Lecture Series

Bhagavatam-daily 105 – 11.08.21 – Learn to differentiate pseudo-hunger from hunger

Gita 02.29 – Perception, verbalization, reception and incomprehension wrt soul are all amazing

Bhagavatam-daily 104 – 11.08.20 – Fasting is incomplete without focusing on Krishna

Gita 02.28 – The mutability of everything materially magnifies the futility of grief

Bhagavatam-daily 103 – 11.08.19 – Don’t fall for the bait of glamorized unhealthy food

Gita 02.27 – See death not as a future event, but as an ongoing process

Mukunda Mala Stotra 3 – Remembrance of Krishna is life’s greatest treasure

Bhagavatam-daily 102 – 11.08.18 – Don’t underestimate the danger of sonic temptation

Gita 02.26 – Materialism makes meaning meaningless and lamentation pointless

Bhagavatam-daily 101 – 11.08.17 – Let the ear lead to truth, not to illusion

Gita 02.25 – Contemplate the inconceivable to relish the spiritual

Bhagavatam-daily 100 – 11.08.16 – See analogy in the light of its purpose to avoid misunderstanding

Gita 02.24 – The soul can’t be stopped from going anywhere nor forced to go anywhere

Bhagavatam-daily 99 – 11.08.15 – Material accumulation by hi-tech means heightens anxiety

Mukunda Mala Stotra 38 – Drinking poison when nectar is available is tragic

Gita 02.23 – The utter indestrutibility of the soul underlies the path of difficult duty

Bhagavatam-daily 98 – 11.08.14 – Desire divorced from dharma drives us to disaster

Gita 02.22 – The dress metaphor redefines death not as a miserable termination but as a welcome transition

Bhagavatam-daily 97 – 11.08.13 – Sexual discipline is not fanatical but essential for the spiritually purposeful

Gita 02.21 – Integrate knowledge of the soul with the purpose of that knowledge

Bhagavatam-daily 96 – 11.08.12 – Don’t let possessions possess you

Gita 02.20 – The soul doesn’t undergo the six changes that matter does

Bhagavatam-daily 95 – 11.08.11 – Even when seeking Lakshmi for Narayana, don’t pursue Lakshmi more than pursuing Narayana

Gita 02.19 – The soul’s non-doership points to the complexity of matter-spirit interaction

Bhagavatam-daily 94 – 11.08.10 – Focus on essence takes us beyond peripheral differences among scriptures

Gita 02.18 – The immeasurability of soul points to its non-literal non-metaphorical measure

Bhagavatam-daily 93 – 11.08.09 – Madhukari-vrtti means to collect modestly and not from one place

Gita 02.17 – Nothing can destroy the soul because it pervades everything

Bhagavatam-daily 92 – 11.08.08 – The fashion and cosmetic industries make the fire more seductive for moth-like humans

Gita 02.16 – Matter has no existence in the sense of having no lasting consequence

Bhagavatam-daily 91 – 11.08.07 – Illusion makes the destructive seem attractive

Gita 02.15 – Those unaffected by the temporary attain the eternal

Bhagavatam-daily 90 – 11.08.06 – When we experience oceanic Krishna within, river-like material ups and downs can’t disturb

Gita 02.14 – The material is peripheral, unavoidable and ephemeral – so tolerate it

Bhagavatam-daily 89 – 11.08.05 – Absorption in the unlimited keeps us unagitated

Gita 02.13 – The body is changing, not just growing – so focus on the unchanging

Bhagavatam-daily 88 – 11.08.04 – Use bodily energy to unlock consciousness from the body

Are there two gods: the god who created man and the god whom man created? (PK QA 6)

Gita 02.12 – Spirit is not just eternal but also plural

Bhagavatam-daily 87 – 11.08.03 – Don’t spend more mental energy on the body than necessary

PK QA – article series

Gita 02.11 – The ability to harmonize the walk with the talk characterizes the wise

Bhagavatam-daily 86 – 11.08.02 – Apply python’s attitude by being an optimizer, not a maximizer

Gita 02.10 – Change in the seeker’s mood evokes change in the teacher’s mood

Bhagavatam-daily 85 – SB 11.08.01 – Why struggle to increase the pleasure that is unchangeably finite?

