It took me a while before I got used to my new appellation “Nani”—maternal grandmother. Nani was just a respectful title my grandson, Mokhta, was going to address me with. I began to think myself to be a Nani but it was very slowly but surely that I began to feel like one.
Another new [...]
Sanskrit Terms in the Bhagavad Gita
Atman lies at the core of every human personality. The purpose of life is to experience this inner reality. Hindus believe that each human being feels this reality. It is same from person to person. In the climax of meditation, when consciousness is focused and withdrawn from the body and [...]
Selfless Action
1-2
Arjuna:
If you think understanding is superior to action,
Why, Krishna, do you urge me to engage in this horrific action?
You confuse me with inconsistent words.
Tell me, what I must do to achieve the highest good?
3-35
Krishna:
In this world there are two main paths to do good:
for philosophers, the yoga of understanding (jnana);
for active people, the yoga [...]