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Arjuna's Despondency: Quick Summary
Seeing his own people before him, Arjuna's body gives way: his limbs weaken and the bow begins to slip from his hand (1.29-30).
English 11 min Arjuna's Despondency
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Arjuna's Seven Steps: The Road Through a Crisis
Arjuna's road has seven steps: shock, freezing, arguing, asking for help, learning, doubting again and acting. None of them is a fault.
In Depth English 8 min Arjuna, Our Mirror
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Arjuna, Our Mirror: Quick Summary
Arjuna's road has seven steps, and any person in a crisis walks the same road.
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Devotion in Practice: Quick Summary
Daily devotion runs in four small moments: a morning offering, one task for the Lord, a pause in a hard meeting, and an evening review.
English 6 min Devotion in Practice
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Devotion in Your Day: Four Moments From Morning to Night
Daily devotion has four small moments: a small offering in the morning, one act done for the Lord, a pause in a hard meeting, and a review at night.
In Depth English 5 min Devotion in Practice
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When Everything Falls Apart: Arjuna Shows the Way
Arjuna's hands shook, his mouth went dry and he said he would not fight (1.28-29, 2.9). The Gita does not blame him.
Simple English 4 min Arjuna, Our Mirror
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You Do Everything Right and God Still Feels Far: What the Gita Says
Study, austerity, charity and sacrifice are not the price of the Lord's nearness; he is found by undivided devotion (11.53, 11.54).
Simple English 5 min By Devotion Alone
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Do Not Carry Every Outcome Alone: 'Merely an Instrument' in Plain Words
'Merely an instrument' means doing your own work with your whole mind without carrying the burden of being the only cause of the outcome (11.33).
Simple English 6 min Merely an Instrument
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Is It All Right to Ask a Question? What Arjuna Teaches Us
The Gita runs on Arjuna's questions, and Lord Krishna turns none of them away (3.2, 3.3).
Simple English 5 min Arjuna's Questions
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