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Om Sri Gurubhyo Namaha Lord Krishna says, Therefore Arjuna whether you are going to get involved in this battle or not; the time has come for all these people to perish. If you are going to be involved; the advantage is you will get the name and fame for fighting on the side of dharma, people will say Arjuna fought for dharma and Arjuna established dharma; Therefore you join and do your duty; Tasmāt; therefore, tvam uttiṣṭa; you get up yaśō labhasva; you can take the name and fame. How; śatrūn jitvā; by defeating your enemies; samṛddham rājyaṃ bhuṅkṣva; you can enjoy the prosperous kingdom wh ..read more

Uddharēd ātmana''tmānaṃna''tmānamavasādayēt| ātmaiva hyātmanō bandhurātmaivaripurātmanaḥ||6.5|| One should uplift oneself by oneself. One should not lower oneself. For, the self alone is the friend of oneself; the self alone is the enemy of oneself. Friends, If you have ever felt that only Destiny, fate, horoscope, prārabdha karma alone is the cause for state of your life and fortune? Then pl pay attention to this verse. This verse is an open declaration of Bhagavan Krishna, that the possibility, potential and resources to strive for and achieve self-elevation are available in adequate measur ..read more

Arjuna asks 3 questions about gunathitha- What are the characteristics of a gunathithah, how does he conducts himself in this world and how does he become a gunathithaha. Srikrishna answers these questions in Chapter 14- verses 22 to 26. Visualise you have 3 kids in your car- 3 naughty kids. One always playing- restless, always active. Second always reading- a bookworm, thirsty for knowledge- to know. The third, always sleepy- lethargic- no activity, no knowledge- like a rock. So, 3 kids- like Rock, Paper and Scissors. You are driving them on a long journey. And what do they do? Constantly pl ..read more

yogayukto viśuddhātmā Gita 5.7 yogayukto viśuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ sarvabhūtātmabhūtātmā kurvann api na lipyate 5.7 िविजतामा िजतेिद्रयः vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ having mastered the body and sense organs िवशद्धामा viśuddhātmā the pure minded योगयक्तः yōgayuktaḥ Karma yōgi सवर्भतामभतामा sarvabhūtātmabhūtātmā (becomes) the Atma which is the self of all things अिप कवर्न api kurvan though acting न िलयत na lipyate he is not affected. 7. Having mastered the body and sense organs, the pure-minded karma yogi (becomes) the Atma which is the self of all beings. Such a person Though acting, he is not ..read more

Most of us who are born and brought up in India would have heard the term Atma in some context or the other, right from our childhood days. We generally grow up hearing about this mystical term, loosely translated as 'soul', 'unseen part of living being which leaves the body at death' and many other explanations. For serious spiritual seekers, it will be wiser to disregard all their pre-conceived notions of the term atma, at the outset. Because what is meant by 'Atma' in vedanta is grossly different. Then, what is it? We understand the world around us using our five senses-like- by seeing, hea ..read more

We come together, united in purpose Seeking inner peace, and true happiness Through the teachings of the guru, we find our way Towards a path of enlightenment, each and every day We welcome 2023, with open hearts and minds Determined to live our lives, with peace and love entwined We embrace the journey, to discover who we are And find the joy and happiness, that comes from reaching our true star Life is a time pass, nothing to do and nowhere to go But by bowing to the guru, we find a path to grow We learn to let go of fear and embrace our true selves And find the permanent peace, that inner h ..read more

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Om shri gurubhyo namaha From verse No.30 to 34 of chapter 9; Krishna completes his teaching by glorifying bhakthi and teaching us about the greatness of bhakthi. Bhakti can transform a person. Bhakthi has got several layers, it is like a flight of stairs/step, it is like ladder, Begin from the lowest rung of the ladder, karma lakṣaṇa bhakthi; then upāsana lakṣaṇa bhakthi; and then jñāna lakṣaṇa; Since it has many rungs, anybody can start bhakthi; according to his level; Not that you must study nirguṇam Brahma; you need not start there; Start with karma yōga; which is easy; even you can practi ..read more

Om Sri Gurubhyo Namaha Lord Krishna teaches the nature of the Self in Chapter 2 of Gita- Atma swarupam and how it is different from anatma, the body-mind-complex. Suppose I give you a quiz question or a riddle. I will give some attributes of a simple food item we consume daily. You will have to think and tell me what it is. It is not a vegetable/ fruit or grain; it does not grow in a plant or tree; it does not perish easily; it is essential component of most of our food; it pervades and gives taste to most of our food items. After some thinking, you will tell me the correct answer as Salt. S ..read more