Vedic Scriptures

The ego is higher than the intelligence – can it be controlled using the intelligence?

​Gita 11.05 – The many forms within the one form – variety manifests within divinity

Bhagavatam study 10 – 1.3.1-8 – The Lord manifests as the Purusha and other avataras

Gita 11.04 – Devotee desires to see Krishna but doesn’t demand

Why does Prabhupada differentiate between knowledge and devotion in Gita 2.14 purport?

Wasn’t Hanuman’s burning Lanka excessive vandalism?

Wasn’t Lakshmana’s disfiguring Shurapanakha disproportionate and cruel?

When Rama descended in the Surya Vamsha why is he called Ramachandra?

Bhagavatam study 9 – 1.2.28-34 – Vasudeva is the be-all and end-all in everything

​Gita 11.03 – Arjuna’s desire to know Krishna’s glory comes not from doubt but from devotion

Bhagavatam study 8 – 1.2.23-27 – Our worship reflects our mentality

Gita 11.02 – Freedom from delusion comes by understanding the ephemeral and the eternal beyond the ephemeral

Bhagavatam study 7 – 1.2.16-22 – Practice the process of joy with joy

Gita 11.01 – Those enlightened by divine mercy desire similar enlightenment for others

Gita 10.42 – Appreciate Krishna’s opulence by appreciating the potency of his fragment

Gita 10.41 See the attractiveness of the attractive not as Maya but as sparks of Krishna

Gita 10.40 – Krishna’s infinitude brings not confusion, but jubilation

​Gita 10.39 – God is the one without whose existence no existence is possible

What is the relation between the Ishopanishad cover picture and its content?

Why are the Ishopanishad verses called mantras?

​Gita 10.37 – Krishna’s manifestations encompass all the three worlds

​Gita 10.36 The thrill of victory and adventure is an experience of Krishna

Gita 10.38 – Punishment may not stop wrong desiring, but it can stop wrong doing

Gita 11.06 – We see with the information that helps us makes sense of what we see

Gita 10.35 – The beauty of music and nature manifest Krishna’s opulence

Gita 10.34 – The comprehensiveness of death’s stealing represents Krishna

​Gita 10.33 – Re-envision attraction to language and words to become attracted to Krishna

Gita 10.32 – Krishna manifests as all phases of action in material existence

Does the presence of the Gayatri in the Bhagavatam mean that it should be studied only by the brahmanas?

How is the Bhagavatam’s first verse correlated with the Gayatri mantra?

Why does the Bhagavatam repeatedly refer to Vasudeva instead of Krishna?

Gita 10.31 – The power of powerful weapons and warriors points to Krishna

Gita 10.30 – God manifests as the godly among the ungodly

Gita 10.29 See the prominent powers in the Vedic cosmos as manifestations of the supreme power

​Gita 10.28 The life that emerges from love manifests the divine

​Gita 10.27 – The ruler manifests God’s opulence, for good or for bad

​Gita 10.26 – ​The transcendental manifests among the celestial

​Gita 10.25 – Japa is an opportunity to offer our most treasured possession – consciousness

Was Arjuna’s faith enhanced by seeing the Universal Form?

Dont let comfort cause complacency – Ramayana Reflection

Gita 10.24 – Channel feelings of awe from giant things towards the source of all awe

​Gita 10.23 – The heavenly treasurer’s treasure comes from the supreme

​Gita 10.22 – God’s opulence pervades and sustains all life everywhere

Was rain an adequate reason for Rama to delay his search for Sita?

Gita 10.21 – Celestial glory manifests transcendental glory

What is the significance of the different names used for Arjuna in the Gita as in 14.11 & 12?

Is there any difference between attaining Krishna’s dharma mentioned in Gita 14.2 and attaining his bhava mentioned in Gita 14.19?

