Make me tough enough to be tender
Bhagavad Gita 11.51 dṛṣṭvedaṁ mānuṣaṁ rūpaṁ tava saumyaṁ janārdana idānīm asmi saṁvṛttaḥ sa-cetāḥ prakṛtiṁ gataḥ Seeing now your gentle form, Divine and human, soft [...]
Let me see love not just as attraction and absorption, but also as aspiration and attention
Bhagavad Gita 12.7 teṣām ahaṁ samuddhartā mṛtyu-saṁsāra-sāgarāt bhavāmi na cirāt pārtha mayy āveśita-cetasām For them I swiftly become the guide, Lifting them from death’s [...]
Let me remember you for guiding my life, not for hiding from life
Bhagavad Gita 11.55 mat-karma-kṛn mat-paramo mad-bhaktaḥ saṅga-varjitaḥ nirvairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ sa mām eti pāṇḍava Working for my purpose, making me the goal, Serving with [...]
How spirituality, meditation and bhakti are related
How spirituality, meditation and bhakti are related When we take a life of deeper meaning or higher purpose, we may encounter many terms that seem [...]
Senseless shameless soulless
Actions that start as senseless can lead us down a slippery slope, where we may end up not just shameless but even soulless. One of [...]
Bring your light into my life and my life into your light
Bhagavad Gita 8.28 vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣṭam atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti cādyam Whatever fruits from [...]