Shaucha

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2

Transcend the three gunas that even scripture operates within—rise beyond all dualities, release the anxiety of getting and keeping, and discover the Self that needs nothing because it already is everything.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 3

Strike at desire through its outermost fortress—the senses—before it corrupts deeper territory; this is not optional restraint but strategic warfare for your soul's survival.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 3

You cannot opt out of action—even your stillness is an action. The only choice is whether you act consciously or are acted upon blindly by your nature.

Sant Parampara - Janabai

Maidservant Janabai sang while grinding. When she stopped to weep in devotion, Lord Vitthala himself would come and turn the grinding wheel, wash clothes, fetch water. God serves those who serve Him with pure love.

Sikh - Janamsakhi

Guru Nanak disappeared for three days while bathing in River Bein, communing with the Divine. Upon return he declared: There is no Hindu and no Muslim - God sees no religious divisions.

Rama & Lakshmana

Duty and love can demand opposite things; choosing duty doesn't make it less painful. Leaders sometimes sacrifice what they love for what they serve. The cost of governance is sometimes paid by the innocent.

Yudhishthira & Krishna / Drona

Even the righteous are sometimes forced to choose between purity and preservation. Technical truths that deceive are still deceptions. Some victories cost us pieces of ourselves we can never recover.