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Procrastination and Tamas

Procrastination and Tamas

Sometimes an important task is right in front of us, yet the mind says we should wait a little longer. If this happens repeatedly, it is useful to exa

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Agni and Soma

Agni and Soma

Change is necessary in life, but caring for the new life that follows change is just as necessary. The chapter on Agni and Soma in Madhavshiv presents

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Recognising a True Guru

Recognising a True Guru

In the search for knowledge, right guidance matters as much as the right questions. Someone's words may attract us, but we also need to observe their

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Doing Nothing Is Also Action

Doing Nothing Is Also Action

Sometimes it seems that putting work aside will end all our difficulties. Yet the body continues to function, the mind continues to think, and our dec

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The Courage of Inner and Outer Honesty

The Courage of Inner and Outer Honesty

In Part Sixteen of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, arjava brings thought, speech, and action together. How can we practise honest, considerate simplicity while recognisin

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Renunciation While Fulfilling Duty

Renunciation While Fulfilling Duty

Renunciation does not mean fleeing duty. Part Eighteen distinguishes action, desire, and attachment to results, showing how responsibility can be fulfilled with inwa

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Balance in Spiritual Practice

Balance in Spiritual Practice

Food, rest, action, and remembrance of God connect spiritual practice with the whole of life. The Gita’s dialogue invites us to move beyond excess and bring moderati

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Dignity in Giving

Dignity in Giving

The dignity of giving lies in its intention, proper use, and respect for the recipient. The Gita’s distinctions between sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic giving invite r

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Four Tests of Speech

Four Tests of Speech

Speaking truthfully, preserving dignity, and seeking another’s welfare: four tests of speech invite us to examine our words, intentions, and inner dialogue.

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Krishna in Every Name

Krishna in Every Name

Kanha’s closeness, Gopal’s compassion, Murlidhar’s sweetness, and Vasudev’s universal presence reveal the qualities and relationships held in Krishna’s names.

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Devotion as the Boon

Devotion as the Boon

Garga asks the child Krishna for unwavering devotion, service, and lasting remembrance beyond wealth, powers, and pleasures.

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Gratitude After Crisis

Gratitude After Crisis

Returning home after the forest fire, Nanda’s giving and a shared meal reveal gratitude expressed through daily life.

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Seeing Beyond Circumstances

Seeing Beyond Circumstances

Krishna’s welcome and Nanda’s understanding of Akrura invite us to see a person’s heart alongside their outward circumstances.

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The Tender Shoot of Devotion

The Tender Shoot of Devotion

Yashoda’s question and Radha’s teaching illuminate how companionship, remembrance and awareness nurture the tender shoot of devotion.

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You or the Five

You or the Five

An exploration of the five causes of action—its basis, the doer, the instruments, the various efforts and the divine—drawn from Part 18 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita.

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The Trust of a Sakhi

The Trust of a Sakhi

Draupadi and Krishna’s relationship reveals protection of dignity, help in scarcity and companionship within grief.

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Beyond the Bells

Beyond the Bells

Ghantakarna’s story explores readiness to listen, hostility attached to devotion and the meaning of inner change.

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The Dignity of Friendship

The Dignity of Friendship

The Hesitation Before Meeting Friendship holds a tender question: when circumstances change, does our affection change with them? Why can we feel hesitant about stan

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The Value of Time

The Value of Time

A reflection on using time well, patience for the fruits of action, study and service, and beginning good work today instead of postponing it until old age.

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Nidhivan: Where Nature Joins the Devotion

Nidhivan: Where Nature Joins the Devotion

Based on Shri Garga Samhita, Vrindavan Khanda, Chapter 24, this article reflects on the poetic scene of the Nidhivan lila—Yamuna bank, kadamba grove, music, dance, p

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From Renunciation Toward Liberation

From Renunciation Toward Liberation

Arjuna asks Shri Krishna to explain separately the true meanings of renunciation and relinquishment. By now, many aspects of action, knowledge, devotion and self-res

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How Does Faith Shape Our Nature?

