The Bhāva door
Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.
Fear, dread, anxiety
I am terrified of what comes next · I freeze before hard decisions · What if I fail?
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: You have the right to action, never to its fruits. Let not the results of action be your motive — this dissolves performance anxiety at its root.
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ |
sukhaduḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau .
सुख-दु:ख, लाभ-हानि और जय-पराजय को समान करके युद्ध के लिये तैयार हो जाओ; इस प्रकार तुमको पाप नहीं होगा।।
Why this verse: Treat alike pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat, and engage in the battle. This is the yoga of equanimity in the face of risk.
Related nakshatra themes
The same feeling, read through the nakshatras.