The Bhāva door

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

Grief, loss, mourning

I lost someone I love · I can't stop crying · The pain feels too heavy

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

śrībhagavānuvāca .

2.11 The Blessed Lord said Thou hast grieved for those that should not be grieved for, yet thou speakest words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead.

Why this verse: Krishna tells Arjuna: you grieve for what is not worthy of grief. The wise do not lament the living or the dead — because the soul is eternal.

BG 2.20Bhagavad Gītā

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्

na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin nāyaṃ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ .

2.20 It is not born, nor does It ever die; after having been, It again ceases not to be; unborn, eternal, changeless and ancient, It is not killed when the body is killed.

Why this verse: The soul is never born and never dies. It is not slain when the body is slain — a direct antidote to the finality of loss.