The eight lenses: how the Gita scores a decision
KarmaLens scores every dilemma on eight fixed lenses from -5 to +5 — so you can't cherry-pick the one that flatters you. Here's what each lens sees, and what happens when two of them disagree.
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Decide when you're too worked up to think.
Real, worked examples of hard decisions read through eight Bhagavad Gita lenses — and the reusable way of looking at your own dilemma that you can take with you.
Should I stay or leave? What eight lenses see
A three-year relationship, one person quietly keeping score, and the stay-or-leave question that turns out to be a disclose-or-don't question in disguise. Scored end to end on eight fixed lenses.
Quit, negotiate, or stay: a job dilemma read the Gita's way
A better offer, a startup that can't run without you, and a grudge you haven't said out loud. We score the classic quit-or-negotiate dilemma on three lenses that actually bite — and land one committed call.
Family duty vs. your own life: which pull is real?
A composite move-cities-vs-ageing-parents dilemma, scored on eight fixed lenses. Where duty and clean motive disagree — and how to tell guilt apart from dharma tonight, for free.
Money, reputation, conscience: the founder fork the Gita saw coming
A composite founder is one spreadsheet cell away from making payroll — and from committing fraud. We score the fudged metric on four lenses that actually bite, and hand you a disclosure test you can run tonight.
How to actually apply the Gita to a decision
Reading a verse is easy. Standing inside it while a real choice presses on you is a different skill. Here's the honest mechanics — from shloka to score — walked through one composite dilemma where two lenses openly disagree.
Stay vs. leave, side by side: two options, eight lenses
A pro-con list is built to tie. Watch two synthetic options get scored on the same eight lenses — and see the honesty gap flip the decision your gut called even.
What happens after the verdict: the 24-hour, 3-day, 7-day loop
A verdict is easy to nod at and hard to live with. Here's the outcome loop — 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days — and a free self-check for how to know if a decision was right after the relief wears off.
Should I Tell My Co-Founder I'm Interviewing? A Full Read
One synthetic founder dilemma, all eight lenses scored out loud, honesty and non-harm openly disagreeing — and a committed verdict that points at the one sentence you've been rounding down to 'fine.'