Lecture Series

Gita 12.20 The concluding verse reiterates and reinforces the starting verse

Gita 12.19 Seek satisfaction not by horizontal improvement, but by vertical advancement

Gita 12.17 Conserve your emotional energy by focus on service

Gita 12.18 To rise above material dualities, break free from material association

Reincarnation 3 – Five intuitive contemplations for self-discovery

Reincarnation 2 – Europe’s incredible delusion – we have only one life

Gita 12.16 Complement spiritual devotion with material dispassion

Gita 12.15 Avoid agitation coming from the social and the mental

Gita 12.14 To sustain satisfaction, seek absorption

Reincarnation 1 – Preview of scientific, historical and philosophical analysis

Gita 12.13 Devotion manifests as action, even aggression, without mundane passion

Gita 12.12 Serenity comes by rising from piety to spirituality

Gita 12.11 To be self-situated, begin with selflessness

Gita 12.10 Bhakti means dedicating our external to the eternal internal instead of the ephemeral internal

Gita 12.09 If absorption in Krishna is unattainable, seek attraction through connection

Gita 12.08 Bhakti changes not our outer location but the locus of our inner world

Gita 12.07 Bhakti-yoga complements human agency with divine agency

Gita 12.06 Devotional renunciation centers not on what we renounce but on for whom we renounce

Gita 12.05 Attachment to oneness leaves us with nothingness to be attached to

Gita 12.04 Don’t treat impersonalists impersonally – they are not all the same

Gita 12.03 To say that the Absolute is indescribable is to describe it

Gita 12.02 Closeness unites more than oneness

Gita 12.01 Pantheism and impersonalism both conceive of the Absolute as diffused

Gita 11.55 – Absorption comes by harmonizing action and intention

Gita 11.55 The same chapter that calls for war also calls for giving up animosity

Gita 11.54 Pure devotion grants the topmost spiritual vision

Gita 11.53 Krishna can’t be known by the Vedas, although the Vedas are meant for knowing him

Gita 11.52 Vision results not just from perception but also comprehension

Gita 11.51 Right emotion results from right perception

Gita 11.50 The many-handed changes through the four-handed to the two-handed

Gita 11.49 If we maintain a service disposition, Krishna will reveal a conducive vision

Gita 11.48 Pious action doesn’t qualify us for devotional vision

Gita 11.47 The vision of the universal form, even its destructive feature, is a rare favor

Gita 11.46 Darshan of Vishva-rupa and Vishnu-rupa provide visual demonstration of verbal exposition

Gita 11.45 The vishva-rupa causes jubilation, the kala-rupa causes trepidation

Gita 11.44 Humility in the forgiveness-seeker and magnanimity in the forgiver uplifts both

Gita 11.43 Our response on coming to know others’ greatness is shaped by our relationship with them

Gita 11.42 Intimacy comes not by formality or informality but by affinity

Gita 11.41 Knowledge reveals the power asymmetry to be in the opposite direction

Gita 11.40 Acknowledge Krishna’s presence everywhere and appreciate it where it is specially manifest

Gita 11.39 Appreciate the Absolute Truth in both bheda and abheda aspects

Gita 11.38 Knowledge of the Absolute helps us see how the things we know manifest the one we need to ultimately know

Gita 11.37 God in this world is like an author in a book – the cause outside the cause-effect chain

Gita 11.36 What brings joy to the godly causes misery to the ungodly

Gita 11.35 The kala rupa makes the fearless fearful

Gita 11.34 Assurances are reassuring when they are not just generic but also specific

Gita 11.33 Harmonizing with the divine will is the perfection of human expertise

Gita 11.32 Question about the identity of the familiar refers to the unfamiliar within the familiar

Gita 11.31 Encountering the fearful kala rupa in the vishva-rupa is disconcerting

Gita 1​1.30 The all-devouring feature of the universal form reveals how the war is a yajna

