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 [...]
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 [...]