“The Ordainer controls the fate of souls in accordance with their past deeds. Whatever is destined not to happen will … More
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Krishnamurti on Loneliness
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.
“If one knows Brahman as non-existent…” — Sankaracharya’s Commentary in Taittiriya Upanishad
In his commentary on the Taittiriya Upanishad (II.vi.1), specifically the verse Asad-brahmeti chet veda… (“If one knows Brahman as non-existent…”), Adi Shankaracharya explains that … More
Claude on the Different Forms of Love
Claude, So, how does desire and need for sex tie in with love? Where desire and need are admixed with … More
Claude, Why do we human beings need love?
Claude, Why do we human beings need love? Is it nature’s trick to propagate the species as Schopenhauer claimed it … More
“Don’t you see that all your problems are your body’s problems”–Nisargadatta Maharaj
Nisargadatta Maharaj: Is it not important to you to know whether you are a mere body, or something else? Or, … More
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
13 (oh, oh) Sayings on Truth & Love
“When the eyelids are shut, no sound is reaching the ear, the tongue is motionless, nose is not being given … More
On the Brahmin and the Aryan
Even if there is a superior caste such as Brahmins and even if there is a superior race such as … More