The Effulgence Within

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Friday, June 11, 2010

Gain Victory over an Unassailable Enemy

Krishna tells Arjuna: It is worthy to be following one own intrinsic nature even if flawed, than trying to copy another’s, however well wrought out it may be; death in one’s own law of being is better, frightfully precarious it is to follow an alien law. It is simply escapism, doing no good for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

What besets the Soul from its path?

It is the modes of Nature that man helplessly follows in doing all his actions, but bewildered by egoism thinks that it is “I” who am doing it. But one, O mighty-armed, who understands the divisions of the modes of Nature in their elements, knows that it is the modes interacting on each other, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Works and Sacrifice

The subject of today’s discussion will be yagna (sacrifice) as the secret of release from the bondage of works. In the beginning of time Brahma the creator, by performing of yagna generated all living entities and said: Through performance of sacrifice ( yagna ) may you all evolve and prosper;... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

One's essential nature bestows blessings

Arjuna said: If in your opinion O Krishna, the Yoga of the Intelligent Will is superior to fruitive works, why then, do you appoint me to such a henious act as battle? Mixed up I am by your contradictory words deluding my intellect, tell me decidedly the one by which I am to attain to glory. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 7, 2010

The Secret of Work and Intellgence

lionreign's comment, "This wisdom is profound and extremely accessible", and sam's "I am excited to learn of yoga knowledge!", has been the inspiration for this entry. A big thank you to both of you. There are two paths as we learnt which joins the individual consciousness with the Spiritual... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Spiritual Connect of the Intelligent Will

After an uncomfortably long bout of silence Arjuna has shown willingness to listen, and to interact, with the word ‘Peace’ sounding appealing to his distressed mind. Arjuna said: O Keshava, what are the signs of one situated in unwavering intellect and in perfect knowledge (Samadhi). How does the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Yoga of the Intelligent Will

The subject of discussion until now was Karma Yoga, that is, Union with Supreme Consciousness through Works. Karma Yoga is particularly suited to a man of active temperament. Arjuna, being a warrior is full of the physical vigor, to him is imparted this Knowledge at first, because of its closer... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

The Imperishability of the Soul

Lord Krishna has just expounded to His protegee, His human instrument and protagonist, Arjuna, the essential nature of the soul in its as-it-isness – birthless, deathless, eternal, inexhaustible, exists at all times et cetera. Arjuna listens amazed or as a zombie, receptive or otherwise we do not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

God the par excellence therapist

His senses utterly bewildered and saying that he will not fight, Arjuna falls silent. This is almost a catatonic unconscious-like state as in drunken stupor; it is the rebellion of unchastened emotions. No amount of coaxing or counselling can elicit any response - positive or negative. But for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 31, 2010

Therapy through Shock

Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra: Thus unto the grief-stricken (Arjuna), his sad eyes brimming with tears, utterly overwhelmed with compassion, Madhusudana (Lord Krishna) spoke these words: The Blessed Lord said: Whence, O Arjuna, art thou visited by gloom at this hour of crisis? It does not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Embarking on a journey in spiritual quest is fraught with the dangers of doubt, tension and anxiety, disbeliefs, misgivings, and a whole lot of uncertainties. Still, it is that one most integral aspect of life that humankind can rarely ignore or do without. Scientific minds are at loggerheads with what constitute religious truths; likewise, there are close-minded believers that give no credence to scientific facts. What I intend and invite you to discuss here is an intelligent amalgamation of the two seemingly diabolically opposite understandings: whether there exists an interrelationship that can help man to evolve and bloom like the perennial lily?

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