Save me from becoming a casualty of casual contemplation
Bhagavad Gita 2.62 dhyāyato viṣayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho’bhijāyate "When we contemplate sense objects, That leads to a liking that [...]
Let self-control take me closer to you, not deeper into duality
Bhagavad Gita 2.61 tāni sarvāṇi saṁyamya yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ vaśe hi yasye’ndriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā "Restrain the senses, hold them tight, Focus them on [...]
I need you the most whenever I feel that I need you the least
Bhagavad Gita 2.60 yatato hy api kaunteya puruṣasya vipascitaḥ indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṁ manaḥ "Even those who are wise and strong, The senses can [...]
Please change the memories replaying inside me
Please change the memories replaying inside me Bhagavad Gita 2.59 viṣayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehinaḥ rasa-varjaṁ raso ’py asya paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate "From sense pleasures [...]
Help me pull my mind away from the world
Bhagavad Gita 2.58 yadā saṁharate cāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā "When one withdraws, like a tortoise tight, Drawing the senses away [...]
What is the difference between Lamentation and Grief?
Answer: It depends on how the terms are understood. However, if we consider the philosophical context of the wisdom of the Bhagavad-gita, then these two [...]
A Gita lens on the Tariff War: Practicing C.A.R.
As the tariff war initiated by Trump continues to escalate, how might we view this through the lens of the Bhagavad Gita? One helpful approach [...]
Gita 02.51 – Explanation
Gita 02.51 – Same action with higher motivation bestows higher destination Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-51-same-action-with-higher-motivation-bestows-higher-destination/ karma-jaṁ buddhi-yuktā hi phalaṁ tyaktvā manīṣiṇaḥ janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ padaṁ gacchanty anāmayam Word-to-word [...]
Gita 02.50 – Explanation
Gita 02.50 – Yoga facilitates individualized artistic infusion of work with devotion Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-50-yoga-facilitates-individualized-artistic-infusion-of-work-with-devotion/ buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛta-duṣkṛte tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam [...]
Gita 02.60 – Explanation
Gita 02.60 – Endeavoring and discerning are not enough for sense control Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-60-endeavoring-and-discerning-are-not-enough-for-sense-control/ yatato hy api kaunteya puruṣasya vipaścitaḥ indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṁ [...]
Let my joy be in inner connection, not outer gratification
Let my joy be in inner connection not outer gratification Bhagavad Gita 2.57 yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā [...]
Gita 02.59 – Explanation
Gita 02.59 – Complement renunciation of the material with contemplation on the spiritual Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-59-complement-renunciation-of-the-material-with-contemplation-on-the-spiritual/ viṣayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehinaḥ rasa-varjaṁ raso ’py asya paraṁ [...]
Gita 02.58 – Explanation
Gita 02.58 Inevitable exposure to sense objects is different from initiated or instigated exposure Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-58-inevitable-exposure-to-sense-objects-is-different-from-initiated-or-instigated-exposure/ yadā saṁharate cāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya [...]
Gita 02.57 – Explanation
Gita 02.57 – Stay unaffected by the material by being focussed on the spiritual Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-57-stay-unaffected-by-the-material-by-being-focussed-on-the-spiritual/ yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham nābhinandati na [...]
You offer stability beyond the world’s duality
Bhagavad Gita 2.56 duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir ucyate "Unmoved by sorrow, unfazed by cheer, Beyond all longing, free from fear. With [...]
Hold my hand and hold my heart as I turn inward
Bhagavad Gita 2.55 śrī-bhagavān uvāca prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatān ātma-ny-evātmanā tuṣṭaḥ sthita-prajñas tadocyate "When all desires, the heart lets go, No worldly [...]
Gita 02.56 – Explanation
Gita 02.56 – Emotional non-entanglement with the material characterizes the seer Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-56-emotional-non-entanglement-with-the-material-characterizes-the-seer/ duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir ucyate (Bg 2.56) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 02.47 – Explanation
Gita 02.47 – Make sense of four counterintuitive assertions by seeing the full picture Audio: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-47-make-sense-of-four-counterintuitive-assertions-by-seeing-the-full-picture karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr [...]
Let my realization go beyond the reach of reason
Let my realization go beyond the reach of reason Bhagavad Gita 2.52 yadā te moha-kalilaṁ buddhir vyatitariṣyati tadā gantāsi nirvedaṁ śrotavyasya śrutasya ca "When [...]
Let me value your remembrance above all results
Let me value your remembrance above all results Bhagavad Gita 2.47 karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi "To [...]
Bless me, O Lord, to be a spiritual fruit, not a religious nut
Bhagavad Gita 2.46 yāvān artha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake tāvān sarveṣu vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ "For one who knows the truth so deep, From him, Vedic [...]