Arjuna Asks : How Could We Be Happy By Killing Our Own Kinsmen?

 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1

TEXT 36

papam evasrayed asman
hatvaitan atatayinah
tasman narha vayam hantum
dhartarastran sa-bandhavan
sva-janam hi katham hatva
sukhinah syama madhava

SYNONYMS

papam--vices; eva--certainly; asrayet--must take upon; asman--us; hatva--by killing; etan--all these; atatayinah--aggressors; tasmat--therefore; na--never; arhah--deserving; vayam--we; hantum--to kill; dhartarastran--the sons of Dhrtarastra; sa-bandhavan--along with friends; sva-janam--kinsmen; hi--certainly; katham--how; hatva--by killing; sukhinah--happy; syama--become; madhava--O Krsna, husband of the goddess of fortune.
 

TRANSLATION

Sin will overcome us if we slay such aggressors. Therefore it is not proper for us to kill the sons of Dhrtarastra and our friends. What should we gain, O Krsna husband of the goddess of fortune and how could we be happy by killing our own kinsmen?

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The Best Process Of Spiritual Realization

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12

TEXT 20

ye tu dharmamrtam idam
yathoktam paryupasate
sraddadhana mat-parama
bhaktas te 'tiva me priyah

SYNONYMS

ye--one who; tu--but; dharma--of religion; amrtam--nectar; idam--this; yatha--as; uktam--said; paryupasate--completely engage; sraddadhanah--with faith; mat-paramah--taking the Supreme Lord as everything; bhaktah--devotees; te--such persons; ativa--very, very; me--Me; priyah--dear.
 

TRANSLATION

He who follows this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engages himself with faith, making Me the supreme goal, is very, very dear to Me.
 

PURPORT

In this chapter the religion of eternal engagement, the explanation of the processes of transcendental service for approaching the Supreme Lord, is given. This process is very dear to the Lord, and He accepts a person who is engaged in such a process. The question who is better--one who is engaged in the path of impersonal Brahman or one who is engaged in the personal service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead--was raised by Arjuna, and the Lord replied to him so explicitly that there is no doubt that devotional service to the Personality of Godhead is the best of all processes of spiritual realization. 

In other words, in this chapter it is decided that through good association, one develops attachment for pure devotional service and thereby accepts a bona fide spiritual master and from him begins to hear and chant and observe the regulative principles of devotional service with faith, attachment and devotion and thus becomes engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord. This path is recommended in this chapter; therefore there is no doubt that devotional service is the only absolute path for self-realization, for the attainment of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 

The impersonal conception of the Supreme Absolute Truth, as described in this chapter, is recommended only up to the time one surrenders himself for self-realization. In other words, as long as one does not have the chance to associate with a pure devotee, the impersonal conception may be beneficial.

In the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth one works without fruitive result, meditates and cultivates knowledge to understand spirit and matter. This is necessary as long as one is not in the association of a pure devotee. Fortunately, if one develops directly a desire to engage in Krsna consciousness in pure devotional service, he does not need to undergo step by step improvements in spiritual realization. 

Devotional service, as described in the middle six chapters of the Bhagavad-gita, is more congenial. One need not bother about materials to keep body and soul together because by the grace of the Lord everything is carried out automatically.

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Soul is Eternal !!!

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2

TEXT 23

nainam chindanti sastrani
nainam dahati pavakah
na cainam kledayanty apo
na sosayati marutah
 

SYNONYMS

na--never; enam--this soul; chindanti--can cut to pieces; sastrani--all weapons; na--never; enam--unto this soul; dahati--burns; pavakah--fire; na--never; ca--also; enam--unto this soul; kledayanti--moistens; apah--water; na--never; sosayati--dries; marutah--wind.
 

TRANSLATION

The soul can never be cut into pieces by any weapon, nor can he be burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.
 

PURPORT

All kinds of weapons, swords, flames, rains, tornadoes, etc., are unable to kill the spirit soul. It appears that there were many kinds of weapons made of earth, water, air, ether, etc., in addition to the modern weapons of fire. Even the nuclear weapons of the modern age are classified as fire weapons, but formerly there were other weapons made of all different types of material elements. Firearms were counteracted by water weapons, which are now unknown to modern science. Nor do modern scientists have knowledge of tornado weapons. Nonetheless, the soul can never be cut into pieces, nor annihilated by any number of weapons, regardless of scientific devices.
 
