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Latest Stories
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The Short List Krishna Gives of Exactly What Makes Someone Dear to Him
Bhagavad Gita verses 12.13 and 12.14, found within the chapter dedicated to bhakti yoga, the path of devotion, provide one…
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The Line From the Gita Later Quoted at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age
Bhagavad Gita verse 11.32 arrives during one of the text’s most overwhelming passages – Krishna’s revelation of his Vishvarupa, or…
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Krishna’s Honest Answer to Arjuna’s Complaint That the Mind Cannot Be Controlled
Bhagavad Gita verse 6.35 responds directly to a complaint Arjuna raises just before it – that the mind is restless,…
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The Verse That Explains Why Leaders Are Watched More Closely Than They Realize
Bhagavad Gita verse 3.21 offers one of the text’s clearest statements on leadership and influence, delivered within a broader chapter…
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The Sharpest Line Krishna Uses to Snap Arjuna Out of His Despair
By the time Bhagavad Gita verse 2.3 arrives, Krishna has already listened to the whole of Arjuna’s despair – his…
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The Learned Man Who Admitted He Knew Everything – and Was Still Told He Knew Nothing
The dialogue between Narada and Sanatkumara in the Chandogya Upanishad opens with an unusually thorough résumé – one immediately shown…