O Lord of my heart, let me never lose heart (1.46)
Bhagavad Gita 1.46 evaṁ uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat visṛjya sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ śoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ "Thus speaking, Arjuna, torn inside, Set his bow and arrows aside. Upon [...]
Let me remember that my life story is a part of your story (1.14)
Bhagavad Gita 1.14 tataḥ śvetair hayair yukte mahati syandane sthitau mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaś caiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ "Then Krishna and Arjuna, standing tall, On their [...]
Let my plans not blind me to your plan (1.10)
Bhagavad Gita 1.10 aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam "Our forces, vast, beyond all scale, Guarded by Bhīṣma, will [...]
Why fear of God is healthy — and when it becomes unhealthy
To stay civilized, every society needs to instill in its members a healthy fear of the law, which essentially means fear of the consequences of [...]