Jīvana-dharma-yoga

Philosophy Aug 24, 2021

Ch. 2 Yoga of Discernment of Reality (Part 8)

There are several tiers of instruction in the Bhagavad-gītā from the level of "patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyam" (offering a leaf, flower, fruit or water) to the leve...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Sep 07, 2021

Ch. 2 Yoga of Discernment of Reality (Part 9)

The Characteristics of a Knower The teaching must have affected Arjuna a wee bit. He asks, “You mentioned about the state of being in samādhi and talked about...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Sep 21, 2021

Ch. 2 Yoga of Discernment of Reality (Part 9)

The principle of the Self decides everything The teaching of the Gītā begins from the second chapter in which Bhagavān classifies the entire Universe into the...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Oct 05, 2021

Ch. 2 Yoga of Discernment of Reality (Part 10)

Appendix 2. What do we do with our sense organs? The havoc created by the sense organs repeatedly comes up for discussion. There is no life without sense organ...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Oct 19, 2021

Ch. 2 Yoga of Discernment of Reality (Part 11)

Appendix 5. Vyavasāya (Sustained effort) vyavasāyātmikā buddhirekeha kurunandana || (2.41) Here vyavasāya refers to sustained effort or continuous indust...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Nov 02, 2021

Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 1)

  naranahudu hariyumahuda- ccariyahudu rahasyamahudu rasikanaliptaṃ। pariṇata-laukikanumahudu paripūrṇa-manuṣya-jīvanōjjvala-mukuraṃ॥ He is human a...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Nov 03, 2020

What to Expect from the Gītā?

What do we get from the Gītā? What can we expect from the Bhagavad-gītā? We normally expect something special from any book we choose. If it is a story, we ex...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Nov 16, 2021

Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 2)

Sat-karma itself is dharma. It is of three kinds: Laukika (pertaining to the world) Vaidika (pertaining to the Vedas) Pāramārthika (pertaining to the ul...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Nov 30, 2021

Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 3)

If we consider the verses between the ninth verse – “yajñārthāt...” and the sixteenth verse – “moghaṃ pārtha sa jīvati” as one single meaningful portion, the me...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Dec 14, 2021

Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 4)

Thus, one who leads life in the form of tapas, yajña, and dāna, does not have to hanker after mokṣa. It is readily available. By leading a life that is dedicate...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Dec 28, 2021

Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 5)

“When devas are worshipped and satisfied, they give rain and good crops.” It is easy to misconstrue this statement. Will rains cease, or will crops die be...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Philosophy Jan 11, 2022

Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 6)

Who are devas? Various pictures of divine beings holding a trident, staff, rope, or discus might arise in our minds. These pictures are useful elsewhere; they c...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi