Archive for July, 2008
Self Motivation and Gita
Lord Krishna says in Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad-Gita ‘Uddhareth atman atmaanam’
What a powerful and equally inspirational advice from the Gita. We are responsible for our actions and we need to raise ourselves by our own efforts. Outside help should not be depended upon.
Blaming others and the environment for our failures is something which [...]Yoga for Cancer
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
…B.K.S. Iyengar
A healthy mind leads to a healthy body. This statement takes on a whole new meaning in the context of people suffering the dreaded C. Many times, people battling cancer find themselves in mental disarray as they come [...]Gita and Stress Management
What Causes Stress?
Stress arises primarily due to lack of a person’s ability to handle work and life in a balanced way. This in turn results in an increase
wants coupled with peer pressure in “keeping up with the Joneses”!. In the midst of this imbalance, emotions of an individual gets trapped. Though the threshold of each individual differs, yet the ultimate breaking point, [...]How Scriptures transform life
An old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to [...]Gita Chapter 11, Verse 19
(Listen to an elucidation of the verse..)
I see you with no beginning, middle or end. I see you with infinite prowess, with infinite arms, with the Sun and the Moon for your eyes and the blazing fire in your mouths, scorching this universe with your radiance..Gita Chapter 5, Verse 18
The wise look with the same eye on a knowledgeable man endowed with learning and culture, a cow, an elephant and a pariah too..
An Instrument in the hands of God
One of my all time favorite verses from the Gita has been the one in Chapter 11 where the Lord tells Arjuna “Nimitta maatram bhava sabyasaachi” - what this means is “Arjuna, just be an instrument in my hands..”
These words were said by Lord Krishna, after he had already left Arjuna pretty awestruck by the [...]