Nor was it ever possible to cut the individual souls from the original Soul. The Mayavadi, however, cannot describe how the individual soul evolved from ignorance and consequently became covered by illusory energy. Because they are atomic individual souls (sanatana) eternally, they are prone to be covered by the illusory energy, and thus they become separated from the association of the Supreme Lord, just as the sparks of the fire, although one in quality with the fire, are prone to be extinguished when out of the fire. In the Varaha Purana, the living entities are described as separated parts and parcels of the Supreme. They are eternally so, according to the Bhagavad-gita also. So, even after being liberated from illusion, the living entity remains a separate identity, as is evident from the teachings of the Lord to Arjuna. Arjuna became liberated by the knowledge received from Krsna, but he never became one with Krsna.

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What Is Krishna's Material Energy?

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7

TEXT 4

bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh
kham mano buddhir eva ca
ahankara itiyam me
bhinna prakrtir astadha

SYNONYMS

bhumih--earth; apah--water; analah--fire; vayuh--air; kham--ether; manah--mind; buddhih--intelligence; eva--certainly; ca--and; ahankarah--false ego; iti--thus; iyam--all these; me--My; bhinna--separated; prakrtih--energies; astadha--total eight

TRANSLATION

Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego--all together these eight comprise My separated material energies.

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Krishna is the Prime Causes of all Causes

I'm God, You're God, But Who Is The Supreme God?

Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā 5.1

 īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam

Word for word:

 īśvaraḥ — the controller; paramaḥ — supreme; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; sat — comprising eternal existence; cit — absolute knowledge; ānanda — and absolute bliss; vigrahaḥ — whose form; anādiḥ — without beginning; ādiḥ — the origin; govindaḥ — Lord Govinda; sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam — the cause of all causes.

Translation:

 Kṛṣṇa who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.

Do You Remember God when you are in Distress?

Below text of the Bhagavad Gita explains about the 4 types of devotees of Lord Krishna.

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7

  

TEXT 16

catur-vidha bhajante mam
janah sukrtino 'rjuna
arto jijnasur artharthi
jnani ca bharatarsabha

SYNONYMS

catuh-vidhah--four kinds of; bhajante--render services; mam--unto Me; janah--persons; su-krtinah--those who are pious; arjuna--O Arjuna; artah--the distressed; jijnasuh--the inquisitive; artha-arthi--one who desires material gain; jnani--one who knows things as they are; ca--also; bharata-rsabha--O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.
 

TRANSLATION

O best among the Bharatas [Arjuna], four kinds of pious men render devotional service unto Me - the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.

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The Supreme Lord is Situated in Everyone's Heart

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18

TEXT 61

isvarah sarva-bhutanam
hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati
bhramayan sarva-bhutani
yantrarudhani mayaya

SYNONYMS

isvarah--the Supreme Lord; sarva-bhutanam--of all living entities; hrt-dese--in the location of the heart; arjuna--O Arjuna; tisthati--resides; bhramayan--causing to travel; sarva-bhutani--all living entities; yantra--machine; arudhani--being so placed; mayaya--under the spell of material energy.
 

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy.

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How can you control your mind?

Simple way of keeping your mind in control and be peaceful 
is described in the below text of Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 

TEXT 17
 
tad-buddhayas tad-atmanas
tan-nisthas tat-parayanah
gacchanty apunar-avrttim
jnana-nirdhuta-kalmasah

SYNONYMS

tat-buddhayah--one whose intelligence is always in the Supreme; tat-atmanah--one whose mind is always in the Supreme; tat-nisthah--whose mind is only meant for the Supreme; tat-parayanah--who has completely taken shelter of Him; gacchanti--go; apunah-avrttim--liberation; jnana--knowledge; nirdhuta--cleanses; kalmasah--misgivings.
 
TRANSLATION

When one's intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the Supreme, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation.

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Can Money Give us Real Happiness of Life?

