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...
attachment follows fruit knowledge meditation mere peace work
Knowledge is better than mere ritualistic practice, meditation is better than mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of work is better than meditation, peace immediately follows the renunciation of (the attachment to) the fruit of work.
abandon action attached attachment attain bound consciousness desires results supreme unified whose
Those who consciousness is unified abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace. But those whose desires are fragmented, who are selfishly attached to the results of their work, are bound in everything they do.
amidst attachment aversion free life move peace sorrows wisdom
When you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachment and aversion alike, there comes the peace in which all sorrows end, and you life in the wisdom of the Self.
attachment follows immediate indeed knowledge mechanical surrender
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.
anger attachment desire develops objects thinking
One develops attachment to sense objects by thinking about sense objects. Desire for sense objects comes from attachment to sense objects, and anger comes from unfulfilled desires.
attachment attains duty perform work
Always perform your duty efficiently and without attachment to the results, because by doing work without attachment one attains the Supreme.
attachment dear free friend heat honor pleasure remains towards
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.
attachment attained desire fruits perfection personal selfish sensual
A person is said to have attained yogic perfection when there is no desire for sensual pleasures, or attachment to the fruits of work, and has renounced all personal selfish motives.
action attachment performs
A Karma-yogi performs action by body, mind, intellect, and senses, without attachment (or ego), only for self-purification.
alone describe divine exist fully
You alone are able to fully describe Your own divine glories, the manifestations, by which You exist pervading all the universe.
difficult mind whose yoga
Yoga is difficult for the one whose mind is not subdued.
destroyed dwell family hell people traditions whose
We have been told, O Krishna, that people whose family traditions are destroyed necessarily dwell in hell for a long time.
flaming licking swallowing worlds
You are licking up all the worlds with Your flaming mouths, swallowing them from all sides.
boundless everywhere infinite therefore valor
You are infinite valor and the boundless might. You pervade everything, and therefore You are everywhere and in everything.