Vedic Scriptures

Gita 18.25 To see our actions disconnected from the past and the future is to see in illusion

Bhagavatam study 101 1.18.31-36 Presuming that we know God’s will and are doing his work is presumptuous and dangerous

Gita 18.24 Disconnection from our Lord leads to the consumption of our consciousness by passion

Bhagavatam study 100 1.18.24-30 An annoyed response to annoying non-responsiveness is not malevolent

Bhagavatam study 99 1.18.18-23 The unlimited has unlimited potency to purify us of our unlimited sins

Gita 18.23 To gain knowledge, we need basic knowledge about where to seek knowledge

Bhagavatam study 98 1.18.11-17 Relish the sweetness of Bhagavan through the Bhagavata

How exactly is the bull dharma deluded as Prabhupada mentions in SB 1.17.23 purport?

Gita 18.22 Knowledge in ignorance makes us obsessed with one fragment of reality and one kind of action

Bhagavatam study 97 1.18.4-10 Understanding Parikshit M’s treatment of Kali

Gita 18.21 To equate others physical appearance with spiritual substance is vision in passion

Bhagavatam study 96 1.17.43-18.3 The recent past is just like the present

Gita 18.20 Seeing commonality alone is not vision in goodness – seeing spirituality as the foundation of commonality is

Analyzing Karna – Going beyond black and white perspectives in understanding scripture + QA

Bhagavatam study 95 1.17.37-42 Undestanding how restricting area of residence is a form of punishment

Gita 18.19 The Gita’s flow verses make its question-directed discussion more accessible

Gita 18.18 Analysis of the components of action is meant to direct towards non-reactive action

Bhagavatam study 94 1.17.31-36 Adharama-bandhu Kali can’t be allowed to live in the kingdom of Dharma-raja pautra

Gita 18.17 When we act without false ego, we stay free of reactions

Bhagavatam study 93 1.17.24-30 Avoid both extremes of taking everything in scripture only literally or only metaphorically

Bhagavatam study 92 1.17.18-23 The cause of suffering is sometimes incomprehensible

Gita 18.16 To think that we are the sole doers is to have deluded intelligence

Gita 18.15 Spiritual consciousness ensures that our actions give a favorable result

Bhagavatam study 91 1.17.13-17 Act honorably to protect the honor of those whom we represent

Daksha-Shiva conflict 3 – How our mind makes us sectarian – Hindi

Gita 18.14 God is the fifth factor as well as the foundation of all factors

Bhagavatam study 90 1.17.7-12 – When in a position of material responsibility, act responsibly

Bhagavatam study 89 1.17.1-6 Outrage on seeing atrocity is healthy

Gita 18.13 The journey from illusion to illumination requires philosophical education

Bhagavatam study 88 1.16.31-36 The earth and dharma’s devotion for Krishna

Gita 18.12 Intelligence sees consequence and fosters detachment

Daksha-Shiva conflict 2 – The proud consider others proud – Hindi

Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 3 – How to deal with troubling people – Hindi

Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 2 – If why has no answer focus on how – Hindi

Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 1 – See beyond the immediate cause – Hindi

Bhagavatam study 87 1.16.25-30 Krishna is the shelter of dharma and dharmic qualities

Gita 18.11 To pursue liberation, give up the idea of giving up action

Gita 18.10 Take the route that takes us to the destination, not the route that looks the easiest

Bhagavatam study 86 1.16.19-24 Understanding what all things cause distress to the earth

Daksha-Shiva conflict 1 – How misconceptions give rise to conflicts – Hindi

Gita 18.09 Renunciation in goodness means to know that we as parts just need to do our parts

Bhagavatam study 85 1.17.13-18 Parikshit M delighted in his spiritual opulence, not his material opulence

Why does the Bhagavatam say that literature glorifying Krishna is imperfectly composed when such literature is meant to attract people to Krishna?

Gita 18.08 Desire for bodily pleasure and fear of bodily trouble both keep us in the cage of bodily consciousness

Bhagavatam study 84 1.16.7-12 Choose carefully what we hear

Why did Devaki suffer but Yashoda enjoyed Krishna’s association?

