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 More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 2
The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 2
In battle, in the forest, at the precipice in the mountains, On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows, In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame, The good deeds a man has done before defend him. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 1
One can become whatever one wants to be [if one constantly contemplates on the object of desire with faith]. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 1
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 More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 1
The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 1
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 More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 1
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 thus Karmani ave adhikars te --you have the power to act only ma phalesu kadachana --you do not have the power to influence the result ma karmaphal hetur bhoo --therefore you must act without the anticipation of the result ma sangostu akramani --without succumbing to inaction ). Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 1
Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
Setting aside all noble deeds, just surrender completely to the will of God. I shall liberate you from all sins. Do not grieve. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
Hypocrisy, arrogance, pride, anger, harshness, and ignorance; these are the marks of those who are born with demonic qualities, O Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded by these changes. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
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 More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
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 More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
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 More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
Fear not what is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart - a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept with joy. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
A man's own self is his friend. A man's own self is his foe. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
"Na Hanyate Hanyamane Sarire" "Consciousness is eternal it is not vanquished with the destruction of the temporary body". Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
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 More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0
The wise should not unsettle the mind of the ignorant who is attached to the fruits of work. Bhagavad Gita More Bhagavad Gita Quotes 0