Let my desire for you be stronger than the world’s currents (2.69)
Bhagavad Gita 2.69 yā niśā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti saṁyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśā paśyato muneḥ "What is night to the worldly, to the [...]
Responding to the Kashmir terror attack: A religious issue or a law and order issue?
Some of you have questioned my statement that this is not a religious issue. I wanted to keep the original video concise, so the context [...]
Let me take the war against temptation seriously (2.68)
Let me take the war against temptation seriously Bhagavad Gita 2.68 tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā "Therefore, O mighty-armed, be [...]
Kashmir Terror Attack: What the Gita Teaches Us About Confronting Evil
The recent shooting of innocent tourists in Kashmir is a heartbreaking reminder of the relentless brutality some individuals are capable of. But beyond the shock [...]
Let me not power the temptations that overpower me (2.67)
Bhagavad Gita 2.67 indriyāṇāṁ hi caratāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyate tad asya harati prajñāṁ vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi "When the restless senses seize the mind, Wisdom [...]
Let me value my connection with you above all else (2.66)
Bhagavad Gita 2.66 nāsti buddhir ayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir aśāntasya kutaḥ sukham "For the disconnected, wisdom just can't last, For the [...]
Let the experience of your presence drive my desires (2.65)
Bhagavad Gita 2.65 prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ hānir asyopajāyate prasanna-cetaso hy āśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate "Through divine grace, all sorrows cease, From all its burdens, the heart [...]
Peace comes by following your path not my mind’s path (2.64)
Bhagavad Gita 2.64 rāga-dveṣa-vimuktais tu viṣayān indriyaiś caran ātma-vaśyair vidheyātmā prasādam adhigacchati "One who moves with senses under regulation, Controlled by neither attachment nor [...]
Let me see your boundaries as protectors, not deprivers (2.63)
Bhagavad Gita 2.63 krodhād bhavati saṁmohaḥ saṁmohāt smṛti-vibhramaḥ smṛti-bhraṁśād buddhi-nāśo buddhi-nāśāt praṇaśyati "From anger arises delusion’s haze, Which shrouds the mind in forgetful daze. [...]
Save me from becoming a casualty of casual contemplation (2.62)
Bhagavad Gita 2.62 dhyāyato viṣayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho’bhijāyate "When we contemplate sense objects, That leads to a liking that [...]
Let self-control take me closer to you, not deeper into duality (2.61)
Bhagavad Gita 2.61 tāni sarvāṇi saṁyamya yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ vaśe hi yasye’ndriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā "Restrain the senses, hold them tight, Focus them on [...]
I need you the most whenever I feel that I need you the least (2.60)
Bhagavad Gita 2.60 yatato hy api kaunteya puruṣasya vipascitaḥ indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṁ manaḥ "Even those who are wise and strong, The senses can [...]
Please change the memories replaying inside me (2.59)
Please change the memories replaying inside me Bhagavad Gita 2.59 viṣayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehinaḥ rasa-varjaṁ raso ’py asya paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate "From sense pleasures [...]
Help me pull my mind away from the world (2.58)
Bhagavad Gita 2.58 yadā saṁharate cāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā "When one withdraws, like a tortoise tight, Drawing the senses away [...]
What is the difference between Lamentation and Grief?
Answer: It depends on how the terms are understood. However, if we consider the philosophical context of the wisdom of the Bhagavad-gita, then these two [...]
A Gita lens on the Tariff War: Practicing C.A.R.
As the tariff war initiated by Trump continues to escalate, how might we view this through the lens of the Bhagavad Gita? One helpful approach [...]
Let my joy be in inner connection, not outer gratification (2.57)
Let my joy be in inner connection not outer gratification Bhagavad Gita 2.57 yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā [...]
You offer stability beyond the world’s duality (2.56)
Bhagavad Gita 2.56 duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir ucyate "Unmoved by sorrow, unfazed by cheer, Beyond all longing, free from fear. With [...]
Hold my hand and hold my heart as I turn inward (2.55)
Bhagavad Gita 2.55 śrī-bhagavān uvāca prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatān ātma-ny-evātmanā tuṣṭaḥ sthita-prajñas tadocyate "When all desires, the heart lets go, No worldly [...]
Let my realization go beyond the reach of reason (2.52)
Let my realization go beyond the reach of reason Bhagavad Gita 2.52 yadā te moha-kalilaṁ buddhir vyatitariṣyati tadā gantāsi nirvedaṁ śrotavyasya śrutasya ca "When [...]
Let me value your remembrance above all results (2.47)
Let me value your remembrance above all results Bhagavad Gita 2.47 karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi "To [...]