Daily Spiritual Insights from Swami Ji's Teachings
Caturvidhah savabhaavasca praakrto varngasta thaa I utpaaditasca sangena suddhasca jnaaninaam smrtah II In the Gita there is description of the four types of nature:- (I) General Nature Pertaining to Prakrti:- Germination of plants, trees and their growlh; birth, childhood, youth, old age of human beings, birds and beasts, strength and weakness of bodies and such […]
||ShriHari|| 7. Convictions of the Persons of Divine & Demoniac Traits The men possessing divine traits knowing God as the source of all beings and the imperishable, with a single mind (renouncing the desire for pleasures here or here after) worship Him (9/13). The men of demoniac traits hold the opinion that in the world […]
||ShriHari|| 3. Sanjaya’s conviction Sanjaya already knew Lord Krishna’s glory and influence but by perceiving the Lord’s special grace on Arjuna, he was specially influenced. So he declares his verdict, “Wherever there is Krishna, the Lord of yoga and wherever there is Arjuna, the wielder of the bow, there are goodness, victory, glory and unfailing […]
||ShriHari|| Mar 7, 2018, Wednesday In the context of the yoga of meditations, Arjuna regarding the restlessness of mind as an obstacle to the attainment of yoga in the form of equanimity, mentions his conviction. The mind verily is restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate. I consider it as difficult to control as the wind (6/34 […]
||ShriHari|| Mar 6, 2018, Tuesday Different Convictions in the Gita (cont’d) 1. Lord Krishna’s Conviction (cont’d) Power of discretion is at the base, at the root of all spiritual disciplines because a striver has to apply discrimination in all disciplines. Therefore the Lord mentions His conviction – The knowledge of Ksetra (Field) and Ksetrajna (knower […]
||ShriHari|| Mar 5, 2018, Monday 1. Lord Krishna’s Conviction Lord Krishna attaches special importance to devotion and considers it the supreme spiritual discipline. Though He also mentions His conviction in the disciplines of knowledge, action and devotion and in the study of the Gita, yet He lays great emphasis on devotion. In the thirtieth verse […]