Archive for the ‘Gita Anecdotes’ Category

Everyone of us is Potentially Divine

Our young generation of Satsanghi Dvani Devaraj (Chitra & Devarajji’s daughter for those who might not know her), has sent me this inspiring talk. It is on the Vibhuti yoga of the Lord and is from the talk given at the UAE Satsangh on the occasion of Gita Jayanthi. It is written in simple language, [...]

Bhagavad Gita in Decision Making – A Letter from a Father to a Son

This is a letter written to a son by his father in 1990 when he was undergoing treatment for cancer and the son was struggling to settle down in life. His father is no more, but his words, aptly quoted from the Bhagavad Gita will continue to inspire several people for a long time to [...]

Recession Gita Sandesh

A humorous take on the current recession. You need to read (and understand) hindi though to get the jokes;)

Goal Realization – Dhyana Yoga 28

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 [...]

Gita & The Game Theory

While on vacation, I had a chance to read an interesting article from a book that my niece Akshaya picked up. The book is called “Games Indians Play: Why we are the way we are” and is authored by Prof. V. Raghunathan, former professor of IIM Ahmedabad, who also holds several positions in the senior [...]

Gita Jayanthi 2008 – A Message

The following is a message from Swami Chidanand Saraswati, on the occasion of Gita Jayanthi. Although slightly long, the message has summarized various teachings of the Gita in amazingly simple and succinct language. Here is a quick list of the topics discussed.. The Gita as Map of Life Thou Art That Ast, Vyast, Mast and [...]

Gita Jayanthi 2008

Tomorrow is Gita Jayanthi. Here is an interesting post that has links to some of the most important verses of the Bhagavad Gita – Sincere Prayer to God always works