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Jīvana-dharma-yoga

Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 1)
Philosophy Mar 28, 2023

Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 1)

Introduction dhyānābhyāsa-vaśīkṛtena manasā tannirguṇaṃ niṣkriyaṃ jyotiḥ kiñcana yogino yadi paraṃ paśyanti paśyantu te । asmākaṃ tu tadeva locana-camatkār...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 2)
Philosophy Apr 04, 2023

Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 2)

Well, then, is this path — performing one’s duties with the sole purpose of pleasing Bhagavān — an easy journey? Śrīkṛṣṇa himself was uncertain about it. Bhagav...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 3)
Philosophy Apr 11, 2023

Ch. 12 Yoga of the steps of Bhakti (part 3)

Śrī Kanakadāsa, the great mystic, said this - Ṣaḍurasadannakè nalidāḍuva jihvè । kaḍurucigoṃbuva ruciguṇa ninadayya ॥ (Yours is the tongue that enjoys fo...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 1)
Philosophy Apr 18, 2023

Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 1)

Introduction ekam-evādvayam-arūpaṃ brahmam-avyayam-akriyaṃ svīkarisi nijabhogakèṃdu śarīra-vividha-sahasramaṃ । prākṛtāsvādyagaḻa madhuviṃ tannane tāṃ mare...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 2)
Philosophy May 02, 2023

Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 2)

How is Brahma? sarvataḥ pāṇipādaṃ tat sarvatokṣi-śiro-mukham । sarvataḥ śrutimalloke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati ॥ BG 13.14 “Its limbs are everywhere, as...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 3)
Philosophy May 09, 2023

Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 3)

Thus, the Parabrahma is conducting the activities of the universe in three forms — prakṛti, jīva and Īśvara. yāvatsaṃjāyate kiñcit sattvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 4)
Philosophy May 16, 2023

Ch. 13 Yoga of Nature and the Primeval being (part 4)

The object that is water, is H2O for a chemist, and ambrosia for a thirsty man. The satiating and refreshing potential imperceptible in hydrogen and oxygen was...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Ch. 15 Yoga of meditation on the root of the aśvattha (part 1)
Philosophy Jun 14, 2023

Ch. 15 Yoga of meditation on the root of the aśvattha (part 1)

Introduction parākṛtanamadbandhaṃ paraṃbrahma narākṛti | saundaryasārasarvasvaṃ vande nandātmajaṃ mahaḥ || I bow to that Supreme Brahma in human form that d...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Ch. 15 Yoga of meditation on the root of the aśvattha (part 2)
Philosophy Jun 20, 2023

Ch. 15 Yoga of meditation on the root of the aśvattha (part 2)

What is the reason behind the name aśvattha for a tree thus extolled in the Veda? Śvaḥ in Saṃskṛt means tomorrow. Śvastha is something that will exist tomorrow...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi