| "Avinasi tu viddhi yena sarvam idam tatam""Consciousness is that which is spread all over your body, and is eternal" Bhagavad Gita |
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"If the radiance of a thousand suns
Were to burst at once into the sky
That would be like the splendor of the Mighty one --
I am become Death,
The shatterer of Worlds." Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| "Na Hanyate Hanyamane Sarire""Consciousness is eternal it is not vanquished with the destruction of the temporary body" Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
"The end of birth is death; the end of death
Is birth: this is ordained! and mournest thou,
Chief of the stalwart arm! for what befalls
Which could not otherwise befall?" Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| A Karma-yogi performs action by body, mind, intellect, and senses, without attachment (or ego), only for self-purification. Bhagavad Gita |
| A Karma-yogi whose mind is pure, whose mind and senses are under control, and who sees one and the same Self in all beings, is not bound (by Karma) though engaged in work. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has understanding among men and discipline in all action he performs. Bhagavad Gita |
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| A man's own self is his friend. A man's own self is his foe. Bhagavad Gita |
| A person is said to have achieved yoga, the union with the Self, when the perfectly disciplined mind gets freedom from all desires, and becomes absorbed in the Self alone. Bhagavad Gita |
| A person whose all works are free from selfish desires and motives, and whose all Karma is burned up in the fire of Self-knowledge, is called a sage by the wise. Bhagavad Gita |
| A Self-realized person does not depend on anybody [except God] for anything. Bhagavad Gita |
| A yogi is called Self-realized who is satisfied with knowledge and understanding of the Self. Bhagavad Gita |
| Acquire this transcendental knowledge by humble reverence, by sincere inquiry, and by service. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| After attaining Me the great souls do not incur rebirth, the impermanent home of misery, because they have attained the highest perfection. Bhagavad Gita Popular Quotes |
| After taking such a birth, O Arjuna, one regains the knowledge acquired in the previous life, and strives again to achieve perfection. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| Alas! We are ready to commit a great sin by striving to slay our kinsmen because of greed for the pleasures of the kingdom. Bhagavad Gita |
| All sorrows are destroyed upon attainment of tranquillity. The intellect of such a tranquil person soon becomes completely steady. Bhagavad Gita |
| Among the feminine nouns I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intellect, resolve, and forgiveness. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| And when immorality prevails, O Krishna, the women of the family become corrupted; when women are corrupted, social problems arise. Bhagavad Gita Sayings |
| And yet beings, in reality, do not remain in Me. Look at the power of My divine mystery. Though the sustainer and creator of all beings, I do not remain in them. (In reality, the chain does not depend on gold; the chain is nothing but gold. Also, matter and energy are different as well as non-different). Bhagavad Gita |
| Anyone free from the dualities, O Arjuna, one is easily liberated from bondage. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose. Bhagavad Gita |
| As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within. Bhagavad Gita |
| As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all Karma to ashes. Bhagavad Gita |
| As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes. Bhagavad Gita |
| Because the calm person, who is not afflicted by these feelings and is steady in pain and pleasure, becomes fit for immortality, O Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| Because, death is certain for the one who is born, and birth is certain for the one who dies. Therefore, you should not lament over the inevitable. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace. Bhagavad Gita Sayings |
| But their knowledge, whose ignorance is destroyed by the Self-knowledge, reveals the Supreme like the sun (reveals the beauty of objects of the world). Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| But they for whom I am the supreme goal, who do all work renouncing self for me and meditate on me with single-hearted devotion, these I will swiftly rescue from death's vast sea, for their consciousness has entered into me. Bhagavad Gita |
| Conquer your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. All these [warriors] have already been destroyed by Me. You are only an instrument, O Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| Consider that all beings remain in Me [without any contact or without producing any effect] as the mighty wind, moving everywhere, eternally remains in space. Bhagavad Gita |
| Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable. Bhagavad Gita |
| Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| Discrimination, knowledge, non-delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, control over the mind and senses, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear, fearlessness; . Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| Divine qualities lead to nirvana, the demonic [qualities] are said to be for bondage. Do not grieve, O Arjuna, you are born with divine qualities. Bhagavad Gita |
| Do not be perturbed and deluded by seeing such a terrible form of Mine as this. With fearless and cheerful mind, now behold My four-armed form. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego-all together these eight contitute my separted material energies Bhagavad Gita |
| Endowed with purified intellect, subduing the mind with resolve, turning away from sound and other objects of the senses, giving up likes and dislikes. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| Entering the earth I support all beings with My energy; becoming the sap-giving moon I nourish all the plants. Bhagavad Gita |
| Fear not what is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed. Bhagavad Gita |
| Filled with insatiable desires, hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance; holding wrong views due to delusion; they act with impure motives. Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| For certain is death for the born And certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the Thou shouldst not grieve. Bhagavad Gita |
For certain is death for the born
And certain is birth for the dead;
Therefore over the inevitable
Thou shouldst not grieve. Bhagavad Gita Sayings |
| For the one who is moderate in eating, recreation, working, sleeping, and waking, this yoga [of meditation] destroys [all] sorrow. Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy. Bhagavad Gita |
| Hear again My supreme word, the most secret of all. You are very dear to Me, therefore, I shall tell this for your benefit. Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed Bhagavad Gita |
| Hypocrisy, arrogance, pride, anger, harshness, and ignorance; these are the marks of those who are born with demonic qualities, O Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita |
| I am silence among the secrets, and the Self-knowledge of the knowledgeable. Bhagavad Gita |
| I am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge, the friend, the origin, the dissolution, The Foundation, the substratum, and the imperishable seed. Bhagavad Gita Popular Quotes |
| I am the sweet fragrance in the earth. I am the heat in the fire, the life in all living beings, and the austerity in the ascetics. Bhagavad Gita Sayings |
| I give the knowledge, to those who are ever united with Me and lovingly adore Me. Bhagavad Gita Popular Quotes |
| I got this today," they say; "tomorrow I shall get that. This wealth is mine, and that will be mine too. I have destroyed my enemies. I shall destroy others too! Am I not like God? I enjoy what I want. I am successful. I am powerful. I am happy. I am rich and well-born. Who is equal to me? I will perform sacrifices and give gifts, and rejoice in my own generosity." This is how they go on, deluded by ignorance. Bound by their greed and entangled in a web of delusion, whirled about by a fragmented mind, they fall into a dark hell. Self-important, obstinate, swept away by the pride of wealth, they ostentatiously perform sacrifices without any regard for their purpose. Egotistical, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious of everyone, they abuse my presence within their own bodies and in the bodies of others. Bhagavad Gita |
| In Karma-yoga no effort is ever lost, and there is no harm. Even a little practice of this discipline protects one from great fear [of birth and death]. Bhagavad Gita |
| In whatever way I may have insulted You in jokes; while playing, reposing in bed, sitting, or at meals; when alone, or in front of others; O Krishna, I implore You for forgiveness. Bhagavad Gita |
| It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests deep within the womb, wisdom is hidden by selfish desire. Bhagavad Gita |
| Karma-yoga is a supreme secret indeed. Bhagavad Gita |
| Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self. Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which comes from selfless worship and service. Bhagavad Gita |
| Living in solitude, eating lightly, controlling the thought, word, and deed; ever absorbed in yoga of meditation, and taking refuge in detachment. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. Bhagavad Gita |
| Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly than it is to do somebody elses work perfectly. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| No one is even equal to You in the three worlds; how can there be one greater than You? O Being of Incomparable Glory. Bhagavad Gita |
| On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear. Bhagavad Gita Popular Quotes |
| One attains the highest perfection by devotion to one's natural work. Listen to Me how one attains perfection while engaged in natural work. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| One can become whatever one wants to be [if one constantly contemplates on the object of desire with faith]. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| One gradually attains tranquillity of mind by keeping the mind fully absorbed in the Self by means of a well-trained intellect, and thinking of nothing else. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| One who does not envy but us a compassionate friend to all ... such a devotee is very dear to Me. Bhagavad Gita |
| One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self. Bhagavad Gita |
| Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| People will talk about your disgrace forever. To the honored, dishonor is worse than death. Bhagavad Gita |
| Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| Restless senses, O Arjuna, forcibly carry away the mind of even a wise person striving for perfection. Bhagavad Gita |
| Sages speak of the immutable Tree of Life, with its tape root above and its branches below. Bhagavad Gita Popular Quotes |
| Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline. Arise. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| Some offer their wealth, their austerity, and their practice of yoga as sacrifice, while the ascetics with strict vows offer their study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice. Bhagavad Gita |
| Splendor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, absence of malice, and absence of pride; these are the qualities of those endowed with divine virtues, O Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita |
| The contacts of the senses with the sense objects give rise to the feelings of heat and cold, and pain and pleasure. They are transitory and impermanent. Therefore, [learn to] endure them, O Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| The enlightened one should inspire others by performing all works efficiently without attachment. Bhagavad Gita |
| The foods that promote longevity, virtue, strength, health, happiness, and joy; are juicy, smooth, substantial, and agreeable to the stomach. Bhagavad Gita |
| The live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart. Bhagavad Gita Sayings |
| The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| The one who remains the same towards friend or foe, in honor or disgrace, in heat or cold, in pleasure or pain; who is free from attachment is dear to me. Bhagavad Gita |