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2

TEXT 47

karmany evadhikaras te
ma phalesu kadacana
ma karma-phala-hetur bhur
ma te sango 'stv akarmani

SYNONYMS

karmani--prescribed duties; eva--certainly; adhikarah--right; te--of you; ma--never; phalesu--in the fruits; kadacana--at any time; ma--never; karma-phala--in the result of the work; hetuh--cause; bhuh--become; ma--never; te--of you; sangah--attachment; astu--be there; akarmani--in not doing.
 

TRANSLATION

You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.

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Divine Grace Of God

Below Text of  Bhagavad Gita explains that

 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9

TEXT 29

samo 'ham sarva-bhutesu
na me dvesyo 'sti na priyah
ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya
mayi te tesu capy aham

SYNONYMS

samah--equally disposed; aham--I; sarva-bhutesu--to all living entities; na--no one; me--Mine; dvesyah--hateful; asti--is; na--nor; priyah--dear; ye--those; bhajanti--render transcendental service; tu--yet; mam--unto Me; bhaktya--in devotion; mayi--unto Me; te--such persons; tesu--in them; ca--also; api--certainly; aham--I.
 

TRANSLATION

I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.

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A person who engages his/her mind in Krishna, offers obeisance's to Krishna and always worships Krishna surely becomes eligible for His Special mercy.

Wish Fulfilling Tree (Kalpa-Vriksha)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9

TEXT 22

 ananyas cintayanto mam
ye janah paryupasate
tesam nityabhiyuktanam
yoga-ksemam vahamy aham

SYNONYMS

ananyah--no other; cintayantah--concentrating; mam--unto Me; ye--who; janah--persons; paryupasate--properly worship; tesam--their; nitya--always; abhiyuktanam--fixed in devotion; yoga-ksemam--requirements; vahami--carry; aham--I.

TRANSLATION

But those who worship Me with devotion, meditating on My transcendental form to them I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.

So it is necessary that we have strong faith in God and Positive Affirmations in our mind. 
If we always have positive thoughts in our mind then wish Fulfilling Tree called Krishna will fulfill our life with all the positive things.

What is Spiritual Emotion?

Spiritual Emotion is a state experienced in the Path of Devotion (Bhaktiyoga).

Devotees of God live in a mood of ecstasy and self-surrender.

Sri Radhika Rani is the greatest devotee of Lord Krishna filled with Spiritual emotion. It is said that Sri Radha is herself the "Devotional energy" of Lord Krishna who is the Lord of the universe

As per as the Bhagavad Gita, devotion is the easiest method to develop "Bhaav" and get close to Krishna. God himself declares about the glory of devotion in Bhagavad Gita:

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12

TEXT 8

mayy eva mana adhatsva

mayi buddhim nivesaya

nivasisyasi mayy eva

ata urdhvam na samsayah

SYNONYMS

mayi--unto Me; eva--certainly; manah--mind; adhatsva--fix; mayi--upon Me; buddhim--intelligence; nivesaya--apply; nivasisyasi--you live; mayi--unto Me; eva--certainly; atah urdhvam--thereafter; na--never; samsayah--doubt.

TRANSLATION

Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt.

So let's have devotion towards Krishna. Let's remember Krishna in our daily life so that we can generate "Bhaav" or "Spiritual Emotion" towards him.

How to preserve our relationships beautifully?

Below text of Bhagavad Gita tells us that each human being is Divine at the core. Krishna as the "Super Soul" resides in the heart of all beings from where fountain of "Perfect Love" springs out in our lives. 

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15

TEXT 15

sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto
mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca
vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham

SYNONYMS

sarvasya--of all living beings; ca--and; aham--I; hrdi--in the heart; sannivistah--being situated; mattah--from Me; smrtih--remembrance; jnanam--knowledge; apohanam ca--and forgetfulness; vedaih--by the Vedas; ca--also; sarvaih--all; aham--I am; eva--certainly; vedyah--knowable; vedanta-krt--the compiler of the Vedanta; veda-vit--the knower of the Vedas; eva--certainly; ca--and; aham--I.

TRANSLATION

I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas I am to be known; indeed I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.

