Lecture Series

Bhagavatam-daily 155 – 11.09.30 – Realization manifests as renunciation and humility

Gita 03.07 – Regulation is more conducive for advancement than renunciation

Bhagavatam-daily 154 – 11.09.29 – Tap immediately the rare potential of the human form

Gita 03.06 – Outer renunciation with inner sensual contemplation is self-delusion

Bhagavatam-daily 153 – 11.09.28 – The human form makes pointless material existence purposeful

Gita 03.05 – Inaction is unnatural, materially and spiritually

Bhagavatam-daily 152 – 11.09.27 – Don’t serve the body-guru – serve Krishna with the body

Gita 03.04 – Don’t equate the external with the essential

Bhagavatam-daily 151 – 11.09.26 – Be grateful not to the body but to Krishna who gives the body and the intelligence to use it well

Gita 03.03 – Krishna’s instructions are not contradictory, but multi-level

Bhagavatam-daily 150 – 11.09.25 – The body is doomed – don’t doom yourself with it

Gita 03.02 – When scripture doesn’t fit into our mental framework, the framework needs change

Bhagavatam-daily 149 – 11.09.24 – Our learning depends on our thirst for learning

Bhuliya Tomare Meaning – Even success story is sorry story

Bhagavatam-daily 148 – 11.09.23 – Don’t see the spiritual world merely as a geographical neighbor of the material world

Gita 03.01 – The Gita’s complex multi-level message is intellectually challenging and fulfilling

Gita 02.72 – Nirvana may be extinction, but brahma-nirvana is not

Bhagavatam-daily 147 – 11.09.22 – Our destination is shaped by the intersection of psychology and reincarnation

Gita 02.71 – Peace comes not by relocation, but by renunciation

Bhagavatam-daily 146 – 11.09.21 – Krishna emanates and transcends material existence

Gita 02.70 – Be filled with higher purpose to transcend lower desires

Bhagavatam-daily 145 – 11.09.20 – Free will requires existence of arena for its execution

Bhagavatam-daily 144 – 11.09.19 – Time predates space, doesn’t parallel it as another dimension in spacetime

Bhagavatam-daily 143 – 11.09.18 – God is beyond all designations, even religious designations

Gita 02.69 – Be special above the ordinary, not among the ordinary

Gita 02.68 – Be a soul-deliverer, not a soul-killer

Gita 02.67 – Be swept by the wind of spiritual desire, not material desire

Bhagavatam-daily 142 – 11.09.17 – Avoid frenzy by meditating on the inactivity during annihilation

Gita 02.66 – Without inner connection, we end with agitation and frustration

Bhagavatam-daily 141 – 11.09.16 – Remember the world’s hugeness to not be sucked in our own small world

Gita 02.65 – Purification makes external intelligence internal

Bhagavatam-daily 140 – 11.09.15 – Don’t reinvent the wheel – just use it for Krishna

Gita 02.64 – Material regulation is the launching pad for spiritual liberation

Bhagavatam-daily 139 – 11.09.14 – Let nothing distract from spiritual purposefulness

Gita 02.63 – Irritation, delusion, oblivion, stupefaction, destruction – Last 5 of 8 stages to falldown

Gita 02.62 – Whatever catches our attention catches us

Bhagavatam-daily 138 – 11.09.13 – Life’s small events can teach us more than the so-called big events

Bhagavatam-daily 137 – 11.09.12 – Exhaust the fuel of material desire by kindling spirtual desire

Gita 02.61 – Control, concentration, conquest – three stages in dealing with the senses

Gita 02.60 – Endeavoring and discerning are not enough for sense control

Bhagavatam-daily 136 – 11.09.11 – Strive for mind control while doing spiritual practices

Gita 02.59 – Complement renunciation of the material with contemplation on the spiritual

Bhagavatam-daily 135 – 11.09.10 – Minimize the noise of conflict and gossip

Gita 02.58 – Withdraw consciousness inwards as a basic defense mechanism

Bhagavatam-daily 134 – 11.09.09 – All lessons don’t have to be taught to be learned

Bhagavatam-daily 133 – 11.09.05-08 – Use presence of mind to deal effectively with practical problems

Gita 02.57 – Stay unaffected by the material by being focussed on the spiritual

Gita 02.56 – Emotional non-entanglement with the material characterizes the seer

Bhagavatam-daily 132 – 11.09.04 – Even the ignorant can inspire seekers of the transcendent

Gita 02.55 – Rejection of mental desires and satisfaction in the self define the self-realized

Bhagavatam-daily 131 – 11.09.03 – Seek krida and rati in devotion, not possession

