You’re Not Overthinking. Your Soul Is in Conflict with Your Karma, Bhagavad Gita
Riya Kumari | Jul 21, 2025, 12:57 IST
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Highlight of the story: The restlessness isn’t random. It’s not because you didn’t journal enough. Or meditate enough. Or read the right self-help book. That uneasy feeling, like something isn’t quite right, like you’re meant for more but don’t know what, isn’t anxiety. It’s not “overthinking.” It’s a conversation between your soul and your karma. And most of us are too distracted, too exhausted, or too scared to listen.
When life feels unbearable and your mind turns against you, there’s a truth you deserve to hear: this isn’t weakness. This is your soul calling you back to yourself. Let’s start here, If you feel like something’s deeply wrong with you, like maybe you’re the problem in every room, every relationship, every plan that fell apart… If you live with this quiet ache, this unbearable inner noise that never quite lets you rest… If you sometimes catch yourself thinking, “I don’t want to do any of this anymore”, not out of drama, but out of sheer exhaustion, I want to tell you something, not as comfort, but as truth: you are not broken. You are in conflict. Deep, soul-level conflict. And you are not alone.
1. You’ve tried everything. And still, here you are
You’ve read the books. You’ve journaled your pain. You’ve lit the candles, followed the routines, swallowed the advice of people who said, “Just be grateful.” But nothing touches that part of you that feels...gone. Like you’re standing in the middle of your own life, unable to feel it. Like your days are happening to someone else. And the cruelest part? You blame yourself for all of it.
You think: “I should be stronger.”“I ruin everything.”“Everyone else is fine. Why am I like this?” That voice in your head? The one that never lets up? It’s not your enemy. It’s just scared. It’s your soul trying to make sense of a world that asks you to be someone you're not.
2. The Bhagavad Gita opens with that same unbearable silence
Arjuna, a warrior, trained and capable, ready to fight for his kingdom, suddenly breaks down. He sees what he’s being asked to do, and something inside him refuses. Not out of cowardice, but out of grief. Out of love. Out of being too awake to pretend. He says:
“I see no good in this. I cannot move. My limbs give way.”“I do not know what is right anymore. My mind is confused.” And in that moment, the Gita begins. Not with triumph. Not with glory. But with collapse. That was the moment God spoke.
3. You’re not overreacting. You’re responding to truth
What if the problem isn’t that you’re too sensitive, but that you’re the only one not numbing? What if your body is rejecting a life that doesn’t align with your inner compass? What if your exhaustion isn’t failure , it’s the aftermath of carrying too much that was never yours to carry?
The Gita doesn't say, “Push through.” It says: pause, look within, and realign. Krishna tells Arjuna:“You are grieving for what is not worthy of grief.” Not because Arjuna is silly. But because he’s forgotten who he truly is. And so have you.
4. You are not your fear. You are not your guilt
You are not your worst thought or your most shameful memory. You are not the version of you that broke down, gave up, or lashed out. You are the witness to all of it. The one watching the storm. The soul that has always known, even beneath the pain: this isn’t who I’m meant to be. The world taught you to abandon yourself.
To perform. To please. To earn worthiness through perfection. But your soul remembers another truth and it’s been fighting its way back to the surface. That’s why it hurts. That’s why everything feels so heavy. Because you are waking up from a long forgetting.
5. And yes, it’s hard. It’s heartbreakingly hard
To feel like you can’t keep going. To want to skip this chapter or the whole book. To feel like nothing matters, and even if it did, you’re not the one who deserves peace. But here is what Krishna whispers, even now, to the part of you that’s barely holding on:
“You have the right to act. But never to the result.”You’re not meant to fix everything.You’re only meant to show up, with truth, with courage, with whatever strength you have left and take the next right step. Even if your hands shake. Even if your heart isn’t in it yet. Even if you have to crawl instead of walk.
So what now?
