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A Leaf, a Flower, a Fruit, Water: Quick Summary
The Lord accepts a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water offered with devotion; it is the devotion that counts, not the worth of the gift (9.26).
English 8 min A Leaf, a Flower, a Fruit, Water
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By Devotion Alone: Quick Summary
The vision of the Lord is rare even for the gods, and no means, whether Vedas, austerity, giving or sacrifice, can pay its price (11.52-53).
English 10 min By Devotion Alone
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Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion, an Overview: Quick Summary
In chapter 12 Arjuna asks whether the worshipper of the form or of the unmanifest is better; the Lord says that the one who fixes his mind on Him and worships with faith is best (12.1-5).
English 10 min Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion, an Overview
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Even the Worst Offender: Quick Summary
A person of very bad conduct who worships with undivided devotion is to be regarded as righteous, because he has resolved rightly (9.30).
English 10 min Even the Worst Offender
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Four Kinds of Devotees: Quick Summary
Four reasons bring people to the Lord: distress, wish to know, some desire and knowledge; all four are called virtuous and noble (7.16, 7.18).
English 8 min Four Kinds of Devotees
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From Thought to Ruin: Quick Summary
From dwelling on an object comes attachment, from attachment desire, from desire anger, from anger confusion, then loss of memory, loss of understanding and at last ruin (2.62-63).
English 8 min From Thought to Ruin
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Gita 11.52-55 Verse by Verse: How the Lord Is Reached and the Five Marks of the Devotee
The Lord's form is rare even for the gods (11.52), and none of the four great means, Vedas, austerity, charity or sacrifice, can pay for the sight (11.53).
In Depth English 13 min By Devotion Alone
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Knowing His Glory Leads to Devotion: Quick Summary
One who knows the Lord's glory in truth joins Him by unshakable devotion, and the wise who know Him as the source of all worship Him with love (10.7-8).
English 10 min Knowing His Glory Leads to Devotion
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The Enemy Called Desire: Quick Summary
Arjuna asks why a person sins even against his wish, and the Lord names desire and anger born of passion as the cause (3.36-37).
English 8 min The Enemy Called Desire
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The Final Counsel: Surrender, Think, Choose: Quick Summary
The Lord tells Arjuna to hand all actions over to Him in the mind and to fix his thought on Him (18.57-58).
English 9 min The Final Counsel: Surrender, Think, Choose
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The Illusory Energy and Surrender: Quick Summary
Maya, made of the three qualities, is the Lord's own divine energy, and it is very hard to cross alone (7.14).
English 8 min The Illusory Energy and Surrender
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What We Worship, We Become: Quick Summary
The Lord steadies the faith of one who worships another god with faith, and the arranging of the fruit is His (7.21, 7.22).
English 10 min What We Worship, We Become
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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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The Gita's Last Counsel, Verse by Verse: Surrender, Think, Choose (18.57 to 18.66)
The Lord asks Arjuna to give all actions to Him in the mind and to keep a steady intellect (18.57, 18.58).
In Depth English 10 min The Final Counsel: Surrender, Think, Choose
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Gita 10.7-11 Verse by Verse: How Knowing the Lord's Glory Becomes Devotion
One who knows the Lord's glory in truth is joined to Him by unwavering devotion (10.7), and the wise who know Him as the source of all worship Him with love (10.8).
In Depth English 12 min Knowing His Glory Leads to Devotion
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Prayer Feels Dry and No One to Talk To? What the Gita Says
Truly seeing the Lord's greatness turns devotion from habit into steady love (10.7-8).
Simple English 6 min Knowing His Glory Leads to Devotion
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Gita Chapter 12 at a Glance: A Way to the Lord for Every Kind of Person
Chapter 12 opens with Arjuna asking whether the devotee of the Lord with form or the seeker of the unmanifest knows yoga best; the Lord names the one who fixes the mind on him with faith, and says the unmanifest path also reaches him but is harder for embodied beings (12.1-5).
In Depth English 12 min Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion, an Overview
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How a Person of Very Bad Conduct Counts as Righteous: Gita 9.30-34 Verse by Verse
A person of very bad conduct who worships the Lord with undivided devotion is to be regarded as righteous, because he has resolved rightly (9.30).
In Depth English 10 min Even the Worst Offender
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A Leaf, a Flower, a Fruit, Water: Gita 9.26-29 Verse by Verse
The Lord accepts a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water offered with devotion; what counts is the devotion, not the cost of the gift (9.26).
In Depth English 14 min A Leaf, a Flower, a Fruit, Water
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Does a Small Offering Reach God? What the Gita Says About a Leaf and Water
The Lord accepts a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water offered with devotion. The gift need not be big (9.26).
Simple English 6 min A Leaf, a Flower, a Fruit, Water
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How to Cross the Illusory Energy: Gita 7.14-15 Verse by Verse
The illusory energy, made of the three modes of nature, is the Lord's own divine power, and crossing it by one's own strength alone is very hard (7.14).
In Depth English 10 min The Illusory Energy and Surrender
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Is It Wrong to Ask God for Things? What the Gita Says
The Lord steadies the faith of anyone who worships a deity with faith; the Gita does not scold the one who asks (7.21).
Simple English 4 min What We Worship, We Become
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Is It Wrong to Remember God Only in Trouble?
The Gita names four reasons that bring people to God, distress, a wish to know, a want and wisdom, and calls all four good and noble (7.16, 7.18).
Simple English 4 min Four Kinds of Devotees
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Maya and Refuge: A Close Reading of Gita 7.14-15
The illusory energy is the Lord's own power, made of the modes of nature, and the way across is refuge in him alone (7.14); refuge is where effort rests, not a replacement for it (3.30, 6.5-6).
Deeper English 14 min The Illusory Energy and Surrender
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Who Are the Four Kinds of Devotees? Gita 7.16-19 Verse by Verse
The Lord calls devotees who come for four reasons, distress, a wish to know, a want and wisdom, good and noble (7.16, 7.18).
In Depth English 9 min Four Kinds of Devotees
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Why Do I Keep Falling into the Same Pattern? What the Gita Says
The pull that keeps confusing the mind is the Lord's own illusory energy, and crossing it on one's own strength alone is hard (7.14).
Simple English 4 min The Illusory Energy and Surrender
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Worshipping Other Deities and Reaching the Lord: Gita 7.20-23 and 9.20-25 Verse by Verse
The Lord steadies the faith of anyone who worships a deity with faith; the Gita does not scold them (7.20, 7.21).
In Depth English 10 min What We Worship, We Become
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The Gita: A Holistic Spiritual Vision Beyond Dualistic and Non-Dualistic Perspectives
The Gita contains statements pointing both to distinction and to unity, so it resists a single philosophical label.
In Depth English 16 min
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