Now is my chance to access spiritual happiness (5.21)
Bhagavad Gita 5.21 bāhya-sparśeṣv asaktātmā vindaty ātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣayam aśnute "Toward external sensations, be indifferent, In relishing inner joy, become [...]
Help me be spiritually dedicated, not materially diverted (5.20)
Bhagavad Gita 5.20 na prahṛṣyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya cāpriyam sthirabuddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ "Getting the desirable, one who is not elated, Nor [...]
Help me see others as they are spiritually (5.18)
Bhagavad Gita 5.18 vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ "The wise see all with equal vision: A learned sage, humble [...]
Let all the streams of my consciousness flow toward you (5.17)
Bhagavad Gita 5.17 tad-buddhayaḥ tad-ātmānaḥ tan-niṣṭhāḥ tat-parāyaṇāḥ gacchanty apunar-āvṛttiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣāḥ "With intelligence convinced, mind fixed in absorption, With faith refined, making Him the destination. [...]
You are always my inner deliverer, never my inner destroyer (5.15)
Bhagavad Gita 5.15 nādatte kasyacit pāpaṁ na caiva sukṛtaṁ vibhuḥ ajñānenāvṛtaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ "The Lord never impels anyone to misdeeds, Nor seeks [...]
Help me see my body as my locality, not as my identity (5.13)
Bhagavad Gita 5.13 sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśī navadvāre pure dehī naiva kurvan na kārayan "With mind renouncing every deed, The wise find a [...]
Peace comes by inner absorption, not by outer domination (5.12)
Bhagavad Gita 5.12 yuktaḥ karma-phalaṁ tyaktvā śāntim āpnoti naiṣṭhikīm ayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate "Yogis who renounce the fruits of action, Attain a peace [...]
My senses can’t pollute me as much as you can purify me (5.11)
Bhagavad Gita 5.11 kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātma-śuddhaye "With body, mind, and intelligence committed, With even the temptation-prone [...]
Help me, my Lord, to stay engaged without being entangled (5.10)
Bhagavad Gita 5.10 brahmaṇy ādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā "One who offers all deeds to the Divine, [...]
Let your compassion not become the cause of my confusion (5.04)
Bhagavad Gita 5.4 sāṅkhya-yogau pṛthag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ ekam apy āsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam "The ignorant see analysis and action as paths [...]
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Let me focus on the inner war, not on the outer battles
Bhagavad Gita 4.42 tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛt-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chittvainaṁ saṁśayaṁ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata "Therefore, with wisdom’s sword so bright, Cut through doubt that clouds your [...]
Let me look for reasons to believe, not reasons to doubt
Bhagavad Gita 4.40 ajñaś cāśraddadhānaś ca saṁśayātmā vinaśyati nāyaṁ loko ’sti na paro na sukhaṁ saṁśayātmanaḥ "The ignorant and those who doubt, Are lost [...]
Let my faith in you manifest as curiosity about your plan
Bhagavad Gita 4.39 śraddhāvāṁl labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śāntim acireṇādhigacchati "The faithful gain true wisdom’s grace, With senses tamed and heart [...]
Grant me the wisdom, O Lord, that reveals your endless love
Bhagavad Gita 4.38 na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitram iha vidyate tat svayaṁ yoga-saṁsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati "Nothing is as pure as wisdom’s light, It cleanses [...]
Let wisdom burn away my impurities, not my intentions (4.37)
Bhagavad Gita 4.37 yathaidhāṁsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjuna jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā "As fire turns wood to ashes gray, So wisdom burns [...]
More than my wrongs is your capacity to free me from them (4.36)
Bhagavad Gita 4.36 api ced asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛttamaḥ sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛjinaṁ santariṣyasi "Even if your sins are dark and vast, More than all [...]
Let wisdom deepen, not weaken, my connection with others (4.35)
Bhagavad Gita 4.35 yaj jñātvā na punar moham evaṁ yāsyasi pāṇḍava yena bhūtāny aśeṣeṇa drakṣyasy ātmany atho mayi "Once you know this truth so [...]
Gita 03.36 – Explanation
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Gita 03.35 – Explanation
Gita 03.35 – Credit lies in sticking to duty under duress, not in changing duty Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-35-credit-lies-in-sticking-to-duty-under-duress-not-in-changing-duty/ śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt sva-dharme nidhanaṁ [...]
Gita 03.34 – Explanation
Gita 03.34 – Don’t let sensory urges steal dharmic credits Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-34-dont-let-sensory-urges-steal-dharmic-credits/ indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau (Bg [...]