Don’t force yourself to be fine. That’s not healing. Don’t perform resilience for people who never saw your wounds. Instead, be still. Be honest. Let yourself feel the full weight of where you are. And then ask yourself the question Arjuna asked: “What is my truth? What is my way?”
You won’t hear the answer all at once. But if you keep listening, beneath the noise, beneath the self-blame, you will begin to remember. Not who the world told you to be. But who you were before the fear. Before the masks. Before the collapse. And slowly, gently, that version of you will rise again.
You are not too far gone. You are just at the part of the story where the hero almost quits. But doesn’t. Stay. Not for the world. For you. Because there’s a light in you that hasn’t gone out. It’s just waiting for you to look in its direction again.
1. You’ve tried everything. And still, here you are
Journal
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You’ve read the books. You’ve journaled your pain. You’ve lit the candles, followed the routines, swallowed the advice of people who said, “Just be grateful.” But nothing touches that part of you that feels...gone. Like you’re standing in the middle of your own life, unable to feel it. Like your days are happening to someone else. And the cruelest part? You blame yourself for all of it.
You think: “I should be stronger.”“I ruin everything.”“Everyone else is fine. Why am I like this?” That voice in your head? The one that never lets up? It’s not your enemy. It’s just scared. It’s your soul trying to make sense of a world that asks you to be someone you're not.
2. The Bhagavad Gita opens with that same unbearable silence
Doubt
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Arjuna, a warrior, trained and capable, ready to fight for his kingdom, suddenly breaks down. He sees what he’s being asked to do, and something inside him refuses. Not out of cowardice, but out of grief. Out of love. Out of being too awake to pretend. He says:
“I see no good in this. I cannot move. My limbs give way.”“I do not know what is right anymore. My mind is confused.” And in that moment, the Gita begins. Not with triumph. Not with glory. But with collapse. That was the moment God spoke.
3. You’re not overreacting. You’re responding to truth
Wait
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What if the problem isn’t that you’re too sensitive, but that you’re the only one not numbing? What if your body is rejecting a life that doesn’t align with your inner compass? What if your exhaustion isn’t failure , it’s the aftermath of carrying too much that was never yours to carry?
The Gita doesn't say, “Push through.” It says: pause, look within, and realign. Krishna tells Arjuna:“You are grieving for what is not worthy of grief.” Not because Arjuna is silly. But because he’s forgotten who he truly is. And so have you.
4. You are not your fear. You are not your guilt
Meditate
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You are not your worst thought or your most shameful memory. You are not the version of you that broke down, gave up, or lashed out. You are the witness to all of it. The one watching the storm. The soul that has always known, even beneath the pain: this isn’t who I’m meant to be. The world taught you to abandon yourself.
To perform. To please. To earn worthiness through perfection. But your soul remembers another truth and it’s been fighting its way back to the surface. That’s why it hurts. That’s why everything feels so heavy. Because you are waking up from a long forgetting.
5. And yes, it’s hard. It’s heartbreakingly hard
Peace
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To feel like you can’t keep going. To want to skip this chapter or the whole book. To feel like nothing matters, and even if it did, you’re not the one who deserves peace. But here is what Krishna whispers, even now, to the part of you that’s barely holding on:
“You have the right to act. But never to the result.”You’re not meant to fix everything.You’re only meant to show up, with truth, with courage, with whatever strength you have left and take the next right step. Even if your hands shake. Even if your heart isn’t in it yet. Even if you have to crawl instead of walk.
So what now?
You won’t hear the answer all at once. But if you keep listening, beneath the noise, beneath the self-blame, you will begin to remember. Not who the world told you to be. But who you were before the fear. Before the masks. Before the collapse. And slowly, gently, that version of you will rise again.
You are not too far gone. You are just at the part of the story where the hero almost quits. But doesn’t. Stay. Not for the world. For you. Because there’s a light in you that hasn’t gone out. It’s just waiting for you to look in its direction again.