Let me express my love for you with the entire being (3.30)
Bhagavad Gita 3.30 mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṁnyasyādhyātma-cetasā nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ "Offer all your deeds to me, With mind absorbed in spiritual identity. [...]
Free me from the delusion that I am the sole doer (3.27)
Bhagavad Gita 3.27 prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate "All actions arise from nature’s play, The modes of matter lead the [...]
Help me to learn how to help others to learn (3.26)
Bhagavad Gita 3.26 na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅginām joṣayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran "The wise should not disturb the mind, Of those to worldly [...]
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Bless me to lead with dignity and dedication during duress (3.21)
Bhagavad Gita 3.21 yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate "Whatever the noble ones do and [...]
Gita 03.13 – Explanation
Gita 03.13 – See God not just as the provider of food but also as its enjoyer Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-13-see-god-not-just-as-the-provider-of-food-but-also-as-its-enjoyer-mp3-gita-11-37-kasmac-ca-te-nameran-mahatman-mp3/ yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ bhuñjate [...]
Gita 03.12 – Explanation
Gita 03.12 – Secular humanism makes humans honest thieves Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-12-secular-humanism-makes-humans-honest-thieves/ iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ tair dattān apradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena [...]
Let my obligations not become my obsessions (3.20)
Bhagavad Gita 3.20 karmaṇaiva hi saṁsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśyan kartum arhasi "Through selfless work, the wise have grown, Like Janaka, who virtue [...]
Let me not waste the potential for joy unending (3.16)
Bhagavad Gita 3.16 evaṁ pravartitaṁ cakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati "Those who break this sacred chain, Living only for instant [...]
Let food remind me of your love for me (3.13)
Bhagavad Gita 3.13 yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpāḥ ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt "Those who honor what sacrifice bestows, Are freed from [...]
Help me to act for a cause bigger than my selfish pleasure (3.09)
Bhagavad Gita 3.9 yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara "Work done as a sacrifice comes with no chain, But [...]
Gita 03.02 – Explanation
Gita 03.02 – When scripture doesn’t fit into our mental framework, the framework needs change Link https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-02-when-scripture-doesnt-fit-into-our-mental-framework-the-framework-needs-change/ vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva me tad ekaṁ vada [...]
Gita 03.01 – Explanation
Gita 03.01 – The Gita’s complex multi-level message is intellectually challenging and fulfilling Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-01-the-gitas-complex-multi-level-message-is-intellectually-challenging-and-fulfilling/ arjuna uvāca jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana [...]
Protect me from my tendency for self-deception (3.06)
Bhagavad Gita 3.6 karmendriyāṇi saṁyamya ya āste manasā smaran indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate "One who restrains the body's deeds, Yet in the mind, [...]
Let me not equate frustration with renunciation (3.04)
Bhagavad Gita 3.4 na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣkarmyaṁ puruṣo ’śnute na ca saṁnyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigacchati "Not by avoiding all duties and toil, Does one [...]
Gita 03.11– Explanation
Gita 03.11 – We live not just in a universe but in a universal government Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-11-we-live-not-just-in-a-universe-but-in-a-universal-government/ devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ [...]
Gita 03.10– Explanation
Gita 03.10 – Don’t let familiarity take the mystery out of nature Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-10-dont-let-familiarity-take-the-mystery-out-of-nature/ saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ anena prasaviṣyadhvam eṣa vo ’stv [...]
Gita 03.09 – Explanation
Gita 03.09 – Nature of action is determined by its intent, not its form Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-09-nature-of-action-is-determined-by-its-intent-not-its-form/ yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma [...]
Let my desire for you drive away all my other desires (2.72)
Bhagavad Gita 2.72 eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati sthitvāsyām anta-kāle ’pi brahma-nirvāṇam ṛcchati "This is the state divine, the goal of life's [...]
Let my unnatural desire be replaced by natural desire (2.71)
Bhagavad Gita 2.71 vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānś carati niḥspṛhaḥ nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śāntim adhigacchati "Who gives up desires and walks untied, Free from [...]
Let my consciousness become like an unshakable ocean (2.70)
Bhagavad Gita 2.70 āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī "As rivers rush into the [...]