Help me see the summit of spirituality is not peace, but love
Bhagavad Gita 18.54 brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām One established in spirit, serene and free, Neither grieves nor [...]
Take away the conditionings that take me away from your unconditional love
Bhagavad Gita 9.31 kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvac-chāntiṁ nigacchati kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati Soon he walks the righteous way, Finding peace that will [...]
Let my mind dwell on you so my heart can dwell in you
Bhagavad Gita 9.28 śubhāśubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣyase karma-bandhanaiḥ sannyāsa-yoga-yuktātmā vimukto māṁ upaiṣyasi Thus freed from fruits—both auspicious and inauspicious— Released from karma’s grip, potent and [...]
Let your position and disposition inspire my devotion (5.29)
Bhagavad Gita 5.29 bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram suhr̥daṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati "For all offerings, know me to be the enjoyer. For all worlds, [...]
Peace comes by following your path not my mind’s path (2.64)
Bhagavad Gita 2.64 rāga-dveṣa-vimuktais tu viṣayān indriyaiś caran ātma-vaśyair vidheyātmā prasādam adhigacchati "One who moves with senses under regulation, Controlled by neither attachment nor [...]
How to be unaffected by temptation
In Bhagavad-gita (2.70), it is stated that when our consciousness becomes like an ocean, it remains unaffected by external stimuli. These stimuli are compared to [...]
Gita 06.28 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya 10-32: From practice to perfection in [...]