Free me from the illusion that I am free
Bhagavad Gita 18.59 yad ahaṅkāram āśritya na yotsya iti manyase mithyaiṣa vyavasāyas te prakṛtis tvāṁ niyokṣyati If, clinging to ego, you think, “I won’t fight,” [...]
Even when I am occupied with the world, may I be oriented toward you
Bhagavad Gita 18.57 cetasa sarva-karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥ buddhi-yogam upāśritya mac-cittaḥ satataṁ bhava Offer mentally to me all your action, Make me your highest aspiration; [...]
Let me see your love both in your inclusivity and in your exclusivity
Bhagavad Gita 18.56 sarva-karmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśrayaḥ mat-prasādād avāpnoti śāśvataṁ padam avyayam Though engaged in all kinds of deed, Taking full shelter in me [...]
Reveal your glory through the outer world, not only through the inner world
Bhagavad Gita 10.16 vaktum arhasy aśeṣeṇa divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi Speak of glories, all and whole, By which [...]
You are both the sun without which nothing can be seen and the sunrise that needs to be seen
Bhagavad Gita 11.47 mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṁ rūpaṁ paraṁ darśitam ātma-yogāt tejo-mayaṁ viśvam anantam ādyam yan me tvad-anyena na dṛṣṭa-pūrvam Out of my grace this [...]
Help me see my inclinations not just as Maya’s inducements, but also as your endowments
Bhagavad Gita 9.27 yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam Whatever you do, whatever you eat, Whatever [...]
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 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 [...]