Every person should read at least a bit of the Gita everyday

In our previous post we saw how the Lord has given a carte blanche to a realized yogi because all his actions will be noble and selfless. Such a yogi, the lord knows, will only strive to serve all beings because he sees God in all beings. This master of yoga, this perfect yogi behaves [...]

In our last post, we talked about how the Yogi is able to see the Lord in everything and always acts in the best interest of others. We also discussed how we need to keep sight of the Big Picture while engaged in any activity. In this sloka, the Lord provides a guarantee, a virtual [...]

This post talks about how one could lose track in various day to day tasks and the need to see the "Big Picture" as we move towards our Goals.

In our last post we talked about God realization and goal realization and illustrated this with relation to the mythological story of Satyavan and Savitri. Once a yogi realizes God, what will his attitude be? There is a famous quote by Jesse Jackson that says “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up”.. [...]

In our last post on Chapter 6, we talked about progressing up the learning ladder as a person transitions from a stage of unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence. In today’s post, we shall discuss how complete focus on a goal can help to achieve it, no matter how difficult it might seem and illustrate the [...]

In this verse, we talk about how a mind that is free from the lower qualities becomes calm and focused towards achieving its goal. प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् । उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥६- २७॥ prashaantamanasaM hyenaM yoginaM sukhamuttamam.h . upaiti shaantarajasaM brahmabhuutamakalmashham.h .. 6.27.. Supreme bliss truly comes to that yogi whose mind is calm, whose passions are subdued, [...]

This post describes Verse 26 of Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6 - Dhyana Yoga. This verse deals with the unsteady and restless mind and how to pull the reins to control it.