How Does Faith Shape Our Nature?

Arjuna asks Shri Krishna about people who do not follow the scriptural method but still worship with faith. What kind of commitment do they have—sattvic, rajasic or

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Divine Qualities in Everyday Life

Divine Qualities in Everyday Life

Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna two kinds of tendencies within a person: divine and demonic. They can be recognised through conduct, resolve and the direction of lif

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A Steady Perspective amid the Three Qualities

A Steady Perspective amid the Three Qualities

Shri Krishna gives Arjuna knowledge by which a seeker can understand the bonds of nature and move beyond them. He says that sattva, rajas and tamas arise from nature

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The Field and Its Knower: Who Is Aware?

The Field and Its Knower: Who Is Aware?

Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna the distinction between the body and the one who knows it. He calls the body the field and the one who knows this field the knower of

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The Steadiness of a Beloved Devotee

The Steadiness of a Beloved Devotee

Arjuna asks Shri Krishna who is the greater yogi: those devotees who worship His personal form, or those who contemplate the unmanifest, imperishable Brahman. He wan

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Arjuna’s Question Before the Universal Form

Arjuna’s Question Before the Universal Form

After hearing about Shri Krishna’s glory and the foundation of creation, a new question arises in Arjuna. He says that Shri Krishna’s grace has removed his delusion.

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Seeing the Supreme Through Its Splendours

Seeing the Supreme Through Its Splendours

Wishing Arjuna well, Shri Krishna explains His nature more clearly. He says that He is unborn, without beginning and the supreme foundation of all worlds. One who kn

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The Inner Way of Faith and Devotion

The Inner Way of Faith and Devotion

Shri Krishna tells Arjuna that He will now share profoundly subtle knowledge. It is connected with experience, purifies a person and points toward freedom from inaus

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Acting While Remembering the Divine

Acting While Remembering the Divine

Arjuna asks Shri Krishna about Brahman, the self and action. He also wants to understand the material, divine and sacrificial dimensions of existence. An important p

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How Can the Mind Become Our Friend?

How Can the Mind Become Our Friend?

Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna that the true yogi and renunciant is one who performs one’s duty without depending on the fruits of action. Simply stopping work does

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Action, Renunciation, and Inner Freedom

Action, Renunciation, and Inner Freedom

A question still remains in Arjuna’s mind. At times Shri Krishna speaks of renouncing actions, and at other times praises the yoga of action. Arjuna asks which of th

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How Does True Knowledge Arise?

How Does True Knowledge Arise?

Arjuna asks Shri Krishna: His own birth is recent, while the Sun is very ancient. How, then, could He have taught this yoga to the Sun at the beginning?

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Working Without Being Bound by Results

Working Without Being Bound by Results

Arjuna says to Shri Krishna: if knowledge is superior to action, why is He urging him to undertake such a difficult action? Arjuna’s understanding is still unsettled

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Radha’s Birth: From Goloka to Gokula

Radha’s Birth: From Goloka to Gokula

The book presents Radha’s manifestation in Goloka and her arrival at Vrishabhanu and Kalavati’s home on earth as distinct narrative layers. This article reads those

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Who Will Teach Us to Decide?

Who Will Teach Us to Decide?

Arjuna tells Shri Krishna that he cannot understand what it would be right for him to do. On one side is his duty; on the other are relationships whose loss even in

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Equanimity Beyond the Three Qualities

Equanimity Beyond the Three Qualities

Sattva, rajas, and tamas influence human experience and action. The closing question and answer in Chapter 14 describe transcendence as recognizing their movement wi

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Where Fire and Soma Meet

Where Fire and Soma Meet

In Madhavshiv’s “Agni and Soma” chapter, fire represents transformation and radiance, while Soma represents coolness and nourishment. Their balance sustains the worl

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What the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Says

What the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Says

A clear introduction to the Gita’s journey from Arjuna’s dilemma through the soul, action, the mind, devotion, God, human nature and liberation.

