# Gita3

## Gita3

- [Welcome to Gita3 Online!](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/welcome-to-gita3-online.md)
- [Copyright](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/copyright.md)
- [The Inspiration](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/the-inspiration.md)
- [Gratitude](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/gratitude.md)
- [Introduction](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/introduction.md)
- [The Battlefield of Life](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/the-battlefield-of-life.md)
- [Think Different](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-one-think-different/think-different.md): The Bhagavad-Gita challenges the principles which underpin our life
- [1. Leave the Problems | Learn from Problems](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-one-think-different/1.-leave-the-problems-or-learn-from-problems.md)
- [Hidden Stories](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-one-think-different/1.-leave-the-problems-or-learn-from-problems/hidden-stories.md)
- [2. Act First, Ask Later | Ask First, Act Later](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/2.-act-first-ask-later-or-ask-first-act-later.md)
- [Living or Existing?](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/2.-act-first-ask-later-or-ask-first-act-later/living-or-existing.md)
- [3. Spiritualists don't own | Spiritualists aren't owned](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/3.-spiritualists-dont-own-or-spiritualists-arent-owned.md)
- [Spiritualising](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/3.-spiritualists-dont-own-or-spiritualists-arent-owned/spiritualising.md)
- [4. Know through study | Know through sincerity](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/4.-know-through-study-or-know-through-sincerity.md)
- [Digesting Wisdom](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/4.-know-through-study-or-know-through-sincerity/digesting-wisdom.md)
- [5. Be the Best | Try your Best](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/5.-be-the-best-or-try-your-best.md)
- [Circles of Life](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/5.-be-the-best-or-try-your-best/circles-of-life.md): "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." (Serenity Prayer)
- [6. Train your Body | Train your Mind](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/6.-train-your-body-or-train-your-mind.md): How much money is spent on gym memberships? How much time is dedicated to grooming the body? How many elaborate plans are made to invigorate our physical vitality?
- [Do Not Disturb](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/6.-train-your-body-or-train-your-mind/do-not-disturb.md)
- [7. See to Believe | Hear to See](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/7.-see-to-believe-or-hear-to-see.md)
- [Locating your Heart](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/7.-see-to-believe-or-hear-to-see/locating-your-heart.md)
- [8. Live Before you Die | Die Before you Die](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/8.-live-before-you-die-or-die-before-you-die.md)
- [Your Memorial](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/8.-live-before-you-die-or-die-before-you-die/your-memorial.md): Sit in a quiet place, remove all distractions, and play some light, relaxing music. Now ask a friend to read the following passage to you.
- [9. Ask God for your Wants | Give God what He Wants](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/9.-ask-god-for-your-wants-or-give-god-what-he-wants.md)
- [Daily Prayers](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/9.-ask-god-for-your-wants-or-give-god-what-he-wants/daily-prayers.md)
- [10. Can't See God Anywhere | Can See God Everywhere](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/10.-cant-see-god-anywhere-or-can-see-god-everywhere.md)
- [Missing the Obvious](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/10.-cant-see-god-anywhere-or-can-see-god-everywhere/missing-the-obvious.md)
- [11. Believe in Yourself | Believe in Krishna](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/11.-believe-in-yourself-or-believe-in-krishna.md)
- [Quietly Confident](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/11.-believe-in-yourself-or-believe-in-krishna/quietly-confident.md)
- [12. Make a 'To Do' List | Make a 'To Be' List](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/12.-make-a-to-do-list-or-make-a-to-be-list.md)
- [Practical Saintliness](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/12.-make-a-to-do-list-or-make-a-to-be-list/practical-saintliness.md)
- [13. God is Far, Seated in Heaven | God is Near, Seated Within](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/13.-god-is-far-seated-in-heaven-or-god-is-near-seated-within.md)
- [Answer my Prayer](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/13.-god-is-far-seated-in-heaven-or-god-is-near-seated-within/answer-my-prayer.md)
- [14. The Wealthy Have the Most | The Wealthy Need the Least](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/14.-the-wealthy-have-the-most-or-the-wealthy-need-the-least.md)
- [The Balancing Act](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/14.-the-wealthy-have-the-most-or-the-wealthy-need-the-least/the-balancing-act.md)
- [15. Pursue your Dreams | Discover the Reality](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/15.-pursue-your-dreams-or-discover-the-reality.md)
- [Frustrated Happiness](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/15.-pursue-your-dreams-or-discover-the-reality/frustrated-happiness.md)
- [16. I, Me, and Mine | We, Us, and Ours](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/16.-i-me-and-mine-or-we-us-and-ours.md)
- [Me to We](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/16.-i-me-and-mine-or-we-us-and-ours/me-to-we.md): In order to truly awaken selflessness within the heart, we have to be convinced of its beauty and practicality.
