Let me not give up due to my lower desires (6.41)
Bhagavad Gita 6.41 prāpya puṇya-kṛtāṁ lokān uṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yogabhraṣṭo ’bhijāyate "Reaching the realms where the righteous stay, Dwelling in celestial [...]
Let your words of assurance drive out my fear of failure (6.40)
Bhagavad Gita 6.40 śrī-bhagavān uvāca pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśas tasya vidyate na hi kalyāṇa-kṛt kaścid durgatiṁ tāta gacchati "Neither in this life nor in [...]
Gita 03.21 – Explanation
Gita 03.21 – We learn from others’ examples and set examples for others Audio Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-21-we-learn-from-others-examples-and-set-examples-for-others yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ [...]
Gita 02.53 – Explanation
Gita 02.53 - Persistent absorption comes by consistent rejection of distraction Audio file - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-53-persistent-absorption-comes-by-consistent-rejection-of-distraction/ Verse: śruti-vipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niścalā samādhāv acalā buddhis tadā [...]
Gita 02.52 – Explanation
Gita 02.52 - Shastra without guru can be a deluding forest for the intelligence Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-52-shastra-without-guru-can-be-a-deluding-forest-for-the-intelligence/ Verse: yadā te moha-kalilaṁ buddhir vyatitariṣyati tadā gantāsi [...]
Gita 04.08 – Explanation
Gita 04.08 – Let Krishna establish dharma within Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-08-let-krishna-establish-dharma-within/ paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge (Bg 4.8) Word-for-word: paritrāṇāya — [...]
Gita 04.07 – Explanation
Gita 04.07 – Universality of opportunity defines and distinguishes dharma Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-07-universality-of-opportunity-defines-and-distinguishes-dharma/ yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham [...]
Gita 04.06 – Explanation
Gita 04.06 – Don’t presume familiarity with concepts due to familiarity with terms Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-06-dont-presume-familiarity-with-concepts-due-to-familiarity-with-terms/ ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām [...]
Gita 04.05 – Explanation
Gita 04.05 – Krishna spiritual position is not affected by his material location Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-05-krishna-spiritual-position-is-not-affected-by-his-material-location/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny [...]
Gita 04.20 – Explanation
Gita 04.20 – The more we give up material shelters, the more we seek spiritual shelter Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-20-the-more-we-give-up-material-shelters-the-more-we-seek-spiritual-shelter/ tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥ karmaṇy abhipravṛtto [...]
Gita 04.19 – Explanation
Gita 04.19 – Discern the path of liberation with the vision of the enlightened, not the ignorant Audio Linkk: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-19-discern-the-path-of-liberation-with-the-vision-of-the-enlightened-not-the-ignorant/ yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ [...]
Gita 04.18 – Explanation
Gita 04.18 – Comprehend inaction in action and action in inaction through contextualization Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-18-comprehend-inaction-in-action-and-action-in-inaction-through-contextualization/ karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ sa [...]
Gita 04.17 – Explanation
Gita 04.17 – Action-reaction correlation is incomprehensible, but right action is discernible Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-17-action-reaction-correlation-is-incomprehensible-but-right-action-is-discernible/ karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṁ [...]
Gita 04.16 – Explanation
Gita 04.16 – Don’t simplistically equate dictionary meaning with scriptural meaning Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-16-dont-simplistically-equate-dictionary-meaning-with-scriptural-meaning/ kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma [...]
Gita 04.15 – Explanation
Gita 04.15 – Follow the successful to be successful Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-15-follow-the-successful-to-be-successful/ evaṁ jñātvā kṛtaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrva-taraṁ [...]
Gita 04.14 – Explanation
Gita 04.14 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position protects us from karmic subjugation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-14-knowledge-of-krishnas-position-protects-us-from-karmic-subjugation/ na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṁ [...]
Gita 04.13 – Explanation
Gita 04.13 – Krishna is the non-doer because he is non-discriminating Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-04-13-krishna-is-the-non-doer-because-he-is-non-discriminating/ cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam [...]
Please protect me from ambush by my lower desires (6.37)
Bhagavad Gita 6.37 arjuna uvāca ayatiḥ śraddhayopeto yogāc calita-mānasaḥ aprāpya yoga-saṁsiddhiṁ kāṁ gatiṁ kṛṣṇa gacchati "What happens to one who gives his all, To [...]
Help me to override and overwrite my mind’s programming (6.35)
Bhagavad Gita 6.35 śrī-bhagavān uvāca asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ calam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate "The Lord said: Without a doubt, the mind [...]
Release me from the mind that is restless, reasonless (6.34)
Bhagavad Gita 6.34 cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye vāyor iva suduṣkaram "O Krishna, the mind is restless, Reasonless, ruthless, [...]
Let my spiritual growth increase my empathy, not my apathy (6.32)
Bhagavad Gita 6.32 ātmaaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśyati yo ’rjuna sukhaṁ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ sa yogī paramo mataḥ "Who sees all beings as their [...]