Odyssey of Life

Journey that shares spiritual lessons and experiences, just out of joy of sharing.

Month: November 2025

  • BG02 – 5: Understanding Karma-Yoga, The Art of Action

    After educating Arjun on the highest knowledge, Shri Krishna transitions to the topic of Karma-yoga. He attracts Arjun’s attention stating that what is taught so far is a “theoretical knowledge” (from V2.11 to V2.38), now it is time to understand the “practical” aspects of it – i.e. application of this…

  • BG02 – 4: Performance of Self-Duty

    After setting the background with the highest knowledge, Shri Krishna switches focus to the performance of one’s duty and specifically instructs Arjun on his duty as warrior. While the lord comes down to transactional reality for this subject, we must see the importance of performance of self-duty in spiritual development…

  • BG02 – 3: Shri Krishna’s Teachings on the Absolute Truth

    Introducing the concept of unchanging eternal substratum of consciousness and ever-changing complex of body, mind and intellect (and associated experiences), Shri Krishna introduces the highest knowledge about transcendental reality. Such knowledge can only be experienced by “Nitya-Anitya-Vastu-Viveka” (नित्य-अनित्य-वस्तु-विवेक) i.e. knowledge that provides ability to differentiate between eternal and ephemeral. Only…