​Gita 10.20 – The transcendent divinity is pervasively immanent in space and time

​Gita 10.19 – Our eagerness to hear Krishna’s glories is auspicious for us and delightful for Krishna

Gita 10.18 – Bhakti is joyful and fruitful

​Gita 10.17 – Recollection and participation are reconciled by understanding God’s immanence

​Gita 10.16 – Desire for details of a subject demonstrates deep devotion to that subject

Gita 10.15 – Vedic theology is not polytheism, but multi-level monotheism

Gita 10.14 – Accept Krishna’s position and message the way Arjuna accept it

​Gita 10.13 – The sages’ reiteration of Krishna’s words boosts our conviction and devotion

​Gita 10.12 – Krishna is transcendence beyond transcendence

Gita 10.11 – The way to drive out darkness is to turn on the light

Gita 10.10 – Krishna gives us the intelligence to attain him

Gita 10.09 – Devotion means to center our emotion, action and discussion on Krishna

Gita 10.08 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position transforms our disposition

Gita 10.08 Blanking out questions about origins is like dealing in black money

Gita 10.07 – Appreciation of Krishna’s greatness guarantees absorption in him

Gita 10.06 – Realize the greatness of our universal genealogy

Gita 10.05 – Krishna asks Arjuna to fight, yet is the source of the qualities that engender peace

Gita 10.04 – Krishna offers the good beyond the bad and the good

Gita 10.03 – Understanding Krishna’s position frees us from sins

Gita 10.02 – Appreciating the glory of the object of devotion enhances devotion

When Bhagavatam talks about karma as a cause, shouldnt we see karma causally?

What does the Pandavas didn’t deserve to live mean in Bhagavatam in 1.9.12?

Gita 10.01 – The Gita is an endearing combination of lofty exposition and intimate affection

Gita 09.34 – Direct your cognition, emotion and action towards Krishna

Gita 09.33 – Go beyond incompatible material existence to compatible spiritual existence

Gita 09.32 – Bhakti brings universality to spirituality

Gita 9.31 – For devotees connected with Krishna, the happily ever after is guaranteed

Gita 09.02 – Knowledge that gives the greatest power is the greatest knowledge

Gita 09.30 – Krishna never abandons devotees even when they fall

Avoiding the three misdirectons in the blame game (Bhagavatam 1.16.24)

Why did Krishna not inform Karna initially that he was Kunti’s son?

Gita 09.29 – Krishna is neither impartial nor partial – he is reciprocal

Why did Krishna manifest four arms while teasing Rukmini?

Why did Barbarika’s mother tell him to fight on the weaker side instead of on the Pandavas’ side?

Was the solar eclipse a predicted event or created by the Lord to help Arjuna?

Gita 09.28 – Bhakti accommodates even those for whom bhakti is an afterthought

Gita 09.26 – Krishna is hungry for the reciprocation of affection

When staying silent amidst injustice is wrong, why did Yudhishthira passively accept the Kauravas’ atrocities?

Gita 09.25 – Different paths lead to different goals

What does worshiping the Lord through our work mean?

Gita 09.24 – Education about reality is not discrimination against certain features of reality

“Chant and be happy” is not just causal but also parallel (Bhagavatam 1.2.22)

Gita 09.23 – The Gita’s multi-level monotheism is the balance between Abrahamic monotheism and Greco-Roman polytheism

Understanding the scopes of science and spirituality

Gita 09.22 – Seek spiritual security not just in the soul but in Krishna

Gita 09.21 – Blindness to mortality, even if it be in heaven, is still blindness

God and Science – The Gita perspective

Gita 09.20 – Karma-kanda leads to elevation, but not liberation

Gita 09.19 – In Krishna contradictions are transcended and reconciled

How is the Gita’s detachment different from Mayavadi detachment?

Does improperly performed work in the Gita shreyan sva-dharmo vigunah refer to incompetence in work?

When Bhagavatam focuses on devotion through renunciation, how do we understand Lord Chaitanya’s having grihastha followers and stressing Bhagavatam both?

Gita 09.18 – God is not a remote controller – he is the pervasive sustainer