- [17. Faith Opposes Knowledge | Faith Builds Knowledge](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/17.-faith-opposes-knowledge-or-faith-builds-knowledge.md)
- [Building Faith](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/17.-faith-opposes-knowledge-or-faith-builds-knowledge/building-faith.md): There are three crucial ways to develop your faith: Philosophy, People and Practice.
- [18. Try To Be Happy | Try To Serve](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/18.-try-to-be-happy-or-try-to-serve.md)
- [From Selfish to Selfless](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/18.-try-to-be-happy-or-try-to-serve/from-selfish-to-selfless.md): We play various roles in our life, and each is an opportunity to embrace the mood of selfless service.
- [Summary | Think Different](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/summary-or-think-different.md)
- [How to...](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/how-to....md): "The Bhagavad-Gita transforms you into the best version of yourself."
- [1. How to Become Determined](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/1.-how-to-become-determined.md)
- [My Mission](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/1.-how-to-become-determined/my-mission.md)
- [2. How to Make Decisions](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/2.-how-to-make-decisions.md)
- [Decisions Decisions](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/2.-how-to-make-decisions/decisions-decisions.md)
- [3. How to Overcome Temptation](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/3.-how-to-overcome-temptation.md)
- [A Battle Plan](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/3.-how-to-overcome-temptation/a-battle-plan.md)
- [4. How to Find Purpose](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/4.-how-to-find-purpose.md)
- [Finding Purpose](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/4.-how-to-find-purpose/finding-purpose.md)
- [5. How to Become Successful](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/5.-how-to-become-successful.md)
- [Building Blocks of Success](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/5.-how-to-become-successful/building-blocks-of-success.md)
- [6. How to Be Present](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/6.-how-to-be-present.md)
- [Mantra - Free the Mind](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/6.-how-to-be-present/mantra-free-the-mind.md)
- [7. How to Avoid Mistakes](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/7.-how-to-avoid-mistakes.md)
- [Learning through Hearing](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/7.-how-to-avoid-mistakes/learning-through-hearing.md)
- [8. How to Face Death](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/8.-how-to-face-death.md)
- [Life’s Change Agent](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/8.-how-to-face-death/lifes-change-agent.md)
- [9. How to Find Love](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/9.-how-to-find-love.md)
- [Loving Connections](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/9.-how-to-find-love/loving-connections.md)
- [10. How to Perceive Beauty](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/10.-how-to-perceive-beauty.md)
- [Enjoy, Ignore or Engage?](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/10.-how-to-perceive-beauty/enjoy-ignore-or-engage.md)
- [11. How to Detect Divinity](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/11.-how-to-detect-divinity.md)
- [Connection Points](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/11.-how-to-detect-divinity/connection-points.md)
- [12. How to Spiritually Progress](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/12.-how-to-spiritually-progress.md)
- [Spiritual Flow](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/12.-how-to-spiritually-progress/spiritual-flow.md)
- [13. How to Find Freedom](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/13.-how-to-find-freedom.md)
- [Big Questions](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/13.-how-to-find-freedom/big-questions.md)
- [14. How to Avoid Burnout](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/14.-how-to-avoid-burnout.md)
- [Sattva Life](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/14.-how-to-avoid-burnout/sattva-life.md)
- [15. How to Become Detached](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/15.-how-to-become-detached.md)
- [Eternal Assets](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-2-how-to/15.-how-to-become-detached/eternal-assets.md)
- [16. How to Change Outlook](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/16.-how-to-change-outlook.md)
- [True Lies](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/16.-how-to-change-outlook/true-lies.md)
- [17. How to Perfect Your Speech](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/17.-how-to-perfect-your-speech.md)
- [Real Conversations](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/17.-how-to-perfect-your-speech/real-conversations.md)
- [18. How to Conquer Fear](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/18.-how-to-conquer-fear.md)
- [Face your Fears](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/18.-how-to-conquer-fear/face-your-fears.md): List the three most prominent fears in your life at present
- [Summary | How To](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/summary-or-how-to.md)
- [Why not?](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/why-not.md): The Bhagavad-Gita refutes all the excuses we may offer to delay our spiritual journey.
