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Gita 01.46 – When the eye disheartens, let the ear hearten

Gita 01.45 – Sound arguments from a fragmented perception are actually unsound

Bhagavatam-daily 53 – 11.07.43 – To transcend worldly ups and downs open yourself to higher reality

Gita 01.44 – Arjuna’s reasoning is wrong, but his capacity for reasoning is laudable

Gita 01.43 – Hell forever is a subjective feeling, not an objective fact

Bhagavatam-daily 52 – 11.07.42 – We stay disentangled by staying devoted

Gita 01.41 – Unwanted progeny – what does unwanted mean?

Bhagavatam-daily 51 – 11.07.41 – Detachment coming from analysis is reinforced by experience coming from bhakti

Gita 01.40 – Protecting women and ensuring good progeny are important social responsibilities

Bhagavatam-daily 50 – 11.07.40 – Sense of purpose and urgency will keep us undistracted by circumstances

Gita 01.39 – As soon as dharma weakens adharma attacks

Gita 01.38 – Don’t let the anartha-maddened make us similarly mad

Gita 01.37 – Greed gives us a tunnel vision of reality

Bhagavatam-daily 49 – 11.07.39 – Focus is not fanatical – it is logical choice for great achievement

Gita 01.36 – Contemplate contextual karmic considerations before acting

Gita 01.35 – Arjuna’s profit-loss calculations miss the most important factor

Gita 01.34 – Arjuna’s evolved emotion and reason ready to be raised to the summit by Gita wisdom

Gita 01.33 – The contrasting words of Arjuna and Duryodhana reveal their consciousness’ levels

Gita 01.32 – Whom we live for determines the quality of our life

Gita 01.31 – Material long-term is not long-term enough

Gita 01.30 – Where materialism shows a dead end spirituality shows the way ahead

Gita 01.29 – The inner attack of emotions does what no outer attack of enemies could have done

Bhagavatam-daily 48 – 11.07.38 – Practice selflessnes by focusing on the ultimate object of service

Gita 01.28 – To avoid being consumed by material emotions, cultivate spiritual emotions

What exactly is the point of the nivrtta tarshair (SB 10.01.04) verse?

Gita 01.27 – Undiscerning visual perception erodes spiritual conviction

Gita 01.26 – The brutality of the imminent fratricide sinks in

Gita 01.25 – Over-reliance on visual perception ends in illusion

Gita 01.24 – Conquer lethargy to attain excellence in service

Gita 01.23 – How the evil got so many allies

Gita 01.22 – A last sight of the battling brethren

Gita 01.21 – The surprising request to see what is already known

Gita 01.20 – The monkey standard is permeated with the divine monkey’s presence

Gita 01.19 – Kauravas’ bravado battered and shattered by Pandavas’ bravery

Gita 01.18 – The Pandavas’ illustrious sons gallantly serve their parents

Gita 01.17 – Weapons are warrior’s ornaments

Bhagavatam-daily 47 – 11.07.37 – Real strength means to be strong enough to let small things pass

Krishna’s moods in the Gita – Gita Jayanti class

Dealing with old age – individual and social responsibility – 3.30.15

Making our scriptural study relevant

Bhagavatam-daily 46 – 11.07.36 – Respecting people opens their heart to Krishna’s message

Why would Prabhupada quote inauthentic books like the Aquarian Gospel?

To practice bhakti strictly is it better to be fanatical?

How do we help people hurt by insensitive behavior of devotees?

The difference between sentimentality and sensitivity – SB 4.8.26

Do we learn shastra by studying more or serving more?

If we dont understand something in the Gita should we re-read it till we understand before going ahead?

What is the joking referred to in Gita 1.25 purport?

Bhagavatam-daily 45 – 11.07.35 – Shelter comes not by ritual formalization but by learning disposition

How can we use gadgets in bhakti without becoming attached?

If six systems of philosophy are progressive why are they contradictory?

If the Gita is contextual, why is it considered such an important scripture?

Is death alone away from loved ones successful death?

Bhagavatam-daily 44 – 11.07.34 – Learning attitude ensures that we learn not just occasionally but constantly

Bhagavatam-daily 43 – 11.07.33 – Learning is not for earning or controlling, but for harmonizing

Bhagavatam-daily 42 – 11.07.32 – Constant learning mood heralds adventures in wisdom and devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 41 – 11.07.31 – The intelligence for spiritual enquiry is a great fortune

Bhagavatam-daily 40 – 11.07.30 – Saintly association impels us to question our definition of happiness

Bhagavatam-daily 39 – 11.07.29 – Burning oneself to feel the relief of coming out of fire is not pleasure

What will it take for us to lose faith in our mind?

Isn’t forcing ourselves to thank God for bad things self-repression?

Does bhakti make us unambitious?

Bhagavatam-daily 38 – 11.07.28 – Ability present, activity absent is astonishing

Bhagavatam-daily 37 – 11.07.27 – Go beyond the maya of papa – and punya

Devotion is the culmination of the aspiration for liberation

Was Mirabai greater than Jiva Goswami because she saw beyond bodily gender?

Is Modi anti-secular in giving the Gita to other heads of state?

Is the Gita a religious book or a secular book?

Is secularism against the Vedic tradition?

Thoughts on Thanksgiving

Why does Gita 7.25 use yoga-maya instead of maha-maya?

Does the Gita ask Arjuna to choose job over family?

Should prostitution be legalized in India?

Bhagavatam-daily 35 – 11.07.25 – Renunciation comes not from frustration but from illumination

What are the consequences of sin?

Why is every sin ultimately a sin against God?

What does it mean to be free from sin?

What does it mean to be a slave to sin?

How can I overcome a habitual sin?

Why do we sin?

Are all sins equal to God?

Do parents suffer the sins of their children?

Are children punished for the sins of their parents?

How can I know if something is a sin?

What is the definition of sin?

Is caffeine addiction a sin?

Is it ever right to lie?

Is joking a sin?

Bhagavatam-daily 33 – 11.07.23 – Perceiving the difficult to perceive defines human intelligence

Bhagavatam-daily 32 – 11.07.22 – The father loves the path by which the lost child returns home

Bhagavatam-daily 31 – 11.07.21 – Bhakti enables us to best tap our human speciality

Bhagavatam-daily 30 – 11.07.20 – To become your own guru, observe and infer in harmony with guru

Bhagavatam-daily 29 – 11.07.19 – Use intelligence to take the initiative for delivering oneself

Bhagavatam-daily 28 – 11.07.18 – Meditate on Krishna’s benevolence to terminate ambivalence

Bhagavatam-daily 27 – 11.07.17 – Even the gods are illusioned; Krishna alone isn’t

Bhagavatam-daily 26 – 11.07.16 – Material improvement can’t replace spiritual advancement

Bhagavatam-daily 25 – 11.07.15 – Bhakti makes the dushkara sulabha and su-sukham

Bhagavatam-daily 24 – 11.07.14 – Yoga is not mechnical, but personal

How is Mayavada offensive?

When chanting requires mind control, why do we say that chanting leads to mind control?