How faith in God’s protection and rational precautions can go together
Faith in God's protection doesn't mean outsourcing our rationality in decision making to God; it means ensuring our rationality doesn't restrict our relationship with God. [...]
Let me seek not just freedom from the world, but also freedom for loving you
Bhagavad Gita 15.4 tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ tam eva cādyaṁ puruṣaṁ prapadye yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī Then seek that [...]
Lead me to see life with a lens that is both wiser and warmer
Bhagavad Gita 15.10 utkrāmantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi bhuñjānaṁ vā guṇānvitam vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñāna-cakṣuṣaḥ When soul departs or yet remains, Enjoying nature’s shifting chains; The [...]
Reveal your glory through the outer world, not only through the inner world
Bhagavad Gita 10.16 vaktum arhasy aśeṣeṇa divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi Speak of glories, all and whole, By which [...]
Help me see the light of your love and live in that light
Bhagavad Gita 9.34 man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ Fix your mind on me with devotion, Worship me with [...]
From the craving that ends in self-destruction, raise me toward the longing that leads to self-realization
Bhagavad Gita 11.29 yathā pradīptaṁ jvalanaṁ pataṅgā viśanti nāśāya samṛddha-vegāḥ tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokās tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddha-vegāḥ As moths rush toward the blazing fire, [...]
You honor your relationship with me even when I dishonor my relationship with you
Bhagavad Gita 11.43 pitāsi lokasya carācarasya tvam asya pūjyaś ca gurur garīyān na tvat-samo ’sty abhyadhikaḥ kuto ’nyo loka-traye ’py apratima-prabhāva You are the [...]
Help me see you more clearly, so I may love you more deeply
Bhagavad Gita 11.8 na tu māṁ śakyase draṣṭum anenaiva sva-cakṣuṣā divyaṁ dadāmi te cakṣuḥ paśya me yogam aiśvaram Mortal eyes cannot behold, All my [...]
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 [...]
Free me from the illusion that you are not free (7.12)
Bhagavad Gita 7.12 ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye matta eveti tān viddhi na tv ahaṁ teṣu te mayi Whatever conditions arise [...]