Let me serve you by being both aware of the ultimate and alert to the immediate
Bhagavad Gita 10.10 teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te Those who stay always within a divine connection, Serving me [...]
Let my desire for you grow both linearly and triangularly
Bhagavad Gita 10.9 mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam kathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca With their lives and hearts in me aligned, Sharing [...]
You are the explanation for all explanations and indeed for explanability itself
Bhagavad Gita 10.8 ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate iti matvā bhajante māṁ budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ I am source of all that exists, From me [...]
Let the yoga of you reaching out to me inspire my reciprocal yoga to reach out to you
Bhagavad Gita 10.7 etaṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ so ’vikampena yogena yu-jyate nātra saṁśayaḥ One who knows my glories unending, And [...]
Help me see that the point of the world is to point beyond the world
Bhagavad Gita 10.4 buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ’bhāvo bhayaṁ cābhayam eva ca Wisdom, knowledge, perception undeluded, Forgiveness, truthfulness, [...]
You don’t just wait for me at the finish line; you walk with me through every step of the journey
Bhagavad Gita 10.1 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ yat te ’haṁ priyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā Hear again my words of love [...]
Help me see the reality of the world’s misery and the bigger reality of your mercy
Bhagavad Gita 9.33 kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyāḥ bhaktā rājarṣayas tathā anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām What then to speak of sages, pure [...]
Gita 07.30 – Explanation
Gita 07.30 – Teacher’s incomprehensible statements test student’s interest and attentiveness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-30-teachers-incomprehensible-statements-test-students-interest-and-attentiveness/ sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ ca ye viduḥ prayāṇa-kāle ’pi ca māṁ te [...]
Gita 07.28 – Explanation
Gita 07.28 – Dont expect immediate steady determination – use present determination, even if unsteady Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-28-dont-expect-immediate-steady-determination-use-present-determination-even-if-unsteady/ yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām te [...]
Gita 07.29 – Explanation
Gita 07.29 – Detect misery to correct it Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-29-detect-misery-to-correct-it/ jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya mām āśritya yatanti ye te brahma tad viduḥ kṛtsnam adhyātmaṁ karma cākhilam (Bg [...]
Gita 07.27 – Explanation
Gita 07.27 – Go beyond duality by spirituality Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-27-go-beyond-duality-by-spirituality/ icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ sarge yānti paran-tapa (Bg 7.27) Word-to-word: icchā — desire; [...]
Gita 07.26 – Explanation
Gita 07.26 – Krishnas omniscience harmonizes with his omnibenevolence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-26-krishnas-omniscience-harmonizes-with-his-omnibenevolence/ vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṁ tu veda na kaścana (Bg [...]
Gita 07.25 – Explanation
Gita 07.25 – Yoga Maya is a profound oxymoron Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-25-yoga-maya-is-a-profound-oxymoron/ nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam (Bg 7.25) [...]
Gita 07.24 – Explanation
Gita 07.24 – To deflect a clear critique of impersonalism is to violate both the meaning and the context Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-24-to-deflect-a-clear-critique-of-impersonalism-is-to-violate-both-the-meaning-and-the-context/ avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ [...]
Gita 07.23 – Explanation
Gita 07.23 – Accommodation is not recommendation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-23-accommodation-is-not-recommendation/ antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api (Bg [...]
Gita 07.22 – Explanation
Gita 07.22 – Krishna accomodates within the house of the Vedas even those who cant worship him Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-22-krishna-accomodates-within-the-house-of-the-vedas-even-those-who-cant-worship-him/ sa tayā śraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam [...]
Gita 07.21 – Explanation
Gita 07.21 – Krishna is much more merciful than the God in the Prodigal Son metaphor Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-21-krishna-is-much-more-merciful-than-the-god-in-the-prodigal-son-metaphor/ yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ [...]
Gita 07.20 – Explanation
Gita 07.20 – Don’t let desire steal your knowledge Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-20-dont-let-desire-steal-your-knowledge/ kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā [...]
Gita 07.18 – Explanation
Gita 07.18 – Krishna is so hungry for love that he deems those who become his devotees charitable Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-18-krishna-is-so-hungry-for-love-that-he-deems-those-who-become-his-devotees-charitable/ udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī [...]
Gita 07.17 – Explanation
Gita 07.17 – Jnana favorable to bhakti intensifies our connection with Krishna Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-17-jnana-favorable-to-bhakti-intensifies-our-connection-with-krishna/ teṣāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśiṣyate priyo hi jñānino ’tyartham ahaṁ [...]
Gita 07.16 – Explanation
Gita 07.16 – Approaching Krishna for any reason is auspicious Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-16-approaching-krishna-for-any-reason-is-auspicious/ catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ su-kṛtino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha [...]