05
Oct
Arjuna Asks About Renunciation and Tyaga
Context: Arjuna’s question in the Bhagavad Gītā
The conversation about renunciation appears most pointedly in the final chapter of the ...
05
Oct
Krishna Explains the Power of Om Tat Sat
Krishna’s teaching in context
In the Bhagavad Gītā (17:23–24) Krishna names three sacred syllables — Om, Tat and Sat — as the “akṣara” ...
05
Oct
Krishna Declares Charity in Three Modes
Where Krishna speaks about charity
The classification of charity into three modes appears in the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 17, Verses 20–...
05
Oct
Krishna Explains Austerity of Body, Speech, and Mind
Krishna’s teaching on austerity: context and key term
In the Bhagavad Gita (chapter 17, verses 14–16) Krishna distinguishes three forms...
05
Oct
Krishna Explains Sacrifice in Three Modes
Krishna’s teaching: sacrifice read through three modes
In the Bhagavad Gītā Krishna frames sacrifice as more than fire rituals: yajña ...
04
Oct
Krishna Explains Food in Three Modes
Krishna’s teaching in context
In the Bhagavad Gītā (17.8–10) Krishna speaks about food—āhāra — and sorts it into three kinds according ...
04
Oct
Krishna Explains Faith in Three Modes
Context: Krishna’s teaching on faith
In the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna discusses many aspects of spiritual life, including the nature of fa...
04
Oct
Arjuna Asks About Faith of Different People
Opening context: Arjuna’s question in the field of dharma
In the middle of the Kurukṣetra dialogue, Arjuna asks a precise practical qu...
04
Oct
Krishna Encourages Living by the Scriptures
Krishna’s voice about scripture: a brief context
In the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna speaks as a teacher in the midst of the Mahābhārata, add...
04
Oct
Krishna Explains the Fate of the Demonic
What Krishna says about the “demonic”
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna addresses human nature as a spectrum of qualities. In chapter 16, ...