Help me see the world not merely as a container of my life, but as a pointer for my life
Bhagavad Gita 10.20 śrī-bhagavān uvāca aham ātmā guḍākeśa sarva-bhūta-āśaya-sthitaḥ aham ādiś ca madhyaṁ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca I am the Self in every [...]
Let grateful curiosity become my key to freedom from the cage of complaints
Bhagavad Gita 12.14 santuṣṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ Ever content, steady in soul, Firm in resolve, with [...]
Lead my love for truth to victory over my lust for power
Bhagavad Gita 11.2 bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṁ śrutau vistaraśo mayā tvattaḥ kamala-patrākṣa māhātmyam api cāvyayam Of birth and death I’ve heard your lore, Your endless [...]
Please enrich my life with meaning before I die and after it too
Bhagavad Gita 11.28 yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ samudram evābhimukhā dravanti tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrāḥ viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti As rivers rush in roaring streams, All racing [...]
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 [...]
When I realize you, I live in you, for you, and with you
Bhagavad Gita 10.12 arjuna uvāca paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum You are truth, the supreme divine, [...]
Even if I am disoriented, let me never be disconnected
Bhagavad Gita 10.11 teṣām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā Out of mercy, I promptly move, Ignorance of theirs to remove; From [...]
Let me serve you by being both aware of the ultimate and alert to the immediate
Bhagavad Gita 10.10 teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te Those who stay always within a divine connection, Serving me [...]
Let my desire for you grow both linearly and triangularly
Bhagavad Gita 10.9 mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam kathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca With their lives and hearts in me aligned, Sharing [...]
Let the yoga of you reaching out to me inspire my reciprocal yoga to reach out to you
Bhagavad Gita 10.7 etaṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ so ’vikampena yogena yu-jyate nātra saṁśayaḥ One who knows my glories unending, And [...]
Help me see that the point of the world is to point beyond the world
Bhagavad Gita 10.4 buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ’bhāvo bhayaṁ cābhayam eva ca Wisdom, knowledge, perception undeluded, Forgiveness, truthfulness, [...]
You don’t just wait for me at the finish line; you walk with me through every step of the journey
Bhagavad Gita 10.1 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ yat te ’haṁ priyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā Hear again my words of love [...]
Take away the conditionings that take me away from your unconditional love
Bhagavad Gita 9.31 kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvac-chāntiṁ nigacchati kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati Soon he walks the righteous way, Finding peace that will [...]
Let me see your promise of redemption as assurance, not insurance
Bhagavad Gita 9.30 api cet su-durācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ Even one of conduct flawed and frail, [...]
Let material technicals not divert me from spiritual essentials
Bhagavad Gita 8.27 naite sṛtī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaścana tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu yogayukto bhavārjuna The yogi who knows of these paths, dark and [...]
May you, as the supreme destination, be my mind’s final manifestation (8.06)
May you, as the supreme destination, be my mind's final manifestation (8.06) Bhagavad Gita 8.6 yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajaty ante kalevaram taṁ tam [...]
Help me to override and overwrite my mind’s programming (6.35)
Bhagavad Gita 6.35 śrī-bhagavān uvāca asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ calam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate "The Lord said: Without a doubt, the mind [...]
Release me from the mind that is restless, reasonless (6.34)
Bhagavad Gita 6.34 cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye vāyor iva suduṣkaram "O Krishna, the mind is restless, Reasonless, ruthless, [...]
Bless me to marvel at your miraculous presence in this world (4.06)
Bhagavad Gita 4.6 ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā "Though unborn and changeless I ever remain, The [...]
Help me to remember how temptation is treacherous (3.39)
Bhagavad Gita 3.39 āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca "Covered is wisdom by this eternal foe, Desire which tends to endlessly [...]
Help me to stay on guard, whatever be the enemy’s garb (3.38)
Bhagavad Gita 3.38 dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena ca yatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛtam "As fire is covered by rising smoke, As dust on a [...]