“Maharaja Yudhishthira was the ideal and celebrated pious King of the world, and still he was greatly afraid after the execution of the Battle of Kurukshetra because of the mass killing in the fight, all of which was done only… Read More ›
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What About The Idea Of Not Disturbing People Interested In Karma
“Let not the wise disrupt the minds of the ignorant who are attached to fruitive action. They should not be encouraged to refrain from work, but to engage in work in the spirit of devotion.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 3.26) Download… Read More ›
Three Sanskrit Words Used For Analogies
“First a child is shown the branches of a tree, and then he is shown the moon through the branches. This is called shakha-chandra-nyaya. The idea is that first one must be given a simpler example. Then the more difficult… Read More ›
Even The Impersonalists Are Attracted
“All of them – as they surrender unto Me – I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.11) Download this episode (right click and save) Friend1: I’m sure you are… Read More ›
Why So Much Emphasis On Preaching
“For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.68) Download this episode (right click and save) Friend1: From reading the books… Read More ›
Five Paths Arjuna Could Have Chosen Prior To The Bharata War
“I would consider it better for the sons of Dhritarashtra to kill me unarmed and unresisting, rather than fight with them.” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 1.45) Download this episode (right click and save) Arjuna was worried. There was concern over the future…. Read More ›
Why Couldn’t Arjuna Retire And Meditate On Krishna
“O Govinda, of what avail to us are kingdoms, happiness or even life itself when all those for whom we may desire them are now arrayed in this battlefield? O Madhusudana, when teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons,… Read More ›
Four Analogies Used In The Bhagavad-Gita
“O mighty-armed Krishna, does not such a man, being deviated from the path of Transcendence, perish like a riven cloud, with no position in any sphere?” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 6.38) Download this episode (right click and save) The material world bears… Read More ›
The Two Increasing Attractions Resulting From The Demoniac Mentality
“The demons’ lust is never satiated. They will go on increasing and increasing their insatiable desires for material enjoyment. Although they are always full of anxieties on account of accepting nonpermanent things, they still continue to engage in such activities… Read More ›
The Four Denials Of The Asuric Mentality
“The demoniac conclude that the world is phantasmagoria. There is no cause, no effect, no controller, no purpose: everything is unreal. They say that this cosmic manifestation arises due to chance material actions and reactions. They do not think that… Read More ›