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Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra – Part 1 by Kirtanananda Swami

Mar 1, 1970 | Bhagavad Gita, Kirtanananda Swami, Volume-01 Number-33

[Editor's note: This is the first of a series of eighteen essays on the chapters of Bhagavad-gita.] Bhagavad-gita has sometimes been called the perfect theistic science. Actually Bhagavad-gita means "Song of God," but because it is a song... read more

The Deliverance of the Fallen by Satsvarupa Dasa

Jun 20, 1967 | Bhagavad Gita, Satsvarupa Dasa, Volume-01 Number-14

Mercy is kindness delivered from the Supreme Power. People are partaking of mercy whether they acknowledge it or not; Krishna's Mercy shines into all the acts of the universe. Our position as living entities is that we have sensual bodies. According to Vedic... read more

Invocation by Sri Shankaracharya

Mar 20, 1967 | Bhagavad Gita, Shankaracharya, Volume-01 Number-10

Purports by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Text rendered into verse by Hayagriva Das Brahmachary (Sri Shankaracharyaor Shankarais considered to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva, according to Padma Puranam. Appearing in India in the 6th century A.D., he single-handedly drove... read more

The Spiritualization of Energy by Hayagriva Dasa Brahmachari

Mar 1, 1967 | Bhagavad Gita, Hayagriva Dasa Brahmachari, Volume-01 Number-09

"The world is charg'd with the grandeur of God . . . ." Gerard Manly Hopkins (Mantra to be sung at the top of your lungs to whatever tune you like from dawn to dawn to dawn without cessation forever and ever and ever into eternity.) HARE KRISHNA, HARE... read more

The Transmigration of the Soul by Rayarama Dasa Brahmachari

Feb 15, 1967 | Bhagavad Gita, Rayarama Dasa, Volume-01 Number-08

The transmigration of the soul, sometimes called reincarnation, is a much misunderstood phenomenon. This is because the doctrine has often been presented by philosophers who do not actually believe in the existence of the individual spirit soul. However,... read more

The Man of Wisdom by Satsvarupa Dasa Brahmachari

Feb 1, 1967 | Bhagavad Gita, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-01 Number-07

According to the Bhagavad Gita, those "virtuous ones" who actually come to God, are of four kinds: "The man in distress, the seeker for knowledge, the seeker for wealth, and the man of wisdom." (Gita 7.16) The distressed, who ask sanctuary at the... read more