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, [...]
Let me not equate frustration with renunciation (3.04)
Bhagavad Gita 3.4 na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣkarmyaṁ puruṣo ’śnute na ca saṁnyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigacchati "Not by avoiding all duties and toil, Does one [...]
Gita 03.11– Explanation
Gita 03.11 – We live not just in a universe but in a universal government Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-11-we-live-not-just-in-a-universe-but-in-a-universal-government/ devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ [...]
Gita 03.10– Explanation
Gita 03.10 – Don’t let familiarity take the mystery out of nature Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-10-dont-let-familiarity-take-the-mystery-out-of-nature/ saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ anena prasaviṣyadhvam eṣa vo ’stv [...]
Gita 03.09 – Explanation
Gita 03.09 – Nature of action is determined by its intent, not its form Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-09-nature-of-action-is-determined-by-its-intent-not-its-form/ yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma [...]
Let my desire for you drive away all my other desires (2.72)
Bhagavad Gita 2.72 eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati sthitvāsyām anta-kāle ’pi brahma-nirvāṇam ṛcchati "This is the state divine, the goal of life's [...]
Let my unnatural desire be replaced by natural desire (2.71)
Bhagavad Gita 2.71 vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānś carati niḥspṛhaḥ nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śāntim adhigacchati "Who gives up desires and walks untied, Free from [...]
Let my consciousness become like an unshakable ocean (2.70)
Bhagavad Gita 2.70 āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī "As rivers rush into the [...]
Gita 02.72 – Explanation
Gita 02.72 – Nirvana may be extinction, but brahma-nirvana is not Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-72-nirvana-may-be-extinction-but-brahma-nirvana-is-not/ eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati sthitvāsyām anta-kāle ’pi brahma-nirvāṇam [...]
Let my desire for you be stronger than the world’s currents (2.69)
Bhagavad Gita 2.69 yā niśā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti saṁyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśā paśyato muneḥ "What is night to the worldly, to the [...]
Gita 02.71 – Explanation
Gita 02.71 – Peace comes not by relocation, but by renunciation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-71-peace-comes-not-by-relocation-but-by-renunciation/ vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumāṁś carati niḥspṛhaḥ nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śāntim [...]
Gita 02.69 – Explanation
Gita 02.69 – Be special above the ordinary, not among the ordinary Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-69-be-special-above-the-ordinary-not-among-the-ordinary/ yā niśā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti saṁyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā [...]
Gita 02.70 – Explanation
Gita 02.70 – Be filled with higher purpose to transcend lower desires Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-70-be-filled-with-higher-purpose-to-transcend-lower-desires/ āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti [...]
Let me take the war against temptation seriously (2.68)
Let me take the war against temptation seriously Bhagavad Gita 2.68 tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā "Therefore, O mighty-armed, be [...]
Gita 02.68 – Explanation
Gita 02.68 – Be a soul-deliverer, not a soul-killer Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-68-be-a-soul-deliverer-not-a-soul-killer/ tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā (Bg 2.68) Word-for-word: tasmāt [...]
Gita 02.67 – Explanation
Gita 02.67 – Be swept by the wind of spiritual desire, not material desire Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-67-be-swept-by-the-wind-of-spiritual-desire-not-material-desire/ indriyāṇāṁ hi caratāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyate tad asya [...]
Gita 02.66 – Explanation
Gita 02.66 – Without inner connection, we end with agitation and frustration Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-66-without-inner-connection-we-end-with-agitation-and-frustration/ nāsti buddhir ayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir aśāntasya [...]
Gita 02.54 – Explanation
Gītā 02.54 - Non-literal meaning illumines when literal meaning stumps Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-54-non-literal-meaning-illumines-when-literal-meaning-stumps/ arjuna uvāca sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhi-sthasya keśava sthita-dhīḥ kiṁ prabhāṣeta kim āsīta [...]