Lead me to work that strengthens my purpose and deepens my peace
Bhagavad Gita 18.25 anubandhaṁ kṣayaṁ hiṁsām anapekṣya ca pauruṣam mohād ārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasam ucyate Action begun in delusion’s night, Without concern for [...]
Let my work integrate me with the whole, not fragment me from the whole
Bhagavad Gita 18.24 yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṅkāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛtam Action done for selfish gain, Or driven by ego’s [...]
Let me work for contributing, free from craving and complaining
Bhagavad Gita 18.23 niyataṁ saṅga-rahita arāga-dveṣataḥ kṛtam aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam ucyate Duty done, with no attachment consuming, Rising about craving and complaining; [...]
Please free me when my conviction that I know convicts me to ignorance
Bhagavad Gita 18.22 yat tu kṛtsna-vad ekasmin kārye saktam ahaitukam atattvārtha-vad alpaṁ ca tat tāmasam udāhṛtam That knowledge clings to one small part, As [...]
Let my perception and passion be directed and devoted to you
Bhagavad Gita 18.21 pṛthaktvena tu yaj jñāna nānā-bhāvān pṛthag-vidhān vetti sarveṣu bhūteṣu taj jñānaṁ viddhi rājasam That perception sees each form apart, As separate [...]
Grant me the perception that sees the unity underlying diversity
Bhagavad Gita 18.20 sarva-bhūteṣu yenaikaṁ bhāvam avyayam īkṣate avibhaktaṁ vibhakteṣu taj jñānaṁ viddhi sāttvikam That perception sees one truth in all, Imperishable, though in [...]
Help me marry the mystical with the methodical
Bhagavad Gita 18.16 tatraivaṁ sati kartāram ātmānaṁ kevalaṁ tu yaḥ paśyaty akṛta-buddhitvān na sa paśyati durmatiḥ When causes five shape every deed, Yet one [...]
Help me see my part in my achievements holistically, not fragmentally
Bhagavad Gita 18.14 adhiṣṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ ca pṛthag-vidham vividhāś ca pṛthak ceṣṭā daivaṁ caivātra pañcamam The environment, the soul, the senses with talent, [...]
Help me focus on my kama (desires), not on my karma (the factors that bring results)
Bhagavad Gita 18.12 aniṣṭam iṣṭaṁ miśraṁ ca tri-vidhaṁ karmaṇaḥ phalam bhavaty atyāgināṁ pretya na tu sannyāsināṁ kvacit Unwanted, wanted, mixed—results arise, Threefold fruits of [...]
Help me see my capacity for activity as a blessing to be cherished, not a burden to be cast away
Bhagavad Gita 18.11 na hi deha-bhṛtā śakyaṁ tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśeṣataḥ yas tu karma-phala-tyāgī sa tyāgīty abhidhīyate Impossible it is to cease all action, While [...]
Let me realize you as the foundation and the fulfillment of my renunciation
Bhagavad Gita 18.10 na dveṣṭy akuśalaṁ karma kuśale nānuṣajjate tyāgī sattva-samāviṣṭo medhāvī chinna-saṁśayaḥ Neither hating what feels unpleasant, Nor clinging to what seems pleasant; [...]
Raise me to real renunciation by making me thoughtful and dutiful
Bhagavad Gita 18.9 kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ’rjuna saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalaṁ caiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ “This is my duty,” one [...]
The world of matter is not the world that truly matters
Bhagavad Gita 18.8 duḥkham ity eva yat karma kāya-kleśa-bhayāt tyajet sa kṛtvā rājasaṁ tyāgaṁ naiva tyāga-phalaṁ labhet “This work is painful,” so they say, [...]
Let my renunciation aid my devotion, not mask my aversion
Bhagavad Gita 18.7 niyatasya tu sannyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyate mohāt tasya parityāgas tāmasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ Duty’s work should not be cast aside. Renouncing it due to [...]
Let my externals reinforce my internals, not replace them
Bhagavad Gita 18.2 kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ prāhus tyāgaṁ vicakṣaṇāḥ Renouncing acts born of selfish desire, The wise call sannyāsa—life directed [...]
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