Protect me from the inner demons that make my life a living hell
Bhagavad Gita 16.21 tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśanam ātmanaḥ kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet Three gates lead the soul to destruction, Desire, [...]
Let me never use you to stay away from you
Bhagavad Gita 16.17 ātma-sambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhana-māna-madānvitāḥ yajante nāma-yajñais te dambhenāvidhi-pūrvakam Self-glorified, rigid with pride, By wealth and honor fortified; They offer rites for name [...]
Protect me from the distraction that drags me into destruction
Bhagavad Gita 16.16 aneka-citta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣu patanti narake ’śucau With minds confused by countless schemes, Ensnared within delusion’s dreams; Attached to pleasures, bound [...]
Let my good deeds express the good within me, not conceal the bad within me
Bhagavad Gita 16.15 āḍhyo ’bhijanavān asmi ko ’nyo ’sti sadṛśo mayā yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣye ity ajñāna-vimohitāḥ “I am wealthy, noble, of high birth, Who [...]
Help me protect my boundaries so they protect me
Bhagavad Gita 16.14 asau mayā hataḥ śatrur haniṣye cāparān api īśvaro ’ham ahaṁ bhogī siddho ’haṁ balavān sukhī “That foe by me was laid [...]
Let my ambition be fueled by my devotion, not by my illusion
Bhagavad Gita 16.13 idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ prāpsye manoratham idam astīdam api me bhaviṣyati punar dhanam “This today I gained,” they proclaim, “That [...]
Release me from running after the desires that are ruining me
Bhagavad Gita 16.12 āśā-pāśa-śatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥ īhante kāma-bhogārtham anyāyenārtha-sañcayān Bound by hundreds of desire-shackles, Falling to lust and anger’s tackles; They seek pleasure, driven [...]
Let my anxiety draw me to spirituality, not drive me into sensuality
Bhagavad Gita 16.11 cintām aparimeyāṁ ca pralayāntām upāśritāḥ kāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niścitāḥ Bound by anxieties, vast and deep, That haunt till death and never [...]
Lead me from infinite longings to longing for the Infinite
Bhagavad Gita 16.10 kāmam āśritya duṣpūraṁ dambha-māna-madānvitāḥ mohād gṛhītvāsad-grāhān pravartante ’śuci-vratāḥ Clinging to cravings nothing can fulfill, They are filled with pride and hardened [...]
Shelter me in meaning, save me from self-destruction
Bhagavad Gita 16.9 etāṁ dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno ’lpa-buddhayaḥ prabhavanty ugra-karmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato ’hitāḥ Holding fast to such a view, Lost in self, with insights [...]
Lead me from the unreal, be it mental or intellectual, to you, the supremely real
Bhagavad Gita 16.8 asatyam apratiṣṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam They say this world is false, ungrounded, Without a Lord, by [...]
Guide me to create containers for my attention, not laments for my distraction
Bhagavad Gita 16.16 aneka-citta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣu patanti narake ’śucau With minds confused by countless schemes, Ensnared within delusion’s dreams; Attached to pleasures, bound by [...]
Save me from the illusion of thinking there is no illusion
Bhagavad Gita 16.7 pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca janā na vidur āsurāḥ na śaucaṁ nāpi cācāro na satyaṁ teṣu vidyate They know not what to [...]
Help me see beyond everyone’s inborn material nature to their innate spiritual nature
Bhagavad Gita 16.6 dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva ca daivo vistaraśaḥ proktaḥ āsuraṁ pārtha me śṛṇu Two kinds of beings fill this [...]
What I am born with, let me build on it, not stay bound to it
Bhagavad Gita 16.5 daivī sampad vimokṣāya nibandhāyāsurī matā mā śucaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm abhijāto ’si pāṇḍava Divine traits lead the soul to release, Demonic bind [...]
Help me see my bond with you as an anchor, not as a chain
Bhagavad Gita 15.19 yo mām evam asammūḍho jānāti puruṣottamam sa sarva-vid bhajati māṁ sarva-bhāvena bhārata One who knows me as supreme, Free from delusion, [...]
Let my curiosity to know you blossom into the capacity to love you
Bhagavad Gita 15.18 yasmāt kṣaram atīto ’ham akṣarād api cottamaḥ ato ’smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ Beyond the ever-changing, I reside, Above the [...]
Let me rest in you, so I may be led by you
Bhagavad Gita 15.20 iti guhyatamaṁ śāstram idam uktaṁ mayānagha etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛta-kṛtyaś ca bhārata This most secret truth I share, O sinless [...]
You reciprocate with my desire; let me desire to reciprocate with you
Bhagavad Gita 15.15 sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham In every [...]
Let my development of independence and my realization of dependence both draw me toward you
Bhagavad Gita 15.14 ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham As digestive fire within, I stay, In every body, day by [...]
Let the world’s wonders—conceivable and inconceivable—point me to your inexhaustible love
Bhagavad Gita 15.13 gām āviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ Entering earth, I hold all fast, Sustaining life [...]