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Devotion Is Recognized by Compassion

Devotion Is Recognized by Compassion

Ask someone how devotion can be recognized, and they may mention worship, chanting, fasting, or visiting a temple. These are important expressions of

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The Tiger Transformed by Compassion

The Tiger Transformed by Compassion

How quickly we judge a living being by its past actions. It is easy to regard someone who was once violent as forever violent, and easier still to kee

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Yashoda’s Love

Yashoda’s Love

A child sits in his mother’s lap, yet he is also the divine figure in whom the mystery of creation rests. In the chapter “Yashoda Prem” of Dr. Rajesh

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Radha and the Portrait of Krishna

Radha and the Portrait of Krishna

A picture of someone dear can make us happy and, at the same time, sharpen our awareness that the person is absent. A picture gives the eyes a form to

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Radha’s Longing: The Depth of Love

Radha’s Longing: The Depth of Love

Sometimes even the most beautiful scenes in life cannot comfort the heart. The river continues to flow, flowers bloom on the trees, and the moon scatt

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Give Your Effort Direction

Give Your Effort Direction

Even after working hard, we sometimes feel that we are standing in the same place. The day has been busy and we are tired, yet the work that matters h

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Unity in Diversity

Unity in Diversity

When we look at a necklace, we first notice its beads. The thread holding them together often remains unseen. In Part 7, Krishna uses this simple imag

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Action and Worry About Results

Action and Worry About Results

As soon as we begin a task, we start imagining its outcome. Will we be praised or criticised? Will we succeed or fail? Sometimes these worries occupy

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Arjuna's Dilemma

Arjuna's Dilemma

Some decisions are difficult to act on even when we think we know the answer. What stands before us is not merely a task, but people we love, old memo

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Krishna, the True Guru

Krishna, the True Guru

We often approach a guru looking for an answer to an immediate difficulty. But a guru also opens our way of seeing, so that we can meet future questio

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Serving Vraj

Serving Vraj

A reflection on Radha and Krishna’s love, caring for sacred places, and making devotion part of everyday service.

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Why Read the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita?

Why Read the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita?

Twenty questions about reading the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: action, decisions, anxiety, relationships, life’s purpose and applying its teachings in everyday life.

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The Mystery of Human Birth

The Mystery of Human Birth

Krishna answers Arjuna’s question about unfinished spiritual practice, sincere action, devotion, and the journey of the soul across lives.

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meaning of religious

meaning of religious

Who is a religious person, what does he do, why is he a religious person? A religious person is one whose soul is connected to religion, whose every action is based

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meaning of love

meaning of love

God is not only the Supreme Being but can be experienced in all the forms of love. Human beings often think of God only as a great power or supreme being.

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Brahma

Brahma

ज्ञेयं यत तत् प्रवक्ष्यामी यज्ज्ञात्वम्रत्मशनुते। Anadimat Param Brahma Na Sattannasduchyate. 12 ॥ In this verse of Part Thirteen of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Lord K

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Does the Soul Act?

Does the Soul Act?

Many human beings say that it is not right to say that the soul does, but it is right to say that it does. Which is not appropriate. In the Vedas, Shastras and Upani

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Who am I

Who am I

I am a writer and I love writing on spirituality. It is not that I am an analyst of this, but it is because whenever you think, read or write on spirituality, you ge

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Why Read the Mahabharata?

Why Read the Mahabharata?

There is a big dilemma in the mind of the common man whether Mahabharata should not be read or it should not be kept at home. There is a verse in the first chapter o

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Truth of Khatu Shyam Baba

Truth of Khatu Shyam Baba

Chapters 60 and 66 of Maheshwarkhand-Kumarikakhand [2] of Skandapuran describe Ghatotkacha marriage and his son Barbarik in great detail. There is no mention of Barb

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The Atomic Form of God

The Atomic Form of God

Many human beings have a doubt as to where is God. Why doesn't science prove this?

