Make me a truth-seeker, not a blind follower (4.34)
Bhagavad Gita 4.34 tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ "Seek the truth with a heart sincere, Through service, questions, and [...]
Help me remember that you are never far away (4.24)
Bhagavad Gita 4.24 brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā "The offering is Brahman, the oblation too, Into Brahman’s fire, it [...]
Let me choose the transcendent, not the convenient (4.18)
Bhagavad Gita 4.18 karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt "One who can see in action, no [...]
Let me focus on present dharma, not on past karma (4.17)
Bhagavad Gita 4.17 karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ "Know what action is to be accepted, Know [...]
Greater than the world’s unfairness is your mercifulness (4.14)
Bhagavad Gita 4.14 na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṁ yo ’bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate "Actions do not taint me [...]
You provide the social order that facilitates spiritual order (4.13)
Bhagavad Gita 4.13 cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam "The fourfold order I designed, By traits and work, their [...]
Let your selflessness inspire selflessness within me (4.12)
Bhagavad Gita 4.12 kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā "For worldly success through actions they aspire, They [...]
Whatever I am seeking, I am actually seeking you (4.11)
Bhagavad Gita 4.11 ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ "As people surrender according to their conception, I [...]
Free me from the three obstacles to devotion (4.10)
Bhagavad Gita 4.10 vītarāga-bhaya-krodhāḥ man-mayā mām upāśritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ "Free from passion, fear, and rage, In devotional service to me, the [...]
You come not just to restore order, but also to recover souls (4.09)
Bhagavad Gita 4.9 janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna "One who knows [...]
How to pursue inner change when no results seem to be evident
Change is often evolutionary before it becomes revolutionary. When we try to change ourselves for the better, one of the pitfalls we face is that [...]
Please restore divine order inside me and outside me (4.08)
Bhagavad Gita 4.8 paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge "To protect the righteous, to reward the just, To shatter the wicked, [...]
Humility is the balance between ego and insecurity
Ego arises when we dwell on our abilities and become intoxicated by having them, parading them before others, especially those who don't have similar abilities. [...]
Bless me to stand on your side in restoring dharma (4.07)
Bhagavad Gita 4.7 yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham "Whenever righteousness fades away, And unrighteous forces hold their [...]
Bless me to marvel at your miraculous presence in this world (4.06)
Bhagavad Gita 4.6 ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā "Though unborn and changeless I ever remain, The [...]
Bless me to trust your infinite plan beyond my finite vision (4.05)
Bhagavad Gita 4.5 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa "The Lord said: Many births [...]
Help me reclaim the power of desire and direct it toward you (3.43)
Bhagavad Gita 3.43 evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā saṁstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam "Thus, knowing with your intelligence that the soul is transcendental, [...]
Help me strengthen my defences against temptations (3.42)
Bhagavad Gita 3.42 indriyāṇi parāṇy āhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ "The senses are powerful, the scriptures [...]
Let me see standards as guideposts for my growth (3.41)
Bhagavad Gita 3.41 tasmāt tvam indriyāṇy ādau niyamya bharatarṣabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi hy enaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśanam "Therefore, right in the beginning, It is the senses that [...]
Make me self-aware and strong to combat the inner enemy (3.40)
Bhagavad Gita 3.40 indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣṭhānam ucyate etair vimohayaty eṣa jñānam āvṛtya dehinam "The senses, the mind, the intelligence— These all are lust's [...]
Help me to remember how temptation is treacherous (3.39)
Bhagavad Gita 3.39 āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca "Covered is wisdom by this eternal foe, Desire which tends to endlessly [...]