The yoga viewpoint is different from the viewpoint that most people have. The yoga viewpoint comes from the Vedic scriptures. Yoga is very popular today. But mostly when people think of yoga, it’s hatha yoga – the physical exercises; certainly, very beneficial, but there’s much more to yoga than that. The Vedic scriptures go very, very deep...
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Bhagavad-gita, 8.21 “That supreme abode is called unmanifested and infallible, and it is the supreme destination. When one goes there, he never comes back. That is My supreme abode.” If you just remember for the future, this eighth chapter of Bhagavad-gita is where Krishna so often declares: one should go there, you never come back to this material...
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I always offer my respects to our spiritual masters before I begin. As I said, this is the Vedic teaching. There is a system that’s given to us by God, on the right way to live. And it’s real clear instructions, it’s not vague. And if we follow those teachings, then our whole life is greatly benefited. So respect is very important. But as we...
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Let’s talk a little bit about the subject called “The three modes of material nature.” If you understand the material world and how it works, you have a lot better chance of dealing with it correctly. And there’s a lot more than we learn in science. There’s much information we never get because the material scientists can’t discover these...
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The Supreme Lord has unlimited, enumerable names that describe Him. But of all the names, and as I say there are enumerable, unlimited names, the number one name of all is Krishna. Every name of God is included or contained in the name Krishna. So in the name Krishna Gopala is there, Govinda is there, Rama is there, Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh, Eloah…...
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