| The Bhagavad-gita study guide B.V. Madhava Swami Being A Devotee 1 Growing in Conviction and Dedication 1 Introduction 1 How to use this study guide 1 Conditions for Being a Devotee 4 The Spiritual Master 6 The Devotee's Identity and Resource 8 The Devotee's Motivation and Message 10 The Devotee's Values and Goals 12 The Devotee's Internal Struggle 15 The Devotee's External Struggle 17 The Devotee's Responsibilities 20 Knowing God 22 Seeing Him as He is 22 Introduction 22 Brahman, the Impersonal Absolute 22 Paramatma, the All-pervading Supersoul 24 Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead 27 Krsna's Claims About Himself 29 What Others Say About Krsna 32 Krsna's Relation to the World 34 Difference Between Us and Krsna 36 Relation of Demigods to Krsna 38 Nature of His Incarnations 40 Who Knows God 42 Krsna's Transcendental Opulences 44 Krsna's Universal Form 46 Importance of Krsna's Original Form 48 Seeing Krsna as He is 50 Krsna Absolves Our Sins 52 |