Let me love you while I am alive, because I am alive
Bhagavad Gita 13.14 sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham sarvataḥ śrutimal loke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati Hands and feet in every place, Eyes and heads on [...]
When the reality I create starts collapsing, lead me to your greater reality that never collapses
Bhagavad Gita 13.19 iti kṣetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ coktaṁ samāsataḥ mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate Thus field and knowledge are made known, Indeed, what is to [...]
Lead me from living with fear and in fear to living with you and in you
Bhagavad Gita 13.13 jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛtam aśnute anādi mat-paraṁ brahma na sat tan nāsad ucyate I now declare what is to [...]
Let me know you through what I know—and through what I know you know
Bhagavad Gita 13.3 kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata kṣetra-kṣetrajñayor jñānaṁ yat taj jñānaṁ mataṁ mama Know me as knower everywhere, In every field, [...]
Save me from treating you as a triviality—and reducing my life to a tragedy
Bhagavad Gita 11.42 yac cāvahāsārtham asat-kṛto ’si vihāra-śayyāsana-bhojaneṣu eko ’tha vāpy acyuta tat-samakṣaṁ tat kṣāmaye tvām aham aprameyam While playing or dining, if ever [...]
May your gift in one become a gift for everyone
Bhagavad Gita 10.40 nānto ’sti mama divyānāṁ vibhūtīnāṁ parantapa eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūter vistaro mayā There is never an end to my divine might, [...]
You are engaged, yet never entangled—transcendental, yet ever accessible
Bhagavad Gita 9.5 na ca mat-sthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogam aiśvaram bhūta-bhṛn na ca bhūta-stho mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ They dwell in me, yet behold my [...]
Noida techie death: When help failed to help
A young techie, Yuvraj Mehta, dies in Noida. Not because help didn’t arrive. But because help didn’t know how to help. Phones were dialed. Sirens [...]
Educate and elevate my vision to see you everywhere
Bhagavad Gita 10.19 śrī-bhagavān uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuru-śreṣṭha nāsty anto vistarasya me Listen now, O noblest one, I’ll speak [...]
Help me see the world not merely as a container of my life, but as a pointer for my life
Bhagavad Gita 10.20 śrī-bhagavān uvāca aham ātmā guḍākeśa sarva-bhūta-āśaya-sthitaḥ aham ādiś ca madhyaṁ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca I am the Self in every [...]
Let my humility draw me closer to you, not push me away from the gifts you have given me
Bhagavad Gita 10.21 ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇur jyotiṣāṁ ravir aṁśumān marīcir marutām asmi nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī Among the Ādityas, as Viṣṇu I stand, Among all [...]
Help me discern when the world’s attractions are mirages and when oases
Bhagavad Gita 10.17 kathaṁ vidyām ahaṁ yogiṁ tvāṁ sadā paricintayan keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo ’si bhagavan mayā How shall I know you, O [...]
Remembering you does not consume my time; it saves my time from being consumed by my mind
Bhagavad Gita 12.20 ye tu dharmyāmṛtam idaṁ yathoktaṁ paryupāsate śraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ Those who walk this nectar way, Living dharma [...]
You are the purpose of my breath and my very breath itself
Bhagavad Gita 8.10 prayāṇa-kāle manasācalena bhaktyā yukto yoga-balena caiva bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśya samyak sa taṁ paraṁ puruṣam upaiti divyam At life’s last breath, with [...]
Reveal your glory through the outer world, not only through the inner world
Bhagavad Gita 10.16 vaktum arhasy aśeṣeṇa divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi Speak of glories, all and whole, By which [...]
Help me see the light of your love and live in that light
Bhagavad Gita 9.34 man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ Fix your mind on me with devotion, Worship me with [...]
From the craving that ends in self-destruction, raise me toward the longing that leads to self-realization
Bhagavad Gita 11.29 yathā pradīptaṁ jvalanaṁ pataṅgā viśanti nāśāya samṛddha-vegāḥ tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokās tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddha-vegāḥ As moths rush toward the blazing fire, [...]
Bless me to like you more and become more like you
Bhagavad Gita 12.13 adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī Hating none, a friend to all, Merciful when troubles call; Free [...]
Let my relationship with you lift me above bitterness and vindictiveness in my other relationships
Bhagavad Gita 12.15 yasman nodvijate loko lokān nodvijate ca yaḥ harṣāmarṣa-bhayodvegair mukto yaḥ sa ca me priyaḥ By whom the world is not distressed, [...]
How to get rid of the demons from our past
Focus not on escaping the demons from our past; focus on embracing the Lord who can make all those demons flee and in whom we [...]
Let grateful curiosity become my key to freedom from the cage of complaints
Bhagavad Gita 12.14 santuṣṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ Ever content, steady in soul, Firm in resolve, with [...]