Bhagavad Gita Series

Lord Krishna says in Gita : "Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than this." Vedic knowledge is vast. If not guided properly a person may get...

In scriptures, living entities are addressed as _Baddha-jīva_, and this material world is addressed as "Prison House". _Baddha-jīva_ means entrapped living entity. Just like a prisoner is entrapped in a prison house, living entities are entrapped in this material world. These entrapped living entities are there in 84 Lacs different grades of life. It is not easy to escape this prison house. *There...

Chankya Pandit, a great politician says in his moral instructions: ā𝘺𝘶ṣ𝘢ḥ 𝘬ṣ𝘢ṇ𝘢 𝘦𝘬𝘰 ’𝘱𝘪,  𝘯𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘩𝘺𝘢ḥ 𝘴𝘷𝘢𝘳ṇ𝘢-𝘬𝘰ṭ𝘪𝘣𝘩𝘪ḥ, Even a moment of one’s lifetime could not be returned in exchange for millions of dollars. Therefore one should consider how much loss one suffers if he wastes even a moment of his life for nothing. Living like an animal, not understanding the goal of life, one foolishly thinks tha...

We often hear this statement "Spirituality is something which is meant for post-retirement study, now at young age we should work hard and enjoy our senses." Not realizing the utmost urgency of spiritual life most of the people waste their valuable time and energy in earning some temporary pleasure. They do not know the aim and objective of human life, which is self-realization and the reestablish...

In Srimad Bhagavatam, it is mentioned _padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām_  This material world is a very dangerous place. There is a danger at every step. No matter how intelligent a person is, it will not be possible for him to save himself from contamination of the world. He is bound to commit sins, he is bound to get entangled, he is bound to get punished. Examples are many, exceptions are very...

In our scriptures senses are compared with venomous serpents. Just like a snake bite can be a cause of a person's death, uncontrolled senses can be a cause of a transcendentalist's fall down. Many stalwarts in the past have fallen prey to it. We have heard Lord Krishna talking about this business of senses, let us hear this time what His pure devotee, Prahalad Maharaj says about the same business?

The revealed scriptures mention nine means of attaining devotional service. One can directly approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead simply by executing these nine kinds of devotional service. These services, when directly offered to Kṛṣṇa, constitute the highest attainment of life. By practicing even one of the nine processes of devotional service, one can become successful.  What are these n...

Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared in this material world just to show the example of perfect authority, and people have to follow His path. The Vedic injunction is that one cannot understand the Absolute Truth simply by mental speculation or logical argument. One has to follow the authorities. Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ.  One such Mahajan is Pralahad Maharaj. He was tortured,...

While performing devotional service in the association of pure devotees in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there are certain things which require to be vanquished altogether. The most important thing one has to surmount is weakness of the heart.( Bhagavad Gita 15.20 Purport) Everything has to evaluated by the result. If we are executing our spiritual practices sincerely, then weakness of heart must be s...

In this session you will learn: • Why social media can be an addiction? • Why and How? • Some practical tips to safeguard.

In this session you will learn: • First things First • Purpose of our existence • How to prioritize – some practical tips!

सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्त: स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च । वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम् ॥ १५ ॥ I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas I am to be known; indeed I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas. (Bhagavad Gita 15.15)   The Supreme Lord whom the whole world is searching after, d...

mamaivāṁśo jīva-lokejīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇiprakṛti-sthāni karṣati The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind.(Bhagavad Gita 15.7) Some transcendentalists think of soul being one with the supreme spirit and stick to "advaita" or non-dual concep...

Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. (Bhagavad Gita 18.66) Surrender to God is the perfection of all mysticism and is the real beginning of spiritual life. The only qualification required to realize God, get empowered by God and to transfer oneself to the kingdom of God is Surrender.  But how do I surrender? Yes! t...

"The Blessed Lord said: There is a banyan tree which has its roots upward and its branches down and whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas." (Bhagavad Gita 15.1) One may ask, why Bhagavad Gita is sidelining the Vedic rituals and stressing just on the prime importance of Bhakti-Yoga. It's because the purpose of entire vedic knowledge is to understand th...

"The Blessed Lord said: He who does not hate illumination, attachment and delusion when they are present, nor longs for them when they disappear; who is seated like one unconcerned, being situated beyond these material reactions of the modes of nature, who remains firm, knowing that the modes alone are active; who regards alike pleasure and pain, and looks on a clod, a stone and a piece of gold wi...

In this session you will learn: • What can we learn? • Practical application of learnings • Priceless wisdom

The auspicious appearance day of Lord Balarama, the elder brother of Lord Sri Krishna, is celebrated on the full moon day of Shravana (August). Lord Balarama appeared as the son of Rohini and Vasudeva. He is also known as Baladeva and Sankarshana. He gives us the required spiritual strength to cross over the hurdles in our journey of self-realization. Devotees fast till noon and pray to Lord Balar...

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) is a prominent preceptor acharya in our succession of spiritual masters and disciples coming from Lord Krishna. He was a pioneering spiritual leader, a householder, a magistrate working in colonial India under the British rule, a prolific preacher, writer, and poet. He wrote volumes of books reintroducing the pure teachings of Lord Chaitanya at a time when th...

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What is missing in our life? How to lead a fulfilling life? 1st Session of Ishopanishad series

"By the instruction of a bona fide spiritual master, a living entity can know of his spiritual position, his material body, his senses, how he is entrapped, and how he is under the spell of the material modes of nature. He is helpless, being in the grip of these modes, but when he can see his real position, then he can attain to the transcendental platform, having the scope for spiritual life. Act...