O Lord of my heart, let me never lose heart
Bhagavad Gita 1.46 evaṁ uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat visṛjya sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ śoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ "Thus speaking, Arjuna, torn inside, Set his bow and arrows aside. Upon [...]
Prepare me for the times when nothing makes sense
Bhagavad Gita 1.30 na ca śaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava "I cannot stand here, my mind reels in [...]
Let the world’s turbulence point me to your transcendence
Bhagavad Gita 1.27 tan samīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhun avasthitān kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo viṣīdann idam abravīt "Seeing his kinsmen standing near, Arjuna’s heart was seized [...]
Let me remember that my life story is a part of your story
Bhagavad Gita 1.14 tataḥ śvetair hayair yukte mahati syandane sthitau mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaś caiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ "Then Krishna and Arjuna, standing tall, On their [...]
Let my plans not blind me to your plan
Bhagavad Gita 1.10 aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam "Our forces, vast, beyond all scale, Guarded by Bhīṣma, will [...]
Please free me from the selfishness that leads to blindness
Bhagavad Gita 1.1 dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva kim akurvata sañjaya "Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: On Kurukshetra’s righteous field, Where warriors stood [...]
Self-deception – The difference between imposed blindness and chosen blindness
To equate what we don’t want to see with what we can’t see is the essence of self-deception. We humans have an amazing and alarming [...]
How to be flexible without being sentimental: Balancing previous intention with present perception
How to be flexible without being sentimental: Balancing previous intention with present perception How to be flexible without being sentimental - The first chapter of [...]
Gita 01.46 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.46 The Significance Of Our Actions Depends Not Just On The Actions But Also On The Situations In Which We Do Those Actions [...]
Gita 01.46 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.46 - When The Eye Disheartens Let The Ear Hearten Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-46-when-the-eye-disheartens-let-the-ear-hearten/ sañjaya uvāca evam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat visṛjya [...]
Gita 01.45 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.45 The War Was Not To Gain A Kingdom But To Protect The Rule Of Law Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-45-the-war-was-not-to-gain-a-kingdom-but-to-protect-the-rule-of-law/ yadi mām [...]
Gita 01.45 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.45 - Sound Arguments From A Fragmented Perception Are Actually Unsound Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-45-sound-arguments-from-a-fragmented-perception-are-actually-unsound/ yadi mām apratīkāram aśastraṁ śastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe [...]
Gita 01.44 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.44 When Our Emotion Rules Our Reason, We Rationalize A One - Sided View Of Reality Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-44-when-our-emotion-rules-our-reason-we-rationalize-a-one-sided-view-of-reality/ aho bata [...]
Gita 01.44 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.44 - Arjuna's Reasoning Is Wrong But His Capacity For Reasoning Is Laudable Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-44-arjunas-reasoning-is-wrong-but-his-capacity-for-reasoning-is-laudable/ aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ [...]
Gita 01.43 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.43 Hearing Is Important But From Whom We Are Hearing Is Even More Important Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-43-hearing-is-important-but-from-whom-we-are-hearing-is-even-more-important/ utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ janārdana narake [...]
Gita 01.43 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.43 - Hell Forever Is A Subjective Feeling Not An Objective Fact Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-43-hell-forever-is-a-subjective-feeling-not-an-objective-fact/ utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ janārdana narake niyataṁ vāso [...]
Gita 01.42 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.42 Disruption Of Dharma Leads To Overpopulation Of Disruptive Souls Causing Total Breakdown Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-42-disruption-of-dharma-leads-to-overpopulation-of-disruptive-souls-causing-total-breakdown-of-dharma/ doṣair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante [...]
Gita 01.42 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.42 - Three Meanings Of Dharma Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-42-three-meanings-of-dharma/ doṣair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāś ca śāśvatāḥ Word-for-word: doṣaiḥ [...]
Gita 01.41 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.41 When The Family Is Disrupted The Faith Of The Children Is Also Devastated Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-41-when-the-family-is-disrupted-the-faith-of-the-children-is-also-devastated/ saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya [...]
Gita 01.41 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.41 - Unwanted Progeny - What Does Unwanted Mean Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-41-unwanted-progeny-what-does-unwanted-mean/ saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya ca patanti pitaro hy eṣāṁ [...]
Gita 01.40 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.40 Dharma Prevents Human Society From Being Ruled By The Law Of The Jungle Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-40-dharma-prevents-human-society-from-being-ruled-by-the-law-of-the-jungle/ adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kula-striyaḥ [...]