Lectures

Gita 07.06 – Nothing exists outside the purview of Krishna’s energies

Gita 07.05 – The Absolute Truth is immutable, but its energies are mutable

Gita 06.31 – See oneness in Krishna’s various manifestations – not Krishna and the soul

CC daily 187 – 6.275-76 – The test of our devotion is our inner response to outer devotional stimulation

Gita 07.04 – Sankhya when seen devotionally reveals Krishna’s glory

Gita 06.30 – The perception of Krishna everywhere takes one beyond the reach of illusion

CC daily 185 – 6.273 – Learn from the learned how to see Krishna in all shastric statements

Vandanam – Understanding the dynamics of prayer

Gita 07.03 – The rarity of knowing Krishna reveals the mercy we have the opportunity to relish

Gita 06.29 – By seeing sameness in the material, yogi penetrates to the supreme spiritual substance

CC daily 184 – 6.272 – See mukti not as separate from Krishna but as sheltered in Krishna

Gita 07.02 – Understand the appearance and the substance of everything

Gita 06.28 – To get the best happiness, connect with God, not sense objects

CC daily 183 – 6.271 – Revelation needs to be understood through the living tradition

Gita 06.27 – Joy is the natural fruity of purity

Gita 06.26 – Overcome discouragement with the inner light and the inner map

CC daily 182 – 6.270 – Changing psychological orientation is more important than changing geographical location

CC daily 181 – 6.269 – Wanting to merge in the personal absolute is a colossal self-deprivation

Gita 06.25 – Don’t expect overnight change – determinedly make gradual changes

Gita 13.26 – Hearing is foundational to the topmost yoga

Lust brings out our lower side – love, our higher side

CC daily 180 – 6.267-68 – Focus on internalizing conviction not parroting denunciation

Gita 06.24 – Determination means rejection of dejection

CC daily 177 – 6.263 – When compared to devotion, liberation is deprivation

CC daily 176 – 6.262 – Action contrary to expectation provokes question of intention

Gita 06.23 – Yoga brings disconnection from our infatuation with misery

Brahma Samhita 5.44 – Cultivate a Krishna-centered, not self-centered, vision of nature

Bhagavatam 1.8.21 – Kunti meditates on increasingly intimate manifestations of the Lord

Gita 18.61 – Krishna doesn’t cause our worldly wandering – he frees us from the cause of that wandering

Gita 09.02 – The most powerful knowledge brings about the most auspicious destruction

Gita 02.52 – Take the intelligence beyond the illusion of knowledge

Gita 03.41 – Alluring sense objects are the trigger, not the cause, of lust

Gita 06.22 – Seek the achievement beyond hankering and lamentation

CC daily 175 – 6.261 – Accepting responsibility for our misery opens our heart to mercy

Gita 13.27 – Let sensory perception stimulate spiritual contemplation

Gita 04.35 – Focus on the knowledge that fulfills the purpose of knowledge

Gita 16.10 – Differentiate between kama as an enemy and kama as a purusha-artha

Gita 18.73 – Harmony with the Supreme is the sure sign of enlightenment

Gita 02.72 – Spiritual connectedness can provide peace even amidst violence

CC daily 174 – 6.260 – The tradition had robust mechanisms for preserving accuracy in scriptural transmission

Gita 06.20 – Stop outer obsession to begin inner perception

Gita 16.17 – Devotion is a matter of inner intention, not outer ostentation

Gita 14.01 – The Gita’s jnana section higlights its bhakti essence

Gita 18.35 – Expecting the worst of everything is ignorant, not transcendent

CC daily 173 – 6.259 – Diving deep into scripture is the life of transcendentalists

Gita 06.19 – Minimize the wind of disturbing desires to maximize the flame of meditation

CC daily 173 – 6.257 – To appreciate a devotional rags-to-riches story, understand what the rags and riches are

Brahma Samhita meditation 2 – Krishna is not just the greatest in a hierarchy but the greatest beyond any hierarchy

