Gita 07.15 – Explanation
Gita 07.15 – Scriptural categorization of non-devotees is living, not frozen Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-15-scriptural-categorization-of-non-devotees-is-living-not-frozen/ na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ (Bg [...]
Gita 07.13 – Explanation
Gita 07.13 – The modes sabotage our prospects of coming out of material existence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-13-the-modes-sabotage-our-prospects-of-coming-out-of-material-existence/ tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat mohitaṁ [...]
Gita 07.14 – Explanation
Gita 07.14 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position brings intellectual force to our call of devotion Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-14-knowledge-of-krishnas-position-brings-intellectual-force-to-our-call-of-devotion/ daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā [...]
Gita 07.12 – Explanation
Gita 07.12 – The Gita’s vision of God is not pantheistic but panentheistic Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-12-the-gitas-vision-of-god-is-not-pantheistic-but-panentheistic/ ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye matta [...]
Gita 07.11 – Explanation
Gita 07.11 – Kama manifests the divine when harmonized with dharma Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-11-kama-manifests-the-divine-when-harmonized-with-dharma/ balaṁ balavatāṁ cāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣabha (Bg 7.11) [...]
Gita 07.10 – Explanation
Gita 07.10 – All seeds are exhaustible, but Krishna is the inexhaustible seed Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-10-all-seeds-are-exhaustible-but-krishna-is-the-inexhaustible-seed/ bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam buddhir buddhimatām asmi [...]
Gita 07.02 – Explanation
Gita 07.02 – Understand the appearance and the substance of everything Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-02-understand-the-appearance-and-the-substance-of-everything/ jñānaṁ te ’haṁ sa-vijñānam idaṁ vakṣyāmy aśeṣataḥ yaj jñātvā neha bhūyo [...]
Gita 07.03 – Explanation
Gita 07.03 – The rarity of knowing Krishna reveals the mercy we have the opportunity to relish Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-03-the-rarity-of-knowing-krishna-reveals-the-mercy-we-have-the-opportunity-to-relish/ manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye [...]
Gita 07.04 – Explanation
Gita 07.04 – Sankhya when seen devotionally reveals Krishna’s glory Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-04-sankhya-when-seen-devotionally-reveals-krishnas-glory/ bhūmir āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva ca ahaṅkāra itīyaṁ me [...]
Gita 07.05 – Explanation
Gita 07.05 – The Absolute Truth is immutable, but its energies are mutable Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-05-the-absolute-truth-is-immutable-but-its-energies-are-mutable/ apareyam itas tv anyāṁ prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām jīva-bhūtāṁ [...]
Help me elevate my spiritual intention, not militate against social convention
Bhagavad Gita 9.32 māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās te ’pi yānti parāṁ gatim Those who come to [...]
Take away the conditionings that take me away from your unconditional love
Bhagavad Gita 9.31 kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvac-chāntiṁ nigacchati kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati Soon he walks the righteous way, Finding peace that will [...]
Let me see your promise of redemption as assurance, not insurance
Bhagavad Gita 9.30 api cet su-durācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ Even one of conduct flawed and frail, [...]
1.1 Let me treasure the opportunity, even when bereft of facility
boro-kṛpā kaile kṛṣṇa adhamer prati Such immense mercy have you shown, O Krishna, upon this soul, fallen and forlorn. My dear Lord, how stunning is [...]
Let me stand in your fairness and soar by your mercifulness
Bhagavad Gita 9.29 samo ’ham sarva-bhūteṣu na me dveṣyo ’sti na priyaḥ ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpy aham I am [...]
Let my mind dwell on you so my heart can dwell in you
Bhagavad Gita 9.28 śubhāśubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣyase karma-bandhanaiḥ sannyāsa-yoga-yuktātmā vimukto māṁ upaiṣyasi Thus freed from fruits—both auspicious and inauspicious— Released from karma’s grip, potent and [...]
Help me see my inclinations not just as Maya’s inducements, but also as your endowments
Bhagavad Gita 9.27 yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam Whatever you do, whatever you eat, Whatever [...]
Guide me beyond rationalizing and resigning to reharmonizing with you
Bhagavad Gita 9.6 yathākāśa-sthito nityaṁ vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahān tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni mat-sthānīty upadhāraya As the mighty wind forever roams in space, Yet always abides [...]
You care more for how my offering impacts my heart than how it impacts the world
Bhagavad Gita 9.26 patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ A leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even [...]
Let faith in your protection reduce my anxiety, not reduce me to apathy
Bhagavad Gita 9.22 ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham Those who worship me with hearts undivided, In constant remembrance, [...]
Gita 05.04 – Explanation
Gita 5.4 - See beyond the diversity of process to the commonality of purpose Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-04-see-beyond-the-diversity-of-process-to-the-commonality-of-purpose/ sāṅkhya-yogau pṛthag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ ekam apy [...]