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Short readings on the Bhagavad-gītā and everyday life, each grounded in the verses it cites.

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  • What Is the Main Message of the Bhagavad-gītā?

    The Bhagavad-gītā's main message is that we are eternal souls, not these bodies; that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord; and that life becomes perfect when we act for Him, remember Him and surrender to Him with love. Here is the whole Gītā in six simple steps, with the key verses.

  • How to Find Inner Peace: The Bhagavad-gītā's Peace Formula

    The Bhagavad-gītā gives a simple "peace formula": know Kṛṣṇa as the enjoyer of all our work, the owner of everything and the true friend of every living being. Without this, the mind has no fixed goal and cannot rest. Here is the formula, with the verses, Śrīla Prabhupāda's explanations and daily steps.

  • What Is Bhakti Yoga? Devotion in the Bhagavad-gītā

    Bhakti yoga is loving service to Kṛṣṇa: thinking of Him, worshiping Him and offering Him what we have. In the Gītā, Kṛṣṇa calls the devotee the highest yogī and says He can be known as He is only by devotion. Here is what bhakti means, how it works, and how anyone can begin.

  • What Happens After Death? The Bhagavad-gītā's Answer

    According to the Bhagavad-gītā, the soul does not die with the body. At death it moves to a new body, as we change old clothes for new. What we think of at the end, shaped by how we lived, decides the next body; one who remembers Kṛṣṇa goes to Him and is not born again.

  • How to Control the Mind, According to the Bhagavad-gītā

    Arjuna said the mind is harder to control than the wind. Kṛṣṇa agreed, and said it is possible by constant practice and detachment. Here is the Gītā's method, with Śrīla Prabhupāda's practical explanations and a simple daily plan.

  • What Is Karma Yoga? The Bhagavad-gītā's Art of Work

    Karma yoga is doing your duty well, without being attached to the result, and offering the work to Kṛṣṇa. The Gītā teaches it in verses like 2.47 and 3.9. Here is what it means, why it frees us, and how to practise it at school, at home or at work.

  • Who Is Kṛṣṇa? What the Bhagavad-gītā Says

    In the Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa says He is the source of everything, the Supreme Truth, and the Lord in everyone's heart, who appears in every age to protect the good. Arjuna accepts Him as the Supreme Person. Here is what Kṛṣṇa says about Himself, verse by verse, explained simply.