Gita 18.07 Renunciation done in illusion can’t take us out of illusion

Bhagavatam study 83 1.16.1-6 How Parikshit Maharaj manifested his predicated qualities

Gita 18.06 Karmic bondage is like emotional dependence – focus not just on the action but also on the motivation

Bhagavatam study 82 1.15.45-51 Our spirituality is our responsibility, not anyone else’s responsibility

Bhagavatam study 81 1.15.38-44 Responsibly hand over material responsibility to take up spiritual responsibility

Gita 18.05 To be mana-isha, we need not just a mana free from ishvara-bhava, but a mana fixed on ishvara

Bhagavatam study 80 1.15.31-37 Life is a relay race – know when to hand over the torch

Gita 18.04 Just as indulgence can be indiscriminate, so can renunciation

Bhagavatam study 79 1.15.25-30 Remember Krishna in his absence by remembering his message

Gita 18.03 Gita 18.03 Appreciate others thoughtfulness even if it doesn’t lead to the best conclusion

Gita 18.02 Devotional attachment is the best way to avoid worldly attachment

Bhagavatam study 78 1.15.19-24 Krishna takes away everything that covers us before him

Gita 18.01 What is used to refer is not as important as what is being referred to

Bhagavatam study 77 1.15.13-18 Arjuna treasures his memories of Krishna

Gita 17.28 Having no faith in anything higher makes performance of religious activities unfruitful

Bhagavatam study 76 1.15.7-12 Devotees see their achievements as Krishna’s mercy

Gita 17.27 Sat is not just a word for recitation – it is a conviction to cultivated and infused into action

Bhagavatam study 75 1.15.1-6 When we lose everything we gain the Lord of everything

Bhagavatam study 74 1.14.34-44 Questions about causes of distress reveal conceptions of distress

Gita 17.26 Any inclination to seek elevation of consciousness is praiseworthy

Gita 17.25 Recitation of tad signifies and stimulates the pursuit of transcendence

Gita 17.24 The many meanings of the word “brahma” in the Gita

Gita 17.23 Everything is sustained by its connection with the Absolute

What does akarma mean – does akarma free us from past karma?

Redirection of consciousness is Krishna’s miracle – Bali Maharaj pastime reflection

Seeing Krishna’s mercy amidst loss – Krishna’s instructions after Govardhana lila

Renunciation of false ego – Indra’s Prayers after Govardhana lila

Why does Bhishma say that he is bound by the Kauravas wealth?

Are Bhishma’s teachings of pure devotion at the end of his life contradicted by his life of service to the Kauravas?

Nourishing our lives with the Bhagavad-gita

How to effectively study and apply the Gita

If we are not the doers then are our mistakes actually our mistakes?

Should Gita 3.27 be we are not the only doers?

Bhagavad-gita and Modern Psychology 3 – Changing our mind by changing our relationship with the mind

Bhagavad-gita and Modern Psychology – 2 – Where mindfulness works and where it falls short

Bhagavad-gita and Modern Psychology 1 – Is there anything beyond emotionality and rationality?

What does vasudevah sarvam iti mean?

Self-pity humility and maturity explained – Bhagavad-gita 18.35

God as the Supreme therapist 7 – Understanding how Narasimhadeva gave strength to Prahlada

God as the supreme therapist 6 – Seek not the facility to do whatever we desire – seek the clarity to discern our deepest desire

How does Hanuman embody humble ambitiousness?

God as the supreme therapist 5 – Cultivating qualities is integral to cultivating devotion

God as the supreme therapist 4 – How association works and how to make it work

God as the supreme therapist 3 – Devotional detachment is not freedom from emotions but freedom of emotions

Why did Bhima abandon Hidimibi – did he marry her simply to gain political power?

Did Krishna use Ghatothkacha as a sacrificial pawn?

God as the supreme therapist 2 – To be others’ well wisher means to channel their emotions towards proper use of their free will

God as the supreme therapist 1 – Discerning the Prahlada and Hiranyakashipu mentalities within us

When the abducted Sita was not the real Sita why was Rama distressed by her abduction?

Gita 17.22 We need discrimination to ensure that doing good actually does good

Was Ravana a good person who just committed one mistake?

Gita 17.21 – Charity is passion is a competition of humiliation

Gita 17.20 Give charity for purity not popularity

Gita 17.19 Slaving to get the whip that will lash us is stupidity