Tag: Bhakti Yoga
The Bhagavad Gita Explained: Key Teachings and Insights
The Bhagavad Gita — spoken on a battlefield over two thousand years ago — remains one of the most profound guides to the human condition ever written. Yet its philosophical depth, Sanskrit terminology, and eighteen dense chapters can feel overwhelming to modern readers.
Sammary of the Bhagavad Gita by D. Samarender Reddy is not a translation or a conventional commentary. It is a guided philosophical journey through the Gita’s core teachings — written for the intelligent general reader who wants to genuinely understand what the Gita is saying, why it says it, and what difference it makes to how one lives.
The book covers the Gita’s two-tier vision of Reality, the Goal of Life as Krishna defines it (compared with Buddhism, Christianity, Stoicism, and modern psychology), the four paths of Karma Yoga, Jñāna Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Raja Yoga, and practical guidance on action, duty, meditation, and liberation. A complete fresh English translation of all eighteen chapters is included as an appendix.
Whether you are encountering the Gita for the first time or returning after years of study, this book will deepen your understanding of why this ancient dialogue continues to speak — with remarkable directness — to the most urgent questions of human life.
Yogakshemam Vahamyaham – Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 9, Verse 22
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते |तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् || 22|| ananyāśh chintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣhāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣhemaṁ vahāmyaham … More
ChatGPT on Bhakti Yoga
I asked ChatGPT: Can you talk about one’s love for God or so-called self-realization in the context of the previous … More
Conversations on Love & Spirituality with Oumaa (https://oumaa.com)
Conversations with Oumaa (https://Oumaa.com) I said: Is “love” always transactional? That is, do we “love” only when some need of … More
The Beauty of Hinduism / Comparative Study of Religions
Conflict of Interest: Samarender, whoever he is, is a Hindu in the conventional sense. Islam is Karma Yoga of Hinduism. … More
Is Knowledge Enough for Liberation?
The only thing I would like to amend is that Karma Yoga is not only unselfish action and done as … More
Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Devotion | Swami Sarvapriyananda
Bhagavad Gita Talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda
Swami Sarvapriyananda’s ongoing talks on Bhagavad Gita are available in audio form here https://soundcloud.com/vedantany/sets/bhagavad-gita-swami