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April Gītā: 10.20
In this sloka, Krishna declares he is the Ātman, the eternal soul that lives within all sentient beings…
December Gītā: 17.16
Tapas means heating: purifying the body, the speech and the mind so we can reconnect with our true nature…
August Gītā: 17.15
Tapas can be described as conserving our energies and redirecting them towards understanding ourselves and our true nature…
February Gītā: 9.22
Here Krishna is saying that by devoting ourselves to him he will support all our needs…
October Gītā: 16.1-3
In the first 3 slokas of the chapter, Krishna describes qualities possessed by those with a divine nature…
June Gītā: 11.40
Here Krishna sets out what we should strive to give up if we are to attain peace…
February Gītā: 2.47
Here Krishna sets out what we should strive to give up if we are to attain peace…
October Gītā: 2.71
Here Krishna sets out what we should strive to give up if we are to attain peace
June Gītā: 13.25
In the Gita, Lord Krishna sets out three different paths for us to achieve the goal of spiritual liberation…
ॐ
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्व्दा ॥
Oṃ vakra-tuṇḍa mahā-kāya sūrya-koṭi sama-prabha |
nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarva-karyeṣu sarva-dā ||
O Gaṇeśa, god with the curved trunk, of great stature,
Whose brilliance is equal to ten million suns.
Grant me freedom from obstacles,
In all things, at all times.”
Gaṇeśa Mantra
Translated by Zoë Slatoff
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