Jīvana-dharma-yoga

Philosophy Feb 14, 2023

Ch. 10 Yoga of Īśvara’s Glory (part 1)

Note nija-mahimeyan-īśaṃ tā- n-ajan-avyayan-aprameya-navaviliptaṃ meṇ  । tri-jagad-vyāptaṃ śaktaṃ bhajanīyaṃ kāmyaneṃbudaṃ baṇṇisuvam ॥ Īśvara, the...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Feb 21, 2023

Ch. 10 Yoga of Īśvara’s Glory (part 2)

Arjuna’s mind is gaining maturity. Didn’t Bhagavān say – dadāmi buddhi-yogam... BG 10.10 What is buddhi-yoga? Buddhi is a faculty of the antaḥkaraṇa. M...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Dec 29, 2020

Sādhana-catuṣṭaya - The Four Prerequisites

It is indicated above that the buddhi is a power that works with the manas. The buddhi is under the influence of the manas. Therefore, to purify the buddhi, it...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Feb 28, 2023

Ch. 11 Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form (part 1)

Introduction āvudò viśvarahasyaṃ jīvāṃgaṇakiḻidu janada sukhaduḥkheccā-| dyāveśadi sahabhāgivò- lāvirbhavisidudu kṛṣṇananènipa vicitram || This strange...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Mar 14, 2023

Ch. 11 Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form (part 2)

Here, by “divine eyes” we do not need to imagine a pair of extra-physical eyes with their own eyeballs and eyelids. It is enough to think that Bhagavān endowed...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Mar 21, 2023

Ch. 11 Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form (part 3)

Śrī Kṛṣna was satisfied with this entreaty; Arjuna had been put on the path; his internal transformation was complete. Bhagavān felt certain that Arjuna was rea...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Mar 28, 2023

Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 1)

Introduction dhyānābhyāsa-vaśīkṛtena manasā tannirguṇaṃ niṣkriyaṃ jyotiḥ kiñcana yogino yadi paraṃ paśyanti paśyantu te । asmākaṃ tu tadeva locana-camatkār...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Apr 04, 2023

Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 2)

Well, then, is this path — performing one’s duties with the sole purpose of pleasing Bhagavān — an easy journey? Śrīkṛṣṇa himself was uncertain about it. Bhagav...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Apr 11, 2023

Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 3)

Śrī Kanakadāsa, the great mystic, said this - Ṣaḍurasadannakè nalidāḍuva jihvè । kaḍurucigoṃbuva ruciguṇa ninadayya ॥ (Yours is the tongue that enjoys fo...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Apr 18, 2023

Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 1)

Introduction ekam-evādvayam-arūpaṃ brahmam-avyayam-akriyaṃ svīkarisi nijabhogakèṃdu śarīra-vividha-sahasramaṃ । prākṛtāsvādyagaḻa madhuviṃ tannane tāṃ mare...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy May 02, 2023

Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 2)

How is Brahma? sarvataḥ pāṇipādaṃ tat sarvatokṣi-śiro-mukham । sarvataḥ śrutimalloke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati ॥ BG 13.14 “Its limbs are everywhere, as...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy May 09, 2023

Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 3)

Thus, the Parabrahma is conducting the activities of the universe in three forms — prakṛti, jīva and Īśvara. yāvatsaṃjāyate kiñcit sattvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi