Bhagavad Gita quote: "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."

Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature.
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Never the spirit was born; the spirit shall cease to be never;Never was time it was not; End and Beg...
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If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the sp...
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There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will c...
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Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not fo...
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The end of birth is death; the end of death
Is birth: this is ordained! and mournest thou,
Chi...
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If the radiance of a thousand suns
Were to burst at once into the sky
That would be like the s...
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Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sag...
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Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better...
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Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of l...
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For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work. For thos...
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Sages speak of the immutable Tree of Life, with its tape root above and its branches below.
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O Krishna, the stillness of divine union which you describe is beyond my comprehension. How can the ...
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As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any ...
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Fear not what is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destr...
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To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same.
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I got this today, they say; tomorrow I shall get that. This wealth is mine, and that will be mine to...
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Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests deep w...
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Action should culminate in wisdom.
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When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.
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The disunited mind is far from wise; how can it meditate? How be at peace? When you know no peace, h...
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He is not elevated by good fortune or depressed by bad. His mind is established in God, and he is fr...
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Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self.
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Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule -- these constit...
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Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed i...
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Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord o...
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The body is mortal, but the person dwelling in the body is immortal and immeasurable.
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Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee -- which thou holdest most covetable. Infinite are the...
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The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night ...
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I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear. But those who worshi...
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Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts.
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As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one i...
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The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant: a man...
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It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though...
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Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water -- I accept...
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For one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death.
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That one I love who is incapable of ill will, and returns love for hatred. Living beyond the reach o...
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Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wi...
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When the senses contact sense objects, a person experiences cold or heat, pleasure or pain. These ex...
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On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spirit...
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Even as a tortoise draws in its limbs, the wise can draw in their senses at will.
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Those who consciousness is unified abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain suprem...
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Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help yo...
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The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are l...
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A man's own self is his friend. A man's own self is his foe.
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It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another...
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Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of w...
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God is seated in the hearts of all.
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Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord ...
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There is neither Self-knowledge nor Self-perception to those whose senses are not under control. Wit...
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Adhering to this view these lost souls, with small intellect and cruel deeds, are born as enemies fo...
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All sorrows are destroyed upon attainment of tranquillity. The intellect of such a tranquil person s...
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What is the need for this detailed knowledge, O Arjuna? I continually support the entire universe by...
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As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all Karma t...
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Entering the earth I support all beings with My energy; becoming the sap-giving moon I nourish all t...
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What the creation is, what it is like, what its transformations are, where the source is, who that c...
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When your intellect will completely pierce the veil of delusion, then you will become indifferent to...
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I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear. But those who worsh...
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Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
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In Karma-yoga no effort is ever lost, and there is no harm. Even a little practice of this disciplin...
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The state of severance of union with sorrow is known by the name of yoga.
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Yoga is difficult for the one whose mind is not subdued.
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Karma-yoga is a supreme secret indeed.
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This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservati...
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This yoga is not possible, for the one who eats too much, or who does not eat at all; who sleeps too...
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For certain is death for the born
And certain is birth for the dead;
Therefore over the inevit...
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Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.
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On action alone be thy interest,
Never on its fruits.
Let not the fruits of action be thy moti...
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But they for whom I am the supreme goal, who do all work renouncing self for me and meditate on me w...
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When you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachment and aversion alike, there comes the pe...
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The live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desir...
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What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.
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There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.
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A Self-realized person does not depend on anybody [except God] for anything.
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Hypocrisy, arrogance, pride, anger, harshness, and ignorance; these are the marks of those who are b...
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One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor a...
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A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the righ...
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Unnatural work produces too much stress.
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The foods that promote longevity, virtue, strength, health, happiness, and joy; are juicy, smooth, s...
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Thou hast power only to act not over the result thereof. Act thou therefore without prospect of the ...
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Thus uniting yourself with Me, and setting Me as the supreme goal and sole refuge, you shall certain...
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There is nothing Lost or Wasted in Life
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When one perceives diverse variety of beings resting in One and spreading out from That alone, then ...
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As a lamp in a spot sheltered from the wind does not flicker, this simile is used for the subdued mi...
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Steadfastness in knowledge of the Supreme Spirit, and the perception of [the omnipresent God as] the...
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Those who practice severe austerities without following the scriptures, with hypocrisy and egotism, ...
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The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it.
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After many births the wise ones resort (or surrender) to Me by realizing that everything is (a manif...
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It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, ...
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I am the wind among the purifiers, and Lord Rama among the warriors.
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Though I am the author of this system, one should know that I do nothing and I am eternal.
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With senses, mind, and intellect under control; having liberation as the prime goal; free from lust,...
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You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your a...