Gita 02.54 – Non-literal meaning illumines when literal meaning stumps

Bhagavatam-daily 130 – 11.09.02 – Courage is seen not just in fighting but in choosing one’s fights

Gita 02.53 – Persistent absorption comes by consistent rejection of distraction

Bhagavatam-daily 129 – 11.09.01 – Posssessiveness produces pain

Gita 02.52 – Shastra without guru can be a deluding forest for the intelligence

Bhagavatam-daily 128 – 11.08.44 – Worldly desire is the cause of suffering and is itself suffering

Gita 02.51 – Same action with higher motivation bestows higher destination

Bhagavatam-daily 127 – 11.08.43 – Peacefulness amidst distress shows authentic detachment

Gita 02.50 – Yoga facilitates individualized artistic infusion of work with devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 126 – 11.08.42 – We become our protectors by accepting Krishna’s protection

Gita 02.49 – The good becomes bad when it becomes the enemy of the best

Bhagavatam-daily 125 – 11.08.41 – Recognize the danger to realize the need for a rescuer

Gita 02.48 – Yoga requires material indifference to provide spiritual transcendence

Bhagavatam-daily 124 – 11.08.40 – Take shelter by being materially satisfied and spiritually dynamic

Gita 02.47 – Make sense of four counterintuitive assertions by seeing the full picture

Bhagavatam-daily 123 – 11.08.39 – Use detachment for increasing devotion, not challenging temptation

Gita 02.46 – Understand multivalence of Veda to grasp how transcending the Vedas fulfills their purpose

Bhagavatam-daily 122 – 11.08.38 – Misery is not due to unfulfilled desire, but desire itself

Gita 02.45 – Gain possession of the soul by giving up obsession with matter

Bhagavatam-daily 121 – 11.08.37 – See the disappearance of tormenting desires as Krishna’s mercy

Gita 02.44 – Prevent attachment from abducting consciousness by intelligence and taste

Bhagavatam-daily 120 – 11.08.36 – Confront the tempting mind with the question – How much?

Gita 02.43 – The Vedic masterplan uses dharma to raise people from kama to prema

Bhagavatam-daily 119 – 11.08.35 – Bhakti makes the body the means to the Lord

Gita 02.42 – Flowery words of Vedas distract from their ultimate wisdom

Bhagavatam-daily 118 – 11.08.34 – Why desire anyone other than the infallible Lord who delivers eternal happiness

Gita 02.41 – Intent shapes intelligence

Bhagavatam-daily 117 – 11.08.33 – Contemplate the body’s nature to get a illusion-countering cerebral jolt

Gita 02.40 – The spiritual path comes with a no-loss and a fear-relieving guarantee

Bhagavatam-daily 116 – 11.08.32 – Making money by sexually provoking others is reprehensible

Gita 02.39 – Use buddhi to transform theoretical sankhya into practical yoga

Bhagavatam-daily 115 – 11.08.31 – Giving up the proximate and potent Lord for anyone else is pathetic

Gita 02.38 – To reconcile the Gita’s contradictions, recognize the multi-level nature of its discussions

Bhagavatam-daily 114 – 11.08.30 – Eureka moments help us see our own plight

Gita 02.37 – Knowledge of atma and dharma redefines lose-lose situation as win-win

Bhagavatam-daily 113 – 11.08.29 – Knowledge and renunciation are symbiotic – and corollary to bhakti

Bhagavatam-daily 112 – 11.08.28 – Let the imagery of war energize spiritual life

Gita 02.36 – Behave respectably to bring respectability to Krishna’s message

Bhagavatam-daily 111 – 11.08.27 – Pray for the leap from frustration to renunciation

Gita 02.35 – The variance between our intention and people’s perception causes mortifying misconception

Bhagavatam-daily 110 – 11.08.26 – Depending on anyone except Krishna makes us vulnerable to frustration

Gita 02.34 – Engage the power of honor to encourage honorable action

Bhagavatam-daily 109 – 11.08.25 – The best charity is different from our conceptions about charity

Gita 02.33 – Honorable position brings obligation of tangible contribution

Bhagavatam-daily 108 – 11.08.24 – Don’t condemn sinner but don’t condone sin either

Gita 02.32 – Dharma rewards success according to each varna’s definition of success

Bhagavatam-daily 107 – 11.08.23 – To equate love with love-making is to lose lasting love

Gita 02.31 – Dharma is not a blanket injunction but an individualized customization

Bhagavatam-daily 106 – 11.08.22 – A saint’s learning from a prostitute demonstrates the world’s utilization even amidst the world’s renunciation