How do you conquer the mind and find lasting happiness? That is one of the biggest questions and one that takes many lifetimes to figure out. But Krishna explains how one who has the right knowledge can view anything whether it be gold or pebbles, hot or cold weather, or friends and enemies -- all with equal vision.

BIG QUESTION: What defines the quality of our lives? Answer: It's the quality of our thoughts. Krishna explains how our mind can be a source of misery and be our greatest enemy or it can be a source of great happiness and be our best friend -- depending on how you train it!

We made it to Chapter 6! Here we begin with the importance of renunciation. What is renunciation? It means to give something up. Uh-uh. What do we have to give up? It's the need for gratifying our senses. This episode discusses what that is and how we can work on this very important practice in bhakti yoga.

As we close out chapter 5, Krishna talks about happiness. What two things keep us from happiness in this world? It's desire and anger. So how do we combat these two and try to find our happiness inwardly instead of outwardly? Krishna drops some knowledge bombs in this episode and even teaches us how to meditate!

Treat everyone equally. Easier said than done, right? As humans, we have the tendency to make snap judgements when we first meet people! In these verses, Krishna explains how important it is to see everyone equally and to not be disturbed in good and bad times.

In this episode, Krishna explains the 4 critical ingredients needed for liberation and how knowledge help us advance and grow spiritually.

How does one be happy in this material body of ours? And does God control all of our actions and results? This episode answers these two very important life questions!

What if we just gave up all possessions and ran away to the forest? Would that makes us happy? Krishna says, “nope!” He didn’t exactly say ‘nope’ but he did start to clarify what a person with divine consciousness is like and how they behave and what we can all learn from them.

Welcome to Chapter 5: Karma Yoga - Action in Krishna Consciousness! Right off the bat, Arjuna is trying to clarifying some things to truly understand what he needs to do now. A little clarification never hurt anyone, right? Then Krishna breaks it all down for Arjuna…and for the reader!

We're almost at the end of Chapter 4! In these final verses, Krishna is emphasizing the importance of transcendental knowledge and how powerful it truly is to understand it. Krishna is telling Arjuna that his excuses and doubts should now "be slashed by the weapon of knowledge" and he should now stand and fight. Dun dun dun!