Now let us understand the nature of Love that is always pure. Each human whether it's you, your partner, your friend or anybody has a Divine Soul and is a part of that Universal Soul - God(Krishna).
So let us respect each other and preserve all our relationships beautifully! 

HARE KRISHNA!!!

Can you tell me how Big is this Universe?

This Universe with endless Galaxies is Infinite. Infinite simply means “Without Limits” and beyond the comprehension of human mind. God is the creator of this limitless Universe & is much bigger than this Universe.

Here is below text from Bhagavad Gita which describes the infinite nature of God:

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13

TEXT 14

sarvatah pani-padam tat
sarvato 'ksi-siro-mukham
sarvatah srutimal loke
sarvam avrtya tisthati

SYNONYMS

sarvatah--everywhere; pani--hands; padam--legs; tat--that; sarvatah--everywhere; aksi--eyes; sirah--head; mukham--face; sarvatah--everywhere; sruti-mat--hearing; loke--in the world; sarvam--everything; avrtya--covering; tisthati--exists.

TRANSLATION

Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes and faces, and He hears everything. In this way the Supersoul exists. 

So Let's Feel. God is always near us & is always in our hearts. Then He too will never give you up or never depart. Please pass this message to your family & friends.

Who Is KRISHNA?

In Western countries when someone sees the cover of a book like Krsna, he immediately asks, "Who is Krishna? Who is the girl with Krishna?" etc. 

The immediate answer is that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. How is that? Because Krishna has all the qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 

One who is in possession of all the six opulence: 

1) wealth 

 2) power 

3) fame 

4) beauty 

5) wisdom 

6) renunciation of these opulence

 Krishna possesses these qualities to an unlimited degree. This clearly proves that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā  5.1

īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ
sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ
anādir ādir govindaḥ
sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam

ईश्वरः परमः कृष्णः सचिदानान्द्विग्रह:
अनादिर आदिर गोविन्दः सर्व कारण कारणं

Word for word: 

īśvaraḥ — the controller; paramaḥ — supreme; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; sat — comprising eternal existence; cit — absolute knowledge; ānanda — and absolute bliss; vigrahaḥ — whose form; anādiḥ — without beginning; ādiḥ — the origin; govindaḥ — Lord Govinda; sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam — the cause of all causes.

Translation: 

Kṛṣṇa who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.

So Let's Serve the supreme personality of godhead krishna and pay our obeisance's to such an Infinite God

We should work for the supreme purpose

Lord Sri Krishna is prescribing something practical which can be adopted by everyone

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3

TEXT 9

yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra 
loko 'yam karma-bandhanah 
tad-artham karma kaunteya 
mukta-sangah samacara

 

SYNONYMS

 

yajna-arthat--only for the sake of Yajna, or Visnu; karmanah--work done; anyatra--otherwise; lokah--this world; ayam--this; karma-bandhanah--bondage by work; tat--Him; artham--for the sake; karma--work; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; mukta-sangah--liberated from association; samacara--do perfectly.

TRANSLATION

 

Work done as a sacrifice for Visnu has to be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world. Therefore, O son of Kunti, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain unattached and free from bondage.

Now, this is the formula of spiritual realization, that we should not stop our duties, the prescribed duties in which we are engaged. That is not to be stopped. The only difference is that the work should be done for the Supreme Lord, Yajna. Yajna means Visnu.

HARE KRISHNA!

We Are Controlled By Nature

The person in material consciousness is convinced by false ego that he is the doer of everything. He does not know that the mechanism of the body is produced by material nature, which works under the supervision of the Supreme Lord.

In below text of Bhagavad Gita Lord says Everything is being done by the direction of prakrti, nature.

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3

TEXT 27

prakrteh kriyamanani 
gunaih karmani sarvasah 
ahankara-vimudhatma 
kartaham iti manyate

SYNONYMS

 

prakrteh--of material nature; kriyamanani--all being done; gunaih--by the modes; karmani--activities; sarvasah--all kinds of; ahankara-vimudha--bewildered by false ego; atma--the spirit soul; karta--doer;aham--I; iti--thus; manyate--thinks.

TRANSLATION

 

The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities, which are in actuality carried out by nature.

So nature is superior than us. We have to accept it. Because we are being directed by nature.