Help me see your mercy in the wisdom I have received by your devotees’ mercy
Bhagavad Gita 18.75 vyāsa-prasādāc chrutavān etad guhyam ahaṁ param yogaṁ yogeśvarāt kṛṣṇāt sākṣāt kathayataḥ svayam By Vyāsa’s grace I came to hear This supreme [...]
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 [...]
Let me not give up due to my lower desires (6.41)
Bhagavad Gita 6.41 prāpya puṇya-kṛtāṁ lokān uṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yogabhraṣṭo ’bhijāyate "Reaching the realms where the righteous stay, Dwelling in celestial [...]
Please protect me from ambush by my lower desires (6.37)
Bhagavad Gita 6.37 arjuna uvāca ayatiḥ śraddhayopeto yogāc calita-mānasaḥ aprāpya yoga-saṁsiddhiṁ kāṁ gatiṁ kṛṣṇa gacchati "What happens to one who gives his all, To [...]
Is God concerned about the things that concern us?
God is indeed concerned about the things that concern us, even when our concerns seem mundane or trivial in a larger spiritual context. During our [...]
To reduce pain to punishment is to underestimate God’s purpose
When we face problems that come arbitrarily, we naturally get the question, “Why?” Religion, at a preliminary level, may answer, “Suffering is the punishment for [...]