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An Experience of Awe
The awe inspiring vision of the Divine Cosmic Form is explained in chapter 11 of The Bhagavad Gita. And, chapter 12 reminds us that practice is what will keep us focused on the Divine within, listing certain qualities that can instill that experience of LOVE within us.
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In ALL Things
Chapters 9 and 10 continue to explain and give examples of what Divinity, God, the Godhead, etc…might mean or look like in the time and context The Gita was written. What do you see or feel is the essence of Divinity for YOU?
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Knowing God to Have a Good Death
Learn how to know God and experience death as a friend and not a foe! The Bhagavad Gita embarks on on these topics and more in Part 2 of Jack Hawley’s translation.
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Contemplation and Meditation
Contemplation and Meditation close out Part One of Jack Hawley’s translation of The Bhagavad Gita. We must draw our minds and senses away from the external distractions to truly know our True Divine Self within.
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Desire, Divinity, and Detachment
A supplemental blog for some questions and concepts that come up in the first few chapters of The Bhagavad Gita. Desire, Divinity, and Detachment….
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Knowledge AND Action
Chapters 3 and 4 of The Bhagavad Gita continue with clarification on “right action in duty” (dharma) and the alignment with “knowledge of Self” (Divinity).
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The “Battlefield” of Yoga – Its Purpose and Obstacles
The first and second Chapters of The Bhagavad Gita give context to the setting of the battlefield, the dilemma Arjuna faces that disturbs his mental clarity. And, Krishna begins his explanation of Yoga, the need for action and alignment with the Divine Reality.