Lecture Series

Gita 13.19 Subtle spiritual truths are comprehended through devotion, not intellection

Gita 13.18 All objects of knowledge are meant to direct us to the objective of knowledge

Gita 13.17 The all-round glory of the Absolute includes its glory as the destroyer

Gita 13.16 The Gita’s Absolute reflects not naive anthropomorphism but profound sophistication

Gita 13.15 The Absolute’s paradoxical attributes underscore its transcendental inconceivability

Bhagavatam study 35 01.7.52-58 Law codes alone aren’t enough for justice – an expert judge is needed

Gita 13.14 The knowable’s all-pervasiveness points to its transcendence of our capacity to know

Gita 13.13 That which grants the immortal is the most vital knowable

Gita 13.12 Knowledge means to what is the most important to know

Bhagavatam study 34 01.7.44-51 Differences in opinion arise from differences in focus of perception

Gita 13.11 The way of devotion is different from the way of the masses

Gita 13.10 Detachment is not meant to make us hard-hearted

Gita 13.09 To cultivate detachment from matter, contemplate the distresses of material existence

Bhagavatam study 33 01.7.38-43 Ashwatthama’s actions were inexcusable and punishable

Dining with a monkey

Gita 13.08 The Gita is not a glorification of war, but a delineation of dharma

Gita 13.07 Consciousness is shaped, not sourced, by changes of matter

Bhagavatam study 32 01.7.30-37 The protector from provocation tests by provoking

Gita 13.06 The subtle points towards the spiritual

Bhagavatam study 31 01.7.22-29 Krishna relieves from the dangerous fire – literal and metaphorical

Gita 13.05 Study matter for functioning and transcending

Gita 13.04 Use your sphere of influence for bringing about the ultimate change

Gita 13.03 Knowledge means to know both matter and spirit

Gita 13.02 Our field reflects our sphere of influence

Gita 13.01 The meanings of words exist not just in dictionary but also in context

Gita 12.20 The concluding verse reiterates and reinforces the starting verse

Gita 12.19 Seek satisfaction not by horizontal improvement, but by vertical advancement

Gita 12.17 Conserve your emotional energy by focus on service

Gita 12.18 To rise above material dualities, break free from material association

Reincarnation 3 – Five intuitive contemplations for self-discovery

Reincarnation 2 – Europe’s incredible delusion – we have only one life

Gita 12.16 Complement spiritual devotion with material dispassion

Gita 12.15 Avoid agitation coming from the social and the mental

Gita 12.14 To sustain satisfaction, seek absorption

Reincarnation 1 – Preview of scientific, historical and philosophical analysis

Gita 12.13 Devotion manifests as action, even aggression, without mundane passion

Gita 12.12 Serenity comes by rising from piety to spirituality

Gita 12.11 To be self-situated, begin with selflessness

Gita 12.10 Bhakti means dedicating our external to the eternal internal instead of the ephemeral internal

Gita 12.09 If absorption in Krishna is unattainable, seek attraction through connection

Gita 12.08 Bhakti changes not our outer location but the locus of our inner world

Gita 12.07 Bhakti-yoga complements human agency with divine agency

Gita 12.06 Devotional renunciation centers not on what we renounce but on for whom we renounce

Gita 12.05 Attachment to oneness leaves us with nothingness to be attached to

Gita 12.04 Don’t treat impersonalists impersonally – they are not all the same

Gita 12.03 To say that the Absolute is indescribable is to describe it

Gita 12.02 Closeness unites more than oneness

Gita 12.01 Pantheism and impersonalism both conceive of the Absolute as diffused

Gita 11.55 – Absorption comes by harmonizing action and intention

Gita 11.55 The same chapter that calls for war also calls for giving up animosity

Gita 11.54 Pure devotion grants the topmost spiritual vision

Gita 11.53 Krishna can’t be known by the Vedas, although the Vedas are meant for knowing him