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Alas! We are ready to commit a great sin by striving to slay our kinsmen because of greed for the pl...
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Worshippers of the demigods go to the demigods, the worshippers of the ancestors go to the ancestors...
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Na Hanyate Hanyamane Sarire""Consciousness is eternal it is not vanquished with the destruction of t...
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Though they, blinded by greed, do not see evil in the destruction of the family, or sin in being tre...
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Humility, modesty, nonviolence, forbearance, honesty, service to guru, purity (of thought, word, and...
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One who neither hates the presence of enlightenment, activity, and delusion nor desires for them whe...
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Persons of virtuous deeds, whose deed has come to an end, become free from the delusion of dualities...
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All beings in this world are in utter ignorance due to the delusion of dualities born of likes and d...
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Filled with insatiable desires, hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance; holding wrong views due to delusion...
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O Lord, You are as You have said, yet I wish to see Your divine cosmic form, O Supreme Being.
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The resolute determination [of Self-realization] is not formed in the minds of those who are attache...
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O King, by repeated remembrance of this marvelous and sacred dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjun...
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Hear again My supreme word, the most secret of all. You are very dear to Me, therefore, I shall tell...
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I shall fully describe the object of knowledge, knowing which one attains immortality.
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In battle, in the forest, at the precipice in the mountains, On the dark great sea, in the midst of ...
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I am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge, the friend, the origin, ...
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There is no end of My divine manifestations, O Arjuna. This is only a brief description by Me of the...
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A Karma-yogi performs action by body, mind, intellect, and senses, without attachment (or ego), only...
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Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego-all together these eight contitute ...
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For the one who is moderate in eating, recreation, working, sleeping, and waking, this yoga [of medi...
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Living in solitude, eating lightly, controlling the thought, word, and deed; ever absorbed in yoga o...
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The wise do not rejoice in sensual pleasures.
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The ignorant ones, not knowing My supreme natures as the great Lord of all beings, disregard Me when...
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For he who has no tranquility there is no concentration.
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He is inside as well as outside all beings, animate and inanimate. He is incomprehensible because of...
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The one who does all works for Me, and to whom I am the supreme goal, who is my devotee, who has no ...
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Anyone free from the dualities, O Arjuna, one is easily liberated from bondage.
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I am the shark among the fishes, and the Ganges among the rivers.
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Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction.
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I see You with Your crown, club, discus; and a mass of radiance, difficult to behold, shining all ar...
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Thus I heard this wonderful dialogue between Lord Krishna and Mahatma Arjuna, causing my hair to sta...
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Discrimination, knowledge, non-delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, control over the mind and senses...
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You alone are able to fully describe Your own divine glories, the manifestations, by which You exist...
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I do not wish to kill them, who are also about to kill, even for the sovereignty of the three worlds...
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Even if the most sinful person resolves to worship Me with single-minded loving devotion, such a per...
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One attains the highest perfection by devotion to one's natural work. Listen to Me how one attains p...
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Whosoever offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion; I accept and eat the offering...
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Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart - a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept w...
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There is no one hateful or dear to Me. But, those who worship Me with devotion, they are with Me and...
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Do not be perturbed and deluded by seeing such a terrible form of Mine as this. With fearless and ch...
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By this attitude of complete renunciation you shall be freed from the bondage, good and bad, of Karm...
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Renunciation of the fruit of work is better than meditation.
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The one who sees the imperishable Supreme Lord dwelling equally within all perishable beings truly s...
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Both you and I have taken many births. I remember them all, O Arjuna, but you do not remember.
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Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction.
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Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction. Therefore, I shall clearly exp...
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I shall be the cause of confusion and destruction of all these people.
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Even without your participation all the warriors standing arrayed in the opposing armies shall cease...
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Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline. Ar...
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Thou hast power only to act not over the result thereof. Act thou therefore without prospect of the ...
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The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly
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The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and em...
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If the splendor of thousands of suns were to blaze forth all at once in the sky, even that would not...
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Knowledge is better than mere ritualistic practice, meditation is better than mere knowledge, renunc...
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The enlightened one should inspire others by performing all works efficiently without attachment.
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Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constit...
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Bear with me as a father to his son, as a friend to a friend, and as a husband to his wife, O Lord.
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Nonviolence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and ill fame; all these diverse qual...
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The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the aus...
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Persons of demonic nature do not know what to do and what not to do. They neither have purity nor go...
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I am not known by all. Therefore, the ignorant one does not know Me as the unborn and eternal Brahma...
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Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind...
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What you do not wish to do out of delusion; you shall do even that against your will, bound by your ...
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When your intellect, that is confused by the conflicting opinions and the ritualistic doctrine of th...
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After taking such a birth, O Arjuna, one regains the knowledge acquired in the previous life, and st...
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One who does not envy but us a compassionate friend to all ... such a devotee is very dear to Me.
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A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has understanding among men and discipline ...
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The one who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is a wise person.
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Divine qualities lead to nirvana, the demonic [qualities] are said to be for bondage. Do not grieve,...
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You are infinite valor and the boundless might. You pervade everything, and therefore You are everyw...
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Some offer their wealth, their austerity, and their practice of yoga as sacrifice, while the ascetic...
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A person is said to have achieved yoga, the union with the Self, when the perfectly disciplined mind...
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Work done with selfish motives is inferior by far to the selfless service or Karma-yoga. Therefore b...
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Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.
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I am the fraud of the gambler; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory [of the victorious]; ...
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The light that comes from the sun illuminates the whole world; and that which is in the moon, and in...
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Therefore, resort to Karma-yoga and cut the ignorance-born doubt abiding in your heart by the sword ...
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There is nothing, animate or inanimate, that can exist without Me.
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The evil doers, the ignorant, the lowest persons who are attached to demonic nature, and whose intel...
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Treating pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, engage yourself in your duty. B...
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One's inferior natural work is better than superior unnatural work. One who does the work ordained b...
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If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splend...
THE BHAGAVAD GITA

