"The most enlightening part of what John said on Sunday, which I hadn't fully understood before—but now grasp thanks to the transcript—is the following:
However, there's a weakness in the…
Dear James,
I would like you to clarify your statement, "Remember, Arjuna also knew he was the Self, but Krishna, out of great compassion and wisdom as a teacher, knew…
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Dear James,
You don’t know me but I have been following your website and watching your videos and reading your books for about three years. In the last few months…
A contemplative temperament must be cultivated.
Swami Dayananda makes an important distinction between giving up things and growing out of things. When you were a child, there were certain things…
Reasons to Study the Bhagavad Gita (This article came from a blog on the web.)
It is generally accepted that the Bhagavad Gita is the supreme canonical text of the…
Seeker: Ramji, I wanted to touch base to tell you I have begun what I can only describe as a slow extrication process. I turned off my Facebook account, which lifted…
(Manny is a friend of thirty years who is having difficulty adjusting to the change in my circumstances.)
James: Dear Manny, yes, things went extremely well in Tiruvannamalai – a…
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The Problem of Desire
This are my commentaries on Swami Dayananda’s summary of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita. I tidied up Swamiji’s language a bit, removed repetitions and generally improved the readability…