¨ð™– ð™®ð™¤ð™œð™– (yoga of practice) in case one is unable to fix

183. Practice Makes a Man Perfect

  Krishna advises, "Fix your mind on Me alone and surrender your intellect to Me. Thereupon, you will always live i

182. Dedicating Karmas to Paramatma

  The brain (cerebrum) is divided into two halves -the right and left hemispheres. Though they work in tandem, the right

181. The Starting Point

  Krishna says, "Those who fix their minds on Me, worship ME (in the manifested Form) endowed with ð™Žð™ð™§ð

180. Form or Formless

  At the end of the eleventh chapter (11.55), Krishna says that HE can only be reached through ð˜½ð™ð™–ð™ ð™©ð™ž

179. Shifting Goalposts

A doctor, working at a mental hospital, took a friend to show him the hospital. His friend saw a man in a room with a photo of a w

178. Hatred stands between Misery and Joy

Krishna says, "This form of mine has not been seen before by anyone else than you (11.47). Neither by study of the Vedas, nor

177. Grace in Relationships

Trembling, saluting with joined palms, bowing, overwhelmed with fear (11.35), Arjun says, "The world is delighted and rejoice

176. From Friend to Paramatma

Different belief systems describe ð™‹ð™–ð™§ð™–ð™¢ð™–ð™©ð™¢ð™– in different ways. Depending on our belief system, the appe

175. Virtues of Nimitta-matra

Krishna shows Arjun a glimpse of the future where the warriors are entering the mouth of death and says that Arjun is merely a ð™

174. Nimitta-maatra is not inaction

Arjun sees that all the warriors are getting crushed by the teeth of Krishna's ð™‘ð™žð™¨ð™ð™¬ð™–ð™§ð™¤ð™¤ð™¥ð™–ð™

173. Ahankaar to Nimitta-Matra

Upon seeing all the warriors getting crushed by the teeth of Krishna's ð™‘ð™žð™¨ð™ð™¬ð™–ð™§ð™¤ð™¤ð™¥ð™–ð™¢, Arjun

172. Creation follows Divine Destruction

Arjun says, "All sons of Dhritarashtra, many kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona, Karna and our warrior chiefs enter into your

171. When Gods Fear

rjun says, "The hosts of gods surrender unto you. Filled with fear, some praise you with folded hands (11.21). The ð™ð™ªð

170. All in one place

Filled with wonderment, blowing his head, and with palms folded (11.14) Arjun says, "O Shree Krishna, I behold within Your bo

169. Divine Vision

Lord Krishna shows his ð™‘ð™žð™¨ð™ð™¬ð™–ð™§ð™¤ð™¤ð™¥ð™–𙢠(opulent form) to Arjun (11.9) who saw many faces and eyes

168. Shedding Sense of Entitlements

Arjun says, "Out of compassion (ð™–ð™£ð™ªð™œð™§ð™–ð™ð™–) , you have revealed to me the secret wisdom (ð™–ð™™ð™ð

167. Seed of Existence

Krishna says, "I am the seed of all existence. There is nothing moving or unmoving that can exist without Me (10.39). There i

166. You are ME

Krishna says, "I am the all-devouring death and birth of future beings. Amongst feminine qualities I am fame, prosperity, spe

165. The Science of Spirituality.

Krishna says, "O Arjun, know Me to be the beginning, middle, and end of all creation. Amongst sciences I am the science of sp

163. Time and Tide wait for None

Krishna says, "I am ð™‘ð™–ð™Ÿð™§ð™– in weapons; I am ð™†ð™–ð™¢ð™™ð™ð™šð™£ð™ª among cows;  I am ð™†ð™–ð™

164. Freedom is Pure

Krishna says, "Amongst purifiers, I am the wind, and amongst wielders of weapons, I am Rama. Of water creatures, I am the cro

162. Sixth Sense

Krishna says, "Among the ð˜¼ð™™ð™žð™©ð™®ð™–𙨠, I am Vishnu; I am radiating Sun and Moon (10.21). Among the Vedas, I

161. Beginning, Middle and End

In response to Arjun's request to describe in detail mystic power and opulence, Krishna says, "I will now briefly describ

160. Because... They Say So

Arjun says, "You are the supreme Spirit, the supreme Abode, the supreme Purifier, the eternal, the divine, the primal God, un

159. Luminous Lamp of Wisdom

Krishna says, "With their minds fixed on Me, with ð™‹ð™§ð™–ð™£ð™–𙨠(beings) surrendered to Me, enlightening one anoth