They all attain perfection When they find joy in their work.
THE BHAGAVAD GITA

As in this body, there are for the embodied one childhood, youth, old age, even so is there the taki...
THE BHAGAVAD GITA

If one desires a change, one must be that change before that change can take place.
GITA BELLIN

There are always risks in freedom. The only risk in bondage is breaking free.
GITA BELLIN

Experience is determined by yourself -- not the circumstances of your life.
GITA BELLIN

Never be afraid to treat the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead ...
GITA BELLIN

Desire and anger are objects of the mind, but the mind is not yours, nor ever has been. You are choi...
ASHTAVAKRA GITA

This existence is just imagination. It is nothing in reality, but there is no non-being for natures ...
ASHTAVAKRA GITA

You may recite or listen to countless scriptures, but you will not be established within until you c...
ASHTAVAKRA GITA

While a man of pure intelligence may achieve the
goal by the most casual of instruction, anothe...
ASHTAVAKRA GITA

Trying to think the unthinkable, is doing something unnatural to thought.
ASHTAVAKRA GITA

He who is desireless, self-reliant, independent and free of bonds functions like a dead leaf blown a...
ASHTAVAKRA GITA

If one desires a change, one must be that change before that change can take place.
GITA BELLIN

I don't date as an active activity anymore because the work of loving myself is enough.
GITA JACKSON

Even amongst fierce flames/ The golden lotus can be planted.
BHAGAVID-GITA

I sell gas for $2.61; I buy it for $2.59. I'm tired of it.
GITA BHIMANI

They are on a hunger strike because they want a hearing in court with a lawyer of their own. They ar...
GITA GUTIERREZ

Furthermore, manufacturers and designers of backpacks often try to optimize design based upon the da...
GITA MURTHY

This is one of the worst things the Senate has ever done. On the back of a cocktail napkin they have...
GITA GUTIERREZ

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.

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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.

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