Knowing you, O Lord, is both an experiment and an exploration
Bhagavad Gita 11.48 na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair na ca kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ evaṁ-rūpaḥ śakya ahaṁ nṛ-loke draṣṭuṁ tvad-anyena kuru-pravīra Not by study, gifts, [...]
You are so selfless that you cherish my small attempts at selflessness, even if I am still godless
Bhagavad Gita 12.11 athaitad apy aśakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān If this path still feels too steep, And my yoga [...]
Lead me, as destructive time, to become creative in holding on while letting go
Bhagavad Gita 11.32 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kālo ’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ ṛte ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣyanti sarve ye ’vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ I [...]
You accept me even with my inclinations, provided I just change my intentions
Bhagavad Gita 12.10 abhyāse ’py asamartho ’si mat-karma-paramo bhava mad-artham api karmāṇi kurvan siddhim avāpsyasi If you cannot remember me steadily, Use your inclinations [...]
Grant me entry into the inexhaustible mystery and infinite love that define your divinity
Bhagavad Gita 12.8 mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśaya nivasiṣyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na saṁśayaḥ Let your mind rest in me alone, [...]
From the desires that are trouble, lead me to the desire that is a treasure
Bhagavad Gita 12.9 atha cittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato mām icchāptuṁ dhanañjaya If you can't be absorbed steadily, Then just focus [...]
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 [...]
From longing born of lack, lead me to longing born of love
Bhagavad Gita 11.46 kirīṭinaṁ gadinaṁ cakra-hastam icchāmi tvāṁ draṣṭum ahaṁ tathaiva tenaiva rūpeṇa catur-bhujena sahasra-bāho bhava viśva-mūrte I long to see you in your [...]
Help me marvel at the miracle of my existence and at the greater miracle of your benevolence
Bhagavad Gita 11.37 kasmāc ca te na nameran mahātman garīyase brahmaṇo ’py ādi-kartre ananta deveśa jagan-nivāsa tvam akṣaraṁ sad-asat tat paraṁ yat Why would [...]
By understanding your position, may my vision of life be deepened, broadened, and enlivened
Bhagavad Gita 11.38 tvam akṣaraṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁ tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam tvam avyayaḥ śāśvata-dharma-goptā sanātanas tvaṁ puruṣo mato me You are the Imperishable [...]
My spiritual practices are meant not to earn your love, but to realize that you already love me
Bhagavad Gita 11.45 adṛṣṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛṣito ’smi dṛṣṭvā bhayena ca pravyathitaṁ mano me tad eva me darśaya deva rūpaṁ prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa Seeing what none [...]