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Gita 04.15 – Follow the successful to be successful

Accepted limitation facilitates elevation – resented limitation doesn’t

Gita 04.14 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position protects us from karmic subjugation

Gita 04.13 – Krishna is the non-doer because he is non-discriminating

Does God have favorites?

Gita 04.12 – Demigod worship is quick fix in the world of religion

Bhagavatam first canto study 6 – 1.2.9-1.2.15 – Bhakti leads to realization of the Absolute Truth

Sensitivity in preaching amidst natural calamities

Gita 04.11 – Appreciate the profundity of Krishna’s reciprocity and universality

Bhagavatam first canto study 5 – 1.2.1-1.2.8 – The Bhagavatam’s speaker and subject are radically exalted

Lakshmi Narasmiha Karavalamba Stotra Meaning 1

Gita 04.10 – Overcome 3 obstructive attitudes for taking shelter of Krishna

Gita 04.09 – Attainment of Krishna is not rebirth, but release from rebirth

Lord Narasimha – Half-man half-lion full-God

Gita 04.08 – Let Krishna establish dharma within

Gita 04.07 – Universality of opportunity defines and distinguishes dharma

Gita 04.06 – Don’t presume familiarity with concepts due to familiarity with terms

Gita 04.05 – Krishna spiritual position is not affected by his material location

Gita 04.04 – Accept responsibility for clear communication – don’t affix blame for unclear communication

Gita 04.03 – Krishna reveals his glory to those who delight in that glory

Gita 04.02 When time brings things down, let Krishna take things up

Gita 04.02 – The Gita lives through those who live the Gita

Gita 04.01 – Yogic knowledge comes from transcendental source through extra-terrestrial route to terrestrial recipient

Gita 03.43 – Use intelligence to pursue transcendence and subdue lust

Material existence without the human form is pointless

Gita 03.42 – In the line of fire from lust the soul is the last

Gita 03.41 – Regulation is the foundation for purification

Bhagavatam first canto study 4 – 1.1.4-1.1.23 – The sages’ questions

Gita 03.40 – Lust has taken over our knowledge-acquiring mechanism

Gita 03.39 – The eternal enemy blinds, binds and burns

Gita 03.38 – No one is exempt from lust’s delusion

Gita 03.37 – Inner enemies are more dangerous than outer enemies

Gita 03.36 – Alien desires become our own and impel us to sin

Bhagavatam Overview – Canto 1 – Setting the Scene of Devotion in Separation

Gita 03.35 – Credit lies in sticking to duty under duress, not in changing duty

Terrorism – The Extreme Expression of a Culture of Ignorance

Jaya Jaya Jagannatha meaning – The Lord’s many forms manifest his manifold mercy

Gita 03.34 – Don’t let sensory urges steal dharmic credits

Gita 03.33 – Our varna nature needs to be channelized, not repressed

Gita 03.32 – Turning away from Krishna defeats the purpose of knowledge

Gita 03.31 – Krishna’s words are eternal and faith-worthy

Gita 03.30 – Focus not on detaching from the entangling but on attaching to the liberating

Just delight in the Lord’s glories – he govinda he gopala song meaning

Gita 03.29 – The wise should elevate, not agitate, the ignorant

Surrender by service and meditation – Sarvasva tomara meaning

Gita 03.28 – To know the truth means to see how spirit can stay disentangled from matter during action

Treasure the supreme realization – ekhona bujhinu prabhu meaning

Gita 03.27 – Mistaking initiation of action with its execution is illusion

Rasa analysis of Krishna’s teasing of Rukmini

Gita 03.26 – Don’t exhibit your high level – attract people to one level higher

Gita 03.25 – The detached and the attached differ not in action but in intention

Gita 03.24 – Krishna turns on its head Arjuna’s argument about varna-sankara

Hanuman – An endearing blend of bhakti and shakti

Gita 03.23 – Walk your talk

Gita 03.22 – Krishna’s supreme position redefines duty as lila

Gita 03.21 – We learn from others’ examples and set examples for others

Gita 03.20 – Examples make the conceptual tangible

Gita 03.19 – Detached dutifulness opens the door to perfection

Gita 03.18 – The independent are bound to neither action nor renunciation

Gita 06.26 – Expect and correct the mind’s restlessness

Gita 03.17 – Only those who rejoice internally are released from external duty

Gita 03.16 – Those who don’t sacrifice waste their life

Gita 03.15 – Yajna makes the transcendental accessible

The Recipe for Ruining Relationships – Ramayana Wisdom 1

Gita 03.14 – The principle of cosmic exchange is not pre-scientific but universal

The Gita’s progression from third person references to first person references

Yashomati Nandana meaning – Seek shelter in the spotless and delightful holy names

Gita 03.13 – See God not just as the provider of food but also as its enjoyer.mp3 Gita 11.37 kasmac ca te nameran mahatman .mp3

Shuddha bhakata charana renu meaning – Delight in devotional stimuli

Krishna jinka naam hai – Relish the most endearing vision of God

Gravity doesn’t make people fall in love

Gita 03.12 – Secular humanism makes humans honest thieves

Vraje prasiddham meaning – Invite the ultimate thief to plunder the heart

An equation represents a thought of God

Value a great love more than you love a great value

Gita 03.11 – We live not just in a universe but in a universal government

Vidyara vilase meaning – Godless knowledge is the intellect’s monument to illusion

Gita 03.10 – Don’t let familiarity take the mystery out of nature

Emona durmati meaning – Put good news to good use

Gita 03.09 – Nature of action is determined by its intent, not its form

Gita 03.08 – Material duty maintains material stability and facilitates spiritual focus

Ramayana’s enduring message – Rise from me to we

Ramanujacharya – Pioneering systematizer of bhakti theology

Value Education and Spirituality 35 – Ramayana 17 – Hanuman 2 – Never lose heart

Gita 03.07 – Regulation is more conducive for advancement than renunciation

Value Education 34 – Ramayana 16 – Hanuman 1 – Overcome distractions by determination

Value Education 33 – Ramayana 15 – Jambavan – Help bring the best out of others

Value Education 32 – Ramayana 14 – Angada – Overcome dissension by focus on common

Value Education 31 – Ramayana 13 – Sugriva – Comforts breed ingratitude

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

Gita 03.05 – Inaction is unnatural, materially and spiritually

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

India’s Daughter and India’s culture

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

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

Bhuliya Tomare Meaning – Even success story is sorry story

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

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

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