Vedic Scriptures

How was Sanjay able to see the Universal Form without being given special eyes by Krishna?

Gita 07.24 – To deflect a clear critique of impersonalism is to violate both the meaning and the context

Gita 07.23 – Accommodation is not recommendation

Gita 07.22 – Krishna accomodates within the house of the Vedas even those who cant worship him

Gita 07.21 – Krishna is much more merciful than the God in the Prodigal Son metaphor

Gita 07.20 – Don’t let desire steal your knowledge

Gita 07.01 – Hearing paves our way to the summit of yoga

Gita 07.18 – Krishna is so hungry for love that he deems those who become his devotees charitable

Gita 06.47 – The perfection of yoga is not disconnection from matter but connection with Krishna

Gita 06.45 – Past-life attraction and present determination leads yogi to perfection

Gita 07.17 – Jnana favorable to bhakti intensifies our connection with Krishna

Gita 06.46 – Focus on transcendence is superior to any material attainment – gross or subtle

Gita 06.44 – Past-life’s spiritual practice manifests as inexplicable irresistible attraction to transcendence

Gita 07.16 – Approaching Krishna for any reason is auspicious

Gita 06.43 – Spiritual inclination is the credit that carries over beyond the corpse

Gita 07.15 – Scriptural categorization of non-devotees is living, not frozen

Gita 06.42 – Having past spiritual impressions reinforced in a present life is extremely fortunate

Should the Bhagavad-gita be made India’s national book?

Gita 07.14 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position brings intellectual force to our call of devotion

Gita 07.13 – The modes sabotage our prospects of coming out of material existence

Gita 06.40 – Krishna reveals how an apparently lose-lose situation is actually win-win

Gita 06.41 – The deviated yogi loses neither materially nor spiritually

Gita 06.38 – The problems we perceive reflect our level of consciousness

Gita 06.39 – Doubts are natural due to our limitedness – seek the unlimited

Gita 07.12 – The Gita’s vision of God is not pantheistic but panentheistic

Why did Yudhisthira while gambling Draupadi describe her physical beauty publicly?

Why did Arjuna to avenge Abhimanyu kill the weaker Jayadratha and not a stronger opponent like Karna?

Gita 06.37 – Considering future problems is a sign of intelligence

Gita 07.11 – Kama manifests the divine when harmonized with dharma

Gita 06.36 – Mind control is essential – and possible by proper process

Gita 07.10 – All seeds are exhaustible, but Krishna is the inexhaustible seed

Gita 07.09 – Krishna underlies diverse manifestations as earth, fire, life and ascetic

Gita 06.35 – The supreme teacher offers guidance – and confidence

Gita 06.34 – The mind is dangerous like an unstoppable storm

Gita 07.08 – Krishna is the essence that makes all taste accessible through water

Gita 07.07 – Krishna is the substance underlying all appearance

Gita 06.33 – Seeing equally is tough, but seeing devotionally is easier

Gita 06.32 – The topmost yogi sees everyone with benevolence, not indifference

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

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

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

A succession conflict caused by selflessness (Ramayana Reflections 4)

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

Gita 06.27 – Joy is the natural fruity of purity

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

In Bhagavatam canto 2, what is the relation between Parikshitas question and Brahmas listing various avataras?

In Gita 13.24 why does Krishna say that he has spoken about the modes when he hasn’t spoken about them?

Gita Metaphors 2 – Wind 1 – A Boat Amidst a Storm

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

Gita 06.24 – Determination means rejection of dejection

Gita 06.23 – Yoga brings disconnection from our infatuation with misery

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

Bhagavad Gita Metaphors 1 – Introduction

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

Gita 13.27 – Let sensory perception stimulate spiritual contemplation

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

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

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

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

Fatalism or pragmatism? (Ramayana reflections 3)

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

Gita 06.16 – Take responsibility for determining bodily balance

Gita 06.15 – Yoga brings mental regulation and spiritual liberation

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

Gita 06.14 – Use material dispassion to establish spiritual connection

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

Gita 06.13 – Physical position is meant to facilitate mental absorption

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

Defiance used in the service of devotion – Ramayana reflection

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

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

Gita 06.11 – Seek a balance between externals and internals

Gita 14.12 – Passion produces workoholism – protect yourself by devotion

Gita 06.10 – Popular yoga is not spiritual yoga

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

Gita 06.08 – Realization brings satisfaction and equal vision

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