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Inspirational Quotes from the Bhagavad Gita (Hindu Scripture)

Inspirational Quotations by The Bhagavad Gita (Hindu Scripture)

The Bhagavad Gītā, literally “Blessed Lord’s Song,” often referred to as merely the Gītā, is a Hindu scripture rendered in Sanskrit. Considered the most pleasing and profound religious writing in India, it is consulted more than any other Hindu text as a source of spiritual truth and wisdom.

The Bhagavad Gītā is a compilation of 700 verses (divided into eighteen sections) presented as a discourse rendered by the divine charioteer Kṛṣṇa, an incarnation of Viṣṇu, one of the central deities of Hinduism, to the warrior Arjuna at the onset of the legendary battle of Kurukshetra between Arjuna and his brothers on one side and their cousins on the other. The Arjuna has abruptly been overwhelmed by questions about the mass killing that the battle will occasion. Kṛṣṇa answers that Arjuna must abide by his proper social role or dharma as a member of the warrior caste, without considering the outcome.

The Bhagavad Gītā stresses the importance of doing one’s duty and faith in God. Like the great scriptures of the other religions, the Gītā discusses various beliefs, values, and disciplines central to the conduct of a good and meaningful life: devotion, attachment, conflict of motives, ethical actions and consequences, sense of duty, and misgivings from right actions.

Scholars believe that the poem was composed sometime between the 2nd century BCE and the 2nd century CE, and part of Book VI of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Popular translations and commentaries include the writings of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya (Bhagavadgītābhāṣya,) Rāmānuja, Madhvācārya, Eknath Easwaran, Annie Besant, Sri Aurobindo and Prabhūpada. Sir Edwin Arnold’s renowned Victorian rendering, The Song Celestial (1885,) introduced Mahatma Gandhi to the Bhagavad Gita.

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Inspirational Quotes from the Bhagavad Gita (Hindu Scripture)

I got this today, they say; tomorrow I shall get that. This wealth is mine, and that will be mine too. I have destroyed my enemies. I shall destroy others too! Am I not like God? I enjoy what I want. I am successful. I am powerful. I am happy. I am rich and well-born. Who is equal to me? I will perform sacrifices and give gifts, and rejoice in my own generosity. This is how they go on, deluded by ignorance. Bound by their greed and entangled in a web of delusion, whirled about by a fragmented The Mindy fall into a dark hell. Self-important, obstinate, swept away by the pride of wealth, they ostentatiously perform sacrifices without any regard for their purpose. Egotistical, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious of everyone, they abuse my presence within their own bodies and in the bodies of others.
—The Bhagavad Gita

Karma-yoga is a supreme secret indeed.
—The Bhagavad Gita

The egoistic man thinks, “I am the doer”. In reality Prakriti does everything. A Jnani who remains as a silent witness and who knows the essence of the division of the quality and functions is not bound.
—The Bhagavad Gita

As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Discovery, Self-Discovery

It is better to strive in one’s own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever lost in following one’s own dharma. But competition in another’s dharma breeds fear and insecurity.
—The Bhagavad Gita

We have been told, O Krishna, that people whose family traditions are destroyed necessarily dwell in hell for a long time.
—The Bhagavad Gita

Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.
—The Bhagavad Gita

The person whose mind is always free from attachment, who has subdued the mind and senses, and who is free from desires, attains the supreme perfection of freedom from Karma through renunciation.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Karma

I am ever present to those who have realized me in every creature. Seeing all life as my manifestation, they are never separated from me. They worship me in the hearts of all, and all their actions proceed from me. Wherever they may live, they abide in me.
—The Bhagavad Gita

The state of severance of union with sorrow is known by the name of yoga.
—The Bhagavad Gita

Karma does not bind one who has renounced work.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Karma

It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one’s own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Danger

Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Meditation

The reward of all action is to be found in enlightenment.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Wisdom

Whatever you do, make it an offering to me—the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Appreciation

For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work. For those who have attained the summit of union with the Lord, the path is stillness and peace.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Serenity, Awareness

Seeing Your great effulgent and various-colored form touching the sky; Your mouth wide open and large shining eyes; I am frightened and find neither peace nor courage, O Krishna.
—The Bhagavad Gita

To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Possessions, Property

O Krishna, I have heard from You in detail about the origin and dissolution of beings, and Your imperishable glory.
—The Bhagavad Gita

The actions of a great man are an inspiration for others. Whatever he does becomes a standard for others to follow.
—The Bhagavad Gita

I desire neither victory nor pleasure nor kingdom, O Krishna. What is the use of the kingdom, or enjoyment, or even life?
—The Bhagavad Gita

What is Life
Life is an Adventure … Dare it
Life is a Beauty … Praise it
Life is a Challenge … Meet it
Life is a Duty … Perform it
Life is a Love … Enjoy it
Life is a Tragedy … Face it
Life is a Struggle … Fight it
Life is a Promise … Fulfill it
Life is a Game … Play it
Life is a Gift … Accept it
Life is a Journey … Complete it
Life is a Mystery … Unfold it
Life is a Goal … Achieve it
Life is an Opportunity … Take it
Life is a Puzzle … Solve it
Life is a Song … Sing it
Life is a Sorrow … Overcome it
Life is a Spirit … Realize it.
—The Bhagavad Gita

The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Serenity

Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule—these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: The Military, Army, Navy

Wherever is Krishna, the lord of yoga; and wherever is Arjuna, the archer; there will be everlasting prosperity, victory, happiness, and morality. This is my conviction.
—The Bhagavad Gita

When a person is devoted to something with complete faith, I unify his faith in that. Then, when his faith his completely unified, he gains the object of his devotion.”
—The Bhagavad Gita

No one should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every action, every activity, is surrounded by defects as a fire is surrounded by smoke.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Wisdom, Action, Learning

If due to ego you think: I shall not fight; this resolve of yours is vain. Your own nature will compel you.
—The Bhagavad Gita
Topics: Ego

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
Topics: Ego

He who sees Me everywhere, and sees everything in Me, I am not lost to him, nor is he lost to me.
—The Bhagavad Gita

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