Bhagavad Gita 18.38 viṣayendriya-saṁyogād yat tad agre ’mṛtopamam pariṇāme viṣam iva tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam Born from senses meeting sense-objects dear, “This is nectar”—so [...]
Bhagavad Gita 9.30 api cet su-durācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ Even one of conduct flawed and frail, [...]
What makes life dangerous is not just outer threats, but inner traitors What makes life truly dangerous is not merely the external presence or occurrence [...]
Whenever we decide to discipline ourselves, we are often jolted into action by external situations. For instance, we may notice how much weight we have [...]
As we go through life, we learn that we can't always take things and people at face value. Part of growing up involves realizing that [...]
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 [...]
Even if we can't control what we see, we can control how much we imagine about what we see. Life constantly exposes us to objects, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 5.23 śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śarīra-vimokṣaṇāt kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ "Tolerating while in this bodily frame, Desire and anger's [...]
Bhagavad Gita 5.22 ye hi saṁsparśa-jā bhogāḥ duḥkha-yonaya eva te ādy-antavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ "From the titillation of the senses comes a [...]
Bhagavad Gita 3.43 evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā saṁstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam "Thus, knowing with your intelligence that the soul is transcendental, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 3.38 dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena ca yatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛtam "As fire is covered by rising smoke, As dust on a [...]
Bhagavad Gita 3.37 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ mahāśano mahā-pāpmā viddhy enam iha vairiṇam "It is desire that turns into a relentless [...]
Bhagavad Gita 3.36 arjuna uvāca atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ anicchann api vārṣṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ "Arjuna said: What is this force [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.67 indriyāṇāṁ hi caratāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyate tad asya harati prajñāṁ vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi "When the restless senses seize the mind, Wisdom [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.58 yadā saṁharate cāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā "When one withdraws, like a tortoise tight, Drawing the senses away [...]
To believe that no wave of temptation will ever sweep us away is arrogance. To believe that we will inevitably be swept away by temptation [...]
How to see our inner darkness and see beyond the inner darkness We all have dark desires within us—selfish, manipulative, and even abusive tendencies. If [...]
Suppose a person were caught by the traffic police for speeding. If it was the first time that person was apprehended and they claimed that [...]
In a war, the enemy is not just passively waiting to be attacked by us, nor is it hyper-angrily racing to attack us. If the [...]
