Free me from the illusion that you are not free (7.12)
Bhagavad Gita 7.12 ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye matta eveti tān viddhi na tv ahaṁ teṣu te mayi Whatever conditions arise [...]
How remembering Krishna is different from remembering anything else
Remembering Krishna is not like locking him into our memory bank When we try to remember something, we often imagine it as locking that fact [...]
Let me seek the support that draws me to you, not away from you (9.18)
Bhagavad Gita 9.18 gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, [...]
4 ways the mind is like a child (RUST acronym)
The mind often behaves like a child, and our responsibility is to act as a vigilant parent. Just as parents must care for children who [...]
You are self-caused, self-contained, and self-sufficient (7.30)
Bhagavad Gita 7.30 sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ ca ye viduḥ prayāṇa-kāle ’pi ca māṁ te vidur yukta-cetasaḥ The Lord of gods, seers, and every being, [...]
Beneath the world’s deluding diversity is your uplifting unity (7.06)
Bhagavad Gita 7.6 etad-yonīni bhūtāni sarvāṇīty upadhāraya ahaṁ kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayas tathā All beings arise from these two natures, Born of My will [...]
Help me realize I am yours and help me desire to be yours (7.05)
Bhagavad Gita 7.5 apareyam itas tv anyāṁ prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat Beyond this nature, know there's one more— My [...]
Let me see the material as divine, not as mundane or profane (7.04)
Bhagavad Gita 7.4 bhūmir āpo’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva ca ahaṅkāra itīyaṁ me bhinnā prakṛtir aṣṭadhā Earth, water, fire, and wind, and sky, [...]
The difference between keeping up appearances and outright hypocrisy
The distinction between maintaining appearances and outright hypocrisy lies in the presence of some substance and an earnest effort to increase it. Hypocrisy arises when [...]
Why do some people tend to freak out
To stop freaking out, stop thinking of the world as a freak show and start seeing the mind as the freak We have all seen [...]
Amid a fiasco, when is the passive voice appropriate?
Is the passive voice used to avoid blaming or evade taking responsibility? In situations where something unfortunate has occurred, people often use the passive voice. [...]
Let my heart seek you and stop at nothing else (7.03)
Bhagavad Gita 7.3 manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ Among thousands, rare is one who strives, For the [...]
Let your love be my pole star (7.02)
Bhagavad Gita 7.2 jñānaṁ te 'haṁ sa-vijñānam idaṁ vakṣyāmy aśeṣataḥ yaj jñātvā neha bhūyo 'nyaj jñātavyam avaśiṣyate The deepest knowledge I now reveal, Its [...]
Let my desire be guided and guarded by dharma (7.11)
Bhagavad Gita 7.11 balaṁ balavatāṁ cāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣabha In the strong, I am their strength divine, Unstained by lust's crooked [...]
Power is your gift, not my right (7.10)
Bhagavad Gita 7.10 bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham I am the seed that all life sustains, The [...]
Let me always bathe in curiosity (10.39)
Bhagavad Gita 10.39 yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjuna na tad asti vinā yat syān mayā bhūtaṁ carācaram Of all that lives, I [...]
Help me to both look away and look through illusion (10.41)
Bhagavad Gita 10.41 yat yat vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṁ mama tejo-'ṁśa-sambhavam Whatever holds great charm or might, Splendor [...]
Let my ability not steal my humility (7.08)
Bhagavad Gita 7.8 raso ’ham apsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṁ nṛṣu Water’s taste is me, as is the moon’s ray, [...]
Conquer my heart with your most lethal weapon, your beauty (11.51)
Bhagavad Gita 11.51 dṛṣṭvedaḿ mānuṣaḿ rūpaḿ tava saumyaḿ janārdana idānīm asmi sańvṛttaḥ sacetāḥ prakṛtiḿ gataḥ Seeing your form, so gentle and kind, A divine [...]
Please make me immune to the illusion that I am immune to illusion (7.13)
Bhagavad Gita 7.13 tribhir guṇamayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat mohitaṁ nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam By nature’s modes, the world is bound. In [...]
Let me focus on your will, not my skill (9.32)
Bhagavad Gita 9.32 māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās te ’pi yānti parāṁ gatim Those born in conditions [...]