Reading Time: 6 minutesविषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिन: | रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते ||2.59|| Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 59 (In Sanskrit) Objects go away from one who abstains, except the taste remains. Taste also goes away for one having…
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe transformation of enlightenment does not occur as a shift of behavior. Instead, one’s attitude, way of thinking, and motivations all change. Krishna speaks of desire and how those who are enlightened are not driven by such…
Reading Time: 6 minutesNo one can give up desire. However, desire can be overcome through karma yoga. In the following verse, the practice of karma yoga is described: कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिण: |जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ता: पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम् || 2.51|| karma-jaṁ…
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn the following famous verse, we are given insight into a prayerful attitude that we can adopt in our daily lives: कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि || 2.47 || karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchanamā…
Reading Time: 7 minutesTo answer this question, we can take a look at the mostly widely quoted verse of the Gita, that defines what Karmyoga is: कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि || 47 || You have command…
Reading Time: 5 minutesMany of us seek perfect peace and contentment in our lives. However, it can be challenging to find these states of mind, and often we are misdirected in our pursuit. Here are is what the Gita has…
Reading Time: 4 minutesहतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् |तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चय: || 37|| If you fight, you will either be slain on the battlefield and go to the celestial abodes, or you will gain victory and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesआश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेनमाश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्य: |आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्य: शृ्णोतिश्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित् || 29|| Some see the soul as amazing, some describe it as amazing, and some hear of the soul as amazing, while others, even on hearing, cannot…
Reading Time: 3 minutesनैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावक: |न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुत: || 23|| Weapons cannot shred the soul, nor can fire burn it. Water cannot wet it, nor can the wind dry it. Bhagavad Gita 2.23…
Reading Time: 3 minutesअन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ता: शरीरिण: |अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत || 18|| Only the material body is perishable; the embodied soul within is indestructible, immeasurable, and eternal. Therefore, fight, O descendent of Bharat. Bhagvad Gita 2.18 य एनं वेत्ति…