Gita 11.52 Vision results not just from perception but also comprehension

Gita 11.51 Right emotion results from right perception

Gita 11.50 The many-handed changes through the four-handed to the two-handed

Gita 11.49 If we maintain a service disposition, Krishna will reveal a conducive vision

Gita 11.48 Pious action doesn’t qualify us for devotional vision

Gita 11.47 The vision of the universal form, even its destructive feature, is a rare favor

Gita 11.46 Darshan of Vishva-rupa and Vishnu-rupa provide visual demonstration of verbal exposition

Gita 11.45 The vishva-rupa causes jubilation, the kala-rupa causes trepidation

Gita 11.44 Humility in the forgiveness-seeker and magnanimity in the forgiver uplifts both

Gita 11.43 Our response on coming to know others’ greatness is shaped by our relationship with them

Gita 11.42 Intimacy comes not by formality or informality but by affinity

Gita 11.41 Knowledge reveals the power asymmetry to be in the opposite direction

Gita 11.40 Acknowledge Krishna’s presence everywhere and appreciate it where it is specially manifest

Gita 11.39 Appreciate the Absolute Truth in both bheda and abheda aspects

Gita 11.38 Knowledge of the Absolute helps us see how the things we know manifest the one we need to ultimately know

Gita 11.37 God in this world is like an author in a book – the cause outside the cause-effect chain

Gita 11.36 What brings joy to the godly causes misery to the ungodly

Gita 11.35 The kala rupa makes the fearless fearful

Gita 11.34 Assurances are reassuring when they are not just generic but also specific

Gita 11.33 Harmonizing with the divine will is the perfection of human expertise

Gita 11.32 Question about the identity of the familiar refers to the unfamiliar within the familiar

Gita 11.31 Encountering the fearful kala rupa in the vishva-rupa is disconcerting

Gita 1​1.30 The all-devouring feature of the universal form reveals how the war is a yajna

​Gita 1​1.29 To be enriched with speed on the path of self-destruction is tragic

​Gita 11.28 The life and the death of the dharmic is auspicious

Bhagavatam study 30 – 1.7.15 -21 – Arjuna pacifies griefstruck Draupadi with fierce sweet words

​Gita 11.27 The comprehensive vision of the universes includes its gruesome features

Bhagavatam study 29 – 1.7.8-14 – Krishna attracts those who are not attracted to anything

Gita 11.26 The event of death is virtue-neutral, but the destination after death isn’t

Bhagavatam study 28 – 1.7.1-7 – Vyasa offers bhakti as the remedy for the worlds malady

Positive Thinking 35 – Let the IDEA lead to ENERGY

Positive Thinking 34 – No time?

Gita 11.25 The sight of the unfamiliar in the familiar is disorienting

Bhagavatam study 27 – 1.6.32-38 – Krishnas glories fulfill our search for pleasure

​Gita 11.24 Repetition is not always rambling – it can be for stress or beauty

Bhagavatam study 26 – 1.6.23-31 – Devotion offers the supreme liberation

Positive Thinking 33 – Tap the power of meditation

Gita 11.23 The universal form’s predatory features arouse fear even in Arjuna

Bhagavatam study 25 – 1.6.16-22 – Spiritual desire cleanses material desire

Positive Thinking 32 – PIES – 4 dimensions for all-round well-being

Positive Thinking 31 – Complement diagnosis with prescription

​Gita 11.22 The vibhutis are astounded by the virata rupa

Bhagavatam study 24 – 1.6.8-15 – Spiritual vision makes the heart-breaking heart-freeing

Bhagavatam study 23 – 1.6.1-7 – Even when our disposition changes, our position may not change

​Gita 11.21 The celestials are not just the universal form’s components but also its respondents

Gita 11.20 The universal form induces awe – both wonder and fear

Gita 11.19 – The universal form is not just blinding but also burning

Positive Thinking 30 – Faith reveals the integrated beyond the fragmented