Let me seek the spiritual, not just speak of it
Bhagavad Gita 2.16 nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ubhayor api dṛṣṭo ’ntaḥ tvanayos tattva-darśibhiḥ "The unreal has no lasting place, The real forever [...]
Help me, O Lord, to rise beyond the waves of dualities
Bhagavad Gita 2.15 yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ’mṛtatvāya kalpate "The wise are unshaken by pleasure or pain, Through [...]
Let tolerance increase my intelligence, not my impotence
Let tolerance increase my intelligence, not my impotence Bhagavad Gita 2.14 mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ āgamāpāyino ’nityās tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata "From the contact of [...]
Let me put the unchanging soul first, not the changing body
Bhagavad Gita 2.13 dehino ’smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati "As we move through childhood, youth, and old [...]
Let my quest for eternity be grounded in your promise
Let my quest for eternity be grounded in your promise Bhagavad Gita 2.12 na tv evāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na caiva na [...]
Gita 02.41 – Explanation
Gita 02.41 – Intent shapes intelligence Audio - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-41-intent-shapes-intelligence/ vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām (Bg 02.41) Word-for-Word: vyavasāya-ātmikā — resolute [...]
Let the present not divert me from the permanent
Bhagavad Gita 2.11 śrī-bhagavān uvāca aśocyān anvaśocas tvaṁ prajñā-vādāṁś ca bhāṣase gatāsūn agatāsūṁś ca nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ "The Lord then spoke wisdom so deep, For [...]
Gita 02.40 – Explanation
Gita 02.40 – The spiritual path comes with a no-loss and a fear-relieving guarantee Audio - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-40-the-spiritual-path-comes-with-a-no-loss-and-a-fear-relieving-guarantee/ nehābhikrama-nāśo ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate sv-alpam apy asya [...]
Let your smiling amid my suffering strengthen my faith
Bhagavad Gita 2.10 tam uvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ7 prahasann iva bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye viṣīdantam idaṁ vacaḥ "The Lord of the senses spoke with a gentle [...]
Please become the supreme driver of my life
Bhagavad Gita 2.8 na hi prapaśyāmi mamāpanudyād yac chokam ucchoṣaṇam indriyāṇām avāpya bhūmāv asapatnam ṛddhaṁ rājyaṁ surāṇām api cādhipatyam "I see no cure for [...]
Gita 02.36 – Explanation
Gita 02.36 – Behave respectably to bring respectability to Krishna’s message. Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-36-behave-respectably-to-bring-respectability-to-krishnas-message/ avācya-vādāṁś ca bahūn vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkha-taraṁ nu [...]
Even when there is no right way, you remain the right way
Bhagavad Gita 2.7 kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me śiṣyas te ’haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam "With weakness clouding [...]
Gita 02.35 – Explanation
Gita 02.35 – The variance between our intention and people’s perception causes mortifying misconception Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-35-the-variance-between-our-intention-and-peoples-perception-causes-mortifying-misconception/ bhayād raṇād uparataṁ maṁsyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ yeṣāṁ ca [...]
Gita 02.37 – Explanation
Gita 02.37 – Knowledge of atma and dharma redefines lose-lose situation as win-win Audio link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-37-knowledge-of-atma-and-dharma-redefines-lose-lose-situation-as-win-win/ hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm [...]
Gita 02.01 – Explanation – 1
Gita 02.01 – Arjuna’s analysis only aggravates his agony Audio 1 - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-01-arjunas-analysis-only-aggravates-his-agony/ sañjaya uvāca taṁ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭam aśru-pūrṇākulekṣaṇam viṣīdantam idaṁ vākyam uvāca madhusūdanaḥ (BG [...]
Gita 02.41 – Explanation
Gita 02.41 – Intent shapes intelligence Audio - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-41-intent-shapes-intelligence/ vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām (BG 02.41) Word-for-Word vyavasāya-ātmikā — resolute [...]
Gita 02.40 – Explanation
Gita 02.40 – The spiritual path comes with a no-loss and a fear-relieving guarantee Audio - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-40-the-spiritual-path-comes-with-a-no-loss-and-a-fear-relieving-guarantee/ nehābhikrama-nāśo ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate sv-alpam apy asya [...]
Gita 02.14 – Explanation
Gita 02.14 – The material is peripheral, unavoidable and ephemeral – so tolerate it. Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-14-the-material-is-peripheral-unavoidable-and-ephemeral-so-tolerate-it/ mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ āgamāpāyino ’nityās tāṁs titikṣasva [...]
Gita 02.28 – Explanation
Gita 02.28 – The mutability of everything materially magnifies the futility of grief Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-28-the-mutability-of-everything-materially-magnifies-the-futility-of-grief/ avyaktādīni bhūtāni vyakta-madhyāni bhārata avyakta-nidhanāny eva tatra kā paridevanā [...]
With you, my Lord, there are no dead ends
Bhagavad Gita 2.6 na caitad vidmaḥ kataran no garīyo yad vā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ yān eva hatvā na jijīviṣāmas te ’vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ [...]
Gita 02.33 – Explanation
Gita 02.33 – Honorable position brings obligation of tangible contribution Audio Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-33-honorable-position-brings-obligation-of-tangible-contribution/ atha cet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ [...]