The Conclusion: Bhagavad Gita Series

Before the battle of Mahabharata actually began on the field of Kurushetra, Lord Krishna tried all possible ways to stop this battle. On the persuasion of Pandavas, He personally went to the court of Hastinapur as a simple message carrier telling Kauravas to give back Pandavas their share and finish the matter. He even went […]

Day 15: Bhagavad Gita Series

On the 13th day of the Mahabharata, Duryodhana realized one thing very well that there was no way they could win the war if it went on like that. He thought in his mind that they would have to take some different approach. Now the power house of the Pandavas was actually Arjuna. And Duryodhana […]

Day 10: Bhagavad Gita Series

ॐ ईशा वास्यमिदꣳ सर्वं यत्किं च जगत्यां जगत् । In the Ishopansihad there is this first verse that tells us that whatever animate or inanimate, living, non-living, movable, non-movable things and beings exist in this world are all pervaded by the Supreme entity, God. Yesterday in the beginning of the seventh chapter we read that […]

Day 9: Bhagavad Gita Series

In the Chhandogya Upanishad, there comes this story about sage Uddalaka and his son Shvetaketu. The Upanishads are the ancient Indian scriptures that distill the teachings of the Vedas and are the basis of Vedanta philosophy. The word Upanishad means “sitting down near (a teacher).” The great sage Uddalaka had mastered the knowledge of the […]

The Bet – By Anton Chekhov

The Bet It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering how, fifteen years before, he had given a party one autumn evening. There had been many clever men there, and there had been interesting conversations. Among other things they had talked of capital punishment. […]