| The pleasure one enjoys from [spiritual] practice results in cessation of sorrow. Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument. Bhagavad Gita |
| The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace. Bhagavad Gita |
| The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought. Bhagavad Gita |
| The soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| The state of severance of union with sorrow is known by the name of yoga. Bhagavad Gita |
| The true understanding of both the creator and the creation is considered by Me to be the transcendental or metaphysical knowledge. Bhagavad Gita |
| The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| The wise should not unsettle the mind of the ignorant who is attached to the fruits of work. Bhagavad Gita |
| There are two ways of passing from this world - one in light and one in darkness. When one passes in light, he does not come back; but when one passes in darkness, he returns. Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| There is neither Self-knowledge nor Self-perception to those whose senses are not under control. Without Self-perception there is no peace; and without peace there can be no happiness. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts. Bhagavad Gita |
| Therefore, resort to Karma-yoga and cut the ignorance-born doubt abiding in your heart by the sword of Self-knowledge, and get up (to fight), O Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| They all attain perfection When they find joy in their work. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| They prescribe various specific rites for the attainment of pleasure and power to those who are full of desires, and hold the attainment of heaven as the highest goal of life. The rebirth is their fruit of action. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts. Bhagavad Gita |
| Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation. Bhagavad Gita Popular Quotes |
| Those who practice severe austerities without following the scriptures, with hypocrisy and egotism, impelled by lust, and attachment; / Senselessly torturing the elements in their body and also Me who dwell within the body; know these ignorant persons to be of demonic nature. Bhagavad Gita |
| Those who strive for freedom from (the cycles of birth) old age and death by taking refuge in Me know Brahman, the individual self, and Karma in its entirety. Bhagavad Gita |
| Thou hast power only to act not over the result thereof. Act thou therefore without prospect of the result and without succcumbing to inaction (The translation follows thusKarmani ave adhikars te--you have the power to act onlyma phalesu kadachana--you do not have the power to influence the resultma karmaphal hetur bhoo--therefore you must act without the anticipation of the resultma sangostu akramani--without succumbing to inaction) Bhagavad Gita |
| Though I am the author of this system, one should know that I do nothing and I am eternal. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| Though they, blinded by greed, do not see evil in the destruction of the family, or sin in being treacherous to friends. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| Thus handed down in succession the royal sages knew this (Karma-yoga). After a long time the science of Karma-yoga was lost from this earth. Bhagavad Gita |
| To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same. Bhagavad Gita Sayings |
| Unnatural work produces too much stress. Bhagavad Gita |
| Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature. Bhagavad Gita Quotations |
| We are born into the world of nature; our second birth is into the world of spirit. Bhagavad Gita Popular Quotes |
| What is the need for this detailed knowledge, O Arjuna? I continually support the entire universe by a small fraction of My energy. Bhagavad Gita |
| Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart - a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept with joy. Bhagavad Gita |
| Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering. Bhagavad Gita |
| Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer as oblation to the sacred fire, whatever charity you give, whatever austerity you perform, do all that as an offering unto Me. Bhagavad Gita Remarks |
| When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger. Bhagavad Gita |
| When the mind disciplined by the practice of meditation becomes steady, one becomes content in the Self by beholding Him with [purified] intellect. Bhagavad Gita Sayings |
| When the senses contact sense objects, a person experiences cold or heat, pleasure or pain. These experiences are fleeting they come and go. Bear them patiently. Bhagavad Gita Adages |
| When your intellect, that is confused by the conflicting opinions and the ritualistic doctrine of the Vedas, shall stay steady and firm with the Self, then you shall attain Self-realization. Bhagavad Gita |
| Whosoever offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion; I accept and eat the offering of devotion by the pure-hearted. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| With senses, mind, and intellect under control; having liberation as the prime goal; free from lust, anger, and fear; such a sage is verily liberated. Bhagavad Gita Quotes |
| Work done with selfish motives is inferior by far to the selfless service or Karma-yoga. Therefore be a Karma-yogi, O Arjuna. Those who seek [to enjoy] the fruits of their work are verily unhappy [because one has no control over the results]. Bhagavad Gita |
| You grieve for those who are not worthy of grief, and yet speak the words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead. Bhagavad Gita |
| “It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control. But it can be conquered, Arjuna, through regular practice and detachment. Those who lack self-control will find it difficult to progress in meditation; but those who are self-controlled, striving earnestly through the right means, will attain the goal.” Bhagavad Gita |
| “Thinking about sense-objects Will attach you to sense-objects; Grow attached, and you become addicted; Thwart your addiction, it turns to anger; Be angry, and you confuse your mind; Confuse your mind, you forget the lesson of experience; Forget experience, you lose discrimination; Lose discrimination, and you miss life's only purpose; [Miss life's only purpose, and you think about sense-objects.]” Bhagavad Gita Popular Quotes |