The quest for fame deconstructed and redirected

Gita 06.18 – Self-control leads to real self-awareness

CC daily 172 – 6.256 – The glorifier of the supremely glorious also becomes glorious

Gita 06.21 – The intelligence opens the door to trans-sensory happiness

Gita 06.17 – Material regulation cataylzes yogic liberation

Gita 17.03 – Gita’s categorization goes deeper than just believers and nonbelievers

Gita 14.18 – The modes present choices and propel us to choose

Gita 14.02 – Take shelter of the knowledge that inspires us to take shelter of Krishna

CC daily 171 – 6.255 – Sarvabhauma’s devotion manifests as aspiraton for total absorption

Gita 06.16 – Take responsibility for determining bodily balance

CC daily 170 – 6.254 – Sarvabhauma’s prayer expresses his philosophical insight and personal realization

Gita 06.15 – Yoga brings mental regulation and spiritual liberation

Gita 11.40 – Appreciate that the omnipresent is present in sacred sound

Gita 16.09 – Our conception critically changes our contribution

Gita 14.13 – Illumination and action make our life all-round productive

CC daily 169 – 6.253 – Humility means to not delight in one’s glory

Gita 06.14 – Use material dispassion to establish spiritual connection

Let verses be intellectual templates for meditating on Krishna

Meditation on prayer to Jagannatha

Gita 02.66 – We need Krishna-connection to keep our intelligence and mind on track

Three levels of manifestation of Jagannatha Rath Yatra

Gita 06.13 – Physical position is meant to facilitate mental absorption

Don’t let the mind drag you away from the tasty to the tasteless

CC daily 168 – 6.246-252 – Devotees anticipate the Lord’s actions and serve him proactively

CC daily 167 – 6.245 – Recognizing spiritual position as more important that material position reflects devotional realization

Gita 18.35 – We don’t lack determination – we lack direction for our determination

Brahma Samhita 5.30 – venum kvanantam – The creator adores his creator

Gita 06.12 – Concentration is the foundation for purification

Gita 14.11 – Is our acquistion of knowledge done with knowledge?

Gita 14.16 – Goodness detoxifies our consciousness

Gita 16.16 – The more we are spiritually deprived, the more become materialy depraved

CC daily 166 – 6.243-44 – Association grants us entry into the symbiosis of endeavor and mercy

Gita 18.57 – Don’t renounce work – offer work to Krishna

Gita 06.11 – Seek a balance between externals and internals

Gita 18.34 – Determination in devotion with material expectation makes devotion unsteady

CC daily 165 – 6.242 – Ten intensifiers heighten the clarion call to chanting

Gita 06.10 – Popular yoga is not spiritual yoga

The success of calling Krishna is in the call itself – Govinda damodara stotra

CC daily 164 – M 6.241 – Lord Chaitanya is the topmost propagator of the topmost limb of bhakti

Gita 06.09 – Equal vision towards those who relate unequally is challenging

Treasure the intelligence that enables us to value the treasure of devotion

CC daily 163 – M 6.239-40 – Awareness of our insignificance before Krishna animates our devotion

Gita 06.08 – Realization brings satisfaction and equal vision

CC daily 162 – M 6.238 – Share Krishna not out of not ego but love

Gita 06.07 – To attain peace, focus on conquering the inner enemy, not dealing with outer enemies

Gita 06.07 – The controlled mind disregards dualities and discovers the Supersoul

CC daily 161 – M 6.237 – Singular focus on Krishna reflects not fanaticism but intensity of devotion and compassion

Gita 06.06 – Train the mind as a horse is trained

CC daily 160 – M 6.236 – Minimization or rejection of devotion represents the ultimate pride

Gita 06.05 – The responsibility for controlling the mind rests on us

CC daily 159 – M 6.235 – Deathstyle represents the death of the intelligence at the hands of style

Gita 06.04 – Rigorous renunciation characterizes the yogarudha stage