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the songs of God. Therefore, its power to transform, to heal,
to uplift is as limitless as the Singer.
It has been said that the Upanishads are the cows, Lord
Krishna is the cowherd, Arjuna is the calf, and the Gita is
the milk. But, it is notjust any milk. This milk is nectar that
flowed from the Gods with the power to heal the sick,
comfort the lonely, guide the lost, uplift the fallen and bring
peace to the troubled. The milk is gentle and pure enough
for a baby, but strong enough for a warrior.
2) How and when were you introduced to this holy
scripture?
I was introduced to this incredible work by my Spiritual
Master, when I was 8 years old. The Gita was his favorite
text and he used to carry it everywhere with him. He said
it was the most important piece of wisdom for everyone,
regardless of education, caste, or spiritual aspirations.
When he initiated me, he gave me my own copy — a small,
simple version in the original Sanskrit. I learned Sanskrit
through the Gita, through memorizing its entirety. In that
way, Lord Krishna’s message and His language came alive
for me simultaneously.
The Gita has made me vLr (ast), O;Lr (vyast), eLr (mast)
and LoLFk (swasth). What do I mean? First, I became ast,
emerged in God. I was like the sugar that — when mixed
in water — loses itself and becomes one with the water.
The sugar was so solid and separate when it sat on the
spoon. But, in the vastness of the water, the structure of
the sugar simply dissolves.
The Gita became the blanket that wrapped itself around
me in the cold and dark of night. I was alone in the forest,
and became completely immersed in Lord Krishna; His
words spoke to me through the Gita, through my mantra,
and through His own voice. They comforted me, taught
me, and guided me.
Then, as I studied the message and the wisdom of the Gita
more, I learned how to be vyast. Vyast — in essence —
means “doing is being, and being is doing.” This is Lord
Krishna’s message. So many people today assume that a
spiritual path is one of idleness, one of silent contemplation
high on a mountain top. But, Lord Krishna teaches
otherwise. We should be the hands that do God’s work —
this is Karma Yoga. We should not only be divine, but we
should DO divine. “Serve, serve, serve, do your duty on
Earth.” But, again, vyast is a different kind of “doing” than
most people do. It is “being” while “doing.” What does
this mean? It means having your work be prayer, be
meditation. All the time your hands are doing, your mind
should be being. Have His name be on your lips and in
your heart, and have His work be on your hands.
3) How much time do you devote each day to the Gita?
Now, approximately an hour each day. But at the
beginning, in my early years, it was my life. Every minute
of my day was spent in either meditation, japa, or
contemplation on God and the Gita. While I may only
spend an hour each day studying the Bhagavad Gita, I
spend all 24 hours living the Gita.
From ast and vyast, I became mast — ever happy, ever
4) What is the Bhagavad Gita’s impact on your life ?
joyful, ever blissful. When you are immersed in Him and
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