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, [...]
How faith in God’s protection and rational precautions can go together
Faith in God's protection doesn't mean outsourcing our rationality in decision making to God; it means ensuring our rationality doesn't restrict our relationship with God. [...]
Whatever helps me find meaning, let it help me find you, the shelter of ultimate meaning
Bhagavad Gita 15.11 yatanto yoginaś cainaṁ paśyanty ātmany avasthitam yatanto ’py akṛtātmāno nainaṁ paśyanty acetasaḥ Striving yogis seek and see, The Self within, in [...]
Let me not just tire of mundane desire, but also retire from mundane desire
Bhagavad Gita 15.5 nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣā adhyātma-nityā vinivṛtta-kāmāḥ dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukha-duḥkha-saṁjñair gacchanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṁ tat Fighting off pride and delusion’s veil, Retiring from attachments [...]
Let me seek not just freedom from the world, but also freedom for loving you
Bhagavad Gita 15.4 tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ tam eva cādyaṁ puruṣaṁ prapadye yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī Then seek that [...]
Lead me to see life with a lens that is both wiser and warmer
Bhagavad Gita 15.10 utkrāmantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi bhuñjānaṁ vā guṇānvitam vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñāna-cakṣuṣaḥ When soul departs or yet remains, Enjoying nature’s shifting chains; The [...]
Help me to cultivate detachment as acceptance, not as indifference
Bhagavad Gita 15.3 na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na cādir na ca sampratiṣṭhā aśvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam asaṅga-śastreṇa dṛḍhena chittvā The form of this tree [...]
Grant me the realization to see what is real and the purification to seek what is real
Bhagavad Gita 15.1 ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śākham aśvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam chandāṁsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit A tree with roots above, branches below, Eternal [...]
Let me not be overfed on the world and underfed on your word
Bhagavad Gita 15.10 utkrāmantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi bhuñjānaṁ vā guṇānvitam vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñāna-cakṣuṣaḥ How the soul departs, resides, or enjoys the modes’ play, Those [...]
Treating our mind like an inherited property
Treating our mind like an inherited property Treat our mind like an inherited property that we can't sell: take what is usable and stay away [...]
Learn to see what is being shown and what is not being shown
If we see only what we are shown, we never grow in our capacity to think deeply. Conversely, if we never see the things that [...]
The oldest lie in existence
The oldest lie in existence is the idea that we can become God. We are constantly targeted by lies, some spread intentionally by those who [...]