Gita 04.17 explained
Bg 4.17 karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ Synonyms: karmaṇaḥ — of work; hi — certainly; api — also; boddhavyam — should be understood; boddhavyam — should [...]
What is karma meant for
The Bhagavad-gita (04.17) states that the workings of karma can be incomprehensible. This speaks to our experience – we all are sometimes faced with adversities [...]
The law of attraction and Gita wisdom
The law of attraction holds that we attract positive and negative things respectively by cultivating positive or negative thoughts. Is this law true? Why does [...]
When philosophy answers our questions — and when it doesn’t
Suppose we are driving and suddenly meet a deadend. That’s when we may turn to a map. If we find a reliable map, we can [...]
The importance of complexifying things
When we want to understand things, we often want them to be explained simply. Indeed, effective education centers on simplifying things to aid assimilation. Simultaneously [...]
How to persevere amid uncertainty?
Suppose we are driving. We gain confidence by seeing the path ahead clearly and knowing how it takes us to our destination. However, if the [...]
Focusing only on suffering’s immediate cause makes us short-sighted, focusing only on suffering’s remote cause makes us hard-hearted
Suppose someone falls sick because of being infected by a virus. While the virus is the immediate cause of their suffering, is it the complete [...]
To get the consequences of our wrongdoings may feel like misfortune, but it can save us from misfortune
Suppose someone gambles for the first time. If they lose, they will consider it a misfortune. Actually however, it can save them from the misfortune [...]
Karma is not like a mysterious contagious disease – it is logical, not diabolical
When we understand the principle of karma – of how we are accountable for our actions – we become cautious to avoid wrong actions and [...]
We need Krishna’s experience more than Krishna’s explanation
Krishna’s experience refers to our experience of the peace and bliss that comes when we connect with Krishna and relish a spiritual experience. Krishna’s explanation [...]
Should we be happy when we are happy?
When we are materially happy, we are exhausting our past stock of good karma – something similar to depleting the money in our bank account. [...]
Ask not “Why this?” but “How now?”
When we encounter sudden adversities, we usually get the question, “Why is Krishna doing this to me?” Gita wisdom explains that when we hold Krishna [...]