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सरल रूप

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Is It Wrong to Remember God Only in Trouble?

If God comes to mind only when trouble strikes, is that devotion false? The Gita names four reasons that bring people to the Lord and calls all four good. Learn who stands nearest to Him and why.

स्तर: सरल रूप अंग्रेज़ी 4 मिनट Four Kinds of Devotees

विस्तार से

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Devotion in Your Day: Four Moments From Morning to Night

You understand devotion, but what do you do on a Monday with a worried mind and a difficult person? Four moments taken from the Gita: a morning offering, one act for the Lord, a pause in a hard meeting, and a review at night.

स्तर: विस्तार से अंग्रेज़ी 5 मिनट Devotion in Practice

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The Devotee Dear to the Lord: Gita 12.13-20, Verse by Verse

In Gita 12.13-20 the Lord lists over thirty marks and says of each group, 'such a one is dear to Me'. The marks fall into four relationships and hang from one centre. Each verse explained, with a table, common misreadings, an example and a seven-day practice.

स्तर: विस्तार से अंग्रेज़ी 13 मिनट The Devotee Dear to the Lord

अंतर्दृष्टि

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Gita 12.1-5, a Deeper Reading: Both Roads Reach the Lord, So Why Is the Devotee Called Most United?

A close reading of Gita 12.1-5. The Lord says both the devotee and the worshipper of the unmanifest reach Him, yet calls the devotee most united. The hard questions, two streams of commentators, and answers from the Gita and the tradition to the questions the verses raise.

स्तर: अंतर्दृष्टि अंग्रेज़ी 12 मिनट Devotion or the Unmanifest

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Maya and Refuge: A Close Reading of Gita 7.14-15

A close reading of Gita 7.14-15. If the illusory energy is the Lord's own power, how can people be blamed? How refuge and effort fit, five hard questions answered, two streams of commentary, and answers from the Gita and the tradition to the questions left over.

स्तर: अंतर्दृष्टि अंग्रेज़ी 14 मिनट The Illusory Energy and Surrender

अन्य लेख

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By Devotion Alone: Quick Summary

After the cosmic form the Lord speaks four verses: this vision is rare even for the gods, is not won by the Vedas, austerity, giving or sacrifice, but by undivided devotion, and the devotee has five marks. A short revision of Gita 11.52-55.

अंग्रेज़ी 10 मिनट By Devotion Alone

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Devotion in Practice: Quick Summary

A short revision of a small order for bringing devotion into the day: a morning offering, one task for the Lord, a pause in a hard meeting, and an evening review. Questions drawn from the verses.

अंग्रेज़ी 6 मिनट Devotion in Practice

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Even the Worst Offender: Quick Summary

A short revision of Gita 9.30-34: why a person of very bad conduct who turns to the Lord with his whole mind is called righteous, what that promise does not say, and the three lessons the verses hold.

अंग्रेज़ी 10 मिनट Even the Worst Offender

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Four Kinds of Devotees: Quick Summary

In Gita 7.16-19 the Lord says that people turn to Him for four reasons: distress, wish to know, some desire, and knowledge. All four are welcome, and the nearest is the one who comes for Him alone.

अंग्रेज़ी 8 मिनट Four Kinds of Devotees

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The Devotee Dear to the Lord: Quick Summary

At the end of the twelfth chapter the Lord draws the picture of one dear to Him: free of hatred, friendly and compassionate, even in pleasure and pain, skilful and steady. Three readings of verses 12.13-20 and the question of what 'dear' means.

अंग्रेज़ी 12 मिनट The Devotee Dear to the Lord

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The Ladder of Devotion: Quick Summary

What if the mind does not rest in the Lord? In Gita 12.6-12 the Lord gives four steps, each for one who cannot manage the one above, and at the end peace comes right after giving up the fruit of action. The meaning of the verses and three readings.

अंग्रेज़ी 10 मिनट The Ladder of Devotion