Gita What is Death? What is Suffering? What is Duty? 10 Jan 2016 Do the wise also experience pain, suffering and difficulty? What is death? What ends and what doesn't? What is duty, and does taking care of children have any relation to…
Gita Some Q & A on A Simple Gita 23 Jul 20152 Aug 2015 Q: I have been reading your "A Simple Gita" and there are many things I like about it. For example, the very clear and modern language, which makes me think about…
Uncategorized A Simple Gita – My New Book 22 May 2013 A Simple Gita The Bhagavad-Gita - with all its depth and detail - in simple, succinct, straightforward terms. Available in paperback, kindle and pdf here: www.vicdicara.com/gita
Uncategorized Krishna, the Caste System, & the Gods 8 Nov 2012 Krishna: “Everyone walks on my path, and I give each one the reward that they come to me for.” [Gita 4.11] Arjuna: “But it doesn’t seem that way. Many people seem…
Uncategorized Yoga – the “Art of Action” 19 Oct 2012 “The scattered thoughts of fools rush towards the flowery promises of materialistic culture, thinking, ‘This is all there is.’ Their hearts are set on pleasure and paradise, in hopes of…
Uncategorized Why Do We Have Senses? The Origin of the Soul Explained. 22 Nov 201122 Nov 2011 We tend to think, "The whole point of having senses is that we should use these to enjoy the pleasures we can see, hear, taste, feel and smell. Otherwise why…
Uncategorized Astronomy and Prabhupada 29 Aug 201122 Jul 2015 In Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15, text 12 Krishna says: yad āditya-gataṁ tejo jagad bhāsayate ’khilam - "The light of the sun illuminates everything." In his commentary on this, Srila Prabhupada makes the following…
Uncategorized Reincarnation Reincarnation Reincarnation 26 Aug 20113 Sep 2011 Here is the deal… This whole world is upside down – just like a tree standing on a lake shore is upside down when reflected into the lake. The material…
Uncategorized The Upside Down Banyan Tree – Gita 15.2 19 Aug 201119 Aug 2011 Overview The Bhagavad Gita gradually examined all different spiritual paths, explaining how they are interconnected and how they all culminate in the yoga of devotion – bhakti-yoga: the most potent…