How to Deal With Death—A Wise Perspective
Just because something is the truth does not mean that we can easily grasp or accept it, however sincere we may be in our truth-seeking. How many years can go by without our fully grasping that someone we dearly love has left their body–they are … Continue reading
Believing in What You Can’t See
In the Bhagavad Gita Krishna has been telling Arjuna a great deal about the self, and will continue to do so for several more verses. Yet he now explains that: “It is said that this is unmanifest, unthinkable, and unchanging. Therefore, having understood in this … Continue reading
Our Changeless Self
The immutable self This statement of Krishna’s in the Bhagavad Gita is to be looked into beyond the surface appearance: “Weapons do not pierce this [embodied Self], fire does not burn this, water does not wet this, nor does the wind cause it to wither … Continue reading
The Peace and Freedom of Self Knowledge
He who thinks the Self is slayer And he who thinks the Self is slain– Neither of the two understands; The Self slays not, nor is it slain. —Bhagavad Gita 2:19 The lessons to be learned Being either killer or killed is impossible; so Krishna … Continue reading
Do the Dead “Die”?
“These bodies inhabited by the eternal, the indestructible, the immeasurable [illimitable] embodied Self, are said to come to an end, therefore fight, Arjuna!” (2:18) —Krishna, from the Bhagavad Gita We are tossed about and drowned in the ocean that we are meant to sail over … Continue reading
Bringing Forth Our Eternal Nature
A lot of time is wasted “cultivating virtues” and pursuing yogic “attainments.” As Sri Ma Anandamayi often pointed out, getting implies losing. So any artificial progress we may make will evaporate in time. To bewail our sins or rejoice in our virtues is utter madness. … Continue reading
Bhagavad Gita for Singing, Maharshi Gita, and More
We continue to add more useful content to OCOY.org, and this month have added three important articles: The first is the The Bhagavad Gita for Singing , a translation of the Bhagavad Gita arranged according to the meter of the original Sanskrit text so it can be … Continue reading