How to depend on the Lord to simplify our existence?
"Yoga-Kṣema: The Divine Burden-Bearer" (रामरसं निवेदयामि) “Ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate, teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham.” — Bhagavad Gita 9.22 In this verse, the Lord promises: “To those who worship Me with undivided devotion, meditating on Me constantly — I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.” But why did Ācārya choose not to comment deeply on yoga-kṣema? Perhaps, because it is to be lived, not merely explained. Taking care of our own yoga-kṣema — acquisition and preservation — eats up precious life. Human āyus is limited. When we entrust it to the Lord, para-śraddhā is born, freeing the mind for sādhana. Otherwise, the world’s web is such that even an Ambani may feel insecure. Those brave ones (ये चिन्तयन्तीह तमेव धीराः), abandoning all mental clutter (सर्वं परित्यज्य मनोगतं), and merging their focus on the primordial divine, alone enter the Lord. The path of devotion is susukham — effortless joy. Immersed in śravaṇa and kīrtana,...