Let your position and disposition inspire my devotion (5.29)
Bhagavad Gita 5.29 bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram suhr̥daṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati "For all offerings, know me to be the enjoyer. For all worlds, [...]
Help me tolerate the desires that are just my body’s reactions (5.23)
Bhagavad Gita 5.23 śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śarīra-vimokṣaṇāt kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ "Tolerating while in this bodily frame, Desire and anger's [...]
Help me see the huge price I pay for a tiny pleasure (5.22)
Bhagavad Gita 5.22 ye hi saṁsparśa-jā bhogāḥ duḥkha-yonaya eva te ādy-antavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ "From the titillation of the senses comes a [...]
Now is my chance to access spiritual happiness (5.21)
Bhagavad Gita 5.21 bāhya-sparśeṣv asaktātmā vindaty ātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣayam aśnute "Toward external sensations, be indifferent, In relishing inner joy, become [...]
Help me be spiritually dedicated, not materially diverted (5.20)
Bhagavad Gita 5.20 na prahṛṣyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya cāpriyam sthirabuddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ "Getting the desirable, one who is not elated, Nor [...]
Help me see others as they are spiritually (5.18)
Bhagavad Gita 5.18 vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ "The wise see all with equal vision: A learned sage, humble [...]
Let all the streams of my consciousness flow toward you (5.17)
Bhagavad Gita 5.17 tad-buddhayaḥ tad-ātmānaḥ tan-niṣṭhāḥ tat-parāyaṇāḥ gacchanty apunar-āvṛttiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣāḥ "With intelligence convinced, mind fixed in absorption, With faith refined, making Him the destination. [...]
You are always my inner deliverer, never my inner destroyer (5.15)
Bhagavad Gita 5.15 nādatte kasyacit pāpaṁ na caiva sukṛtaṁ vibhuḥ ajñānenāvṛtaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ "The Lord never impels anyone to misdeeds, Nor seeks [...]
Help me see my body as my locality, not as my identity (5.13)
Bhagavad Gita 5.13 sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśī navadvāre pure dehī naiva kurvan na kārayan "With mind renouncing every deed, The wise find a [...]
Peace comes by inner absorption, not by outer domination (5.12)
Bhagavad Gita 5.12 yuktaḥ karma-phalaṁ tyaktvā śāntim āpnoti naiṣṭhikīm ayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate "Yogis who renounce the fruits of action, Attain a peace [...]
My senses can’t pollute me as much as you can purify me (5.11)
Bhagavad Gita 5.11 kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātma-śuddhaye "With body, mind, and intelligence committed, With even the temptation-prone [...]
Help me, my Lord, to stay engaged without being entangled (5.10)
Bhagavad Gita 5.10 brahmaṇy ādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā "One who offers all deeds to the Divine, [...]
Let your compassion not become the cause of my confusion (5.04)
Bhagavad Gita 5.4 sāṅkhya-yogau pṛthag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ ekam apy āsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam "The ignorant see analysis and action as paths [...]