Help me see you more clearly, so I may love you more deeply
Bhagavad Gita 11.8 na tu māṁ śakyase draṣṭum anenaiva sva-cakṣuṣā divyaṁ dadāmi te cakṣuḥ paśya me yogam aiśvaram Mortal eyes cannot behold, All my [...]
Bless me so I always desire to see you, yet never demand to see you
Bhagavad Gita 11.4 manyase yadi tac chakyaṁ mayā draṣṭum iti prabho yogeśvara tato me tvaṁ darśayātmānam avyayam If you think I can behold, Your [...]
From curiosity about you, lead me into harmony with you
Bhagavad Gita 11.7 ihaika-sthaṁ jagat kṛtsnaṁ paśyādya sa-carācaram mama dehe guḍākeśa yac cānyad draṣṭum icchasi See in my form the universe whole, For all [...]
Illusion and illumination are not just two distinct countries but also two constant choices
Bhagavad Gita 11.1 arjuna uvāca mad-anugrahāya paramaṁ guhyam adhyātma-saṁjñitam yat tvayoktaṁ vacas tena moho ’yaṁ vigato mama The supreme truth, you have shown, By [...]
Just as I hold on to you internally, may I also behold you externally
Bhagavad Gita 11.3 evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśvara draṣṭum icchāmi te rūpam aiśvaraṁ puruṣottama Just as you have spoken it so, O Supreme, [...]
My not knowing your plan, O Lord, is also part of your plan
Bhagavad Gita 10.19 śrī-bhagavān uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuru-śreṣṭha nāsty anto vistarasya me Delighted am I, O noble one, to [...]
When I lack clarity, let me turn to you through humility, curiosity and receptivity
Bhagavad Gita 10.15 svayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa deva-deva jagat-pate O Lord of the universe, your glory, you alone know, O supreme [...]
Let me seek to know you so I may single you out, not try to figure you out
Bhagavad Gita 10.14 sarvam etad ṛtaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśava na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ vidur devā na dānavāḥ True indeed is all [...]
When I realize you, I live in you, for you, and with you
Bhagavad Gita 10.12 arjuna uvāca paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum You are truth, the supreme divine, [...]
Even if I am disoriented, let me never be disconnected
Bhagavad Gita 10.11 teṣām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā Out of mercy, I promptly move, Ignorance of theirs to remove; From [...]
Let me serve you by being both aware of the ultimate and alert to the immediate
Bhagavad Gita 10.10 teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te Those who stay always within a divine connection, Serving me [...]
Let my desire for you grow both linearly and triangularly
Bhagavad Gita 10.9 mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam kathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca With their lives and hearts in me aligned, Sharing [...]
You are the explanation for all explanations and indeed for explanability itself
Bhagavad Gita 10.8 ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate iti matvā bhajante māṁ budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ I am source of all that exists, From me [...]
Let the yoga of you reaching out to me inspire my reciprocal yoga to reach out to you
Bhagavad Gita 10.7 etaṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ so ’vikampena yogena yu-jyate nātra saṁśayaḥ One who knows my glories unending, And [...]
Help me see that the point of the world is to point beyond the world
Bhagavad Gita 10.4 buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ’bhāvo bhayaṁ cābhayam eva ca Wisdom, knowledge, perception undeluded, Forgiveness, truthfulness, [...]
You don’t just wait for me at the finish line; you walk with me through every step of the journey
Bhagavad Gita 10.1 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ yat te ’haṁ priyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā Hear again my words of love [...]
Help me see the reality of the world’s misery and the bigger reality of your mercy
Bhagavad Gita 9.33 kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyāḥ bhaktā rājarṣayas tathā anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām What then to speak of sages, pure [...]
Gita 07.30 – Explanation
Gita 07.30 – Teacher’s incomprehensible statements test student’s interest and attentiveness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-30-teachers-incomprehensible-statements-test-students-interest-and-attentiveness/ sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ ca ye viduḥ prayāṇa-kāle ’pi ca māṁ te [...]
Gita 07.28 – Explanation
Gita 07.28 – Dont expect immediate steady determination – use present determination, even if unsteady Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-28-dont-expect-immediate-steady-determination-use-present-determination-even-if-unsteady/ yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām te [...]
Gita 07.29 – Explanation
Gita 07.29 – Detect misery to correct it Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-29-detect-misery-to-correct-it/ jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya mām āśritya yatanti ye te brahma tad viduḥ kṛtsnam adhyātmaṁ karma cākhilam (Bg [...]
Gita 07.27 – Explanation
Gita 07.27 – Go beyond duality by spirituality Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-27-go-beyond-duality-by-spirituality/ icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ sarge yānti paran-tapa (Bg 7.27) Word-to-word: icchā — desire; [...]