“Man mana bhava” conveys the essence of being mindful and maintaining control over one’s thoughts. This Sanskrit phrase, often linked to mindfulness and self-awareness, finds its roots in ancient Indian wisdom, particularly in teachings from texts like the Bhagavad Gita (BG. 9.34) and the Upanishads. These teachings stress the significance of managing thoughts and emotions […]
Do we actually trust God? We would succeed monetarily and spiritually if we did. One who has given themselves over to God will never live an unhappy existence. When we stand before God, all we talk to him about is the outside world. We pray merely to satisfy our desires; our devotion is not sincere […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Following Guru’s Teachings Sets Us Free From the Cycle of Karma ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवा: | श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभि: || 3.31|| ye me matam idaṁ nityam anutiṣhṭhanti mānavāḥ śhraddhāvanto ’nasūyanto muchyante te ’pi karmabhiḥ|| 3.31|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 3- Ver. 31: Those who follow my teachings with deep […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) One Should Follow the System of Evolution and Should Protect Both His Inner Nature and Outer As Well एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह य: | अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति || 3.16|| evaṁ pravartitaṁ chakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati || 3.16|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 3- Ver. 16: […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Yoga is the Art of Working Skillfully Without Attachment बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते | तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योग: कर्मसु कौशलम् || 2.50|| buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛita-duṣhkṛite tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśhalam|| 2.50|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 50: In this life, one who prudently practices the science of work without […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Life Becomes Easy When Lived in Divine Consciousness कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन | मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि || 2.47 || karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi || 2.47 || Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 47: You have the right to carry out your responsibilities, […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Knowledge alone is Not Enough One Needs to Implement the Knowledge in Action to Achieve Results एषा तेऽभिहिता साङ्ख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु | बुद्ध्या युक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि || 2.39|| eṣhā te ’bhihitā sānkhye buddhir yoge tvimāṁ śhṛiṇu buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karma-bandhaṁ prahāsyasi|| 2.39|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Staying Focused on the Path of Svadharma Helps Us to Stay on the Path of Dharma अथ चेतत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि | तत: स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि || 3.33|| atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi|| 3.33|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) The Real ‘I’/Soul is Eternal So One Should Not Be Sorrowful अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् | तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि || 2.26|| atha chainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛitam tathāpi tvaṁ mahā-bāho naivaṁ śhochitum arhasi|| 2.26|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 26: Arjuna If, on the […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) The soul is Eternal and Ever Existing अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च | नित्य: सर्वगत: स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातन: || 2.24|| achchhedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śhoṣhya eva cha nityaḥ sarva-gataḥ sthāṇur achalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ|| 2.24|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 24: Soul/divine essence is unbreakable, non-combustible, and can’t be wet or dried. It […]