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Hiranyaksha, Ravana and Shishupala Were One

Hiranyaksha, Ravana and Shishupala Were One

It is told in the Kartikamas Mahatmya of Skandapuran that due to the vision of Maharishi Kardam, two sons named 'Jai' and 'Vijay' were born from the womb of Trinavin

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Where Did the Sudarshan Chakra Come From?

Where Did the Sudarshan Chakra Come From?

The story of Lord Krishna receiving Sudarshan Chakra is an important and interesting incident in Hindu mythological stories. There are many stories about its attainm

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The Ganga Came to Earth Twice

The Ganga Came to Earth Twice

Brahmapuranam has two parts, one named Purvabhag and the other named Uttarbhag. The origin of Ganga has been told in the story under chapter number 72 ‘Shivvivah’ of

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How Are We Born?

How Are We Born?

Explore the fascinating journey of human birth. From conception to delivery, discover the miraculous process of how we come into this world.

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truth of mahabharata

truth of mahabharata

Explore the profound truths of the Mahabharata and its timeless wisdom. Dive into the essence of this ancient epic and unravel its eternal relevance.

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Where Does Love Come From?

Where Does Love Come From?

Explore the origin of love and its profound impact on our lives. Discover the mysteries of 'where does love come from' in this insightful blog post.

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Atonement for 32 crimes (2)

Atonement for 32 crimes (2)

Discover the 32 types of sins and their atonement in this insightful blog post. Explore the spiritual journey towards redemption and self-discovery.

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Atonement for Thirty-Two Offences (1)

Atonement for Thirty-Two Offences (1)

Explore the 32 types of atonement in Hindi (प्रयाश्चित्त) with our insightful blog. Discover the significance of each and delve into the world of redemption.

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32 crimes

32 crimes

Discover the 32 types of crime and their impact on society. Explore the different categories and their implications in this insightful blog post.

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Guru, Friend and Protector

Guru, Friend and Protector

Explore the significance of 'Guru, Sakha and Rakshak' in the world of computing-apps. Discover the roles they play and their impact on technological growth.

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Krishna of 555 words

Krishna of 555 words

According to the Puranas, Lord Krishna descended from His celestial abode, Goloka, spanning 50 crore yojanas, to relieve the Earth of its suffering.

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Where Is God?

Where Is God?

Discover the divine wisdom of Hindu scriptures as we explore the eternal love of Krishan and Radha, and the pursuit of Gyan in the Bhagavad Gita. Where is God?

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The Form of Radha and Krishna

The Form of Radha and Krishna

He vanquished demons, protected His devotees, and ultimately delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, guiding the path of righteousne

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Truths of Life I Have Come to Know

Truths of Life I Have Come to Know

I believe that our Vedas and Puranas should be introduced to us from childhood. If we do this, we will never feel lost in the darkness, wander aimlessly, or see anyt

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A True Lie

A True Lie

In this world, there is nothing as pure as knowledge. Once one attains true knowledge, all desires fade, and there is no need for anything else. A yogi, through spir

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How to read Gayatri Mantra

How to read Gayatri Mantra

A wise person should perform the ritual of Nyasa by placing the sacred syllables of the Gayatri mantra at twenty-four points of their body, from feet to head. This p

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Krishna as a Guru

Krishna as a Guru

According to the Puranas, Lord Krishna descended from His celestial abode, Goloka, spanning 50 crore yojanas, to relieve the Earth of its suffering.

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Krishna Kavach

Krishna Kavach

Born as a divine child to Devaki and raised in Nanda's village, He astonished all by revealing the entire universe within His mouth while playing in Yashoda's lap.

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The Marriage of Radha and Krishna

The Marriage of Radha and Krishna

According to the Puranas, Lord Krishna descended from His celestial abode, Goloka, spanning 50 crore yojanas, to relieve the Earth of its suffering.

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