[CDATA[ "CacheDetection.RequestID": "WPK19S3FNJJQWPK5S8RG", 77. The supreme Reality stands revealed in the consciousness of those who have conquered themselves. }, In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna discusses the yoga of action ( karma yoga), in which people learn to rein in their senses and desires so that they can act for the sake of dharma rather than clinging to the fruits of action. New Delhi: Penguin Random House.). Great Minds on India. To him [the Sage], what seemeth the bright things of day to the mass, are known to be the things of darkness and ignoranceand what seemeth dark as night to the many, he seeth suffused with the light of noonday. I am the sweet fragrance in the earth and the radiance of fire; I am the life in every creature and the striving of the spiritual aspirant. Then, when his faith his completely unified, he gains the object of his devotion. The Bhagavad Gita, Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end. Krishna, All the scriptures lead to me; I am their author and their wisdom. The Gita, You should perform your duty with a view to guide people and for universal welfare. Bhagavad Gita, All happiness in the material world has a beginning and an end, but happiness in Krishna is unlimited, and there is no end. The Gita, For the senses wander, and when one lets the mind follow them, it carries wisdom away like a windblown ship on the waters. The Bhagavad Gita, All works are being done by the energy and power of nature, but due to delusion of ego people assume themselves to be the doer. The 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. Krishna, The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same. The Gita, Man is made by his belief. The entire universe is suspended from me as my necklace of jewels. They are not driven to act, nor do they involve others in action. 52. The Bhagavad-gita is such an essential scripture that shows the way of living life and helps make the right decision. Perform every action with you heart fixed on the Supreme Lord. All duty abandoning, to me, the sole refuge, come; Krishna; Chapter 18, verse 66; Ramesh Menon translation. For its point of view is simply unrelated to logic. The juxtaposition of Western civilization's most terrifying scientific achievement with the most dazzling description of the mystical experience given to us by the Bhagavad Gita, India's greatest literary monument. window.Mobvious = {}; The wise, engaged in devotional service, take refuge in the Lord, and free themselves from the cycle of birth and death by renouncing the fruits of action in the material world. 21. Refresh and try again. Those who worship phantoms will become phantoms; but my devotees will come to me. gads.type = "text/javascript"; Depend on me completely. George Russell (18671935) source: Discovery of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.Quoted from Gewali, Salil (2013). 86. It is not a book teaching you how to worship God. O Lord, You are as You have said, yet I wish to see Your divine cosmic form, O Supreme Being. Arjuna, those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. 2. The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. Vaishnavism Supreme deity Important deities Holy scriptures Sampradayas Teachersacharyas Related traditions v t e The Bhagavad Gita ( / bvd it /; Sanskrit: , romanized : rmadbhagavadgt, lit. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear. Bhagavad Gita, A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person, at the right time, at the right place and when we expect nothing in return. The Gita, The peace of God is with them whose mind and soul are in harmony, who are free from desire and wrath, who know their own soul. The Bhagavad Gita, The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace. The Bhagavad Gita, That one is dear to me who runs not after the pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not, but lets things come and go as they happen. Krishna, The offering of wisdom is better than any material offering, Arjuna; for the goal of all work is spiritual wisdom. The Gita, Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. tags: bhagavad-gita , geeta , gita , hindu , india. var ue_mid = "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1"; Krishna; Chapter 18, verses 5960; Kisari Mohan Ganguli, If you become conscious of Me, you will pass over all the obstacles of conditional life by My grace. Those who worship other gods with faith and devotion also worship me, Arjuna, even if they do not observe the usual forms. var ue_sid = "226-4864843-3520933"; "Fear not what is not real, never was and never will be. 36. node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); Today my position is that though I admire much in Christianity, I am unable to identify myself with orthodox Christianity. In the story, Arjuna, a prince of the warrior class, faces a moral decision: It is his duty to fight . Among animals I am the lion; among birds, the eagle Garuda. I become the moon and thereby supply the juice of life to all vegetables., We are not cabin-dwellers, born to a life cramped and confined; we are meant to explore, to seek, to push the limits of our potential as human beings. For yoga is perfect evenness of mind. Repeating in this state the divine name, the syllable Om that represents the changeless Brahman, you will go forth from the body and attain the supreme goal. But those who giving up all their actions to Me, and wholly devoted to Me, worship meditating on me with an unswerving Yoga, those who fix on Me all their consciousness, O Paartha, speedily I deliver them out of the sea of death-bound existence. Krishna; Chapter 15, verses 1617; Paramahansa Yogananda translation, Since I am wholly beyond the perishable world of matter or Ksetra, and am superior even to the imperishable soul, Jivatma, hence I am known as the Purushottama, the Supreme Self, in the world as well as in the, Krishna; Chapter 15, verse 18; Gita Press translation. PDFs of modern translations of every Shakespeare play and poem. The ignorant work for their own profit, Arjuna; the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves. googletag.pubads().enableAsyncRendering(); United with the Lord, they attain nirvana in Brahman. Few people laughed, few people cried, most people were silent. Read it.. The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Observe your discipline. Behold the gods of the natural world, and many more wonders never revealed before. //