Let me see the material as divine, not as mundane or profane (7.04)
Bhagavad Gita 7.4 bhūmir āpo’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva ca ahaṅkāra itīyaṁ me bhinnā prakṛtir aṣṭadhā Earth, water, fire, and wind, and sky, [...]
The difference between keeping up appearances and outright hypocrisy
The distinction between maintaining appearances and outright hypocrisy lies in the presence of some substance and an earnest effort to increase it. Hypocrisy arises when [...]
Why do some people tend to freak out
To stop freaking out, stop thinking of the world as a freak show and start seeing the mind as the freak We have all seen [...]
Amid a fiasco, when is the passive voice appropriate?
Is the passive voice used to avoid blaming or evade taking responsibility? In situations where something unfortunate has occurred, people often use the passive voice. [...]
Let my heart seek you and stop at nothing else (7.03)
Bhagavad Gita 7.3 manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ Among thousands, rare is one who strives, For the [...]
Let your love be my pole star (7.02)
Bhagavad Gita 7.2 jñānaṁ te 'haṁ sa-vijñānam idaṁ vakṣyāmy aśeṣataḥ yaj jñātvā neha bhūyo 'nyaj jñātavyam avaśiṣyate The deepest knowledge I now reveal, Its [...]
Let my desire be guided and guarded by dharma (7.11)
Bhagavad Gita 7.11 balaṁ balavatāṁ cāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣabha In the strong, I am their strength divine, Unstained by lust's crooked [...]
Power is your gift, not my right (7.10)
Bhagavad Gita 7.10 bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham I am the seed that all life sustains, The [...]
Let me always bathe in curiosity (10.39)
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 [...]
Help me to both look away and look through illusion (10.41)
Bhagavad Gita 10.41 yat yat vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṁ mama tejo-'ṁśa-sambhavam Whatever holds great charm or might, Splendor [...]
Let my ability not steal my humility (7.08)
Bhagavad Gita 7.8 raso ’ham apsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṁ nṛṣu Water’s taste is me, as is the moon’s ray, [...]
Conquer my heart with your most lethal weapon, your beauty (11.51)
Bhagavad Gita 11.51 dṛṣṭvedaḿ mānuṣaḿ rūpaḿ tava saumyaḿ janārdana idānīm asmi sańvṛttaḥ sacetāḥ prakṛtiḿ gataḥ Seeing your form, so gentle and kind, A divine [...]
Please make me immune to the illusion that I am immune to illusion (7.13)
Bhagavad Gita 7.13 tribhir guṇamayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat mohitaṁ nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam By nature’s modes, the world is bound. In [...]
Let me focus on your will, not my skill (9.32)
Bhagavad Gita 9.32 māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās te ’pi yānti parāṁ gatim Those born in conditions [...]
Gita 05.16 – Explanation
Gita 05.16 – Knowledge illumines our inner territory and reveals the indwelling Lord Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-16-knowledge-illumines-our-inner-territory-and-reveals-the-indwelling-lord/ jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣāṁ nāśitam ātmanaḥ teṣām āditya-vaj [...]
Gita 05.15 – Explanation
Gita 05.15 – The judge is not responsible for the criminal’s conviction Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-15-the-judge-is-not-responsible-for-the-criminals-conviction/ nādatte kasyacit pāpaṁ na caiva sukṛtaṁ vibhuḥ ajñānenāvṛtaṁ jñānaṁ tena [...]
Gita 05.14 – Explanation
Gita 05.14 – The more we become detached, the more we master the body Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-14-the-more-we-become-detached-the-more-we-master-the-body/ na kartṛtvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ na [...]
Gita 05.13 – Explanation
Gita 05.13 – The bodily city metaphor conveys our difference from our sensory gates Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-13-the-bodily-city-metaphor-conveys-our-difference-from-our-sensory-gates/ sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśī nava-dvāre pure dehī [...]
Gita 05.12 – Explanation
Gita 05.12 – Action per se is not binding – attached action is Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-12-action-per-se-is-not-binding-attached-action-is/ yuktaḥ karma-phalaṁ tyaktvā śāntim āpnoti naiṣṭhikīm ayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale [...]
Gita 05.11 – Explanation
Gita 05.11 – Change the motivation for action from gratification to purification Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-11-change-the-motivation-for-action-from-gratification-to-purification/ kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ [...]
Gita 05.10 – Explanation
Gita 05.10 – Live in the world but be not of the world Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-10-live-in-the-world-but-be-not-of-the-world/ brahmaṇy ādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ lipyate na [...]