Tag: Bhagavad Geeta
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7: Knowledge of the Absolute
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 marks a quiet but decisive shift in the Bhagavad Gita — from a teaching primarily concerned with right action and inner discipline, to one that begins revealing the vast, intimate presence underlying all of existence. Krishna’s promise of complete knowledge at this chapter’s opening is not fulfilled all at once; it…
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8: The Eternal and the Perishable
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 asks readers to consider something most of us prefer to set aside: how we might meet our final moments, and what daily practice of attention and remembrance might prepare us for that moment with clarity rather than fear. Its answer is quietly hopeful — not a demand for perfection, but an…
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5: Renunciation vs. Action
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 offers a quiet but important reassurance: the peace many of us seek by imagining an escape from our responsibilities is available, Krishna suggests, right where we already stand — in the midst of our actual lives, provided we learn to hold our actions the way a lotus leaf holds water. Full…
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2: The Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya Yoga)
Picture the scene. Two armies stand ready on the field of Kurukshetra, conch shells still echoing across the plain, and the greatest warrior of his generation has just let his bow slip from his hands. Arjuna, who has faced down kings and demons without flinching, sits down in his chariot and weeps. It is one…
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Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya: A Deep Dive into Its Spiritual Meaning
There’s something timeless about the verse “Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata…” from the Bhagavad Gita. If you’ve ever come…
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Bhagavad Gita: A Guide to Inner Peace and Purpose
Let’s unpack the Gita together, step by step, in simple language and with everyday examples that make its profound ideas accessible to all.
