The Bhāva door
Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.
Duty vs. desire, decision paralysis
I know what I should do but I don't want to · My heart and my duty are at war · I can't choose between two paths
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |
karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana .
कर्म करने मात्र में तुम्हारा अधिकार है? फल में कभी नहीं। तुम कर्मफल के हेतु वाले मत होना और अकर्म में भी तुम्हारी आसक्ति न हो।।
Why this verse: Perform your duty without attachment to the results. This is the defining teaching on how to act when the heart resists.
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय |
yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya .
हे धनंजय आसक्ति को त्याग कर तथा सिद्धि और असिद्धि में समभाव होकर योग में स्थित हुये तुम कर्म करो। यह समभाव ही योग कहलाता है।।
Why this verse: Perform your duty equipoised, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga — the art of acting without being torn.
Related nakshatra themes
The same feeling, read through the nakshatras.