I feel lonely

1. यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति ॥6.30॥

   yo māṃ paśyati sarvatra sarvaṃ ca mayi paśyatitasyāhaṃ na praṇaśyāmi sa ca me na praṇaśyati

   Krishna says: whoever sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost to them, and they are never lost to Me.

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   Three times today, pause wherever you are, notice something around you, a tree, a face, the sky, and remember the Divine in it for a moment.

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2. गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ॥9.18॥

   gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛtprabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījamavyayam

   Krishna says he is the goal, the supporter, the master, the witness, the home, the refuge and the true friend. He is the origin and the dissolution, the ground, the storehouse, and the seed that never perishes.

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   When you feel alone or stuck today, stop and say quietly that you are witnessed and supported. Then take the next small step.

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3. समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम् ॥9.29॥

   samo'haṃ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyo'sti na priyaḥye bhajanti tu māṃ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpyaham

   Krishna says he is the same towards all beings; no one is hateful to him and no one is his favourite. Yet those who worship him with love are in him, and he is in them.

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   Greet everyone you meet today with the same warmth, whether they can help you or not. Notice whom you normally treat better.

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4. भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति ॥5.29॥

   bhoktāraṃ yajñatapasāṃ sarvalokamaheśvaramsuhṛdaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ jñātvā māṃ śāntimṛcchati

   Krishna concludes: knowing Me as the one who receives all offerings and disciplines, the great Lord of all the worlds, and the friend of all beings, a person attains peace.

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   When you feel alone or worried today, pause and remind yourself, "I am held by a friend of all beings," then continue your work calmly.

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5. सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम् ॥15.15॥

   sarvasya cāhaṃ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtirjñānamapohanaṃ cavedaiśca sarvairahameva vedyo vedāntakṛdvedavideva cāham

   I dwell in the hearts of all. From me come memory, knowledge and also their loss. I am what all the Vedas seek to know; I am the source of Vedanta and the knower of the Vedas.

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   When you forget something or learn something new today, pause and see it as a gift from within rather than only your own doing.

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6. ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥18.61॥

   īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hṛddeśe'rjuna tiṣṭhatibhrāmayansarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā

   The Lord dwells in the heart of all beings, Arjuna, moving them all by his power of maya (cosmic illusion), as if they were mounted on a machine.

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   When someone irritates you today, remember the same Lord dwells in their heart. Respond to that, not only to their behaviour.

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7. अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥9.22॥

   ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham

   Krishna promises that for those who think of him alone and worship him with constant devotion, he himself takes care of their welfare, bringing what they lack and protecting what they have.

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   Write down one worry about the future. Next to it, write the one step you can take today, take that step, and let the rest go for now.

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