158. Origin of all Creation

Rain is one of the ð™«ð™žð™—ð™ð™ªð™©ð™ž (glimpses) of the ð™‹ð™–ð™§ð™–ð™¢ð™–ð™©ð™¢ð™– and the blessings (water) a

157. Liberation from Sins

Krishna says, "Listen again to My supreme word (ð™‹ð™–ð™§ð™–ð™¢ð™–𙢠ð™‘ð™–ð™˜ð™ð™–ð™£) for your welfare (10.1

156. Paramatma is impartial

Krishna says, "I am equally disposed to all living beings. To Me none is ð˜¿ð™¬ð™šð™¨ð™ð™®ð™– (hateful), none is ð™‹

155. Offering Ahankaar to Paramatma

The grudges and hatred we carry are a major source of our misery which we develop when others harm us through their words and deed

154. Leaf, Flower, Fruit or Water

The general fear regarding dropping desires is, who will take care of us, our families and our organisations if we drop the desire

153. Breaking the Begging Bowl

Krishna says that through Vedic rituals one fulfils the desire of entry to heaven and enjoy the subtle pleasures (9.20). After the

152. Facets of Paramatma

Krishna says, "I am the Vedic ritual; sacrifice; oblation offered to the ancestors. I am the medicinal herb; the ð™¢ð™–ð™£

151. Learning from King Vali

In Ramayana, king Vali (Bali) was invincible as he had the capability of taking away half of his enemy's strength in any encou

150. Bound by Attachment

The Higgs field is an invisible energy field that permeates the entirety of space. Interaction with this field gives mass to the s

149. Free of Cavil

Krishna says, "To you who doesn't cavil I shall reveal the sublime mystery -knowledge and wisdom. Once this is known, you

148. Wise use of Energy

Once two sworn enemies prayed and GOD appeared before them. The first one wanted to know about the desires of the second one. Howe

147. Unity in Diversity

Truth, Reality and God are one. Realised ones described the same with various names and phrases using the language of their times.

146. Riding a Photon

It is said that every morning we are born again which is a rebirth from a 'time' point of view. In this regard, Krishna sa

145. A Relook at Rebirth

Krishna said that my noble devotees, having obtained Me, are no more subject to rebirth (8.16) which otherwise is the abode of gri

144. Heart and Mind

The Bhagavad Gita was a live conversation where Krishna was observing Arjun in totality. Krishna must have observed an expression

141. Interplay of Energy and Matter

Life is an interplay of energy and matter. It all began with energy and then matter formed subsequently at different stages. The c

143. When Work becomes Worship

In the context of knowing Him at the time of death, Krishna says, "Therefore, remember Me all times (ð™¨ð™–ð™§ð™«ð™šð™¨

140. What is Karma

  'ð™’ð™ð™–𙩠ð™žð™¨ ð™†ð™–ð™§ð™¢ð™–' is Arjun's next question which is in response to Krishna

139. State of Brahma

Krishna mentioned that one realises Brahma when one strives for liberation by taking refuge in HIM (7.29) and Arjun enquires as to

138. Overcoming Delusions

The seventh Chapter of the Bhagavadgita is called 'ð™…ð™£ð™–ð™£ð™–-ð™‘ð™žð™œð™£ð™–ð™£ð™–-ð™®ð™¤ð™œð™–' whi

137. Mantra of A to Z.

Physical entities like us (manifested) are invariably affected by two delusions. The first one, ð™®ð™¤ð™œð™–-ð™¢ð™–ð™®ð™–,

136. Delusion of Polarities

  Krishna says, "All beings are subject to delusive ignorance (ð™¨ð™–ð™¢ð™¢ð™¤ð™ð™–ð™£ð™–ð™¢) by the delus

135.  Yoga-Maya: The Illusion

Krishna says his lower nature (ð™–ð™¥ð™–ð™§ð™– ð™¥ð™§ð™–ð™ ð™§ð™žð™©ð™ž) is manifested (man) and higher nature (ð™¥ð

134. Competing with Self

Krishna mentioned that four types of devotees worship him; to remove their difficulties (ð™–ð™§ð™©ð™–ð™), to attain success

133. Shraddha Bestows

Existence is the coherence of manifested (ð™¢ð™–ð™£) and un-manifested (ð™¥ð™–ð™§ð™–ð™¢ð™–ð™©ð™¢ð™–). Basic interactio

142. Begin before the End

Arjun wanted to know how, at the time of death, you (Krishna) are to be known by the self-disciplined (8.2) and Krishna replies, &

 

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