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June 2022

• 140) When the Gita is spoken to one specific person, how can it be universal?

July 2017

• 139) We are never too far away from relapse Gita 02.60

December 2016

• 138) Why does the Gita use a battlefield setting?
• 137) ​In Gita 17.1, do shraddha and nishtha refer to different things?
• 136) If the Gita is a recorded conversation reported by Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra, how does it contain Sanjaya’s speech?
• 135) What is the essence of the Bhagavad-gita?

November 2016

• 134) Demystifying Gita 18.66 – Does surrender mean giving up dharma?
• 133) Who all heard the Gita – why were Sanjaya and Dhritarashtra able to hear?
• 132) Are all commentaries on Bhagavad-gita of equal value?
• 131) For what purpose did Krishna speak the Bhagavad-gita?
• 130) For whom is the Bhagavad-gita spoken?
• 129) In the Bhagavad-gita, what is the significance of the word Bhagavan?
• 128) What is the Bhagavad-gita?
• 127) What is the spirit of Bhagavad-gita?
• 126) Who is fit to understand Bhagavad-gita?
• 125) Why did Krishna choose Arjuna as the recipient of Bhagavad-gita?

October 2016

• 124) ​A Bhagavad-gita view of religious diversity
• 123) ​QA on Bhagavad-gita and bhakti philosophy
• 122) What is the flow of the from Gita 6.20 to 6.23?

September 2016

• 121) ​Who is a sthita–prajna?
• 120) For knowing God, is there any basis other than the Bhagavad-gita?
• 119) Understanding the practicality of karmany evadhikaraste (Gita 02.47)

August 2016

• 118) ​Gita Leadership Sutras 5-10
• 117) ​Gita Leadership Sutras 2-4
• 116) ​Gita Leadership Sutras Intro & Sutra 1
• 115) Gita Insights on Terrorism

January 2016

• 114) Gita 1​1.30 The all-devouring feature of the universal form reveals how the war is a yajna
• 113) Gita 11.25 The sight of the unfamiliar in the familiar is disorienting
• 112) ​Gita 11.24 Repetition is not always rambling – it can be for stress or beauty
• 111) Gita 11.23 The universal form’s predatory features arouse fear even in Arjuna
• 110) ​Gita 11.22 The vibhutis are astounded by the virata rupa
• 109) ​Gita 11.21 The celestials are not just the universal form’s components but also its respondents

December 2015

• 108) Gita 11.20 The universal form induces awe – both wonder and fear
• 107) Gita 11.19 – The universal form is not just blinding but also burning
• 106) Gita 11.18 – The universal form is the eternal personal protector of dharma
• 105) Gita 11.17 – The blinding brightness conveys the universal form’s glory
• 104) Gita 11.16 – Description of vision stimulates identification of the source of that vision
• 103) ​Gita 11.15 – Arjuna’s vision encompasses the whole universe from top to bottom
• 102) Gita 11.14 – Arjuna’s mood changes from submissive discussion to prayerful veneration
• 101) Gita 11.13 – The universal form reconciles the one and the many
• 100) Gita 11.12 – Human perception and description are inadequate before divine self-revelation
• 99) ​Gita 11.11 – The visual demonstration reinforces the philosophical exposition
• 98) ​Gita 11.10 The first impression of the universal form is astonishing
• 97) Gita 11.09 The universal form is the ultimate mystical vision
• 96) ​Gita 11.08 Our vision is a function of our qualification
• 95) ​Gita 11.05 – The many forms within the one form – variety manifests within divinity
• 94) ​Gita 11.03 – Arjuna’s desire to know Krishna’s glory comes not from doubt but from devotion
• 93) Gita 11.02 – Freedom from delusion comes by understanding the ephemeral and the eternal beyond the ephemeral
• 92) Gita 11.01 – Those enlightened by divine mercy desire similar enlightenment for others
• 91) Gita 10.42 – Appreciate Krishna’s opulence by appreciating the potency of his fragment
• 90) Gita 10.41 See the attractiveness of the attractive not as Maya but as sparks of Krishna
• 89) Gita 10.40 – Krishna’s infinitude brings not confusion, but jubilation
• 88) ​Gita 10.39 – God is the one without whose existence no existence is possible
• 87) ​Gita 10.37 – Krishna’s manifestations encompass all the three worlds
• 86) ​Gita 10.36 The thrill of victory and adventure is an experience of Krishna
• 85) Gita 10.38 – Punishment may not stop wrong desiring, but it can stop wrong doing
• 84) Gita 11.06 – We see with the information that helps us makes sense of what we see
• 83) Gita 10.35 – The beauty of music and nature manifest Krishna’s opulence
• 82) ​Gita 10.33 – Re-envision attraction to language and words to become attracted to Krishna
• 81) Gita 10.32 – Krishna manifests as all phases of action in material existence
• 80) Gita 10.31 – The power of powerful weapons and warriors points to Krishna
• 79) Gita 10.30 – God manifests as the godly among the ungodly

