Srimad Bhagavad - Gita

  =============================================================================================== Thursday 19, February 2026, 05:45.  Books Philosophy Metaphysical Philosophy Daily Sat Sangam - Swami Krishnananda. January  (from The Realisation of the Absolute) Post-3. ================================================================================================ 30. The Self is Imperishable: The ordinary man of the world has his mind and senses turned extrovert. Childish, he runs after external pleasures and walks into the net of death which pervades all created things. The wise, however, knowing the Immortal, seek not that Eternal Being among things fleeting here. Some blessed one turns his gaze inward and beholds the glorious light of the Self. This Self is dearer than the dearest of things, this Self is nearer than the nearest. If one would speak of anything else than the Self as dear, he would certainly lose what he holds as dear. One should adore the Self alone as ...

. =========================================================================================================== Tuesday 17, February 2026, 06:45.  Books Bhagavadgita & Hinduism The Heritage of Indian Culture - 3.   1.The Vision of India - 3. Swami Krishnananda. Post-3. =========================================================================================================== Today, people in India are a medley of various problems and memories of the past, hopes of the future, and so on. In spite of these, there is nevertheless a little candle flame burning in the corners of the country, which cries out in the language of the ancient culture. One of the reasons is, as I said, the accommodating capacity of the culture. You would be wondering what this accommodation is and where comes the necessity or the ability to entertain such a view. The ability to accommodate oneself with other peoples' ideas and ideals is not merely a charity that we extend to others. It is not a co...

  ==================================================================================================== Sunday  15, February 2026, 06:00. Article Scriptures Srimad Bhagavad Gita TheLessons of the Bhagavadgita - 2. Swami Krishnananda. ====================================================================================================== Now, on mutual acceptance, it was agreed that the war had to be waged to end a social conflict. But, when the hour of crisis came, when the iron was hot and it had to be struck, when that moment came, what happened? A most unexpected conflict arose within the mind of Arjuna. It was not a conflict with other people, but a conflict within one's one self. I told you that there are four types of conflicts. The first one is conflict with other people, and to end it they started or embarked upon this perilous adventure of war. But before it broke out or started, the most important of the leaders, the hero of one party, the most renowned warrior, had to ...

  =============================================================================================== Friday 13, February 2026, 06:25. Article Scriptures The Gita's Four Basic Conflicts of Life: 2. Swami Krishnananda. Spoken to a French-speaking group on December 28th, 1972). ================================================================================================== The inner conflicts are caused by a non-coordination of the inner layers of personality. We have various layers of inner personality, such as the conscious, the subconscious and the unconscious levels of the mind. Though we may be happy consciously, subconsciously we may not be, so a study of our personality does not mean merely a study of our conscious mind. Western psychology has limited itself only to the conscious level and, therefore, it has not solved problems of life. Human personality is deeper than the conscious level. Modern psychoanalysis has understood this doctrine and secret to some extent. Not only can...

  =================================================================================================== Wednesday 11, February 2026, 06:30. Article Scriptures The Central Intention of the Bhagavadgita:  Swami Krishnananda. (Spoken on November 26, 1972) ================================================================================================== The initial character of the human mind is fear, confusion, and a kind of overconfidence in oneself. This overconfidence is a cause, and sometimes also an effect, of a fear that does not leave the human mind. When we are not strong enough, we appear to put on a kind of strength and begin to advertise or proclaim the actions that we can do. A very strong person does not proclaim himself as much as a weak person does. A lion does not need to bark; it is only the dog that barks. Though the lion's strength is much more, it does not wag its tail but simply keeps quiet as if it knows nothing and is not concerned with anything. It is the we...

================================================================================================ Saturday 07, February 2026, 06:55. A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought in India - 2. Chapter 1: The Vedas:1 Swami Krishnananda ================================================================================================= Chapter 1: The Vedas:1 1.The Vedas and Their Classification: It is customary for historians of the philosophy and religion of India to commence their studies with the Rig-Veda, which is regarded as the earliest sacred text of ancient Indian culture. A study of the Vedas forms generally the beginning of an advanced learning in the philosophical and religious literature of India. The Rig-Veda is a book of metrical hymns and is divided into ten parts called Mandalas. Another division of the book is into eight sections called Ashtakas. The hymns of the Rig-Veda, called mantras, are powerfully constructed poems, with an amazing power of rhythm, spontaneity a...