Shelter me in meaning, save me from self-destruction
Bhagavad Gita 16.9 etāṁ dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno ’lpa-buddhayaḥ prabhavanty ugra-karmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato ’hitāḥ Holding fast to such a view, Lost in self, with insights [...]
Lead me from the unreal, be it mental or intellectual, to you, the supremely real
Bhagavad Gita 16.8 asatyam apratiṣṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam They say this world is false, ungrounded, Without a Lord, by [...]
Guide me to create containers for my attention, not laments for my distraction
Bhagavad Gita 16.16 aneka-citta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣu patanti narake ’śucau With minds confused by countless schemes, Ensnared within delusion’s dreams; Attached to pleasures, bound by [...]
Save me from the illusion of thinking there is no illusion
Bhagavad Gita 16.7 pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca janā na vidur āsurāḥ na śaucaṁ nāpi cācāro na satyaṁ teṣu vidyate They know not what to [...]
Help me see beyond everyone’s inborn material nature to their innate spiritual nature
Bhagavad Gita 16.6 dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva ca daivo vistaraśaḥ proktaḥ āsuraṁ pārtha me śṛṇu Two kinds of beings fill this [...]
What I am born with, let me build on it, not stay bound to it
Bhagavad Gita 16.5 daivī sampad vimokṣāya nibandhāyāsurī matā mā śucaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm abhijāto ’si pāṇḍava Divine traits lead the soul to release, Demonic bind [...]
Help me see my bond with you as an anchor, not as a chain
Bhagavad Gita 15.19 yo mām evam asammūḍho jānāti puruṣottamam sa sarva-vid bhajati māṁ sarva-bhāvena bhārata One who knows me as supreme, Free from delusion, [...]
Let my curiosity to know you blossom into the capacity to love you
Bhagavad Gita 15.18 yasmāt kṣaram atīto ’ham akṣarād api cottamaḥ ato ’smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ Beyond the ever-changing, I reside, Above the [...]
Let me rest in you, so I may be led by you
Bhagavad Gita 15.20 iti guhyatamaṁ śāstram idam uktaṁ mayānagha etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛta-kṛtyaś ca bhārata This most secret truth I share, O sinless [...]
You reciprocate with my desire; let me desire to reciprocate with you
Bhagavad Gita 15.15 sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham In every [...]
Let my development of independence and my realization of dependence both draw me toward you
Bhagavad Gita 15.14 ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham As digestive fire within, I stay, In every body, day by [...]
Let the world’s wonders—conceivable and inconceivable—point me to your inexhaustible love
Bhagavad Gita 15.13 gām āviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ Entering earth, I hold all fast, Sustaining life [...]
Unlock me from the desires that lock me in the undesirable
Bhagavad Gita 15.8 śarīraṁ yad avāpnoti yac cāpy utkrāmatīśvaraḥ gṛhītvaitāni saṁyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśayāt When the soul takes up a frame, Or leaves a [...]
Lead me from the darkness that deceives to the light that liberates
Bhagavad Gita 15.6 na tad bhāsayate sūryo na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama No sun can illumine that [...]
Illuminate my vision to appreciate your provision
Bhagavad Gita 15.12 yad āditya-gataṁ tejo jagad bhāsayate ’khilam yac candramasi yac cāgnau tat tejo viddhi māmakam The light that shines within the sun, [...]
Let my senses help me make sense, not nonsense
Bhagavad Gita 15.9 śrotraṁ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṁ ca rasanaṁ ghrāṇam eva ca adhiṣṭhāya manaś cāyaṁ viṣayān upasevate Through ears and eyes the soul takes in, [...]
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