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,” [...]
From curiosity about you, lead me into harmony with you
Bhagavad Gita 11.7 ihaika-sthaṁ jagat kṛtsnaṁ paśyādya sa-carācaram mama dehe guḍākeśa yac cānyad draṣṭum icchasi See in my form the universe whole, For all [...]
Illusion and illumination are not just two distinct countries but also two constant choices
Bhagavad Gita 11.1 arjuna uvāca mad-anugrahāya paramaṁ guhyam adhyātma-saṁjñitam yat tvayoktaṁ vacas tena moho ’yaṁ vigato mama The supreme truth, you have shown, By [...]
Just as I hold on to you internally, may I also behold you externally
Bhagavad Gita 11.3 evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśvara draṣṭum icchāmi te rūpam aiśvaraṁ puruṣottama Just as you have spoken it so, O Supreme, [...]
You are the explanation for all explanations and indeed for explanability itself
Bhagavad Gita 10.8 ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate iti matvā bhajante māṁ budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ I am source of all that exists, From me [...]
Guide me beyond rationalizing and resigning to reharmonizing with you
Bhagavad Gita 9.6 yathākāśa-sthito nityaṁ vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahān tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni mat-sthānīty upadhāraya As the mighty wind forever roams in space, Yet always abides [...]
You care more for how my offering impacts my heart than how it impacts the world
Bhagavad Gita 9.26 patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ A leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even [...]
Let faith in your protection reduce my anxiety, not reduce me to apathy
Bhagavad Gita 9.22 ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham Those who worship me with hearts undivided, In constant remembrance, [...]
13.2 Everything That Happens Is God-Filtered
When something terrible happens, do you ever wonder— Did God really want this to happen? Nothing happens outside his loving plan. Every event is [...]
3.20 The one key to satisfaction
When a company collapses—or when a person implodes— is there a common denominator behind it all? The triggers may differ, but one pattern runs [...]
How to make the best of the things that are significant but impermanent
Whatever feels important and seems permanent today will eventually become little more than a memory. Experience it fully while it endures, so that it becomes [...]
How to pass life’s tests
If we don't protest against the mind's pretexts, we will never pass life's tests. When faced with life's difficulties, especially those requiring us to persevere [...]
How we lose credibility and how to prevent it
If we don't realize that our mind has low credibility, it is we who will end up with low credibility. Credibility is crucial for anyone [...]
Be simple, not naive
Simplicity is often lauded as a virtue in spiritual traditions worldwide. Yet, simplicity is sometimes conflated with naivety, leading people to become uncritical, gullible, and [...]
What humility is and what it isn’t
Humility is meant to facilitate absorption in a higher reality, not abuse by a higher authority. Humility is a vital virtue, recommended by spiritual traditions [...]
Raise my love to you, O Lord most lovable
Bhagavad Gita 9.3 aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya parantapa aprāpya māṁ nivartante mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani Those who lack faith in this sacred way, Fail to reach me and [...]
The secrecy that feels like mockery is truly your mercy
Bhagavad Gita 9.2 rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam This is the king of knowledge, the secret supreme, Purer than [...]
You are supremely lovable; to love you, make me able
Bhagavad Gita 9.1 śrī-bhagavān uvāca idaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt The Supreme Lord said: I now declare [...]