Help me realize that you are in control and release me from my mind’s control
Bhagavad Gita 13.29 samaṁ paśyan hi sarvatra samavasthitam īśvaram na hinasty ātmanātmānaṁ tato yāti parāṁ gatim Seeing the Supreme Lord in all, everywhere, Equally [...]
From my sense of self that sentences me to self-inflicted suffering, set me free
Bhagavad Gita 13.25 dhyānenātmani paśyanti kecid ātmānam ātmanā anye sāṅkhyena yogena karma-yogena cāpare Some behold the self by inner sight, Attained by meditation, calm [...]
Bring me closer to realizing that you are close to me
Bhagavad Gita 13.16 bahir antaś ca bhūtānām acaraṁ caram eva ca sūkṣmatvāt tad avijñeyaṁ dūra-sthaṁ cāntike ca tat Outside all beings, yet residing within, [...]
You make the extraordinary ordinary—and can make the ordinary extraordinary
Bhagavad Gita 13.23 upadraṣṭānumantā ca bhartā bhoktā maheśvaraḥ paramātmeti cāpy ukto dehe ’smin puruṣaḥ paraḥ Observer, monitor, permitter, Sustainer, enjoyer, sovereign mover; Known as [...]
Help me find a way back to myself—spiritually and materially
Bhagavad Gita 13.22 puruṣaḥ prakṛti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛti-jān guṇān kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu The soul, situated in a bodily tool, Seeks pleasure in what [...]
From the love my head calls impossible, lead me to the love my heart knows is inevitable
Bhagavad Gita 13.17 avibhaktaṁ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktam iva ca sthitam bhūta-bhartṛ ca taj jñeyaṁ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca Undivided, unlimited, present everywhere, Appearing many, yet [...]
Lead me with the light of your love to you, the supreme lover
Bhagavad Gita 13.18 jyotiṣām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param ucyate jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam It is the light beyond all light, Beyond [...]
Let me love you while I am alive, because I am alive
Bhagavad Gita 13.14 sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham sarvataḥ śrutimal loke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati Hands and feet in every place, Eyes and heads on [...]
When the reality I create starts collapsing, lead me to your greater reality that never collapses
Bhagavad Gita 13.19 iti kṣetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ coktaṁ samāsataḥ mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate Thus field and knowledge are made known, Indeed, what is to [...]
Lead me from living with fear and in fear to living with you and in you
Bhagavad Gita 13.13 jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛtam aśnute anādi mat-paraṁ brahma na sat tan nāsad ucyate I now declare what is to [...]
Save me from treating you as a triviality—and reducing my life to a tragedy
Bhagavad Gita 11.42 yac cāvahāsārtham asat-kṛto ’si vihāra-śayyāsana-bhojaneṣu eko ’tha vāpy acyuta tat-samakṣaṁ tat kṣāmaye tvām aham aprameyam While playing or dining, if ever [...]
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, [...]
You are engaged, yet never entangled—transcendental, yet ever accessible
Bhagavad Gita 9.5 na ca mat-sthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogam aiśvaram bhūta-bhṛn na ca bhūta-stho mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ They dwell in me, yet behold my [...]
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 [...]
Remembering you does not consume my time; it saves my time from being consumed by my mind
Bhagavad Gita 12.20 ye tu dharmyāmṛtam idaṁ yathoktaṁ paryupāsate śraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ Those who walk this nectar way, Living dharma [...]
You are the purpose of my breath and my very breath itself
Bhagavad Gita 8.10 prayāṇa-kāle manasācalena bhaktyā yukto yoga-balena caiva bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśya samyak sa taṁ paraṁ puruṣam upaiti divyam At life’s last breath, with [...]
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 [...]
Help me see the light of your love and live in that light
Bhagavad Gita 9.34 man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ Fix your mind on me with devotion, Worship me with [...]