by kṛṣṇadaasa | Jan 13, 2025 | Bhagavad Gita Live Sessions, Blog, Lectures
Purushottama Yoga: Wisdom through the Ashvattha Tree The Inverted Ashvattha Tree stands as one of the most powerful metaphors in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, representing the boundless and complex nature of our existence. In the context of Purushottama Yoga,...
by kṛṣṇadaasa | Dec 23, 2024 | Bhagavad Gita Live Sessions, Blog, Lectures
Nature of the Gunas Mastering the gunas is the key to spiritual freedom as taught in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14. Lord Krishna explains how sattva, rajas, and tamas govern actions, thoughts, and emotions, binding the soul to material life. To transcend these modes is to...
by kṛṣṇadaasa | Dec 16, 2024 | Bhagavad Gita Live Sessions, Blog, Lectures
Nature of the Gunas The Bhagavad Gita unveils the nature of the gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—and their profound impact on our lives. Sattva (goodness) fosters clarity and spiritual growth, rajas (passion) fuels restless desires and attachment, and tamas (ignorance)...
by kṛṣṇadaasa | Dec 9, 2024 | Bhagavad Gita Live Sessions, Blog, Lectures
Understanding the three gunas The first part of Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita, Guṇa Traya Vibhāga Yoga, introduces the profound concept of the three gunas – Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, which are essential qualities of material nature that govern life and bind...
by kṛṣṇadaasa | Nov 25, 2024 | Bhagavad Gita Live Sessions, Blog, Lectures
Achieving liberation by understanding the Divine relationship between Purusha and Prakriti These verses from Chapter 13 of the Bhagavad Gita highlight the divine relationship between Purusha and Prakriti, the eternal interplay between Purusha (Spirit) and Prakriti...
