August 28th, 2010 
Sowmya 
In our previous post we talked about the importance of “hard work” and how years of painstaking work are required for success, which then becomes inevitable. We also discussed that the yogi who has put in many years of effort in striving to reach liberation, will ultimately be able to achieve success and his efforts [...]
August 13th, 2010 Sowmya 
In our previous post we talked about the ease with which, a yogi who is re-born is able to follow his intellectual curiosity and move on the path of spiritual progress. Now, what about the yogi who is born in the house of enlightened yogis? We see in this Sloka…
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Tags: Effort, Hard work, Perseverance, Persistence, Reward, Success 
1 Comment » July 14th, 2010 Sowmya 
In our previous post we described Nature’s prodigies and how spiritual efforts and hard work that is put forth by the Yogis will never be wasted! We noted that when a person does any good deed, he gets a certain amount of credit or puNya. Once a man was accused of stealing a Mercedes Benz [...]
July 7th, 2010 Sowmya 
In our previous post we saw Krishna describe the rare yogi to Arjuna – that yogi who is able to continue in the spiritual path to liberation even from a very young age. In today’s post we see this spiritual quest described in detail.. tatra taM buddhisa.nyogaM labhate paurvadehikam.h . yatate cha tato bhuuyaH sa.nsiddhau [...]
Posted in Chapter 6, Gita Chapters Tags: bhagavad gita, Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga, Fallen Yogi, Prodigy, Rebirth 4 Comments » July 1st, 2010 Sowmya 
In our previous post we saw that Krishna gives Arjuna the assurance that if a yogi dies before reaching God, he will be born into a Pious and Prosperous family so that he would be able to continue his quest. This would allow him to exhaust his material desires. In today’s post we see what [...]
Posted in Chapter 6 Tags: Aspiring, Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga, Fallen Yogi, Rebirth, Yogabrashra 2 Comments » June 21st, 2010 Sowmya 
In our previous post we saw that Krishna gives Arjuna the assurance that if a yogi dies before reaching God, he will not lose his spiritual efforts at all. On the other hand, he will be born again to continue in his path, based on the extent of his unsatisfied desires. We shall see what [...]
June 12th, 2010 Sowmya 
In our previous post, we saw that Arjuna, his mind filled with confusion, pleads with Lord Krishna to remove all the wool that he is entangled in and give him the right knowledge. Krishna now replies,
Posted in Chapter 6 Tags: Arjuna, Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga, Disappointment, Failure, Good Begets Good, Good Life, Krishna 4 Comments »