The Bhāva door

Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.

Despair, hopelessness, depression

I feel like giving up · Nothing will ever get better · I am trapped in darkness

सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज |

sarvadharmānparityajya māmekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja .

18.66 Abandoning all duties, take refuge in Me alone: I will liberate thee from all sins; grieve not.

Why this verse: Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. — the promise of rescue from any depth.

BG 9.31Bhagavad Gītā

क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति |

kṣipraṃ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvacchāntiṃ nigacchati .

9.31 Soon he becomes righteous and attains to eternal peace; O Arjuna, proclaim thou for certain that My devotee never perishes.

Why this verse: Even if one commits the most abominable action, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated in his determination.