Desire: Faith and Discipline

Those who practice austerities not commanded by scripture, who are enslaved to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion,

— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 17.5 through stronger key ideas from the verse: desire, attachment, not enjoined by the scriptures. In the context of Faith and Discipline, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.