God is the Source of All Creation and Dissolution With your mind completely and undoubtedly attached to me, take refuge in me. This is how you will know me (Verse 1) Earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect and ego are eight parts of my material energy (nature) (Verse 4) This material nature is my … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings – Chapter 7: Your Faith Shapes Your Rewards →

Whatever You Think of at Time of Your Death Thats What You Get Those who at time of their death remember me, they come to me (Verse 5) Whatever one remembers at the time of their death, that is the state they obtain (Verse 6) Therefore at all times remember me and do your duty. … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings – Chapter 8: What you Ponder Is What you Get →

The entire universe is suffused by my unmanifested form. All beings are confined in me, not I in them (VERSE 4) Just as wind blowing everywhere is situated in the sky, so are all beings situated in me (Verse 6) Those who are Deluded are Unable to Recognize Me When I descend in my human … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings – Chapter 9: Give it Up →

I am the source of all deities and great sages (Verse 2) Those who know me as without birth, without beginning and as the supreme God of the universe, they have no illusions and are released from all sins (Verse 3) I source diverse human qualities such as intellect, wisdom, clear thoughts, forgiveness, honesty, restraint … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings- Chapter 10: Do Not Be Deluded →

When Shri Krishna takes on the cosmic form at Arjun's request.... The Divine Vision See my hundreds and thousands of diverse divine forms in various colors and shapes (Verse 5) See in one place the entire universe of moving and non-moving forms, and anything else you wish to see (Verse 7) Since you are unable … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings -Chapter 11: Be Without Malice →

Rejoice in the Welfare of Others Those who are constantly absorbed in me and faithfully worship me, they are my most perfect devotees (Verse 2) Those who worship the imperishable, the formless, the indefinable, the all-permeating, the inconceivable, the constant, the steady, the eternal; Those who have mastered their senses, Are equanimous, Rejoice in the … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings -Chapter 12: Path of Devotion →

The Knowledge Humility, Unpretentiousness, Non-violence, Peace, Integrity, Reverence of the teacher, Cleanliness, Steadiness, Self-control, Neutrality towards sense objects, Lack of arrogance, Awareness of faults and sadness related to birth, death, old age, sickness, Non-attachment, Non craving for children, spouse, home etc, Sameness towards cherished and repulsive situations, Single-mindedness and constant devotion to me, Preference for … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings- Chapter 13: Various Paths Same Destination →

Mode of Goodness, Mode of Passion and Mode of Ignorance are three modes of nature that bind soul to the body (Verse 5) Binding soul to the body results in soul being reborn on this earth All of us have Varying Degrees of these Modes of Nature Mode of Goodness attaches one to happiness and … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings- Chapter 14: Rise Above The 3 Modes →

Those who are free from conceit, Victorious over the vice of attachment, Continually thinking of their higher self, Free from desire for self gratification, Free from duality of happiness and sorrow, - such steady people attain my eternal abode (Verse 5) The Mystery of the Soul Souls within bodies are part of my eternal self. … Continue reading Bhagavad Gita Teachings -Chapter 15: Master Your Senses →