Protect me from the desire that rejects boundaries (3.37)
Bhagavad Gita 3.37 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ mahāśano mahā-pāpmā viddhy enam iha vairiṇam "It is desire that turns into a relentless [...]
Let awareness of inner danger drive me toward your shelter (3.36)
Bhagavad Gita 3.36 arjuna uvāca atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ anicchann api vārṣṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ "Arjuna said: What is this force [...]
Protect me from the twin thieves of attachment and aversion (3.34)
Bhagavad Gita 3.34 indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau "Desire and aversion dwell within, Bound to the senses, pulling [...]
Gita 02.55 – Explanation
Rejection of mental desires and satisfaction in the self define the self-realized Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-55-rejection-of-mental-desires-and-satisfaction-in-the-self-define-the-self-realized/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatān ātmany evātmanā [...]
Gita 03.04 – Explanation
Gita 03.04 – Don’t equate the external with the essential Link- https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-04-dont-equate-the-external-with-the-essential/ na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣkarmyaṁ puruṣo ’śnute na ca sannyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigacchati Translation [...]
Gita 03.03 – Explanation
Gita 03.03 – Krishna’s instructions are not contradictory, but multi-level Link- https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-03-krishnas-instructions-are-not-contradictory-but-multi-level/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca loke ’smin dvi-vidhā niṣṭhā purā proktā mayānagha jñāna-yogena sāṅkhyānāṁ karma-yogena yoginām [...]
Let me serve you with my nature, not serve my nature (3.33)
Bhagavad Gita 3.33 sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛter jñānavān api prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati "All act according to their own nature’s call, Even [...]
Let me express my love for you with the entire being (3.30)
Bhagavad Gita 3.30 mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṁnyasyādhyātma-cetasā nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ "Offer all your deeds to me, With mind absorbed in spiritual identity. [...]
Free me from the delusion that I am the sole doer (3.27)
Bhagavad Gita 3.27 prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate "All actions arise from nature’s play, The modes of matter lead the [...]
Help me to learn how to help others to learn (3.26)
Bhagavad Gita 3.26 na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅginām joṣayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran "The wise should not disturb the mind, Of those to worldly [...]
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Bless me to lead with dignity and dedication during duress (3.21)
Bhagavad Gita 3.21 yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate "Whatever the noble ones do and [...]
Gita 03.13 – Explanation
Gita 03.13 – See God not just as the provider of food but also as its enjoyer Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-13-see-god-not-just-as-the-provider-of-food-but-also-as-its-enjoyer-mp3-gita-11-37-kasmac-ca-te-nameran-mahatman-mp3/ yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ bhuñjate [...]
Gita 03.12 – Explanation
Gita 03.12 – Secular humanism makes humans honest thieves Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-12-secular-humanism-makes-humans-honest-thieves/ iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ tair dattān apradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena [...]
Let my obligations not become my obsessions (3.20)
Bhagavad Gita 3.20 karmaṇaiva hi saṁsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśyan kartum arhasi "Through selfless work, the wise have grown, Like Janaka, who virtue [...]
Let me not waste the potential for joy unending (3.16)
Bhagavad Gita 3.16 evaṁ pravartitaṁ cakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati "Those who break this sacred chain, Living only for instant [...]
Let food remind me of your love for me (3.13)
Bhagavad Gita 3.13 yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpāḥ ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt "Those who honor what sacrifice bestows, Are freed from [...]
Help me to act for a cause bigger than my selfish pleasure (3.09)
Bhagavad Gita 3.9 yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara "Work done as a sacrifice comes with no chain, But [...]
Gita 03.02 – Explanation
Gita 03.02 – When scripture doesn’t fit into our mental framework, the framework needs change Link https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-02-when-scripture-doesnt-fit-into-our-mental-framework-the-framework-needs-change/ vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva me tad ekaṁ vada [...]
Gita 03.01 – Explanation
Gita 03.01 – The Gita’s complex multi-level message is intellectually challenging and fulfilling Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-01-the-gitas-complex-multi-level-message-is-intellectually-challenging-and-fulfilling/ arjuna uvāca jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana [...]
Protect me from my tendency for self-deception (3.06)
Bhagavad Gita 3.6 karmendriyāṇi saṁyamya ya āste manasā smaran indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate "One who restrains the body's deeds, Yet in the mind, [...]