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 [...]
Lead my love for truth to victory over my lust for power
Bhagavad Gita 11.2 bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṁ śrutau vistaraśo mayā tvattaḥ kamala-patrākṣa māhātmyam api cāvyayam Of birth and death I’ve heard your lore, Your endless [...]
Please enrich my life with meaning before I die and after it too
Bhagavad Gita 11.28 yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ samudram evābhimukhā dravanti tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrāḥ viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti As rivers rush in roaring streams, All racing [...]
Free me from all pain, even the pain for which I have no name
Bhagavad Gita 12.19 tulya-nindā-stutir maunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit aniketaḥ sthira-matir bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ Alike in praise and blame, Silent, content in any frame; [...]
Knowing you, O Lord, is both an experiment and an exploration
Bhagavad Gita 11.48 na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair na ca kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ evaṁ-rūpaḥ śakya ahaṁ nṛ-loke draṣṭuṁ tvad-anyena kuru-pravīra Not by study, gifts, [...]
From Petals to Prema : How Pushpa Abhishek Links Natural Beauty with Spiritual Beauty
Abhishek means bathing, and pushpa means flowers. Thus, Pushpa Abhishek refers to bathing Sri Krishna with flowers . Vedic wisdom teaches that everything comes from [...]
You are so selfless that you cherish my small attempts at selflessness, even if I am still godless
Bhagavad Gita 12.11 athaitad apy aśakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān If this path still feels too steep, And my yoga [...]
Lead me, as destructive time, to become creative in holding on while letting go
Bhagavad Gita 11.32 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kālo ’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ ṛte ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣyanti sarve ye ’vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ I [...]