When we feel tormented by desire, what can we do?
When we feel tormented by desire, what can we do? Indulgence in a desire may provide immediate relief from its torment, but it takes us [...]
Break up with our mind or a break from our mind?
Break up with our mind or a break from our mind? We can't break up from our mind, yet we need to have breaks from [...]
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 [...]
You are with me right now, let me be with you right now
Bhagavad Gita 8.22 puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyas tv ananyayā yasyāntaḥsthāni bhūtāni yena sarvam idaṁ tatam That supreme person, beyond all sight, Is [...]
Let me seek alignment of hearts, not just agreement of heads
Bhagavad Gita 18.70 adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥ jñāna-yajñena tenāham iṣṭaḥ syām iti me matiḥ Whoever studies this, our dialogue of truth [...]
Let me focus more on your purpose for me than your promise to me
Bhagavad Gita 11.33 tasmāt tvam uttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṁ samṛddham mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvam eva nimitta-mātraṁ bhava savya-sācin Therefore arise; gain glory [...]
Let me see and seek beyond physical palaces and mental mansions
Bhagavad Gita 8.20 paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ‘nyo ‘vyakto ‘vyaktāt sanātanaḥ yaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati Beyond this changing world of rise [...]
Reduce my many complex choices to one essential choice
Bhagavad Gita 8.16 ābrahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ‘rjuna mām upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate From the topmost domain down to the lowest [...]
Let me see the world’s misery and, beyond it, your mercy
Bhagavad Gita 8.15 mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ Having attained me, the supreme destination, The great souls with [...]
You value availability more than ability or austerity
Bhagavad Gita 8.14 ananya-cetāḥ satataṁ yo māṁ smarati nityaśaḥ tasyāhaṁ sulabhaḥ pārtha nitya-yuktasya yoginaḥ Remembering me with undivided attention, Those who reach constant absorption, [...]
You are the transcendent shelter beneath and beyond all practical shelters (8.07)
You are the transcendent shelter beneath and beyond all practical shelters (8.07) Bhagavad Gita 8.7 tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu mām anusmara yudhya ca mayy arpita-mano-buddhir mām [...]
At death, let me come home, not leave home (8.05)
Bhagavad Gita 8.5 anta-kāle ca mām eva smaran muktvā kalevaram yaḥ prayāti sa mad-bhāvaṁ yāti nāsty atra saṁśayaḥ Those who remember me at life’s [...]
Whatever my desires, may they take me toward you, never away from you. (7.20)
Whatever my desires, may they take me toward you, never away from you. (7.20) Bhagavad Gita 7.20 kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante 'nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ [...]
Whatever my driving desire, let it drive me toward you (7.16)
Whatever my driving desire, let it drive me toward you (7.16) Bhagavad Gita 7.16 chatur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca [...]
Let me cast far away the illusion that you are far away (7.07)
Let me cast far away the illusion that you are far away (7.07) Bhagavad Gita 7.7 mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya mayi sarvam idaṁ [...]
How remembering Krishna is different from remembering anything else
Remembering Krishna is not like locking him into our memory bank When we try to remember something, we often imagine it as locking that fact [...]
Let me seek the support that draws me to you, not away from you (9.18)
Bhagavad Gita 9.18 gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, [...]
Three ways to deepen our immersion in Krishna
The Bhagavad Gita (9.13–14) describes the external and internal characteristics of those whose lives are totally devoted to Krishna. These characteristics, which can inspire us [...]
How to avoid pessimism in our attempts at self-improvement
When we strive to improve ourselves, we often encounter internal resistance—our mind obstructs and even sabotages our progress. When such resistance happens repeatedly and relentlessly, [...]
How our desires become our demons
The desires we chase over time become the demons that chase us A strange psychological reversal often occurs within us as we navigate the workings [...]
Two ways to deal with our triggers
Know when to stay away from our triggers, and when to take the bullet away from the gun We all have triggers that evoke strong, [...]