The sense of urgency, that submissiveness that Arjuna had when he approached Krishna is what is required for anyone to truly understand the Gita. We must approach Gita in the same spirit as Arjuna. Not as an entertainment but with an urgent need, with a desperate feeling that ‘I must …
The Gita teaches that we can perform the perfection of yogic process by doing our duty in divine consciousness. In Gita, Krishna tells what type of work is worship. “When work is done in devotion to God in service to humanity that work will liberate us from all the bondage …
Why was Gita spoken on the battlefield? Krishna could have spoken to Arjuna in a cave in the Himalayas or in an ashram or on the bank of a holy river. This is usually where people go to hear from sadhus. But Krishna spoke to Arjuna in the least likely …
Knowledge is like a seed and our heart is like an agricultural field. Unless, the heart is properly ploughed, unless it is receptive to receiving the seed, the seed will simply go and it will be lost.
The most valuable thing we have is every precious moment that God has given us. Time is priceless. If we lose money, or estate, or reputation, then by hard work we can gain it back. But one moment that is wasted, we cannot buy it back for all the wealth …
The story is given of a sparrow who laid her eggs on a beach. Unfortunately, the ocean stole away her eggs. She vowed, “Ocean! If you don’t return my eggs I am going to dry you up.” The ocean simply roared back. So she began taking one drop at a …
The earth’s wealth is in the form of water because nothing can survive without water. Without water, there is no food. We may have big factories and big refineries but we cannot drink oil nor eat motor cars. We need food. The food grains are born of rain. No rain, …
This material existence is like a burning forest fire. It is burning our hearts. Who would not say that their hearts are burning due to the anxieties of material life? All our attempts for relief and happiness in this world are consumed by this burning blazing fire. All of our …
There is a famous saying, “Be in the world but not of the world.” This means the spiritual conception of life. We are above; we are transcendental to all the miseries, which are inevitable in the world. Such a spiritual person alone can actually create peace on Earth. Because he …