Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata...
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Humility, modesty, nonviolence, forbearance, honesty, service to guru, purity (of thought, word, and deed), steadfastness, self-control; and / Aversion towards sense objects, absence of ego, constant reflection on the agony and suffering inherent in birth, old age, disease, and death.
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Hold the waist, spine, chest, neck, and head erect, motionless and steady, fix the eyes and the mind steadily between the eye brows, and do not look around.
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Dedicating all works to Me in a spiritual frame of mind, free from desire, attachment, and mental grief, do your duty.
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Success in work comes quickly in this human world.
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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.
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Detachment, non-fondness with son, wife, and home; unfailing equanimity upon attainment of the desirable and the undesirable; and / Unswerving devotion to Me by the yoga of exclusivity, love for solitude, distaste for social gossips; and / Steadfastness in knowledge of the Supreme Spirit, and the perception of (the omnipresent God as) the object of true knowledge is called knowledge; what is contrary to this is ignorance.
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As a lamp in a spot sheltered from the wind does not flicker, this simile is used for the subdued mind of a yogi practicing meditation on Brahman.
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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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After Self-Realization , one does not regard any other gain superior to Self-Realization.
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A sinless yogi, who constantly engages the mind with the Self, easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact with Brahman.
rejoice sensual wise
The wise do not rejoice in sensual pleasures.
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Always perform your duty efficiently and without attachment to the results, because by doing work without attachment one attains the Supreme.
scarcely truly
Scarcely any one of the striving, or even the perfected persons, truly understands Me.
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One attains the highest perfection by devotion to one's natural work. Listen to Me how one attains perfection while engaged in natural work.