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Niṣkāma-karma-yoga: Remaining free from bondage (Bg 5.7 to 5.12)
The devotee does not become liberated by stopping activity but by changing the consciousness behind the activity. He remains untouched by karma, just as…
Hell in the Vedas: a description of the realm of Yamaraja (5th Canto #37)
Each planetary system of the cosmos has its own clock rate, with time being experienced differently by different inhabitants of the universe. What is…
Kṛṣṇa in His destructive form
We normally think of Kṛṣṇa as the enchanting youth who plays the flute and performs many wonderful pastimes. There is, however, an aspect so terrifying…
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
Devotional action is better than renunciation of work (Bg 5.1 to 5.6)
Work performed for Kṛṣṇa is not opposed to renunciation or knowledge. On the contrary, when properly understood, devotional service includes the essence…
What prevents us from being loved
Everyone wants to be loved for who they are. But here is a problem: Often, what we call “who I am” is exactly what prevents other people from loving us.
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa

September 2026

CHAPTER FOUR: Transcendental Knowledge (jñāna-karma-sannyāsa-yoga)
The fourth chapter describes the process of sanātana-yoga, the eternal activities of the soul in relationship with Kṛṣṇa. In other words, it describes…
Do devotees need to die at an auspicious time? Why does Kṛṣṇa describe two paths in the Gītā?
Kṛṣṇa appears to suggest that the time of death determines one’s destination. How does it work?
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
A map of the fourth chapter
The main topic of the fourth chapter is transcendental knowledge, the understanding of our eternal relationship with Kṛṣṇa, which is the basis of the…
Do the souls ever come back after achieving liberation?
There are different types of liberation, but only one results in a permanent situation from which we never have to come back.
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
Faith, doubt, and determined action (Bg 4.39 to 4.42)
After explaining the process for obtaining transcendental knowledge, Kṛṣṇa now explains the qualification for receiving it and the position of those who…
Kṛṣṇa’s indecipherable opulences
In the tenth chapter of the Gītā, Kṛṣṇa describes His vibhūtis, or divine opulences. In this article, we will try to answer some of the questions you…
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
Mahātala, Rasātala, and Pātāla: Life at the botton of the universe (5th Canto #36)
Different from the previous abodes, which are populated mainly by asuras in human form, Talātala is a nāga realm, the abode of many powerful serpents…
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