Gita 02.09 – The decision of inaction reflects desperation to learn

Bhagavatam-daily 84 – 11.07.74 – When the prison door is open don’t turn your back to it

Gita 02.08 – Outer success can’t remove inner distress

Bhagavatam-daily 83 – 11.07.73 – Don’t delight in duality – delight in Krishna

Gita 02.07 – Arjuna exhibits 3 characteristics of an ideal disciple

Bhagavatam-daily 82 – 11.07.72 – Seek shelter from merciless hunters in the mercful Lord

Are rituals wrong numbers to God? (PK QA 1)

Gita 02.06 – Find way through lose-lose problems by seeking emotional distance

Bhagavatam-daily 81 – 11.07.71 – Devotion protects us from the frustration and destruction of lamentation

Gita 02.05 – Hard choices have to be made to avoid harder consequences

Bhagavatam-daily 80 – 11.07.70 – Choose that purpose of life which will never leave us purposeless

Gita 02.04 – Resolve conflicts among different roles by raising consciousness

Gita 02.04 Fight not for or against some material cause – fight for Krishna

Bhagavatam-daily 79 – 11.07.69 – What we lament about reflects our consciousness level

Gita 02.03 – Fight degrading temptation by remembering honoroble position

Bhagavatam-daily 78 – 11.07.68 – In scriptural study focus on practical application, not historical precision

Gita 02.02 – Arya – Spiritual denotation, historical concoction and modern connotation

Bhagavatam-daily 77 – 11.07.67 – A time for commiseration, a time for education

Gita 02.01 – Arjuna’s analysis only aggravates his agony

Bhagavatam-daily 76 – 11.07.66 – Attachment constricts our intelligence

Bhagavatam-daily 75 – 11.07.65 – Don’t let emotion rule action amidst tribulation

Daily-Bhagavatam 74 – 11.07.64 – Direct affection where it will bring satisfaction, not affliction

Daily-Bhagavatam 73 – 11.07.63 – Temporary shelter is a danger if it distracts from eternal shelter

Daily-Bhagavatam 72 – 11.07.62 – See food as the grace of God

Daily-Bhagavatam 71 – 11.07.61 – Don’t let love stop with this world

Daily-Bhagavatam 70 – 11.07.60 – Parent in the service of the supreme parent

Daily-Bhagavatam 69 – 11.07.59 – As the infant needs parent, the soul needs Krishna

Daily-Bhagavatam 68 – 11.07.58 – Appreciate the inconceivable even in the material

Daily-Bhagavatam 67 – 11.07.57 – Let horizontal love remind us of vertical love

Daily-Bhagavatam 66 – 11.07.56 – Counter temptation by intelligence, vigilance and diligence

Daily-Bhagavatam 65 – 11.07.55 – Don’t expect the future to be a continuation of the comfortable present

Daily-Bhagavatam 64 – 11.07.54 – Focus on Krishna to harmonize other relationships

Daily-Bhagavatam 63 – 11.07.53 – Don’t settle down into psuedo-security

Daily-Bhagavatam 62 – 11.07.52 – Don’t let worldly relationships consume all our emotions

Daily-Bhagavatam 61 – 11.07.51 – Live beyond the world, as does the sun

Daily-Bhagavatam 60 – 11.07.50 – Focus more on reciprocation than renunciation

Daily-Bhagavatam 59 – 11.07.49 – Intelligently see the invisible but inexorable bodily change

Daily-Bhagavatam 58 – 11.07.48 – Unchanging substance below changing appearance brings security

Daily-Bhagavatam 57 – 11.07.47 – Don’t let limitation of expression become limitation of intention

Bhagavatam-daily 56 – 11.07.46 – Take shelter of Krishna however that manifests to us

Bhagavatam-daily 55 – 11.07.45 – Light within the purifying flame of devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 54 – 11.07.44 – Bathe in the purifying river of saintly association

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

Gita 01.42 – Three meanings of dharma

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