Lead me to see you not just as a dispassionate teacher but also as a passionate lover
Bhagavad Gita 18.64 sarva-guhyatamaṁ bhūyaḥ śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ iṣṭo ’si me dṛḍham iti tato vakṣyāmi te hitam Now hear from me the most secret [...]
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,” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Gita 07.30 – Explanation
Gita 07.30 – Teacher’s incomprehensible statements test student’s interest and attentiveness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-30-teachers-incomprehensible-statements-test-students-interest-and-attentiveness/ sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ ca ye viduḥ prayāṇa-kāle ’pi ca māṁ te [...]
Gita 07.28 – Explanation
Gita 07.28 – Dont expect immediate steady determination – use present determination, even if unsteady Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-28-dont-expect-immediate-steady-determination-use-present-determination-even-if-unsteady/ yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām te [...]
Gita 07.29 – Explanation
Gita 07.29 – Detect misery to correct it Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-29-detect-misery-to-correct-it/ jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya mām āśritya yatanti ye te brahma tad viduḥ kṛtsnam adhyātmaṁ karma cākhilam (Bg [...]
Gita 07.27 – Explanation
Gita 07.27 – Go beyond duality by spirituality Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-27-go-beyond-duality-by-spirituality/ icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ sarge yānti paran-tapa (Bg 7.27) Word-to-word: icchā — desire; [...]
Gita 07.26 – Explanation
Gita 07.26 – Krishnas omniscience harmonizes with his omnibenevolence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-26-krishnas-omniscience-harmonizes-with-his-omnibenevolence/ vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṁ tu veda na kaścana (Bg [...]
Gita 07.25 – Explanation
Gita 07.25 – Yoga Maya is a profound oxymoron Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-25-yoga-maya-is-a-profound-oxymoron/ nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam (Bg 7.25) [...]
Gita 07.24 – Explanation
Gita 07.24 – To deflect a clear critique of impersonalism is to violate both the meaning and the context Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-24-to-deflect-a-clear-critique-of-impersonalism-is-to-violate-both-the-meaning-and-the-context/ avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ [...]
Gita 07.23 – Explanation
Gita 07.23 – Accommodation is not recommendation Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-23-accommodation-is-not-recommendation/ antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api (Bg [...]
Gita 07.22 – Explanation
Gita 07.22 – Krishna accomodates within the house of the Vedas even those who cant worship him Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-22-krishna-accomodates-within-the-house-of-the-vedas-even-those-who-cant-worship-him/ sa tayā śraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam [...]
Gita 07.21 – Explanation
Gita 07.21 – Krishna is much more merciful than the God in the Prodigal Son metaphor Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-21-krishna-is-much-more-merciful-than-the-god-in-the-prodigal-son-metaphor/ yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ [...]
Gita 07.18 – Explanation
Gita 07.18 – Krishna is so hungry for love that he deems those who become his devotees charitable Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-18-krishna-is-so-hungry-for-love-that-he-deems-those-who-become-his-devotees-charitable/ udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī [...]
Gita 07.16 – Explanation
Gita 07.16 – Approaching Krishna for any reason is auspicious Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-16-approaching-krishna-for-any-reason-is-auspicious/ catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ su-kṛtino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha [...]
Gita 07.15 – Explanation
Gita 07.15 – Scriptural categorization of non-devotees is living, not frozen Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-15-scriptural-categorization-of-non-devotees-is-living-not-frozen/ na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ (Bg [...]
Gita 07.14 – Explanation
Gita 07.14 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position brings intellectual force to our call of devotion Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-14-knowledge-of-krishnas-position-brings-intellectual-force-to-our-call-of-devotion/ daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā [...]
Gita 07.03 – Explanation
Gita 07.03 – The rarity of knowing Krishna reveals the mercy we have the opportunity to relish Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-03-the-rarity-of-knowing-krishna-reveals-the-mercy-we-have-the-opportunity-to-relish/ manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye [...]
Gita 07.01 – Explanation
Gita 07.01 – Hearing paves our way to the summit of yoga Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-07-01-hearing-paves-our-way-to-the-summit-of-yoga/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ [...]
Gita 06.45 – Explanation
Gita 06.45 – Past-life attraction and present determination leads yogi to perfection Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-45-past-life-attraction-and-present-determination-leads-yogi-to-perfection/ prayatnād yatamānas tu yogī saṁśuddha-kilbiṣaḥ aneka-janma-saṁsiddhas tato yāti parāṁ gatim (BG [...]