To know many things is ignorance. Pride of scholarship is also ignorance. The unwavering conviction that God alone dwells in all beings is Jnana, knowledge. To know him intimately is Vijnana, a richer …
Occult Powers Are a Hindrance
ONCE upon a time a sadhu acquired great occult powers. He was vain about them. But he was a good man and had some austerities to his credit. One day the Lord, disguised as a holy man, came to him and …
He Eats, Yet Eats Not
ONCE Vyasadeva was about to cross the Jamuna. The gopis also were there. They wanted to go to the other side of the river to sell curd, milk, and cream. But there was no ferry at that time. They were …
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 13
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे |साङ् ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम् || 13|| pañchaitāni mahā-bāho kāraṇāni nibodha mesānkhye kṛitānte proktāni siddhaye …
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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 12
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मण: फलम् |भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु सन्न्यासिनां क्वचित् || 12|| aniṣhṭam iṣhṭaṁ miśhraṁ cha tri-vidhaṁ karmaṇaḥ phalambhavaty atyāgināṁ pretya na tu sannyāsināṁ …
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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 11
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषत: |यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते || 11|| na hi deha-bhṛitā śhakyaṁ tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśheṣhataḥyas tu karma-phala-tyāgī sa tyāgīty …
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