​Gita 1​1.29 To be enriched with speed on the path of self-destruction is tragic

​Gita 11.28 The life and the death of the dharmic is auspicious

Bhagavatam study 30 – 1.7.15 -21 – Arjuna pacifies griefstruck Draupadi with fierce sweet words

​Gita 11.27 The comprehensive vision of the universes includes its gruesome features

Bhagavatam study 29 – 1.7.8-14 – Krishna attracts those who are not attracted to anything

Gita 11.26 The event of death is virtue-neutral, but the destination after death isn’t

Bhagavatam study 28 – 1.7.1-7 – Vyasa offers bhakti as the remedy for the worlds malady

Positive Thinking 35 – Let the IDEA lead to ENERGY

Positive Thinking 34 – No time?

Gita 11.25 The sight of the unfamiliar in the familiar is disorienting

Bhagavatam study 27 – 1.6.32-38 – Krishnas glories fulfill our search for pleasure

​Gita 11.24 Repetition is not always rambling – it can be for stress or beauty

Bhagavatam study 26 – 1.6.23-31 – Devotion offers the supreme liberation

Positive Thinking 33 – Tap the power of meditation

Gita 11.23 The universal form’s predatory features arouse fear even in Arjuna

Bhagavatam study 25 – 1.6.16-22 – Spiritual desire cleanses material desire

Positive Thinking 32 – PIES – 4 dimensions for all-round well-being

Positive Thinking 31 – Complement diagnosis with prescription

​Gita 11.22 The vibhutis are astounded by the virata rupa

Bhagavatam study 24 – 1.6.8-15 – Spiritual vision makes the heart-breaking heart-freeing

Bhagavatam study 23 – 1.6.1-7 – Even when our disposition changes, our position may not change

​Gita 11.21 The celestials are not just the universal form’s components but also its respondents

Gita 11.20 The universal form induces awe – both wonder and fear

Gita 11.19 – The universal form is not just blinding but also burning

Positive Thinking 30 – Faith reveals the integrated beyond the fragmented

Gita 11.18 – The universal form is the eternal personal protector of dharma

Bhagavatam study 22 – 1.5.33-40 – Action with devotional recollection leads to liberation

Positive Thinking 29 – See the invisible, feel the intangible, achieve the impossible

Gita 11.17 – The blinding brightness conveys the universal form’s glory

Bhagavatam study 21 – 1.5.23-32 – Narada boy progresses towards enlightenment

Positive Thinking 28 – Let gratitude energize you

Gita 11.16 – Description of vision stimulates identification of the source of that vision

Bhagavatam study 20 – 1.5.17-22 – Failure on the spiritual path is better than success on the material path

Positive Thinking 27 – Avoid mental viruses

​Gita 11.15 – Arjuna’s vision encompasses the whole universe from top to bottom

Bhagavatam study 19 – 1.5.11-16 – Devotion alone brings lasting value to anything

Positive Thinking 26 – Don’t let the world’s opinions determine your decisions

Gita 11.14 – Arjuna’s mood changes from submissive discussion to prayerful veneration

Positive Thinking 25 – See life as a marathon, not a sprint

Bhagavatam study 18 – 1.5.1-10 – Offer spiritual instruction with empathy and respect

Gita 11.13 – The universal form reconciles the one and the many

Bhagavatam study 17 – 1.4.26-33 – Contemplation by the seeker makes consultation with the seer more effective

Positive Thinking 24 – Don’t let a wrong definition of success defeat you

Positiive Thinking 23 – Cure the cancer of comparison

Gita 11.12 – Human perception and description are inadequate before divine self-revelation

Bhagavatam study 16 – 1.4.14-25 – The tradition makes itself accessible

​Gita 11.11 – The visual demonstration reinforces the philosophical exposition

Bhagavatam study 15 – 1.4.1-13 – The questions reveal the questioners level

​Gita 11.10 The first impression of the universal form is astonishing

Gita 11.09 The universal form is the ultimate mystical vision