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Why is Vishad Yoga the name of the first chapter in The Bhagavad Gita? Is Vishad (misery) necessary to gain true knowledge? Does misery result in negative or positive progress?
When a person goes through misery, it awakens him, and then leads him to experiences knowledge. This is why it is called Vishad. In Vishad, one keeps on seeing everything as not right. It is like a negative cloud that surrou ... -
Sri Sri's Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8- Part 1
In Chapter 8, Lord Krishna begins by telling Arjuna, “I am the Supreme Lord and the governing deity of all Yajnas – whether they are material or spiritual in nature. I am the One who everyone wishes to know and attain in the last moments of their life. And ... -
Summary of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7- Part 3
(Below is a continuation of the post Summary of Bhagavad Gita at Bali - Day 2) Yesterday we discussed the 4 kinds of people who come on the path:1. People who are miserable and who want to get rid of their misery, they come onto the spiritual path2. Those ... -
Can you please speak about the significance of Bhagavad Gita in our day-to-day life.
You can analyze your mind, your intellect, and your whole system to see whether it is Sattvik, Rajasik or Tamasik. This knowledge is from the Bhagavad Gita.Bhagavad Gita gives you that much needed bridge between the inner (world ... -
In a practical and immediate way, what can we do to combat terrorism? Can people say special mantras or prayers to help erase the horrible violence?
We need to bring unity in diversity. Terrorism is just lack a of education in spirituality. the root cause is that and it has to be nipped at the bud. Schools and colleges should have a broad spectrum of knowledge. Every child should know a little bit a ... -
Gurudev, how can one make use of Bhagavad Gita in the present day?
Time is no bar. The Bhagavad Gita is a science and it can be used at all times. Bhagavad Gita says that there are three types to everything. Intellect is of three types, happiness is of three types, love is of three types (satva, rajo and th ... -
Bhagavad Gita says, just do your duty and don’t look for the fruits of your action. How do we achieve this?
Doing your duty is like planting a seed. It may sprout, grow, give flowers and fruits. But if you keep digging up and checking whether the roots are growing and the shoots are growing, then will it grow? It can never grow.That is why it is said, ... -
Gurudev, in the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna expresses grief and fear at the thought of waging battle against his own kin. Why is this grief that he expresses also called as Yoga?
You need to understand what Yoga is. Yoga is not limited to Yogasanas (body postures), Pranayama and meditation. Mixing two herbs is also considered as Yoga in Ayurveda.The conjunction of two or more particular planets is also called as Yoga. ... -
Gurudev, in the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, it is described how every warrior blew his own conch before the start of the battle. The names of the different conches are also mentioned. What is the meaning of narrating this? Please explain.
I feel there is some great secret behind narrating this. There must be some meaning behind the name of every conch shell mentioned in the verses. People who are good at research should put their minds to this and find out what the secret is.The name ... -
Gurudev, are you Lord Krishna?
Why? Are you going to bring some problems for me?Read Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krishna says, one who sees me in everything and in everyone, is really the intelligent one.'Yo mam pashyati sarvatra sarvam cha mayi pashyati tasyaham na pranash ...
