Let me not be a stranger to my inner world
Bhagavad Gita 14.21 arjuna uvāca kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho kim ācāraḥ kathaṁ caitāṁs trīn guṇān ativartate By what signs are [...]
Help me observe you through the world’s events and the mind’s emotions
Bhagavad Gita 14.23 udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vicālyate guṇā vartanta ity eva yo ’vatiṣṭhati neṅgate Like one detached, unmoved, aware, Unshaken by the [...]
May the power of desire empower me, not overpower me
Bhagavad Gita 14.19 nānyaṁ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṁ yadā draṣṭānupaśyati guṇebhyaś ca paraṁ vetti mad-bhāvaṁ so ’dhigacchati When one sees modes as all that act, In [...]
Please break the bond between my illusions and my ego
Bhagavad Gita 14.17 sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajasaḥ lobha eva ca pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva ca From goodness springs awakened sight, From passion grows [...]
Let the necessary never steal me away from the nourishing
Bhagavad Gita 14.16 karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalam rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam From righteous acts comes fruit serene, Pure and bright, [...]
Help me see that the conflicts inside me are actually outside me
Bhagavad Gita 14.10 rajas tamaś cābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaś caiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā At times, pure goodness rises high, Subduing [...]
Please shake and break the wall between you and me
Bhagavad Gita 14.13 aprakāśo ’pravṛttiś ca pramādo moha eva ca tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe kuru-nandana When darkness veils the inner sight, No urge to [...]
Let me seek the clarity that invites wisdom, not the certainty that imprisons it
Bhagavad Gita 14.11 sarva-dvāreṣu dehe ’smin prakāśa upajāyate jñānaṁ yadā tadā vidyād vivṛddhaṁ sattvam ity uta When light shines through every gate, Through every [...]
Make my passion an instrument of your compassion
Bhagavad Gita 14.12 lobhaḥ pravṛttir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśamaḥ spṛhā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha Greed awakens restless drive, Ceaseless striving to achieve and thrive; [...]
What free speech means and what it does not mean
Free speech is not simply speaking whatever we want to speak. It is carefully speaking what needs to be spoken for a constructive effect. We [...]
Stay calm and carry on: grounding or denial?
When is such a motto keeping us grounded, and when is it keeping us in denial? Whenever things turn out to be different from what [...]
Loss, guilt, and despair: the trio of emotions that can make our inner world toxic
In the face of a problem, if all we can come up with is, "It's not my fault," then that is our fault. Life is [...]
Does devotion mean giving up on our dreams?
Devotion is not about giving up on our dreams—it is about giving our dreams to God and taking up the dreams He gives us. Some [...]
How hope, faith, and purpose can help us move toward a better future
Life sometimes places us in moments where the present seems unbearably dark, like an unbreakable prison, making it hard to envision a better future. Regardless [...]
Please enter into my world, so I may enter into yours
Bhagavad Gita 14.7 rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi tṛṣṇā-saṅga-samudbhavam tan nibadhnāti kaunteya karma-saṅgena dehinam Passion is craving—burning desire, Born of thirst that fans the fire; It [...]
Let wisdom prompt me to look up at you, not look down at the unwise
Bhagavad Gita 14.6 tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśakam anāmayam sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena cānagha Goodness, by purity, shines as light, Clear and healing, stainlessly bright; It [...]
Please bridge the divide between my outer persona and my inner personhood
Bhagavad Gita 14.5 sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam Goodness, passion, ignorance—they all bind, Born of nature, they condition [...]
Even if I can’t find shelter in your love, grant me shelter in your wisdom
Bhagavad Gita 14.2 idaṁ jñānam upāśritya mama sādharmyam āgatāḥ sarge ’pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti ca Sheltered in this wisdom bright, They attain my [...]
O pull behind all love, may I feel the pull of your love
Bhagavad Gita 14.4 sarva-yoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ tāsāṁ brahma mahad yonir ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā In every womb that forms appear, All shapes of [...]
You remain my best friend even when I remain my worst enemy
Bhagavad Gita 14.26 māṁ ca yo ’vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate sa guṇān samatītyaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate One who serves me with devotion true, Amid the modes—steadfast, [...]
Lift my vision from the world’s casual cruelty to your consequential compassion
Bhagavad Gita 13.30 prakṛtyaiva ca karmāṇi kriyamāṇāni sarvaśaḥ yaḥ paśyati tathātmānam akartāraṁ sa paśyati All actions nature alone performs, In countless ways, in countless [...]