May your gift in one become a gift for everyone
Bhagavad Gita 10.40 nānto ’sti mama divyānāṁ vibhūtīnāṁ parantapa eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūter vistaro mayā There is never an end to my divine might, [...]
Educate and elevate my vision to see you everywhere
Bhagavad Gita 10.19 śrī-bhagavān uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuru-śreṣṭha nāsty anto vistarasya me Listen now, O noblest one, I’ll speak [...]
Help me see the world not merely as a container of my life, but as a pointer for my life
Bhagavad Gita 10.20 śrī-bhagavān uvāca aham ātmā guḍākeśa sarva-bhūta-āśaya-sthitaḥ aham ādiś ca madhyaṁ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca I am the Self in every [...]
Let my humility draw me closer to you, not push me away from the gifts you have given me
Bhagavad Gita 10.21 ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇur jyotiṣāṁ ravir aṁśumān marīcir marutām asmi nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī Among the Ādityas, as Viṣṇu I stand, Among all [...]
Help me discern when the world’s attractions are mirages and when oases
Bhagavad Gita 10.17 kathaṁ vidyām ahaṁ yogiṁ tvāṁ sadā paricintayan keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo ’si bhagavan mayā How shall I know you, O [...]
Reveal your glory through the outer world, not only through the inner world
Bhagavad Gita 10.16 vaktum arhasy aśeṣeṇa divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi Speak of glories, all and whole, By which [...]
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 [...]
You are different from everyone else—and so is loving you different from all other loves
Bhagavad Gita 10.12 arjuna uvāca paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum Arjuna said: You are the Supreme [...]
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Bhagavad Gita 10.39 yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjuna na tad asti vinā yat syān mayā bhūtaṁ carācaram Of all that lives, I [...]