Let my deepest desires be your desires
Let my deepest desires be your desires Bhagavad Gita 2.41 vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām "A resolute soul is [...]
Gita 02.41 – Explanation
Gita 02.41 – Intent shapes intelligence Audio - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-41-intent-shapes-intelligence/ vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām (Bg 02.41) Word-for-Word: vyavasāya-ātmikā — resolute [...]
Gita 02.41 – Explanation
Gita 02.41 – Intent shapes intelligence Audio - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-41-intent-shapes-intelligence/ vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām (BG 02.41) Word-for-Word vyavasāya-ātmikā — resolute [...]
How our deadlines can work in harmony with God’s timelines
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Gita 02.41 – Explanation from Bhakti Shastri Class
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Why we fall to temptation — a deeper analysis
Suppose we resolve repeatedly to give up some temptation, but still succumb again and again. Becoming dejected, we may conclude, “This temptation is too strong; [...]
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How to get the best of both positive thinking and negative thinking
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The more we are aimless, the more we become shameless
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Determination is distilled desire directed decisively
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Keep the mind on one track don’t keep a one track mind
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The mind will dissolve our resolve unless we evolve
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Determination means to subordinate pleasure to purpose
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Intention instills intensity
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To shift our emotional center of gravity, we need gravity much more than emotionality
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Determination is the first thing, the main thing, the only thing
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Today’s medals will be tomorrow’s baubles
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