- [1. “I don’t have the time.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/1.-i-dont-have-the-time..md)
- [Killing Time](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/1.-i-dont-have-the-time./killing-time.md)
- [2. “I already know all of this.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/2.-i-already-know-all-of-this..md)
- [Library for Life](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/2.-i-already-know-all-of-this./library-for-life.md)
- [3. “I have so many duties to fulfil.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/3.-i-have-so-many-duties-to-fulfil..md)
- [Work as Worship](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/3.-i-have-so-many-duties-to-fulfil./work-as-worship.md)
- [4. “I’m not intelligent enough.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/4.-im-not-intelligent-enough..md)
- [Walk the Talk](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/4.-im-not-intelligent-enough./walk-the-talk.md)
- [5. “I’d prefer to practically help the world.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/5.-id-prefer-to-practically-help-the-world..md)
- [News of the World](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/5.-id-prefer-to-practically-help-the-world./news-of-the-world.md)
- [6. “I’m too active – I just can’t focus.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/6.-im-too-active-i-just-cant-focus..md)
- [The Yoga of Writing](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/6.-im-too-active-i-just-cant-focus./the-yoga-of-writing.md)
- [7. “I trust science and fact, not spirituality and faith."](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/7.-i-trust-science-and-fact-not-spirituality-and-faith..md)
- [Faith Issues](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/7.-i-trust-science-and-fact-not-spirituality-and-faith./faith-issues.md)
- [8. “I'll do it in the future.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/8.-ill-do-it-in-the-future..md)
- [Enemies of Growth](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/8.-ill-do-it-in-the-future./enemies-of-growth.md)
- [9. “I don’t follow organised religion."](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/9.-i-dont-follow-organised-religion..md)
- [Mechanics of Spirituality](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/9.-i-dont-follow-organised-religion./mechanics-of-spirituality.md)
- [10. “I don’t experience God – I’ve never seen Him”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/10.-i-dont-experience-god-ive-never-seen-him.md)
- [Time for God](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/part-3-why-not/10.-i-dont-experience-god-ive-never-seen-him/time-for-god.md): Until we have that face-to-face interaction with Krishna, there are other immediate ways to contact Him.
- [11. "I have too many difficulties in my life"](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/11.-i-have-too-many-difficulties-in-my-life.md)
- [Digesting Life](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/11.-i-have-too-many-difficulties-in-my-life/digesting-life.md)
- [12. “I will lose all my friends.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/12.-i-will-lose-all-my-friends..md)
- [Best Friends](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/12.-i-will-lose-all-my-friends./best-friends.md)
- [13. “I’m already happy.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/13.-im-already-happy..md)
- [Hierarchy of Needs](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/13.-im-already-happy./hierarchy-of-needs.md)
- [14. "I have too many bad habits"](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/14.-i-have-too-many-bad-habits.md)
- [Four a Day](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/14.-i-have-too-many-bad-habits/four-a-day.md)
- [15. “I’ll lose my ambition and won’t be successful."](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/15.-ill-lose-my-ambition-and-wont-be-successful..md)
- [Chasing Dreams](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/15.-ill-lose-my-ambition-and-wont-be-successful./chasing-dreams.md)
- [16. “I see religion causes more problems.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/16.-i-see-religion-causes-more-problems..md)
- [Spiritual Solutions](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/16.-i-see-religion-causes-more-problems./spiritual-solutions.md)
- [17. “I’ve seen too much hypocrisy in religion.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/17.-ive-seen-too-much-hypocrisy-in-religion..md)
- [The Truth about Lying](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/17.-ive-seen-too-much-hypocrisy-in-religion./the-truth-about-lying.md)
- [18. “I don’t want to be forced.”](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/18.-i-dont-want-to-be-forced..md)
- [12 months, 12 goals!](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/18.-i-dont-want-to-be-forced./12-months-12-goals.md)
- [Summary | Why Not](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/summary-or-why-not.md)
- [Bhakti: The Yoga of Love](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/appendix/bhakti-the-yoga-of-love.md)
- [The Author](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/appendix/the-author.md)
- [Wisdom that Breathes](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/appendix/wisdom-that-breathes.md)
- [Read the Bhagavad-gita As It Is Online](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/appendix/read-the-bhagavad-gita-as-it-is-online.md)
- [Support this work](https://gita3.keshavaswami.com/appendix/support-this-work.md)


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