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 [...]
Even if I lack purity, grant me humility (11.04)
Bhagavad Gita 11.4 manyase yadi tac chakyam mayā draṣṭum iti prabho yogeśvara tato me tvaṁ darśayātmānam avyayam O master of yoga, if it may [...]
Offering love of God to both sides while mediating a conflict
Love of God is as necessary for those who fail to understand as it is for those who are waiting to be understood Many misunderstandings [...]
The difference between being content to wait and being willing to wait
Being faithful to our Lord means being willing to wait, even if we are not content to wait In life, there are some things we [...]
Three personally empowering affirmations of divine omniscience
One of the defining attributes of God is His omniscience. The Bhagavad Gita points to this divine quality, declaring not only that He knows the [...]
When we feel abandoned by our Lord
Complaining to God can be part of a real relationship with Him, but complaining about God cannot. When we strive to develop a serious relationship [...]
Never distance yourself from the Lord
Disappointing God is just part of being human; distancing ourselves from him isn't. Whenever we strive to have a serious relationship with someone, especially a [...]
When life makes me weak, O Lord, make me strong (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 [...]