…or a crucifix nobody imagines that this here is the Christ. Nobody ever did imagine whether you have an image of buddha or of Vishnu or of ganesh or what have you nobody imagined that that image is the godhead. But a lot of people think their idea of…

…course, that it has an array of gods but every Hindu knows that all the many gods, whether it is Indra, Shiva, Vishnu, Ganesh, whatever the name, all are aspects of one. And so no Hindu takes polytheism literally or seriously. They are simply different…

…he is the fighter, but he has a charioteer who drives him and this is the god Krishna Krishna being the earthly manifestation of Vishnu who in turn, is one of the three aspects of brahman: the ground of being. So Krishna is passive in the chariot, he's…

…in particular because the Gita is a dialogue between Krishna who is an avatar or incarnation of one of the aspects of god called Vishnu, and a warrior by the name of arjuna. The Gita opens upon a battlefield where arjuna is in command of a chariot and…

…becomes engaged in what is called lokasangraha, which means in sanskrit the upholding of the world, in the same way that Vishnu, the creator, or rather Vishnu is considered particularly the preservative aspect of the world same way as Vishnu upholds the…

…called lokasangraha, which means in sanskrit the upholding of the world, in the same way that Vishnu, the creator, or rather Vishnu is considered particularly the preservative aspect of the world same way as Vishnu upholds the world, so does the sage uphold…

…the same way that Vishnu, the creator, or rather Vishnu is considered particularly the preservative aspect of the world same way as Vishnu upholds the world, so does the sage uphold the world. And thus I would say that the whole rationale of Hinduism is…

…when they speak of the creation of the universe, don't call it the work of god, they call it the play of god, the Vishnu Leela. Leela meaning play. They look upon the whole manifestation of all universes as a play, as a sport, as a kind of dance,…

…seems any human nod were move in strange democracy the million masks of god. And of course here it is. This is the mask of Vishnu, the preserver of the universe. And you see, it is a multiple mask to illustrate the fact that the one who looks out of…

…For as shiva turns round and walks off the stage, seen from behind, he is brahma the creator, the beginning of it all again. And Vishnu, whose mask I have been showing you is the preserver that is to say the going on of it all, the whole state of…

…by the doctrines of Shankara. Then there's bhakti yoga, which is usually a vaishnava thing. Vaishnavas are the worshippers of Vishnu and they like to concentrate on devotion. So bhakti means the yoga of devotion, of love. Christianity is bhakti yoga.…

…we get completely carried away and altogether forget who we are. There is a story about a great sage, Narada, who came to Vishnu. Vishnu is one of the aspects of the godhead, brahma. Brahma is usually the word given to the creator aspect, Vishnu to the…

…get completely carried away and altogether forget who we are. There is a story about a great sage, Narada, who came to Vishnu. Vishnu is one of the aspects of the godhead, brahma. Brahma is usually the word given to the creator aspect, Vishnu to the…

…came to Vishnu. Vishnu is one of the aspects of the godhead, brahma. Brahma is usually the word given to the creator aspect, Vishnu to the preserving aspect and shiva to the destructive aspect. But when the Narada came to Vishnu and said: what is the…

…the word given to the creator aspect, Vishnu to the preserving aspect and shiva to the destructive aspect. But when the Narada came to Vishnu and said: what is the secret of your maya? Vishnu took him and threw him into a pool and the moment he fell…

…the preserving aspect and shiva to the destructive aspect. But when the Narada came to Vishnu and said: what is the secret of your maya? Vishnu took him and threw him into a pool and the moment he fell under the pool he was born as a princess in a…

…is you see that the state of consciousness you're in now, however loused up it may be is in Hindu Language the play of Vishnu. You are all Vishnu playing that you're in. This mess which is the part of the cosmic dance. So if that's the case, dig…

…that the state of consciousness you're in now, however loused up it may be is in Hindu Language the play of Vishnu. You are all Vishnu playing that you're in. This mess which is the part of the cosmic dance. So if that's the case, dig it you see I…

…of the game, the divine ground of the universe. So then, if you look upon the world as play, as what the Hindus call the Vishnu Leela Vishnu being one of the names of god and Leela meaning sport or play from which we get our word lilt then Vishnu or…

…game, the divine ground of the universe. So then, if you look upon the world as play, as what the Hindus call the Vishnu Leela Vishnu being one of the names of god and Leela meaning sport or play from which we get our word lilt then Vishnu or brahman…

…Vishnu Leela Vishnu being one of the names of god and Leela meaning sport or play from which we get our word lilt then Vishnu or brahman is the big joker. And anyone who realizes this is the little joker. And the art of the joker is very paradoxical…

…mythology, you have to realize the lord, the brahman, in three aspects. One is brahman, the creative principle. Two is Vishnu, the preserving principle, and three is shiva, the destroying principle. And shiva is very important here. Shiva is always…

…here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize that this is play. In Hindu Philosophy, the whole creation is regarded as the Vishnu Leela. That means the play of Vishnu Leela means dance or play and from it we get our word lilt. They also, in…

…work, realize that this is play. In Hindu Philosophy, the whole creation is regarded as the Vishnu Leela. That means the play of Vishnu Leela means dance or play and from it we get our word lilt. They also, in Hindu Philosophy, call the world an…

…mentor book. The bhagavad Gita is for the most part a dialogue between Krishna, who is a divine sage, the incarnation of Vishnu, One of the aspects of the godhead, and a dialogue between Krishna and arjuna, a warrior, which takes place on a battlefield.…

…there are you have to realize the lord, the brahman, in three aspects: one is brahma, the creative principle. Two is Vishnu, the preserving principle. And three is shiva, the destroying principle. And shiva is very important here. Shiva is always represented…

…this thing which I am trying to describe as play play in sanskrit is Lila. Lila is our word lilt, and the universe is called Vishnu Lila, the sport or play of Vishnu. And we can go into that very deeply because when we talk about play we also talk…

…as play play in sanskrit is Lila. Lila is our word lilt, and the universe is called Vishnu Lila, the sport or play of Vishnu. And we can go into that very deeply because when we talk about play we also talk about the theatre. And the theatre is…

…Krishna, who in Hindu Mythology is regarded as an incarnation, an embodiment in the sanskrit language an avatar of Vishnu, the supreme lord, the personification of the ultimate reality underlying this universe. The bhagavad Gita was probably compiled about…

…the field of kuru, where a young prince by the name of arjuna is riding in his chariot and shri Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu, is his charioteer as the opposing armies Face each other and the battle is about to begin and arjuna is faint in heart,…

…is you see that the state of consciousness you're in now however loused up it may be, is in Hindu Language the play of Vishnu. You are all Vishnu playing that you're in this mess, which is the part of the cosmic dance. So if that's the case, dig…

…that the state of consciousness you're in now however loused up it may be, is in Hindu Language the play of Vishnu. You are all Vishnu playing that you're in this mess, which is the part of the cosmic dance. So if that's the case, dig it you see I…