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  1. To What Extent Is Idol Worship Acceptable?

    Bangalore, India Dear Gurudev, my question is about idol worship in the Hindu religion. Christians don’t have churches everywhere. Mosques and Gurudwaras are also not everywhere. Then why do Hindus have temples everywhere? Under every tree and in every cor ...
  2. Qualities Of A Jnani (Gyani)

    (Below is a continuation of the post Intellectual vs. Emotional) A Jnani (wise or knowledgeable one) is one whose intellect is sharp and profound. Such a person understands everything in depth (and not superficially).A Jnani is always close to Nature and ...
  3. Intellectual vs. Emotional

    (Below is a continuation of the post One Pointed Devotion) There are two types of people in the world:One type are called Bhaav-pradhan: They are those who are driven purely by their feelings (meaning those who give great importance to their feelings).The ...
  4. One Pointed Devotion

    Banglalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post Who Is A Mahatma?) Lord Krishna says, 'Mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah. Bhajanti ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam'. (9.13) A Mahatma knows well what is steady, what is unsteady; w ...
  5. Who Is A Mahatma?

    (Below is a continuation of the post The Real Thief Is Ignorance) In the next verse, the Lord says, 'Mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah. Bhajanti ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam'. (9.13) Lord Krishna says, ‘The noble souls (Mahatmas) a ...
  6. The Real Thief Is Ignorance

    Bangalore, India(Below is a continuation of the post The Shine In The Sunshine)Lord Krishna says to Arjuna, 'Moghasa mogha-karmano mogha-jnana vichetasah. Rakshasim asurim chaiva prakrtim mohinim-sritah. (9.12)Man has three powers with him: the power of de ...
  7. An Astonishing Secret

    Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post The Space Of Knowledge) We call something astonishing or wonderful which is not ordinary. But if the same event happens every day, then we do not call it a wonder because we do not find anything really ...
  8. The Cause Of All Causes

    Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post An Astonishing Secret) The next verse is, 'Sarva-bhutani kaunteya prakritim yanti mamikam. Kalpa-ksaye punas tani kalpadau visrjamy-aham'. (9.7)'Prakrtim svam avastabhya visrijami punah punah. Bhuta-gra ...
  9. The Shine In The Sunshine

    Bangalore, India(Below is a continuation of the post The Cause Of All Causes)Lord Krishna is saying here, ‘I observe everything happening in nature with a sense of apathy (or indifference). I am not attached or affected by it, yet everything in the creatio ...
  10. Having A Perfect Vision

    Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post What Really Is Sin?) The ninth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is called the Raja-Vidhya Yoga or the Raja-Guhya Vidhya (the most supreme and confidential knowledge). A king (Raja) never makes too much effo ...