November 2015

• 78) ​Gita 10.27 – The ruler manifests God’s opulence, for good or for bad
• 77) ​Gita 10.26 – ​The transcendental manifests among the celestial
• 76) Gita 10.24 – Channel feelings of awe from giant things towards the source of all awe
• 75) Gita 10.21 – Celestial glory manifests transcendental glory
• 74) ​Gita 10.20 – The transcendent divinity is pervasively immanent in space and time
• 73) ​Gita 10.19 – Our eagerness to hear Krishna’s glories is auspicious for us and delightful for Krishna

February 2012

• 72) Are Krishna’s Gita statements exclusivist?
• 71) 18.32: Rationalize = Rational + lies: Glamorizing lewdness as “boldness”
• 70) 03.43: Dwell, Desire, Decide, Degrade – No! Discriminate
• 69) Why does every religion claim that it is the only way? Doesn’t this lead to violence?
• 68) 16.04: Pride (P + Ride) takes us on a Perilous Ride

January 2012

• 67) 17.15: Memorizing scripture doesn’t burden our head; it unburdens our heart
• 66) 02.29: Life’s amazing secret
• 65) Why are some people born wealthy and some poor?
• 64) 03.37: The Black Hole of Lust
• 63) What’s wrong with sex?
• 62) Why was Karna denigrated as suta-putra?
• 61) 18.66: Surrender is not about giving up, but about going up
• 60) 09.29: Krishna is impartially partial
• 59) 02.64: Am I free to choose my definition of enjoyment?
• 58) 10.10: The Gita provides not just eyes, but also wings
• 57) 18.73 – An intellectual adventure with an emotional climax
• 56) Has science disproved the Bhagavad-gita – does consciousness come from the brain, not the soul?
• 55) 15.10: The self-imposed misfortune of trusting the untrustworthy
• 54) 16.08-09: The immaterial is not immaterial
• 53) 06.32: Retreat within to treat without
• 52) 13.16: When Krishna seems far away….
• 51) 05.22 – The pleasure that is pregnant with suffering
• 50) 18.58: Our fear of insignificance traps us in insignificance
• 49) 16.11: Cry, Vie, Lie, Die, Fie – Tie
• 48) 05.29: Don’t romanticize or demonize the world; utilize it to realize Krishna
• 47) 14.10: Why self-help doesn’t help…
• 46) Is the Bhagavad-gita an extremist book?
• 45) 18.33-35: Gita insights for New Year resolutions

December 2011

• 44) 07.16 – Not just survival value but also value to survival
• 43) 02.17: Is that me?
• 42) 18.73: Questioning our questions
• 41) 18.37: Lack of devotional appetite is natural yet unnatural
• 40) 15.18: Krishna is realer than reality
• 39) Is the metaphorical interpretation of the Gita’s battlefield setting authorized?
• 38) 08.07 – The dynamic interplay of the ‘here’ and the ‘hereafter’
• 37) 03.06: Spend Quality Time with God
• 36) Why does the Bhagavad-gita call for violence?
• 35) 18.78: The Gita guarantees ultimate success
• 34) Bhagavad-gita for the Jet-age
• 33) 18.73: From “Is God with me?” to “Am I with God?”
• 32) 16.07-20: The Bhagavad-gita is open-minded, not empty-minded
• 31) 13.09: Reclaiming Immortality: The Concern is the Lack of Concern
• 30) 02.11: Beyond lamentation to love
• 29) 13.08: Humility opens the door to wisdom
• 28) 03.34: We are products, but not prisoners of our past
• 27) Why is the Bhagavad-gita so pessimistic?
• 26) 09.30-31: Love not just ideal people, but also real people
• 25) 09.22: Reforming Our Priorities
• 24) 02.70: Ever Flowing, Never Flooding – The Dynamics of Inner Peace
• 23) 11.32: History is His-story
• 22) 16.02: Finding the fault of faultfinding
• 21) 02.07: Let’s stop serving God as advisors
• 20) 04.35: Not just Believing, but Belonging
• 19) 18.65: The Bhagavad-gita enthrones the path of love
• 18) How can the unlimited have a form?
• 17) 01.46 – The Genius of the Bhagavad-gita
• 16) 06.20-23: Going Beyond the Reach of Misery
• 15) 08.07: Bhakti integrates our emotional and rational faculties
• 14) Happiness results not just from the state of mind, but the state of being ()

November 2011

• 13) 05.23: Tolerance is the stopper between temptation and transgression
• 12) 09.22: If we can worry, we can meditate
• 11) 09.10: Why give up when we can grow up?
• 10) 02.66-67: Ending our history of dissatisfaction
• 9) 18.37: The Secret of Enlightened Enjoyment
• 8) Why does the Gita recommend working with detachment?
• 7) 11.33: From mission impossible to mission unstoppable
• 6) 02.14-16: Concerned but not disturbed by change
• 5) 02.42-43: Are we mixing up our means and our ends?
• 4) 18.64: When demoralized, let’s turn to the Bhagavad-gita
• 3) 13.22: Ending our divorce with reality
• 2) Why is it so difficult to know God?

October 2011

• 1) Synthesis of Science and Spirituality