Vedic Scriptures

Gita key verses course 17 Why are religious people so sectarian – Is it better to be spiritual but not religious – Gita 05.18

Naam Ramayana 4 – Rama charms the hearts of everyone

What would be the Gita’s stand in today’s political world wrt the Left and the Right in India or the liberals and the conservatives in America

Naam Ramayana 3 – Rama exhibits his miraculous abilities

Understanding Prahlada’s provocative response to Hiranyakashipu’s angry question

How would the Kauravas being neutralized by the Pandavas further their spiritual evolution?

Were the Kauravas harassing their citizens – were they tyrants who needed to be removed by force?

Why did Arjuna want to be the greatest archer?

In the Daksha pastime, Lord Shiva remains calm when he is insulted, but become enraged when Sati dies – why the difference?

Gita key verses course 16 If God is good why does he allow evil to exist? – Gita 05.15

Isn’t the Gita’s instruction to remain equipoised seem too idealistic?

What is the difference between a jnani and jnani-yogi?

Isn’t the Gita’s comparing women with vaishyas and shudras derogatory?

Gita key verses course 15 Do I need guru – How can I find my guru – Gita 04.34

Gita key verses course 14 What is karma – Why do bad things happen to good people – Gita 04.16

Gita key verses course 13 Why are there so many religious paths – Do all paths lead to the same goal – Gita 04.11

Gita key verses course 12 Who is God – Does he care – Why should I care – Gita 04.08

Naam Ramayana 2 – The Lord brings joy to everyone

Gita key verses course 9 What is sacrifice – Is it a ritual – Are rituals needed – Gita 03.09

Naam Ramayana 1 – How the transcendental descends as the historical

Gita key verses course 8 What is happiness – Why is it so elusive – Gita 02.55

Rama Navmi class – Glory Revealed Amid Adversity

Gita key verses course 7 Can I be detached without becoming irresponsible – Gita 02.47

Gita key verses course 6 Do animals have souls – Are humans just evolved animals – Gita 02.30

Can buddhi-yoga refer to all three yogas – karma, jnana and bhakti?

When jnana and karma are different philosophies, how can they both give the same result, as the Gita’s sixth chapter states?

Gita key verses course 5 What is spirituality – Is it a state of mind – Why are so few people spiritually minded – Gita 02.29

Gita key verses course 4 How can we heal after the death of a loved one – should we suppress our grief or express it – Gita 02.25

Why does the Gita consider karma-yoga better than jnana-yoga when jnana-yoga is higher in the yoga ladder?

Gita key verses course 3 What is death – what is reincarnation – do we have soul mates – Gita 02.22

Why did Bhishma and other elders stay silent when Draupadi was being disrobed?

Gita key verses course 2 Who am I – Is there any scientific evidence for the existence of the soul – Gita 02.13

Why are women marginalized in Indian scriptures such as the Gita?

What is the difference between knowledge, intelligence and self-realization?

Why did Srila Prabhupada call his Gita commentary As It Is? (Bhagavad-gita)

Gita key verses course 1 What is the Gita – How is the Gita relevant today – Gita 01.01

Is the Gita a later insertion in the Mahabharata?

From Entangled to Enlightened – Lessons from Yayati story

How does God helps those who help themselves apply to Rama in Ramayana?

Uddhava’s significance in the tenth canto, in the Bhagavatam and in our life

How the Gita expresses Krishna’s love by directing us to balance this world and the next world

Gita lite 5 – Chps 12-15

When people betray us – Ramayana wisdom

How can we become determined like Hanuman?

How the Bhagavatam is the means of conquest in material existence – Meditation on narayanam namaskrtya verse

The complex relationship between appearance and substance in spiritual life

Gita insights for managing the mind – Chapter Ten Analysis

The Gita shares not just light but also warmth

Gita’s key to happiness

Comparing Ramayana and Mahabharata 1 – What caused the exiles

Did Krishna protect Draupadi only after she stopped trying to protect herself – does surrender mean we stop trying to do anything?

Why does the Gita not mention the word guru and refer in plural to seers of the truth in 4.34?

Gita lite 3 – Chps 6-8

Gita lite 2 – Chps 3-5

Gita lite 1 – Chps 1-2

Mahabharata controversies – how life was unfair to both Karna and Arjuna

Understanding the unborn’s understandings 5 – Why is the embryo’s prayer not answered

How character is deformed and reformed – Ramayana wisdom

Understanding the unborn’s understandings 4 – What the embryo’s desire to stay in the womb implies

Understanding the unborn’s understandings 3 – What is a human soul

Understanding the unborn’s understandings 2 – How can the embryo know God

Do the ends justify the means, as your Mahabharata explanations imply? Won’t that justify terrorism too?

Understanding the unborn’s understandings 1 – How can the embryo with ana undeveloped brain speak prayers?

How hearing the Bhagavad-gita raised Sanjay’s standard of longing

When duty is a societal construct, why can’t we just follow our heart’s calling without caring for society’s opinion?

How can we work dispassionately when doing our duty requires passion?

How do we know whether we are in harmony with our true nature and God’s plan – what does harmony feel like?

If we are to not make judgments, why is Krishna making judgments and taking sides in the war?

Does the Supersoul sanction all our undesirable desires?

Six limbs of surrender 3 – Understanding how God protects

Six limbs of surrender 2 – Accept the favorable, avoid the unfavorable

When Duryodhana slipped and fell, why did the Pandavas remain silent?

Six limbs of surrender 1 – The Medical Metaphor

Comparing exiles in Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavatam – How to face distress

Gita 6.37-45 – How our spirituality continues beyond our present life

Vamana pastime analysis 2 – When the branch under us break, seek Krishna’s help to spread your wings

The Bhagavatam’s glory revealed in its concluding verse – PURE acronym

Is the incident of Lord Rama worshiping Lord Shiva not mentioned in Valkmiki Ramayan?

Prithu M’s humility – Be conscious of others’ position and disposition

Vamana pastime analysis 1 – When good people do good things at a heavy cost

3 ways to engage our desires with Krishna 2 – Desiring Krishna and desiring for Krishna

3 ways to engage our desires with Krishna 1 – Desiring from Krishna

Is the Bhagavad-gita relevant in the age of science – MAIL acronym

Bhagavad-gita chapter 2 overview – How to decide the right thing to do and stay undisturbed while doing it

Teamwork in Ramayana 2

Teamwork in Ramayana 1

What was the purpose of the celestial prophecy before Krishna’s birth?

Understanding the mind – Unpacking the Puranjana allegory

How Balarama’s causeless mercy on Duryodhana was still less for Duryodhana

Analyzing Govardhan Lila 2 – How Indra is thwarted and reformed

Analyzing Govardhan Lila 1 – How Krishna is the best provoker

When imagination points away from reality and when it points to reality – Hindi

How association influences our choices – Three case studies from Ramayana

Self-acceptance – Comparing Vidura and Dhritarashtra

Mandodari’s lament after Ravana’s death 1 – Can some people never change

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 94 – 10.16.7-15 – Kaliya bites and binds Krishna

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 93 – 10.16.1-7 Krishna’s mode of entry into Kaliya’s lake reflects his playful confidence

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 90 – 10.15.26-36 – Dhenuka’s tools to kill – his hind legs – are used to kill him by whirling and hurling

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 89 – 10.15.13-25- The gopas ask Balarama-Krishna to get fruits by eliminating Dhenuka

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 87 – 10.15.1-6 Krishna dedicates the beauty of Vrindavana is meant for Balarama